I sometimes think I am nuts. I lay awake at night and think about the following:
* how can we better train hockey officials???
* how can we shorten the learning curve, so a 25 year old, all full of piss and vinegar, can referee like a 35 year old or 45 year old, with all the experience, wisdom, rink savvy, and know-how???
* how can an elite level referee BEST transfer his knowledge to an up-and-coming official???
* is our method of instruction currently the best practice of teaching and developing???
I do know this...31 young men stepped forward to say, "I want to prove I take hockey fitness seriously!"
Based on past experience, half of those young men won't do diddly-squat. They don't have the intestinal fortitude, the drive, or the discipline to be the best...
There are only 5% in the top 5%...no room for anymore.
What percent are you in? Seriously?!? Where do you fall???
(remember, a reputation is built upon what you have done, NOT by what you are going to do)
Do you agree?
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Friday, November 21, 2008
6 Inches Between Your Ears
This past year I have finished a "How To" manual on mental toughness. The book is titled, "Better than Buzzy* -- *you fill in the blank who you want to be better than". It is a tribute to my father, who coached me in football, track, hockey, and hockey officiating. My goal was always to be "better than Buzzy".
Don't know who Buzzy is? Here are some testimonials I collected about Buzz Olson for the book:
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You can check out the book here: http://www.lulu.com/content/2792366
Or, see a video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuUeSV0q2A0
Don't know who Buzzy is? Here are some testimonials I collected about Buzz Olson for the book:
“The thousands of young men and women who had Buzz for a teacher or a coach are better people for it. The lessons he taught were life lessons, and he taught them if you’re going to do something, do it to the best of your ability and do it the right way.”
Jim Scanlan
“Buzz is the kind of guy that would lead by example, and had a passion for the game of hockey. He seems to have a calming presence around people.”
Roger Stephens
“Buzz Olson is one of the finest individuals I have ever met. He is a man of integrity. Buzz has been an integral part of hockey in Minnesota for decades. His willingness to work with younger officials for the betterment of the game is greatly appreciated.”
Eric Olson
"Buzz Olson has been a paragon of both USA Hockey and MSHSL Hockey. He has always been there as a teacher, coach and mentor to ask and answer the tough questions, and mail my shoes back from Warroad."
Ryan Swafford
“Buzz is always there with a warm smile and a handshake to greet you when you walk in the room. No matter who you are, he is always there for kind words and support...Always a kind and welcoming personality.”
Jeff Beckers
“Buzzy is a person you would want to call a true friend. He never has a bad thing to say about anyone and always takes the ‘high road’".
Mike Schmitt
“Sincerely smiling each and every time I see him - that Buzz.”
Leah Wrazidlo
“Buzz Olson has always led by example by putting forth a complete effort no matter what level he is working. He has the respect of everyone from MHOA because he always put the good of the association over and personal success or rewards he could have received had he gained had he put himself first.”
Skip Trumble
“You can't say just two sentences about the guy. I can remember back when we started the MHOA Association in Eveleth with Buzz, Bill Leslie and myself with Gordie Lee. He tried to attend all our meetings but with his track and I think he worked football also at that time, he was on the go. I don't know how your mother ever kept track of him.”
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You can check out the book here: http://www.lulu.com/content/2792366
Or, see a video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuUeSV0q2A0
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Who is Teddy Olson and Why am I writing about him?
Let's flashback to the fall of 1995 -- I was a young, hungry official, wanting more than anything the chance to work my way up the "hockey ladder".
Let's point out two key things here:
1) wanting more than anything -- this means I was focused on hockey, hockey, hockey (and finishing up college). I wanted to be the best I could be in officiating. I wanted to ultimately be a college official. That was my choice. I was determined to take a path that would ultimately lead to being a college official.
2) "work my way up the..." -- this means I was willing to work. I was willing to do whatever it took. I was willing to drive from Timbuktu and back to get me on the path to ultimately being a college official.
