Looking Forward to Hoops...

Fun to start a new journey, each season coaching is like it's own life, it has it's birth and maturity during the pre season, and gets older for each game, until the last game is played, the last whistle for running sprints, the last whistle for anything for that matter .-) Yeah, there is nothing like it, and here in Norway it's cool because the basketball season actually lasts about 10 months, it gives us more practice time in terms of how many weeks we are practicing, now if we can get more gym time, that's another question, or maybe we can win the lotto... and I mean the big one! Ha ha... I'd build my own gym and give it to the basketball club, I would, why not, crap if you won that much cash... do something for the kids vet du.. The picture is of Portland from the west hills.. Gotta Run.. Take care and sorry to all about the radio show thing, something tech, that I didn't understand, I'll try again real soon..

Coaching is fun

I think so, it's fun, seeing people, young and old, 'getting it'. What-ever that 'it' is. It's a joy to watch people's smiles lighten up a room, like a thousand rays of hope, making me believe in us, the human being, we are wonderful, addaptable and very, very smart... I guess that's a matter of opinion da.. But overall, I think most people are smart in many ways. It's just so cool it watch people get better at whatever their personal 'it's' might be. Had a good practice with the hoopsters tonight, I guess it's rubbing off huh? Ya ya... 0 happening otherwise really... Life and it's many happenings  ;-)) Gotta go, see ya world... Amanda is happy I'm taking a picture... Funny girl ;-)

3 Paa Rappen

Three nights in a row, 4 out of the last 7, whew... a couple to many maybe? I just got so much as 2 an half hours of sleep between my first and second watch.. Ya ya, Interesting I know. Nothing really happening golf wise, was cool to see the Kymer from Germany win the PGA, he's a really good player, maybe be great someday. The weather this summer has been ok, not great, but just ok. It's going to be hard not to play some golf this next summer, not sure how much I'll be able to do, but it would be fun to beat it around a bit. Hoops season is underway and I am looking forward to a fun season with my guys and all the players in the club. Not sure when the first game is, but I hope to get a schedule from the leauge office soon. It's not a big problem not knowing know, but in a couple weeks, I'll be calling. Wondering how many will be coming to practice tonight. Weird that I don't know that actually, but no stress da. Got to get some shut eye now, drift off into the dream world and 'see' what's happening there..... ,-)

Graveyard Hoop Thoughts

This coming hoops season I hope to remember to post some of my posts that I write for the players on my boys 94 team. This is a great group of kids and I am lucky to have the chance to be their coach. Anyway here's the post I left for them on their blog:

Hoopsters: We are coming up on a new season this next week, it's been about 3 months since we have practiced and I'm assuming that everyone is ready to see one another, catch up, talk, all the 'normal things' that us humans do... Well, that's all and good, and you can do that, b4 and after practice, when the clock is the 'right' time we will start practice- just like last year ;-) You are all another year older, a year wiser, bigger, stronger, mature and I hope hungry. Hungry to get after it, give 100%, all the time, for the length of practice, focusing on the goals at hand and giving it all for yourself and your teammates
We have a long season ahead of us, many days of practice, games, school,homework, family, friends and the time we all use on the 'stupid' pc ,-) In thinking about this, I a few thoughts... We all need to think about what our goals are as a team and as individuals, think about the ones you know about, think about the ones you think might be cool but a little out of reach, dream of your longterm goals, in your heart, and use this season as a spirng board forward towards them, through the game, whatever they might be...
Let's all hope for a fun season, with many good memories from all the practices and games.
See ya'll G 94 (not G 95 this year fellas':-)) on Wen. at 1830 ready to start warming up!

Coach

Chevy's and Co2

Went to the garage that works on the truck, everything is good except for the Co2 that comes out of the exhaust (sp). I can't understand for the world why everyone who own a car here in Norway has to abide by these stupid rules. So, now after using thousands of dollars, time and effort the car still is not fixed 100%. Everything is good with the truck, but I have to deliever it again next Tuesday night... FAEN ELLER!!! Just the norsky's will understand that, plus in english it's not very nice to print. Amanda started her first day of jr high today, have not heard how that was, but am looking forward to hearing what she has to share. Things movng fast, Leon started kindergarten yesterday and tomorrow is his first full day alone.... He's ready, but Pappa is not, at all.... Oh well, they grow up and you have to let them go in a certain degree.... I just get scared that something will happen to them and that I won't be there to either stop it or help it not happen, whatever 'it' is. Looking forward to getting the basketball going next week, everyone is hoping for a great season with lots of wins for the Fredrikstad Lumberjacks.... Go Jacks!!! Nothing really happening here golf wise, didn't even get the chance to watch the PGA Championship, but got that Martin Kaemer won from Germany, good for him and we need young players like him to win majors... I am still waitng for Tiger to come back in full strengh. I understand that he is struggling though, it's unreal, almost unbelievable that which took place for him the last year... Poor Guy? Gotta Run folks, take care everyone and give me a shout if I can help any of you visitors....

