How close are you to knocking the door down? One play in Seattle and Buffalo.

Were close. We just have to create our own opportunities there. Other teams have done that against us and we just have to make sure we do it against the other teams going forward.

What are your priorities in Pittsburgh?

All the fundamental things that we talked about the first three weeks that havent been good enough. Have to be better on first down. On defense we have to make sure were sure tacklers and cant let anybody out of our grasp. Weve played some tough quarterbacks that like to run around and theyre tough to get down and we just have to make sure that remains our focus.

It looked to me like for the first time in the second half on Sunday you were able to get into a good rhythm calling the game with down and distance.

We have to get that first first down. Really, thats where the rhythm comes from. We feel like we can get in an attack mode and be a little more creative. In the first half, for a myriad of reasons we werent able to get that first first down, so we were on our heels. They were attacking us. Thats not the way we want to play.

I know you dont like the balance (129 passes to 52 runs). Is what you had in the second half Sunday (14 rushes, 23 passes) more what you want?

To be quite honest with you, were going to do whatever we have to do to get a first down and score points. Every game is going to be a different approach. Some games you may run it a lot more than you throw it.Other games you may throw it a lot more than you run it. Sometimes it may be 50-50. Were not going to pigeon hole ourselves into were going to win it a certain way. Were going to make sure were doing whatever we need to do to defeat the team were playing.

I guess you built this offense to be like one of those shirts you can put on both ways.

Thats a good way to put it. Just like a reversible jersey.

You havent been able to score three touchdowns in a game. If you can put your finger on why, what would the reasons be?

We have to be more efficient on first down. We said it after San Francisco, Ill say it again after this one. The first half was a killer because were setting ourselves back. We had a dropped pass on the first play of the game, had a penalty on the first first down of the second drive. It starts with the play calls. We have to make sure were putting ourselves in the best position for guys to make plays.

After your first three games as a play-caller, what grade would you give yourself? How does Zac Taylor the head coach critique Zac Taylor the play caller?

Not good enough. We havent scored enough points. We havent had enough efficiency on early downs and so certainly in there we have to improve. Are we calling the best plays into the best looks? Are we giving ourselves the best chance to be successful? So far it hasnt been good enough through three weeks.

We need to continue to find the best way to use all our players. Every week we evaluate that and the decisions we made as a coaching staff. Continue to be hard on ourselves. We havent won a game yet. So you have to look yourself in the mirror and make sure you make the corrections you need.

Is there one play you want back from last week?

Theres always a couple you want back. Theres more than one.

Any that stick in the head?

Yeah, we threw a screen when we were backed up. Probably around the 10-yard line. Threw a screen on first down trying to get Tyler Boyd the ball and it was a poor play call. They had two guys bumped up there. Tough play call. Put us in bad position.

But you had that screen to running back Joe Mixon for 33 yards.

You remember the ones that didnt work. Thats just the way it works. Constantly striving for self-improvement there.

Andy Dalton and John Ross had an open go ball where they couldnt connect.

Everyone has been accountable for the things he can do better. Plenty of our guys have made lot of plays. Andy put us in position in the second half to move the ball down the field and be in position to win. It didnt go our way. I think everyone points the fingers at themselves right now. Everyone can coach better and play better.

I think he would say hes 0-3. Just the same way I feel. Just the same way (offensive coordinator) Brian Callahan feels. Everyone feels like theyre 0-3. Everyone knows they can improve and do better. Certainly you cannot point the finger to one person. I would say Andy has made some really good plays that have put us in position to do some great things and were going to continue to lean on him, as the season goes.

The most popular guy in town on an 0-3 teams is always the back-up quarterback. Thats foolish at this point, isnt it?

That would be ridiculous.

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The good news across all industries and business sectors is that leaders increasingly recognize the tremendous value of retraining workers for the digital workplace. As a recent Harvard Business Review article noted, Any business can invest in advanced technologies, but creating a workforce thats ready to use them is much harder.

The bad news, however, is that as companies strive to upskill their workers to keep pace with advanced technologies, they continue to overlook the biggest impediment to learning at all levels. Its a problem that affects people in as much as 20 to 40% of areas critical to their performance.

The problem is unconscious incompetence, which literally means that people are incompetent in some aspects of their job, but completely unaware. In other words, they believe they know something but, in fact, do not. Unconscious incompetence can undermine quality, customer satisfaction, and even safety.

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There are dramatic examples of unconscious incompetence and their tremendous toll. Three decades ago, the worst nuclear accident in history occurred at Chernobyl in the Ukraine due to flawed reactor design and inadequately trained personnel. In January 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger was torn apart 73 seconds after liftoff when the O-ring seals on the solid rocket boosters failed, despite assurances that the integrity of the rings would not be affected by the cold weather.

