Matheny wants to influence youth coaching, as well
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JUPITER, Fla. • Sitting at the desk in his new office at Busch Stadium, St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Matheny was hesitant to ask. It wasn't the question that stopped him so much as the ramifications.
He figured that if he gave an honest answer to the simple question -- "How many games did you play at catcher during a season as a kid?" -- it would send some parent somewhere into action. The answer was a big number. He didn't want it to be a big headache for another kid.
"When I say we played 100 games a summer," Matheny eventually answered, "I was catching almost 100 games."
He then offered a caveat.
No kid he coaches would catch 100 games in a summer.
Matheny, who comes to the Cardinals' managing position by way of working the past few years as a coach for high school-aged players, spent more than an hour last Friday talking with this reporter for a story that appeared in Monday's Post-Dispatch. The story was meant to offer an origin of sorts -- a look at how Matheny got here before we spend a whole spring covering where Matheny goes next. Elements of the interview will nourish stories coming throughout spring as he touched on many topics -- one, for example, was what ingredient is missing from some talented players in the system -- but one issue he kept returning to as he described his own upbringing in Ohio as a full-time catcher.
There were things he did -- things he chose to do -- that he would not recommend for today's young players. At several times during the interview, he worried that "some whacked-out dad" would read his answer and inflict the workout on his son.
"I feel it's part of my mission with this position to make some amends for the game and some of the whacked-out views have," Matheny explained. "I'm scared to death that people are going to read this and make their kids catch 100 games in a summer. But that's what people are going to read into it. My dad was so not what this is -- this is what you've got to do. He was supporting me and the passion I had to do it. ... He encouraged us with whatever passion we had."
If you've read the story, you know that Matheny and his father, Jerry, once had a long talk about the benefits of playing catcher and how Matheny should commit to the position if he wanted to make the majors.
Matheny was that life-defining age of 10.
After telling that story, Matheny switched into coaching. He said nowadays he wouldn't let a 10-year-old choose a position and stick with it. Kids should be playing all positions, he said. It wasn't the early selection of a position that got him to the majors, it's what he did years after committing himself to the tools of catching. The better approach for all players, Matheny stressed, is to get experience all over the diamond.
Matheny's early move to catcher was, in part, related his older brother's experience with youth coaches. Rusty, two years old than Mike, was a pitcher, and he had arm troubles late in his high school career because, Mike explained, he was over-pitched as a kid.
"He pitched every game, every pitch, every inning," Matheny said. "My older brother was over-pitched and he really had trouble bouncing back from it later."
That's one reason Matheny treaded carefully as he told his story about not only falling for the game but working on the game.
As mentioned in the article, his dad and him set up a chart that would reward him for time spent working on his swing. Matheny would take 1,000 swings before school and a 1,000 swings after school, and if he completed the scheduled work each week he would receive an allowance. But it wasn't just 1,000 swings. Matheny was a switch-hitter at the time, so it was 500 swings from each side of the plate. And those 500 included dry swings, swings off tee and soft-toss swings off the contraption he invented to flip him baseballs. He also took swings at a basketball with a weighted aluminum bat.
When he was done listing the various types of swings he would take and how much time he would spend as a teen at the tee, Matheny again offered a caveat. It's one that may come up regularly with Matheny as he tells his story and others this spring and throughout his first season as the Cardinals' skipper.
This kind of work is not for everyone.
Doing so won't get you to the majors.
"That's my fear in talking about this -- that this is going to make some whacked-out (parent) do something stupid, too," Matheny said. "It's not for everyone."
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An interview with Arrowhead Pride's Joel Thorman on the Steelers' hiring of former Kansas City Chiefs head coach Todd Haley as offensive coordinator.
Feb 15, 2012 - A clean-shaven Todd Haley was introduced as the Pittsburgh Steelers' new offensive coordinator last week, bringing the Upper St. Clair High School alumnus' football life full circle.
