As coaches and athletic directors, you're constantly balancing a hundred priorities: practice schedules, game preparation, equipment maintenance, budget constraints, and most importantly, the health and performance of your athletes. In the midst of managing all these moving parts, one of the most impactful investments you can make often gets overlooked until there's a problem—proper hydration and nutrition management. The reality is that dehydration and poor fueling strategie

Photo by Jeffrey F Lin  on Unsplash by Brock Sawyer | Vision Sporting Goods As the season winds down and we approach a time traditionally reserved for thanksgiving, it's worth pausing to reflect on what truly matters in athletics. Beyond the scoreboards, the championships, and the highlight reels lies something far more enduring: the relationships we build, the character we develop, and the gratitude we cultivate along the way. The Foundation of Gratitude "When you wake up ev

by Brock Sawyer, Vision Sporting Goods The alarm pierces the darkness at 5:30 AM. Outside your window, rain hammers against the glass in sheets. The temperature hovers just above freezing. Your bed is warm, your muscles are sore from yesterday's session, and every fiber of your being screams at you to hit snooze. Just this once. Nobody would know. Nobody would blame you. This is the moment. This is where champions are forged. The Uncomfortable Truth About Excellence We love t

“Where no oxen are, the stable is clean, but much revenue comes by the strength of the ox.” — Proverbs 14:4 There’s a verse in Proverbs that doesn’t sound like a leadership lesson at first glance. It sounds… agricultural. Oxen. Stables. Hay. But don’t let the farm talk fool you — this verse is one of the most practical, hard-hitting truths for any team, coach, business, or ministry. Because it’s not really about barns. It’s about growth  — and the mess  that comes with it. Th