In the medical field, unconscious incompetence has been linked to preventable medical errors.The seminal report To Err Is Human examined the incidence of medical errors, which are a leading cause of death. Among the findings: knowledge of how to prevent some errors existed, but there has been a need for wider dissemination.

The only way to address unconscious incompetence is to systematically practice uncovering and addressing it as part of learning. Otherwise, what people assume to be accurate or appropriate (but, in fact, is the opposite) can keep them from acquiring the new knowledge and skills they need to compete in todays technology-enabled workplace.

The Personalized Approach

The question then becomes how best to address unconscious incompetence and impart new skills. Traditional learning strategies, including static e-learning, are one-size-fits-none approaches that give everyone the same material with no personalization. An analogy I like to use is a person who goes to see a doctor with a health complaint but is told, Ill give you the medications and treatments that I have prescribed for the last 75 people. You go home and try them and see what works for you. Of course, that would be ridiculousand yet, that is essentially what education has traditionally done. Based on the experience of prior learners, assumptions are made about the needs of every learner.

Far better is a personalized approach tailored to each learner, which takes into account their varied backgrounds, experience, levels of technical skills, and unconscious incompetence in different aspects of their jobs. In 20-plus years of research and development of learning solutions, I have found that adaptive learning delivers a truly personalized approach. Adaptive learning is a broad term that means, in essence, a computer-based learning system that automatically adjusts to the needs of each learner. It comes close to emulating the one-to-one student and teacher interaction of a tutoring environment, but at a scale.

Advanced adaptive learning platforms use a short, closed loop communication where the learning is constantly validated or corrected through high frequency questions and tasks that probe the learners proficiency, knowledge gaps, and unconscious incompetence. Most important, these platforms can deliver the targeted support needed to build proficiency, such that every learner becomes competent.

In corporate learning and development (L&D), adaptive learning can completely change both the experience for individual learners and the outcomes they achieve. For too long, corporate L&D focused on course completion: People showed up, took a class, went to a conference, and got a pat on the back or a certificate of completion. But a piece of paper on the wall doesnt mean that the information delivered in a class stays in ones brain. Even more important than what people learn in short-term is how much they retain in the long-term.

What People Learnand What They Forget

There is a problem with retention that has been well documented for more than a century. In the late 19th century, Hermann Ebbinghaus, a German psychologist, demonstrated what became known as Ebbinghaus forgetting curve: Within the first 24 hours, Ebbinghaus found, 70% of newly acquired information cannot be recalled, and as much as 90% is lost within the first two weeks.

This brings us to another aspect of learning that companies must also address as part of their L&D strategies. Reinforcing knowledge and skills is one of the most impactful aspects of learning. It not only ensures retention but also helps prevent unconscious incompetence.

One area where knowledge refreshment and retention is critical is pilot training because of the obvious impact on safety involving hundreds of people per planeload. Most business environments, though, dont have such life-or-death scenarios. Nonetheless, knowledge retention remains critical to ensuring success for people in all professions who are facing changing demands and escalating requirements for their jobs.

Retention, just like learning, must be individualized.

Engaging Learners in the Process

By viewing learners as individuals with different experiences, knowledge, skills, and approaches to learning, adaptive learning is far more effective in getting the job done. Learning becomes more than a requirementits highly motivating as a process of self-improvement and empowerment for lifelong employment.

As people are exposed to new knowledge and skills, they also become aware of their unconscious incompetence. When their erroneous assumptions about what they know is addressed, a higher baseline of knowledge is established. This becomes a firm foundation on which to build the advanced and higher-level knowledge and skills needed for a more successful future.

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Grayson DeJesus (as Jim OConnor) and Carey Cox (as Laura Wingfield) in the Guthrie Theaters production of The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams, now playing at the Guthries Wurtele Thrust Stage in Minneapolis. Photo by T Charles Erickson.

Memories are a tricky thing. As recounted by Tom in the prologue toThe Glass Menagerie, they are sentimental, not realistic. If you look up sentimental in Merriam-Webster, however, youll find that director Joseph Haj has not gone with the common definition of the term. Instead, the Guthries new production of Tennessee Williams The Glass Menagerie follows the alternate: having an excess of sentiment or sensibility. This excess is expertly mined from opening to ending, yielding much sardonic humor.

This derisive, disdainful quality is the lifeblood and throughline of this production. Jennifer Van Dycks Amanda Wingfield becomes an avatar of Southern vigor and lost causes great and small, constantly grabbing at, poking, and manipulating Remy Auberjonois ever-more-frustrated Tom towards misdirected self-improvement. Its really fun to watch, and laces each scene with ticking time bomb after ticking time bomb ofschadenfreude and dramatic bloodsport.