Now 44, Haley grew up around the Steelers when his father, Dick, was the team's director of player personnel in the 1970s and '80s. And as he told reporters as his introductory press conference, those early memories have shaped his football life.
"All my early memories in life somehow revolved around the Steelers," Haley said. "My earliest memory was watching the Immaculate Reception. Those things have stayed with me, and they are a big part of who and what I am.
"In my mind, this is the greatest organization and the greatest team in the NFL.
"And that comes from the heart."
(Link: Gerry Dulac, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Now, Haley is back in Western Pennsylvania after a long journey with several NFL stops.
He began his career in the scouting department with the New York Jets in 1995 before working his way up to an assistant's job in 1997. From 2002-2003, he coached wide receivers with the Chicago Bears, then moved to a similar job with the Dallas Cowboys in 2004.
Haley got his first big opportunity with the Arizona Cardinals in 2007 when he became the team's offensive coordinator, and he thrived in that job. His offense that season finished ranked No. 7 in the league in scoring and No. 12 in total yardage. A year later, with stars like quarterback Kurt Warner and receivers Anquan Boldin and Larry Fitzgerald leading the unit, the Cardinals improved those rankings, finishing No. 3 in points and No. 4 in total yardage en route to a Super Bowl XLIII berth opposite the Steelers.
His success with the traditional doormat team landed Haley the head coaching job with the Kansas City Chiefs beginning in 2009. The first season was a rough one as the Chiefs struggled to a 4-12 record, but in 2010, K.C. bounced back to win the AFC West with a 10-6 mark.
Offseason injuries brought misfortune this past year, however, and Haley was fired after starting the season 5-8. A reported poor working relationship with the Chiefs' front office and lack of success on the field proved to be his undoing.
Now, Haley will replace Bruce Arians as offensive coordinator in Pittsburgh.
And so, for perspective on Haley's time in Kansas City and what he might bring to the Steelers' offense, we turn to Joel Thorman of Arrowhead Pride, SB Nation's Chiefs blog. Check out his responses to some of our questions about Haley below.
AB: Generally, how do Chiefs fans feel about the job Todd Haley did? Is there a consensus, or are there competing opinions?
JT: I think we all agree on a few things -- Haley's firing of Chan Gailey late in the preseason hurt the Chiefs in 2009 and Haley did a very good job as the head coach in the 2010 division title season. It's in the 2011 season that we see some competing opinions. Some point to all the inconsistency the Chiefs had all year, especially offensively. Others point out that the Chiefs were still in playoff contention as late as Week 16. So some people feel he got a raw deal by getting fired before the end of his third season and others feel it came at the perfect time.
AB: Could you break down the offense he ran in Kansas City? What worked and what didn't work?
JT: Haley came from Arizona, with that high-flying passing attack, so we initially thought we'd see something similar. Instead, Haley worked with what he had, and that was a solid running game. They kind of stumbled into Jamaal Charles being a great player and added Thomas Jones in 2010 to lead the league in rushing. Haley will utilize the talent that's available to him -- he's not a pass-only guy, or a rush-only guy. He's had success at both.
AB: How would you rate Haley's quarterback development with the Chiefs? How do you think he'll work with a guy like Ben Roethlisberger?
JT: Roethlisberger is an established quarterback, so I think this is less of a concern for Pittsburgh than it was in Kansas City. Haley worked with Matt Cassel, who was up and down in their three years together. At his height, Cassel was a Pro Bowl quarterback with a 27:7 touchdown to interception ratio. But there were reportedly issues with Haley interjecting when the offensive coordinator was calling plays and creating confusing situations for the quarterback. That would be the negative on him, I think.
AB: The Steelers reportedly let Bruce Arians go to find a coordinator who will re-institute the "blue-collar," power run-based attack with which the team is often associated. In your experience, how well does Haley fit that profile?
JT: I think he can definitely do that. Haley had the No. 1 rushing attack with the Chiefs in 2010. They ran the ball a ton during his tenure. Haley shouldn't have a problem establishing a solid rushing attack.