It was during that fall that I was given the opportunity to work an STP tournament in New Hope, MN. Who cares what STP was/is (it was a USA Hockey Satellite Training Program for bantams). Who cares where New Hope, MN was/is (it was a 4 hour ride from where I lived). I just knew it was an opportunity to be amongst some "sneezers."
The sneezer in this case was Teddy Olson. He was the supervisor of Jr. B. hockey, the MJHA at the time. I wanted to work as much Jr. hockey as possible. I was willing to drive from Bemidji to Minot, ND, to Minneapolis/St. Paul and back. And working the STP tournament gave me the chance to do that.
LONG STORY --> SHORT: I impressed Teddy Olson enough that he had me work a ton of Jr. B. games that season, and dramatically helped me on the path to being a college official.
Better yet!! ---> I became part of a "brotherhood of officials" that was truly special. There were some fantastic guys that Teddy Olson got together and mentored, and supervised, and kicked butt, and encouraged, and became like a father-figure to. Among the guys who were part of that brotherhood included guys who have reffed in the NHL, WCHA, AHL, ECHL, World Sr. and Jr. Championships, many USA Hockey national championships, many MSHSL State Tournaments.
It was a brotherhood. It was a group that pushed each other. It was something that has been missing around here. Until now...
I vow to create a new brotherhood, much like Teddy Olson created in 1995-96 season and beyond.
Let's point out two key things here:
1) wanting more than anything -- this means I was focused on hockey, hockey, hockey (and finishing up college). I wanted to be the best I could be in officiating. I wanted to ultimately be a college official. That was my choice. I was determined to take a path that would ultimately lead to being a college official.
2) "work my way up the..." -- this means I was willing to work. I was willing to do whatever it took. I was willing to drive from Timbuktu and back to get me on the path to ultimately being a college official.
It was during that fall that I was given the opportunity to work an STP tournament in New Hope, MN. Who cares what STP was/is (it was a USA Hockey Satellite Training Program for bantams). Who cares where New Hope, MN was/is (it was a 4 hour ride from where I lived). I just knew it was an opportunity to be amongst some "sneezers."
Another side note: "Sneezers" This is a term I got from marketing expert, Seth Godin. I stole the following striaght from a wikipedia.org definition:
There are two types of sneezers: the promiscuous sneezers and the powerful sneezers.
The promiscuous can be motivated by money and rewards to sell ideas to a hive.
The powerful sneezers are typically those who have established authority by setting a trend and cannot be bought. A powerful sneezer can be worth many more times a promiscuous sneezer.
There are two types of sneezers: the promiscuous sneezers and the powerful sneezers.
The promiscuous can be motivated by money and rewards to sell ideas to a hive.
The powerful sneezers are typically those who have established authority by setting a trend and cannot be bought. A powerful sneezer can be worth many more times a promiscuous sneezer.
The sneezer in this case was Teddy Olson. He was the supervisor of Jr. B. hockey, the MJHA at the time. I wanted to work as much Jr. hockey as possible. I was willing to drive from Bemidji to Minot, ND, to Minneapolis/St. Paul and back. And working the STP tournament gave me the chance to do that.
LONG STORY --> SHORT: I impressed Teddy Olson enough that he had me work a ton of Jr. B. games that season, and dramatically helped me on the path to being a college official.
Better yet!! ---> I became part of a "brotherhood of officials" that was truly special. There were some fantastic guys that Teddy Olson got together and mentored, and supervised, and kicked butt, and encouraged, and became like a father-figure to. Among the guys who were part of that brotherhood included guys who have reffed in the NHL, WCHA, AHL, ECHL, World Sr. and Jr. Championships, many USA Hockey national championships, many MSHSL State Tournaments.
It was a brotherhood. It was a group that pushed each other. It was something that has been missing around here. Until now...
I vow to create a new brotherhood, much like Teddy Olson created in 1995-96 season and beyond.
ARE YOU INTERESTED???