Effective sardonicism, like satire, requires a commitment to cause and character to truly resound. While the broader motions may be exaggerated by that filter of excess, Hajs talented cast holds back from outright parody, creating a tension that wraps successive layers around action and reaction. Watch Auberjonoiss Tom tremble on the cusp of an apology and see Van Dycks Amanda delight in an old dress and you start to sympathize with the characters, even as you laugh at them.

As splendid as Tennessee Williams writing is, every production ofThe Glass Menagerie hinges on the Gentleman Caller scenes. Hajs design team saves many of its choicest touches for the extended encounter between Laura (Carey Cox) and the Gentleman Caller Jim OConnor (Grayson DeJesus) a scene as poignant and magical in its delivery as it is, ultimately, tragic in the narrative. If Toms quest for his own space and privacy is the overarching narrative, this is the alternate counterpoint. Together, theyre a powerful pair.

The Glass Menagerieruns through October 27 at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, MN.

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I spent the majority of my degree scared and complacent. I decided that spending two years taking science courses and getting terrible grades was the greater alternative to admitting that I may be better suited for arts. Why? Because everyone makes fun of arts degrees, so I let that stop me from admitting that Im creative a dreamer with skills that are better suited for arts. Now, Im a psychology student and my grades and my soul sleep better.

If I could offer you one piece of advice, something I wish someone had drilled into me when university started is this: be brave. I know, I wish it was something more mind-blowing and complex. But being brave in itself is difficult. Its so general, so let me try and break it down for you.

Be brave and seek out new experiences. Dont be afraid to be uncomfortable, embrace it. Growth and self-discovery are facilitated by stepping outside your comfort zone. So go join clubs, attend parties and first-year events. Be proactive and make the effort to do things that scare you. Dont do what I did and pretend to be too cool for novel experiences. For so long, I wondered why I felt like I hadnt grown since high school. It wasnt until I started getting involved in the community that I started to feel that sense of self-improvement I had longed for. I was and still am so afraid to try new things because I didnt want to fail. Now, Im constantly forcing myself to operate outside of my comfort zone and its scary but great.

Be brave enough to value your own opinion and gut feelings above others. Only you know whats best for you. Dont spend years studying something that a) you werent good at and b) you didnt enjoy. If theres something that feels off, dont let the fear of judgement prevent you from staying true to yourself. I know its clich and I still find myself struggling to adhere to this, but do your best not to care what people think. Doing what you think you should do rather than what you want to do is overrated and not in service of yourself.

So whats the difference between being open and trying new things? To me, the difference is in passivity. When I suggest being open to experiences, I mean going with the flow, letting things happen and sticking around long enough to watch them play out. You never know who you may meet, memories you may make and experiences you may be exposed to. Try not to write things off right away and keep an open mind. I shut out so many experiences because I thought it wasnt something Id be interested in. For example, I had no idea how interesting writing for virtual reality was until I took a creative writing course. Rather than turning my nose at it because Ive never been interested in video games, I kept an open mind and it really sparked an interest in me.

Be brave. Its something I have to tell myself everyday. If youre not pushing yourself, youre not growing. I know its only the first few weeks of school, but time flies. I remember being in first year, I couldnt see the end of my degree it seemed impossibly far away. Now, Im here and its unreal. Truth be told, I wish I had realized and implemented my own advice years ago. So heres me, doing my best to reach out and pass on what I consider to be the greatest thing Ive learned over my years at UBC. Good luck and be brave!

Adry Yap is a fifth-year psychology student.

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Nikkie Pryce is an author, speaker and transformational life coach who focuses on womens empowerment.

A graduate for Florida A&M University, Pryce has a bachelors degree in broadcast journalism and worked in television as a reporter, host and digital content producer before moving into life and career coaching.

In 2017, she published her first book, Dreamers, Take Action!, which challenges women to take the necessary steps to realize their dreams of becoming published authors in less than 90 days through her coaching program.

She has spoken and taught her self-love workshop for the Miami Dolphins Cheerleaders and Miami Heat Dancers.

Rolling outspoke with Pryce about her forthcoming book, The IN-Powered Woman: A Guide to Activating and Materializing Your Personal Power, which is scheduled to be released on Nov. 11, 2019.

What inspired you to write this book?

The inspiration behind my book is to get women to own who they are. Power has everything to do with showing the fun, vulnerable and loving side of us as we get to complete lifes tasks in excellence. I get to rewrite the idea of how we see women who hold a sense of power and dominance.

What is the story behind the title?