AB: The Steelers boast an excellent young wide receiving trio in Mike Wallace, Antonio Brown and Emmanuel Sanders. How do you think Haley might get those guys involved in the offense?
JT: Go back and look at Haley's career and you'll notice receivers have often had great years with him. Haley is a former receivers coach himself and has worked with guys like Keyshawn Johnson, Larry Fitzgerald and Dwayne Bowe. I would feel good about the development of Pittsburgh's receivers in the coming years with Haley running the offense.
AB: The word "paranoia" has come up in some stories about the bizarre details of Haley's departure from K.C. What's your take on the work environment there and how Haley fit into it?
JT: Eh, it's a he-said, she-said type of situation. Haley indicated to a reporter (before he was fired, by the way) that he thought the Chiefs' management was bugging his phones. The Chiefs have adamantly denied that. It's hard to tell, right now at least, whether this is more about Haley or more about the Chiefs' management.
AB: Do you think Haley is better suited to be a coordinator than he was to be a head coach?
JT: That's hard to tell. He's had success at both. There were many factors in Haley's tenure where you could say, 'Well he was successful only because of this.' Or, 'He got a raw deal because of this.' It's strange in that regard because there really wasn't a consensus in KC that Haley was a really good or really bad coach.
AB: Any general thoughts on Haley in Pittsburgh?
JT: He loves Pittsburgh and talked about it often around Kansas City. I think this is really a dream come true for him, considering how things played out in KC. I think he will do well in Pittsburgh as he continues to rehab his image.
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Trio to help college-bound students
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Phil Sloan, a Swampscott-based sports lawyer, has teamed up with his former Harvard College classmate, an independent educational consultant and life coach, Steve Maislin, and Marblehead-based financial consultant and college planning expert Jim Femia, to launch CollegeBound Coaching and Campus Connections.
The new company will help high school students with preparing for college as well as the admissions process.
“We differentiate ourselves from other college admissions advisory services in that we believe that teenagers are more in need of ‘student life coaches’ than high-priced babysitters to walk them through the college admissions process,” said Sloan. While they offer traditional college admissions counseling, financial aid consulting and essay-writing services, “it is our ‘student life coaching’ approach which makes us different; that, and the fact that we employ college students to provide more relevant, more affordable college preparation and admissions services.”
“When we began working with high school seniors over the past year,” Sloan explained, “we heard over and over again how much they wished they had begun focusing themselves sooner to what it was going to take for them to get into college. We decided to focus ourselves on helping teenagers as early as possible to set and achieve measurable goals along the way.”
Working closely with Maislin, a certified life coach trained in college admission counseling, Sloan has developed a new and innovative methodology to setting and attaining measurable goals through core life skills such as prioritization and time management. Their inter-disciplinary approach, which they have termed “student life coaching,” combines extensive research in educational consulting, adolescent and sports psychology, leveraging the combined experience of their growing network of professional partners.
“We are not claiming to work miracles,” said Sloan. “We simply work closely with teenagers and their parents to figure out how best to help them to meet their goals, in and out of the classroom. In today’s world where students are pulled in so many different directions, so much of that a result of social networking and texting, maintaining focus and working towards goals can be nearly impossible for the average teenager.”
“Many parents are frustrated that they are unable to communicate more effectively with their teenage children,” Sloan said. “We strive to connect with this often difficult-to-reach age group, underlining the importance of balancing their time between schoolwork, athletics, community service and other extracurricular activities, with social time, so as to better position themselves in the fiercely competitive college admissions process.”
In order to help parents to better communicate this message to teenagers, and to help them to cope with the stress of gaining admission to college during the often turbulent adolescent years, CollegeBound Coaching is currently hiring and training high-achieving college students to work closely with their clients. “Campus Coaches” partner with the CollegeBound Coaching professional team to provide middle and high school students with the individual help, support and guidance they need.