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Top 6 Myths of Burning Fat and Working Out
6) Workouts Lasting Longer Than 60 Minutes
Let’s see, take a 30-minute weight training machine circuit, add 60-minutes of cardio, include 15 minutes for warm-up, stretching, and cool-down, and put that all together and you have almost 2 hours “robbed” from you each day for your “fat loss” workout.
Now ignoring that these methods don’t even work that well, who has 2 hours to spend in the gym each day? No one, unless you are a professional athlete, a movie star, or a hotel heiress. You live in the real world, where you need real results in as little time as possible. And that’s why I put together all of the right research and years of experience in the gym to create the most efficient and effective fat loss program possible.
With Turbulence Training, you will be able to lose fat and gain muscle in only three workouts per week, lasting less than 45 minutes each session. That still gives you time for a shower, a protein shake, and to walk back to the office. Or if you workout at home, you can do after the kids go to bed or before they get up in the morning without sacrificing hours of sleep.
My Question to You: Are You Ready to Try Something New to Take You To a New Level???
Let’s see, take a 30-minute weight training machine circuit, add 60-minutes of cardio, include 15 minutes for warm-up, stretching, and cool-down, and put that all together and you have almost 2 hours “robbed” from you each day for your “fat loss” workout.
Now ignoring that these methods don’t even work that well, who has 2 hours to spend in the gym each day? No one, unless you are a professional athlete, a movie star, or a hotel heiress. You live in the real world, where you need real results in as little time as possible. And that’s why I put together all of the right research and years of experience in the gym to create the most efficient and effective fat loss program possible.
With Turbulence Training, you will be able to lose fat and gain muscle in only three workouts per week, lasting less than 45 minutes each session. That still gives you time for a shower, a protein shake, and to walk back to the office. Or if you workout at home, you can do after the kids go to bed or before they get up in the morning without sacrificing hours of sleep.
My Question to You: Are You Ready to Try Something New to Take You To a New Level???
Monday, October 20, 2008
Top 6 Myths of Burning Fat and Working Out
5) Endless Abs
No matter how much you want to believe it, doing thousands of crunches is not going to take off any inches from your waist or fat from your abs.
There are times when I’ve gone to the gym and completed an entire workout in the same amount of time that others spend on only abdominal exercises. It’s ridiculous. None of these people are any further ahead than they would be if they used total body movements and made every exercise an abdominal exercise with the Turbulence Training lifting technique.
The 3 keys to abs are:
1) Fat loss through fat loss nutrition
2) Fat loss through interval training
3) Ab strength through efficient and effective exercises
And while endless abs are ineffective, I’ve included the most efficient abdominal-building, back-strengthening workouts in the Turbulence Training manual (see the torso training area in the workout section of the manual) so that you’ll get razor sharp abs with as little effort as possible.
My Question to You: Is finding time to workout a challenge for you? Or, is finding the motivation to workout the challenge?
No matter how much you want to believe it, doing thousands of crunches is not going to take off any inches from your waist or fat from your abs.
There are times when I’ve gone to the gym and completed an entire workout in the same amount of time that others spend on only abdominal exercises. It’s ridiculous. None of these people are any further ahead than they would be if they used total body movements and made every exercise an abdominal exercise with the Turbulence Training lifting technique.
The 3 keys to abs are:
1) Fat loss through fat loss nutrition
2) Fat loss through interval training
3) Ab strength through efficient and effective exercises
And while endless abs are ineffective, I’ve included the most efficient abdominal-building, back-strengthening workouts in the Turbulence Training manual (see the torso training area in the workout section of the manual) so that you’ll get razor sharp abs with as little effort as possible.
My Question to You: Is finding time to workout a challenge for you? Or, is finding the motivation to workout the challenge?