The organization I founded, I AM Community, went on our annual womens empowerment retreat to Nassau, Bahamas. We had an amazing connection and bond. On my way back to the States, I heard God say, Its time to write your next book, and I clearly heard The IN-Powered Woman as the title for my next book. So, I got to work. Sometimes, power can be interpreted as dominant, frightening and aggressive. However, an IN-Powered woman knows who she is and is confident in serving others all the while having her cup on full.

Name three things the reader should walk away with from the book.

The reader will be able to understand how to activate their power if they feel powerless, thrive in high-achieving environments and inspire women to know that they matter and can be their higher selves.

Who or what motivates you and why?

I am one of my greatest motivations. Just to see how far Ive come with conquering the challenging parts of my life. Being knocked down on so many occasions and still having the resiliency to trust God in the process. I see myself as a great inspiration for women everywhere.

What was the hardest part of completing this project?

The hardest part of completing this project is finding the inspiration and sitting still to write it all out. Sometimes, I lack inspiration and have to get out there and ask other people about what theyre going through. Getting over that hump and tapping into my creativity produces my greatest work.

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Theres much to do ahead of this weeks official start of whats widely considered a fresh start for the Timberwolves, never mind the fact that players have been working out in the facility for weeks.

For Saunders its organized chaos. On the whiteboard in his office is a massive checklist of things he needs to do before the Wolves open practice Tuesday, Oct. 1 in Mankato.

From playbooks to hotel visuals, rookie-night plans to drill books, Saunders has already thought of it all because, over the past 10 years, he wrote it all down. At 33, hes the NBAs youngest coach, but hes been preparing for this moment since college, and he has the receipts to prove it.

Or, rather, the notebooks.

Ive got a box of em, he said.

Each contains notes, ideas and lessons that have helped mold Saunders into a man he believes is ready for this job, and this moment.

Flip through a few of Saunders notebooks and youll find something entirely different on each page. On one might be a list of things Saunders wanted Josh Okogie to work on this offseason. The next is a drawing of an inbounds-play coming out of a timeout.

There is a page containing principles for defending the Warriors. On another is the phrase hot sauce and sugar, which describes the balance players need from their coach.

Altogether, its an inside look at a basketball coachs stream of consciousness. He almost always carries a notebook Moleskine brand only in his pocket, so hes ready to jot something down whenever he sees or thinks of something he believes will be useful.

When I say Ive got hundreds back home, Saunders said, I mean Ive got hundreds.

Proof that a coachs mind never truly leaves basketball.

Theres always some form of basketball, like, in the back of your head, especially in this role, Saunders said. Theres a lot to be done, and theres a lot of responsibility, which I welcome because I love it.

Saunders has been taking notes since he was a student at the University of Minnesota, although he said he cant remember a day when he didnt jot his thoughts down daily.

You know this is what you want at some point in your career. I knew that pretty quick, he said. But I wanted to make sure it was done in the right way, where I didnt skip steps.

Having grown up with a dad who was a head coach, I understood that it was going to take a lot of work, a lot of confidence in yourself. But also you have to have confidence from other people to give you that opportunity. But youve got to earn it.

Not every idea hes ever written down was a good one, far from it. Some of those pages are filled with what not to do, much of which he has learned from personal experiences.

You might see something that didnt work either from somebody else or (yourself), Saunders said. I have plenty of different situations where I feel that I didnt do a good job in terms of interactions, or how Ive dealt with an interaction or a confrontation.

Saunders coached the Timberwolves Summer League team for three consecutive seasons, making him an elder statesman of sorts in the Las Vegas exhibition league. He used the experience to learn and grow. Immediately after the final game of his first season, Saunders hit the notebook, charting what worked, what didnt, what he perhaps wasted too much time on.

So then, over the next few years, I feel like I got better and better, because Id refer to those, he said. It helps me be more efficient.

Early in his time as an assistant coach in Washington, Saunders felt there was a certain Wizards rookie who wasnt being respectful of others time. Saunders made a point to talk to the player, only to realize later that the timing was bad.

I wrote that down, and I havent done it that way since, Saunders said. That was 10 years ago.

After his interview with Gersson Rosas for the Timberwolves full-time head coaching position, Saunders wrote about how it went and what he was asked. He wanted to learn from the experience to be ready for the next opportunity in case he did not get this job.

He tries to gain something from every day, even the bad ones.

I think everybody has a lot of room for growth, just in general, Saunders said. I understand that I have a number of things that I want to get better at, but I think thats just the growth mindset.

He pointed to his notebooks.

Thats where this plays into things, he said.

You can learn a lot from your failures.

And then conversations with people who are better than you, Saunders said.

After attending a Gophers practice, Ryan Saunders sat down in P.J. Flecks office to chat with the football coach. When Fleck started really talking, Saunders started writing.

His notebooks are filled with the thoughts of more than 1,000 people from all sorts of backgrounds.