Further leveraging this fast-growing network of college students, CollegeBound Coaching is launching a new and innovative college visit service, “Campus Connections,” to provide high school juniors, seniors and their parents with personalized, customized campus visits at schools across the country, beginning this spring.
According to Sloan, “We are not trying to replace the official college admissions tours conducted by the schools themselves. Instead, we are offering to provide high school students and their parents with a low-cost way to gain access to real college students on campuses across the country who can answer their real questions as to what it’s really like to go to that college. We are also providing college students with much-needed, on-campus, part-time jobs.”
“With transfer rates and tuition costs rising so dramatically over recent years,” Sloan continued, “we are helping college applicants and their families to make the best possible decision the first time around. With parents spending so much time and money on visiting colleges with their high school-age children, we have created Campus Connections to serve a growing demand for increased productivity of these campus visits.”
For more information on CollegeBound Coaching and Campus Connections, you can visit http://www.collegeboundcoaching.com. To speak with Phil, Jim or another member of the CollegeBound Coaching professional team about their student life coaching, college admissions, financial aid, college visit or other consulting services, you can call 800-689-5195 or you can send your inquiry via e-mail to info@collegeboundcoaching.
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While many of us wonder just how much exercise we really need in order to gain health and fitness, a group of scientists in Canada are turning that issue on its head and asking, how little exercise do we need?
The emerging and engaging answer appears to be, a lot less than most of us think — provided we’re willing to work a bit.
In proof of that idea, researchers at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, recently gathered several groups of volunteers. One consisted of sedentary but generally healthy middle-aged men and women. Another was composed of middle-aged and older patients who’d been diagnosed with cardiovascular disease.
The researchers tested each volunteer’s maximum heart rate and peak power output on a stationary bicycle. In both groups, the peaks were not, frankly, very high; all of the volunteers were out of shape and, in the case of the cardiac patients, unwell. But they gamely agreed to undertake a newly devised program of cycling intervals.
Most of us have heard of intervals, or repeated, short, sharp bursts of strenuous activity, interspersed with rest periods. Almost all competitive athletes strategically employ a session or two of interval training every week to improve their speed and endurance.
But the Canadian researchers were not asking their volunteers to sprinkle a few interval sessions into exercise routines. Instead, the researchers wanted the groups to exercise exclusively with intervals.
For years, the American Heart Association and other organizations have recommended that people complete 30 minutes or more of continuous, moderate-intensity exercise, such as a brisk walk, five times a week, for overall good health.
But millions of Americans don’t engage in that much moderate exercise, if they complete any at all. Asked why, a majority of respondents, in survey after survey, say, “I don’t have time.”
Intervals, however, require little time. They are, by definition, short. But whether most people can tolerate intervals, and whether, in turn, intervals provide the same health and fitness benefits as longer, more moderate endurance exercise are issues that haven’t been much investigated.
Several years ago, the McMasters scientists did test a punishing workout, known as high-intensity interval training, or HIIT, that involved 30 seconds of all-out effort at 100 percent of a person’s maximum heart rate. After six weeks, these lacerating HIIT sessions produced similar physiological changes in the leg muscles of young men as multiple, hour-long sessions per week of steady cycling, even though the HIIT workouts involved about 90 percent less exercise time.
Recognizing, however, that few of us willingly can or will practice such straining all-out effort, the researchers also developed a gentler but still chronologically abbreviated form of HIIT. This modified routine involved one minute of strenuous effort, at about 90 percent of a person’s maximum heart rate (which most of us can estimate, very roughly, by subtracting our age from 220), followed by one minute of easy recovery. The effort and recovery are repeated 10 times, for a total of 20 minutes.
Despite the small time commitment of this modified HIIT program, after several weeks of practicing it, both the unfit volunteers and the cardiac patients showed significant improvements in their health and fitness.
The results, published in a recent review of HIIT-related research, were especially remarkable in the cardiac patients. They showed “significant improvements” in the functioning of their blood vessels and heart, said Maureen MacDonald, an associate professor of kinesiology at McMaster who is leading the ongoing experiment.