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Top 6 Myths of Burning Fat and Working Out
4) Isolation Exercises
Cable curls, triceps kickbacks, leg extensions, concentration curls, and wrist curls. These are all exercises that belong in the routines of bloated, steroid-using bodybuilders. Leave these time wasters for them, because they don’t belong in a time-efficient, fat-burning workout. If you want to build a cover model body in less than 3 hours per week, you don’t have time for any inefficient exercises.
Instead, you need to stick with full-body exercises that allow you to train several muscle groups at once. That’s the only way that you’ll get out of the gym in less than 45 minutes, and still be able to improve your body. In the Turbulence Training manual, you’ll get 16-weeks worth of Advanced Fat Blasting Workouts (starting on page 38) that show you exactly how to lose fat and build muscle without the need for fancy isolation exercises done on expensive machines.
My Question to You: What has been your best workout for fat loss?
Cable curls, triceps kickbacks, leg extensions, concentration curls, and wrist curls. These are all exercises that belong in the routines of bloated, steroid-using bodybuilders. Leave these time wasters for them, because they don’t belong in a time-efficient, fat-burning workout. If you want to build a cover model body in less than 3 hours per week, you don’t have time for any inefficient exercises.
Instead, you need to stick with full-body exercises that allow you to train several muscle groups at once. That’s the only way that you’ll get out of the gym in less than 45 minutes, and still be able to improve your body. In the Turbulence Training manual, you’ll get 16-weeks worth of Advanced Fat Blasting Workouts (starting on page 38) that show you exactly how to lose fat and build muscle without the need for fancy isolation exercises done on expensive machines.
My Question to You: What has been your best workout for fat loss?
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Top 6 Myths of Burning Fat and Working Out
3) High-Rep, Low-Weight "Toning" Workouts & Other Politically Correct Training Programs (a.k.a “Water Bottle Workouts”)
The old “high reps gets you cut” myth is probably one of the most common misconception about fat loss in the industry. Spot reducing doesn’t work. It won’t work for your abs, and it won’t work for your arms or chest.
There are two very important reasons to include strength training in a fat loss program, but it’s not because high reps get you cut. Instead, lifting moderately heavy weights for a lower number of repetitions will help you gain muscle at the same time as you lose body fat, and it will also help you burn a lot more calories during training and after.
This goes for both men AND women. A study of women showed that when they used heavier weights and lower reps they burned more calories in the hours after training. And that’s the key. You have to put “Turbulence” on your body so that your muscles will increase their metabolism. By doing that, you burn fat and calories all day long, even while you sleep!
And as if the high-reps belief wasn’t enough, I can't believe it when I read a fitness article misleading women that they can get “toned triceps” by lifting soup cans or water bottles. This will never happen! It doesn’t matter how many photos the magazines show you of your favorite exercise instructor doing triceps kickbacks with water bottles in her hand, you will not get her body by doing that type of program. What a load of baloney. Pure politically-correct crapola. On the other hand, the bodyweight exercises in the Turbulence Training workouts will help you get sleek, sexy, defined arms.
So let's leave it at this: For men and women looking to get lean and lose fat, you should go for efficient exercises - obviously the more muscles used per exercise the better. By doing pushups for example, you can train your triceps, chest, shoulders and abs all at once - literally cutting your workout in half (or more). And that’s what Turbulence Training is all about – more results in less time.
The old “high reps gets you cut” myth is probably one of the most common misconception about fat loss in the industry. Spot reducing doesn’t work. It won’t work for your abs, and it won’t work for your arms or chest.
There are two very important reasons to include strength training in a fat loss program, but it’s not because high reps get you cut. Instead, lifting moderately heavy weights for a lower number of repetitions will help you gain muscle at the same time as you lose body fat, and it will also help you burn a lot more calories during training and after.
This goes for both men AND women. A study of women showed that when they used heavier weights and lower reps they burned more calories in the hours after training. And that’s the key. You have to put “Turbulence” on your body so that your muscles will increase their metabolism. By doing that, you burn fat and calories all day long, even while you sleep!