It can be my pastor, it can be a mental skills coach, it can be whoever, Saunders said.

Even a reporter?

You havent said anything insightful yet, Saunders said.

Hes had conversations with various coaches from different sports all across the country, specifically from those known for doing things differently. Some of those conversations have turned into good friendships.

Then, of course, there are the past lessons he leans on many of which came from his late father, Flip, who coached and ran the Timberwolves on and off from 1995 until his death in 2015.

For me now, its fun for me to look back, since he cant speak to me, to look at some of the things, the quotes that he said, things that he taught me that I thought were important enough to write down, Saunders said. Because I didnt know they were lessons until he was gone.

Saunders notebooks chart his evolution as a coach. The ones from his days as a Gophers player, or even a graduate assistant under Tubby Smith, are filled with more elementary concepts. Over the last decade, they advanced exponentially.

Over the past five years, the ideas have slanted heavily toward analytics and new approaches to old problems. But he also pays attention to the past. Some are labeled HC, marked so Saunders could refer to them when he became a head coach.

Many were reminders of beliefs hes held near and dear for years being honest with yourself, getting to know your players as people and empowering assistants. The football-like coordinator system the Wolves are employing this season is also written down somewhere in the depths of Saunders notebooks.

Years of note-taking, learning and adapting helped Saunders get the job he always wanted.

Im really excited, but Im so focused on the team. I love being part of a team and the camaraderie and trying to get better, he said. Thats part of what these (notebooks) were for me, to help me get to a point like this, where I have this opportunity at a young age, which I think helped speed up the process for me a little bit.

I knew that I wanted to be ready for it.

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Life coaching emerged as a concept in the 1940s and began to boom in popularity in the 1980s. Today the field is an immensely expansive one, filled with a range of services, techniques, and credibility. The question is: How do you know what type of life coaching is right for you? And how do you know if what you actually need is therapy?

If you look for a life coach online, you could find a group of individuals including, but not limited to, social media influencers, people accredited by the International Coach Federation, and psychotherapists who also work as coaches. Dr. Melanie Badali, a registered psychologist, belongs to the latter group.

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At her clinical psychology practice, she helps people with a wide range of mental health problems. Meanwhile, as a Psychological Health & Safety Leadership Coach, she helps people harness, build, and optimize their strengths as leaders. She explained to me that while both psychotherapists and coaches can help clients achieve goals, build skills, increase confidence, respond to challenging situations effectively, and take control of their lives, they often go about doing that in different ways.

In general, a psychotherapist will help people who have mental health problems become healthier by talking with them. Different types of psychotherapists have different approaches. For example, cognitive behavior therapists aid clients by teaching them new ways of thinking and acting. Meanwhile, coaches typically have experience in a particular area and offer training and guidance as a means to help their clients achieve specific goals. While life coach is a general phrase, these individuals could be, for example, a health coach or a leadership coach.

What unites these professions is the fact that both have clients who want change, and both professions say their services have the potential to help make that change happen. But they are not interchangeable services. In therapy, the focus is often on interpersonal health. Badali explains that if you have a mental health problem, like a level of anxiety thats interfering with your daily life, then you would benefit from seeking help from a mental health care professional trained in an evidence-based treatment.

But if what you want is help identifying what your professional potential is, and then achieving it, a life coach could be a better choice.

If you are so anxious that you are experiencing a lot of distress or are having trouble with daily activities, then I recommend seeking help from a qualified mental health professional after you have ruled out other issues with your medical doctor, Badali says. If you are doing okay in life but would really like to excel or have particular goals you would like to achieve, then a life coach could be very helpful.

And while the topic is somewhat understudied, some research does show that working with a life coach can create positive effects. In a 2003 study that evaluated a small sample size of 20 participants, completion of a life coaching program was linked to higher levels of personal insight. However, levels of self-reflection also decreased after the program was over. In a 2007 study, researchers analyzed a group of 63 people who underwent a 10-week program, either with professional or peer life coaches. Researchers determined that, compared to having a peer coach, coachees of pros demonstrated greater goal commitment and progression and a better sense of well-being.

That study touches on a problem with life coaching unlike a psychiatrist, psychologist, or licensed clinical social worker, a life coach does not have to have a specific license to work with clients. There are a handful of accreditation programs that offer training and certification, but these are still not required before a person starts selling their life coach services.

If you go see a psychologist or psychiatrist, they have met a certain standard of training and they are responsible for a standard of practice, Badali explains. If you see a coach you dont have this same protection.

She points out that this definitely doesnt mean that coaching is bad but it is something to think about. She is concerned, however, that a lack of regulation around coaching, combined with the ease and cost of creating a professional-looking website selling coaching services, has contributed to a wild west situation. Lately, Badali has seen more advertisements for life coaches and for becoming a life coach than she has at any other point in her career but the general publics understanding of their services has remained murky.