It might seem counterintuitive that strenuous exercise would be productive or even wise for cardiac patients. But so far none have experienced heart problems related to the workouts, Dr. MacDonald said. “It appears that the heart is insulated from the intensity” of the intervals, she said, “because the effort is so brief.”
Almost as surprising, the cardiac patients have embraced the routine. Although their ratings of perceived exertion, or sense of the discomfort of each individual interval, are high and probably accurate, averaging a 7 or higher on a 10-point scale, they report enjoying the entire sessions more than longer, continuous moderate exercise, Dr. MacDonald said.
“The hard work is short,” she points out, “so it’s tolerable.” Members of a separate, exercise control group at the rehab center, assigned to complete standard 30-minute moderate-intensity workout sessions, have been watching wistfully as the interval trainers leave the lab before them. “They want to switch groups,” she said.
The scientists have noted other benefits in earlier studies. In unfit but otherwise healthy middle-aged adults, two weeks of modified HIIT training prompted the creation of far more cellular proteins involved in energy production and oxygen. The training also improved the volunteers’ insulin sensitivity and blood sugar regulation, lowering their risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, according to a study published last fall in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise.
Since then, the scientists completed a small, follow-up experiment involving people with full-blown Type 2 diabetes. They found that even a single bout of the 1-minute hard, 1-minute easy HIIT training, repeated 10 times, improved blood sugar regulation throughout the following day, particularly after meals.
Of course, HIIT training is not ideal or necessary for everyone, said Martin Gibala, a professor of kinesiology at McMaster, who’s overseen the high-intensity studies. “If you have time” for regular 30-minute or longer endurance exercise training, “then by all means, keep it up,” he said. “There’s an impressive body of science showing” that such workouts “are very effective at improving health and fitness.”
But if time constraints keep you from lengthier exercise, he continues, consult your doctor for clearance, and then consider rapidly pedaling a stationary bicycle or sprinting uphill for one minute, aiming to raise your heart rate to about 90 percent of your maximum. Pedal or jog easily downhill for a minute and repeat nine times, perhaps twice a week. “It’s very potent exercise,” Dr. Gibala said. “And then, very quickly, it’s done.”
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TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire -02/16/12)- As the February 29th deadline approaches to make a contribution to a Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) and as part of its ongoing commitment to improving financial literacy, BMO Financial Group will be providing daily retirement tips during the month of February from BMO Retirement Institute Head Tina Di Vito's new book 52 Ways To Wreck Your Retirement...And How To Rescue It.
Tip Number 31:
Do Your Homework Before Starting a Business in Retirement
Canadians aged 55+ lead the country when it comes to starting new businesses. While Canada's boomers may have an entrepreneurial streak, there are some big risks they need to consider before starting a new business during retirement. These include:
-- Do you have the necessary skills or licenses to run the business? How
long would it take to be qualified or get certified? Would you hire
staff?
-- What initial funding is required for the start-up?
-- How will the business be structured (sole proprietor, partnership or
incorporated)?
-- Is there a demand for your product or service?
-- Who are your competitors?
-- What are the location and time commitments?
Tip Number 32:
Avoid Spending Too Much Too Early in Retirement
Despite the excitement you might feel upon retirement, dipping into your nest egg too quickly can increase the chance that you will run out of money before you run out of time. Keep in mind that the different phases of retirement require different levels of planning, so plan your savings accordingly.
-- Early Phase: You are ready to do the things you've been putting off and
are generally the healthiest in these years.
-- Middle Phase: This is usually the longest phase. You are realistic about
how much time and money certain activities consume and have developed a
routine.
-- Late Phase: Also known as the "slow years", your health or the loss of a
partner prompts you to slow down and you will be spending money on home
care or other services that did not need funding in the past.
For more information on retirement: http://www.bmo.com/retirement.