Hoops again...

Things are looking good in regards to the hoops stuff. Seems like the bricks are in the right places for the upcoming season, we had a good season this past year, made some good progress as a team and all the kids produced times of great play, both in practice/games. I was real proud of the kids last year, we didn't have a full team when season started last year and ended the year with 12 guys wanting to play. Cool. This season is what, my 7th team in the 14+ years I've been able to coach the hoops. I have written the following many times b4; I am so glad I turned down the contract offer in 09 to continue, wasting my life away coaching the 99% of all the kids that played golf for me, never putting their heart and soul into the game... That's the difference, I know it, seeing the desire to play, the love of the game, the batteling against friend and foe and the real desire to be better. To give 100% to the game. That's the reason why I got into coaching, and maybe if I lived somewhere, or had a job someplace where the kids took it seriously, maybe the golf coaching would be worth it, but I can't imagne doing anything else than what I'm doing right now, funny how things work out. Anyway, bla bla bla I know... Tired, real late here, the little guy is up in maybe 6 hours... Time to sleep, and dream about hoops, watching the kids play well, as a team, win, as a team, and really enjoy it, enjoy the gutt wrenching running and understanding the whole time that, hey man, it's just part of practicing... Got to love em'.... Go Jacks!!

No Sleep, No Problem....

Working night shift makes me feel like I've flown an international flight and have the home bound jet lag, to Norway I mean, back to SC is actually not that bad, and it's alright actually because it's like time travel, you gain hours, while on the way to Oslo, you loose them... Whatever that all means, I can just have an opinion because of the way my body feels and how similar it is after being awake for 24+ hours. Not that it happens a lot, which is good... Jus the three nights in a row, that's rather tough on the let lag feeling. But knowing that I have 9+ days free is super. So I guess like everything else, I have to way the ups and downs like anything else and make a choice. Bla bla bla.... Tiger played a decent round today, or at least he was playing good  b4 I wen to bed and started the pc. Nothing to report on any golf, well, other than Leon is playing everyday out in the yard, funny we were out at the club two days ago and he was so upset when we had to go, it was like the world was upside down, and we had been there for two hours... but nothing for me, still waitng for the knee. You'd think because of the fact that I had to wait because of the heart thing, that now that the heart is good again, then, I guess what seems natural for me, is, to have the operation real soon and the reasons are simple, I have been waiting so long because of the heart, and I really need the knee to be better in regards to working and such... But no, the back of the line, or I can go to Tromso and get the operation there.... Yippie!! Bitching and moaning, I know. Anyway, gotta get some zzzzzz's.

Having someone to bounce.

Was a good day, got a lot done here at home, had a good talk with a good friend and another one with the ball and chain. Soon it's fall, host, the months leading up to snow and ice. We are hoping for another indian summer, have had them the last two years and if we do we might have one more month with some warm days. We need it, hoping to get out deck painted and its a bummer when it rains. Putting in a floor in the loft over the garage. Always things to do when owning a house, but this summer it has been a lot, which I have actually really enjoyed doing, having the time to do it and being together with the family and not at the golf club. Whew, I am sooooo glad I made that choice! Gotta go it's late and I have more to do i morn!!Yippie!!

Information/Getting it.....

Wondering what goes through peoples minds. Thinking about what makes people either with or without purpose hold or withhold info for me or others... I had that experience the other day, feeling left out of the circle, not getting the info, feeling stupid having to deal with those feeling and being upset. I can get upset, pissed off, angry but most of all I get sad and think the fact that people have so little understanding of this makes me wonder. Without the correct info, enough of it and time to digest the different meanigs, it get hard...making choices or decisions without all the info is more or less like walking in the complete dark, you don't really know where you are going and which choice will end up with yourself face down in the muck... Screw it, if those people who willlingly or not withhold important info from me or others... STOP IT and get your head out of you know where!!!!!!!!!!!!

Reaching the end....

"Vacation" is over, the offical three weeks is over, the place I work follows the school calander and is closed the entire 5 weeks during summer vacation. I have enjoyed my three weeks at home with my family, trying to do some painting, organizing the garage, yard stuff, inside work and at the same time enjoying the time of being with my family and just relaxing at home. I have no need to actually take a vacation to another land during this time of year. The best chance to have good weather here in Norway is of course during the summer, and Saltnes is actually a place where many Oslo folk have their summer cabins. The pop of Saltnes doubles during the 2 to 3 months of summer. But of course that's just my opinion, and who really gives a crap what I think? ,-)

We have a number of friends that feel the same way, who choose to travel abroad during the spring or fall and that's what I've always done. Norway is beautiful country, but during the summer the people are different, and they say so themselves, and after living here for 15 years, I can say that I agree... after 7 months of cold, rain, snow and darkness, it really is nice to see the sun and the great thing is that the daytime light is extended by at least 5 to 6 hours during the summer... I have really enjoyed the last two summers, esp this one and I am already looking forward to many more to come! Bla bla bla, I know, gotta go.