For example, shes seen clients who came to her with their anxiety problems after a life coach couldnt help them.

In most instances, they started out with a life coach because the initial hour rates and wait times were lower than that of mental health professions, Badali says. This does not mean that coaching does not have its place, or that there are not some great coaches out there.

Since life is a pretty big area to be an expert in, she recommends that people interested in coaching should look for coaches who focus on a specific area. If youre unsure, a good place to start is asking your family doctor or general practitioner what they would recommend. Theres space for both therapists and life coaches but what youre going to get is not going to be the same.

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A decade ago,Chip Kelly a decade ago was footballs preeminent innovator and coach. Oregons head coach paired modern science with a lightning-fast system to produce 46 wins in four seasons at Oregon. After that run, he jumped to the NFL where he found moderate success with the Philadelphia Eagles. Kellys career track matters little to the Big Ten outside of any games against UCLA but its worth pondering leading into a Saturday evening showdown (6:30 p.m. CT, ABC) between No 5 Ohio State and Nebraska.

Theres a strong argument to be made that game, featuring a pair of Kelly disciples, represents the future of Big Ten football. Well get there in a minute, though.

First, lets meet the lead actors in this Big Ten East vs. West drama.

Ohio State head coach Ryan Day will likely always be placed in the Urban Meyer coaching tree; he was a graduate assistant under Meyer in 2005 at Florida and later joined him in Columbus. But Days coaching career began in 2002 under Kellys direction at New Hampshire, where Kelly served as the teams offensive coordinator. Day previously set records as Kellys quarterback from 1998-01. Day later joined Kelly in the NFL with the Eagles and the San Francisco 49ers.

Scott Frost crossed paths with Kelly later in life, coaching under Kelly from 2009-12 at Oregon as the teams wide receiver coach. When Kelly left for the NFL, Frost stayed and became the Ducks OC under Mark Helfrich.

Thats a long preamble, but its good context to have.

Day (40) and Frost (44) are both about the age Kelly was at the start of his Oregon run. Theyve never worked together meeting initially at a Chip Kelly golf event in Maine many years ago but theyre potentially going to be connected in the Big Ten for an extended period of time.

Frost, due to his UCF tenure, is viewed as one of the nations elite coaches. Day, for his part, has long been considered one of the top young offensive minds in the country. With these Kelly disciples at Nebraska and Ohio State, they could set off an intriguing cross-division rivalry.

Ohio State is much further ahead of the Huskers.

The Buckeyes have won 10-plus games for the last seven seasons, winning a trio of Big Ten titles in that stretch; Day helped the Buckeyes win the Big Ten as an offensive coordinator a year ago. Now, as Meyers successor, he leads a 4-0 team. Looking at his competition for the week, Frost sees a program thats taken a step from the group that Nebraska pushed to the final minutes a season ago.

Hes done a good job everywhere hes gone, climbed the coaching ranks and landed in this spot, Frost said to reporters this week. Theres no question in my mind Ohio State is a better team this year than they were a year ago.

Nebraska is more of a reclamation project. Frost returned to his alma mater after two years in Orlando in an effort to restore the Huskers to glory. Year 1 didnt go great at 4-8 overall, but the Huskers won four of their final six. Theyve started 2019 at 3-1 overall with a top 40 offense and defense, a unit thats made a major step in 2019.

Scott has done a great job here of building this team up, Day said to reporters. He's increased the talent, picked up some really good players, both sides of the ball.

This game, while important, is sort of notwithstanding when it comes to the big-picture future of this matchup.

The Big West has long been the domain of Wisconsin and Iowa, programs built on development to help overcome a lacking blue-chip ratio, a talent floor needed to compete for championships. That might sound harsh, but consider the West is yet to win a division championship under the Big Tens current divisional format.

The Huskers havent factored into the Big Tens championship formula since 2012 when they were blown out by the Badgers. Yet you cant help but point out Nebraska is actually the most naturally gifted team in the division, sitting at No. 24 in the 247Sports Team Talent Composite; Wisconsin is 33rd and Iowa 43rd. For perspective, the Buckeyes are second in the Team Talent Rankings.

When you just consider ceiling, Nebraskas is the highest of anyone among the Big Ten West. That the Huskers signed the No. 18 class in the country following a losing season suggests theres plenty of remaining room for upward mobility in Lincoln.

Im not suggesting Wisconsin, Iowa and Northwestern will just fall away. But the Huskers have the foundation and head coach to fill a power vacuum in the West, much like the Buckeyes have become the alpha in the East. Thats what Nebraska was supposed to do in the first place. Theres a reason the Huskers got pushed into the West away from Michigan, Ohio State and Penn State.