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Retirement Communities Find Niche With Gay Seniors
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The Rainbow Vista retirement community in Gresham, Ore., bills itself as "100 percent gay owned and operated."
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The Rainbow Vista retirement community in Gresham, Ore., bills itself as "100 percent gay owned and operated."
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When Pat Matthews turned 65, her declining health led her in search of a place that could offer increasing levels of care as she grew older.
And Matthews had one other requirement: She wanted to bring Carol Bosworth, her partner of nearly 20 years. At the very first place they visited, that was a problem.
"They didn't say we couldn't come. But they said that we would be best off if we were sisters," Matthews says. "We crossed them off our list, because that's not the way we want to live."
As lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people age, finding suitable retirement housing can be a unique challenge. Some facilities allow only married couples to live together, and many gay seniors fear a cold shoulder from staff or fellow retirees.
But some retirement homes have begun catering specifically to LGBT seniors. Matthews and Bosworth found a more welcoming reception at one such facility, the Rose Villa retirement community in Portland, Ore.
It's a fairly typical senior complex: People share gossip and do jigsaw puzzles in the lobby. Matthews says she and her partner were fortunate to find it.
"Some of our gay [and] lesbian friends that are older than us have chosen to stay home, because they don't trust what they might find," she says.
Making A Home More Welcoming
Rose Villa CEO Vassar Byrd says the community had always welcomed gays, but that Matthews and Bosworth's story was a wake-up call.
"I couldn't believe that in this day and age that that would happen," she says. "I was absolutely shocked beyond belief."
They weren't saying, 'Oh boy, here's our gay couple.' They were saying, 'Well, here's our new resident.'
Byrd set out to make Rose Villa as hospitable as possible to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. She immediately integrated LGBT issues into the diversity training that all staff — from nurses to custodians — undergo.
Advocates for gay seniors say Rose Villa's level of concern is pretty unique. And while it's nearly impossible to quantify, they say a growing number are going back in the closet in order to find a retirement facility that will accept them.
Hilary Meyer, with the National Resource Center on LGBT Aging, says one of the biggest barriers to finding welcoming housing is a lack of sensitivity among staff.
"Older adults now have lived with this historic discrimination and stigma, and they have a tremendous fear, of course, of service providers carrying that into their work."
Meyer describes a typical case: An elderly lesbian grows infirm. With no immediate family, she moves into a nursing home, and "the staff at the facility dresses her in dresses and other feminine clothing. This obviously can be very disconcerting to a woman who has not worn a dress in 25 years."
'100 Percent Gay Owned And Operated'
Rainbow Vista, a gay-friendly senior complex in the Portland suburb of Gresham, is considered by many to be one of the most gay-friendly senior complexes in the nation. It proudly bills itself as "100 percent gay owned and operated."
Currently, everyone living there is gay or lesbian, but resident Doug Schukar says that's not a requirement.
"If somebody over the age of 55 wanted to move in here, and they weren't judgmental and bigoted and everything else, they'd be just as welcome here as anyone else is."
Schukar and his partner, Don McClure, moved here from central California in the summer of 2011. McClure says they spent months investigating retirement housing options.
"It was important for me that I could have a gay community; a place that I felt safe and I could be myself, especially as I start the aging process."
Despite stunning views of Mount Hood and relatively low rents, Rainbow Vista is only about one-third full. Elsewhere, some predominantly gay retirement complexes have waiting lists.
While an all-gay retirement center may be of interest to some, many gay seniors prefer to live in a more diverse community in their golden years. Back at the Rose Villa, Rod Dolan says he and Michael Stotts, his partner of 35 years, weren't looking for a gay retirement home. They just wanted a place where they'd be accepted for who they are.
"People were actually glad to see us," Dolan says of Rose Villa. "They weren't saying, 'Oh boy, here's our gay couple.' They were saying, 'Well, here's our new resident.' "
In fact, Dolan says, it's precisely the sort of welcome they received when, in their younger years, they first moved to their old neighborhood.
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