With a pair of young head coaches fronting blueblood programs, its easy to see this Saturday matchup being only the second act in a rivalry that has a chance to truly blossom.

It could well be a glimpse at the future of the Big Ten.

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What is Recovery Coaching?

A Recovery Coach works with clients and provides non-clinical coaching services for private pay.

A coach uses unique skills and understanding to work with individuals to set goals and work towards removing obstacles to live their best life.

Coaching is not therapy, and coaches do not assess people. Coaching is strengths-based and action oriented with a focus on the present and the future.

The relationship between coach and client is collaborative, with coaches acting in a guiding, not directing role. Coaches can provide reality checks and serve as a change agent to assist you in identifying and achieving the goals that you have chosen for yourself.

Recovery coaches do not offer primary treatment for addiction, meaning I do not diagnose, and I am not associated with any particular method or means of recovery. I believe in many pathways and patchworks, which are as unique as the individuals seeking.

Recovery coaches support any positive change, helping people coming home from treatment to avoid relapse, building community support for recovery, or working on life goals not related to addiction such as relationships, work, or education.

Recovery coaching is action-oriented with an emphasis on improving present life and reaching future goals.

Recovery coaching is unlike most therapy because coaches do not address the past, and do not work to heal trauma.

Recovery coaches are unlike licensed addiction counselors in that they are non-clinical and do not diagnose or treat addiction or any mental health issues.

Recovery coaches are unlike sponsors because they are trained in coaching, so they offer more knowledge than a friend. They can also address other areas of your life such as work or relationships and dont focus only on the substance use disorder.

The way I see it is, if you want help with changing your diet, you see a nutritionist. Or you go to a Weight Watchers or a Jenny Craig group. You follow a Whole 30 diet plan or something like that.

You get help from someone that knows and someone who has been there before. You accept guidance from someone who has successfully gained health or lost weight or lowered their blood pressure or whatever your goal is.

Same with fitness. If you want to build strength, lose fat, increase endurance or whatever you get a trainer. You get someone to work with you one on one.

Someone to look at your unique body composition, lifestyle and interests and work alongside you to come up with a plan and some goals that are specific to you.

You would get a coach. A coach works with you to create your plan. A coach has expert knowledge on resources available. A coach gives you guidance and support.

A coach acts as a mentor and is exhibiting the kind of body and behavior you want to see in your own life.

If you are questioning your drinking. If drinking is showing too many negative consequences and you want to evaluate the role alcohol plays in your life, why wouldnt you get a coach?

Someone who has been there before and has resources, experience, education, and knowledge to share. Someone who is an expert on ditching the drink.

Someone who can help you define your goals and show you the roadmap to get there.

Thats what I do.

Now if you are like me, you might not want to admit you are an alcoholic in a room full of strangers. You might not want or need an inpatient stay somewhere. You might not want to take time off work to evaluate alcohol in your life. You might not want to commit to a life of sobriety either. You might want to explore all of this privately from the comfort of your own home.

Thats what I wanted to do.

But I could not find the type of support I wanted when I was getting sober. So I created it. Its called Ditched The Drink and its an online resource for anyone who is curious about their drinking.

I offer a 6 week digital class which includes a member only log in on my website.

You get a daily video, downloadable resources, actionable steps, and an invite to an optional private FB community. The lessons are every day for 6 weeks/ 42 days, and 1000 hours dry.

I also offer 1X1 coaching support that can be done by email, text, phone, web meeting or in person. I offer a suite of services for corporate wellness as well. The goal is always to reduce the stigma of addiction and mental health and remove the stigma of getting help as well.

The Benefits of my services are:

Its private you dont need to tell anyone in your community. You can remain anonymous. You can explore without anyone knowing, even your family if you wish. Its private.

Its accessible for busy schedules and family life. The class is self paced. Email and text support are as needed for you, on your schedule, not you mine.

Its cost Effective as compared to rehab, therapy, or the cost of continuing to drink

I am non-biased in recovery resources. I support all pathways and patchworks of recovery and discovery. You can use a coach like me, alongside any other program including AA, psychotherapy, SMART Recovery, or you can utilize my services on their own with no other formalized program. The key is finding the right combination of support that works for you.

My Digital Class is a holistic approach. Lessons include the science behind alcohol and how to address triggers and cravings. Lessons also include teaching new coping skills and strategies, stress management, and relaxation techniques.

Its more about discovering who you are than recovering. Recovering means to go back to who you were before alcohol took over. Discovery means finding who you are now after your life experiences.

Many of us drink to numb and escape the voice inside, the class is designed to tune into the voice inside instead, to live in harmony and peace within.

This transformation disrupts life as you know it. The class provides a tool box of resources to deal with change, including the changes that happen in relationships when you stop drinking and start listening to yourself.

You dont have to hit rock bottom, you can quit at anytime.

Does it work?

Yes.

All research supports the benefits of recovery coaching services. In addition using technology that allows people to be in touch with sources of support increases the success rate.

Recovery success rates improve with a plan for long-term recovery.

My recovery coaching teaches you not only how to quit drinking, but also how to navigate the sources of stress that led you to drink in the first place.

100% of my students would recommend to a friend or family member.

100% of my students felt better after evaluating their drinking habits. have decided on long term sobriety and are still considering moderation.

For more information on coaching or Ditched the Drink Digital Jumpstart Course: http://www.ditchedthedrink.com

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Phil Cohen is making his return to the Valley Regional-Old Lyme (VR-OL) football team in an assistant coachs role this fall. A graduate of Old Lyme High School, Phil played for the Warriors from 2010 through 2013, helping VR-OL reach the Class M state semifinals as the starting quarterback in 2013. Now, Phil rejoins the Warriors as an assistant offensive coach and scout, and hes hoping to help Head Coach Tim Kings club make a deep run in 2019.

Its a dream come true for Phil to be back with the Warriors. When Phil was a freshman at Old Lyme, he figured out what he wanted to do for his career: become a physical education (P.E.) teacher. Knowing that, Phil had an easy decision when he chose his major at Westfield State University in Massachusetts, where he continued to play football. After graduating from college earlier last year, everything seemed to fall into place for Phil.

My freshman year of high school, I said that wanted to come back to Old Lyme and be a P.E. teacher. I was a substitute teacher to get my foot in the door, and a full-time position opened up this summer, says Phil, who lives in Old Lyme. When I got it, I was pumped. I knew right away I wanted to coach football. Coach King was pushing for me to do it, too. I got my coaching certification, and here we are.

Instant success seems to be a theme for Phil, who had a notable first game with VR-OL during his freshman year. As he gained more experience, Phil continued working his way into a more prominent role within the Warriors offense.

The coaching staff threw me into a game against Old Saybrook as a freshman, and I got a touchdown in that game. I was always young for my grade, so I was 13 when I scored that touchdown, Phil says. I was on special teams my sophomore year, and that helped me get used to the speed of high school football. My junior year was when I started at quarterback. I never played quarterback before that, but I always had a solid arm. The whole coaching staff really helped me out big-time.

Phil is taking on a lot of responsibility as a member of the VR-OL coaching staff. Phil has plenty of on-field duties during each game. Off the field, he is constantly scouting Pequot Conference rivals and helping to develop the Warriors game-plans.

I would say that Im an offensive quality control coach. Im scouting ahead and watching as much film as I can. On the field, I get the plays called into me, and I signal them to the field. Im in charge of some of the personnel changes in the backfield on offense, says Phil. We were a bit rough around the edges in game one, but game two, we had no personnel penalties or delay of game penalties. Were looking to limit the penalties that we can control as a coaching staff.

Phil also functions as the point of contact on the sidelines for Warriors quarterback Jack Cox. Phil says that the two of them have already developed a great rapport, and he believes the future is bright for the junior QB.

During the game, I have the direct connection with Jack Cox. Jack is amazing. I think he has the ability to be an All-State quarterback, Phil says. Jacks going to get better week after week. I told him that hell even be able to see it play after play. Hes understanding his role in the offense. Jack is really great at managing the game.

Coach King is already seeing the benefits of bringing Phil into the fold on his coaching staff. Its important to welcome new points of view in any successful organizationand a football team is no different.

Phils young, energetic, and has a great football mind. Quarterbacks have to be students of the game, and Phil was that with us. Then he went off to Westfield and played four years there, says King. Phils learned a lot at both levels. Hes really helped us with some route concepts. Hes brought some fresh air to the staff.

So far, so good for Phil and the Warriors, who are off to a 2-0 start to their season. Phil thinks that some of this success comes from the environment that the players and coaching staff are fostering this year. The Warriors are a close-knit group, and that makes it much easier to play hard for one another.

I am just so fortunate that weve developed such a great bond, and the staff has really welcomed me with open arms, Phil says. I think the players notice that and see how the coaches interact. They see that this is a really tight family that were trying to push at Valley.

Phil had a great time competing for the Warriors week after week. As he begins this new endeavor, Phil hopes that he can help his athletes have the same type of positive experience that he had in the program.

My high school career playing quarterback was the best time of my life. I loved playing at Westfield, but it doesnt compare to high school football and the Friday night lights atmosphere, Phil says. The family bond is so much greater than at any other level. High school football days are the best. So, I just love being back at this level and being able to coach.

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