And as if the high-reps belief wasn’t enough, I can't believe it when I read a fitness article misleading women that they can get “toned triceps” by lifting soup cans or water bottles. This will never happen! It doesn’t matter how many photos the magazines show you of your favorite exercise instructor doing triceps kickbacks with water bottles in her hand, you will not get her body by doing that type of program. What a load of baloney. Pure politically-correct crapola. On the other hand, the bodyweight exercises in the Turbulence Training workouts will help you get sleek, sexy, defined arms.
So let's leave it at this: For men and women looking to get lean and lose fat, you should go for efficient exercises - obviously the more muscles used per exercise the better. By doing pushups for example, you can train your triceps, chest, shoulders and abs all at once - literally cutting your workout in half (or more). And that’s what Turbulence Training is all about – more results in less time.
Monday, October 6, 2008
Top 6 Myths of Burning Fat and Working Out
2) Spinning
I know I’m going to step on some toes with this one, but let me tell you that no matter how great you think your spinning workout is, I guarantee you it is inefficient. Spinning classes are great for entertainment, and overall not bad for results, but they are too long! They take up a full hour of your time when you could get your strength training and interval training done in the same amount of time.
What good is a spinning class if you really need to build the muscles of your upper body? Why it’s no good at all, of course. Doing a spinning class today just means that you’ll have to come to the gym twice as much each week in order to get the same results as you would with Turbulence Training.
But with Turbulence Training, I’ve taken what does work in a spinning class and shortened it, improved it, and created the Turbulence Training Interval Cardio workouts that are guaranteed to help you blast through stubborn fat while still allowing you enough time to get the benefits of strength training in the same workout.
My Question: Have you ever noticed those people at the gym who do spinning classes either (a) always look the same (i.e. no weight loss) or (b) never stay with the class?
I know I’m going to step on some toes with this one, but let me tell you that no matter how great you think your spinning workout is, I guarantee you it is inefficient. Spinning classes are great for entertainment, and overall not bad for results, but they are too long! They take up a full hour of your time when you could get your strength training and interval training done in the same amount of time.
What good is a spinning class if you really need to build the muscles of your upper body? Why it’s no good at all, of course. Doing a spinning class today just means that you’ll have to come to the gym twice as much each week in order to get the same results as you would with Turbulence Training.
But with Turbulence Training, I’ve taken what does work in a spinning class and shortened it, improved it, and created the Turbulence Training Interval Cardio workouts that are guaranteed to help you blast through stubborn fat while still allowing you enough time to get the benefits of strength training in the same workout.
My Question: Have you ever noticed those people at the gym who do spinning classes either (a) always look the same (i.e. no weight loss) or (b) never stay with the class?
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Top 6 Myths of Burning Fat and Working Out
1) Long, Slow Boring Cardio Workouts
Each day, I see the same people doing the same exercise routine as they did yesterday. They go to the same piece of cardio equipment and use the same level and go at that same slow pace as always.
And do you know what I see the next day? The same old physique on that same person. No change. Next week? No change. Same workout, same body. For months and months and months on end (if not years). I apologize if it sounds like I’m describing your progress, but it is all too common.
Heck, I’ve researched testimony from men and women describing the 7 hours of cardio they do each week, and their mounting frustration from the lack of results. So what’s the answer? Should they do more cardio? Of course not, that would be insanity!
But the politically correct trainer would say, "Just keep at it. Keep working hard. Doing more cardio in the fat burning zone will help you lose the fat."
Well I’m here to tell you in no uncertain terms, politically incorrect and all, “No it won’t. Extra cardio will not help.” Doing hours and hours of cardio each week is a great way to get nowhere in your fat loss program.
So stop worrying about exercising in a certain heart rate zone for fat loss. Forget about how many calories the machine says you’ve burned (they are wrong most of the time anyways). And get off the elliptical machine for good (I don’t believe the elliptical machines are effective for advanced fat loss). Say goodbye (and good riddance!) to long, slow, boring cardio.
My Question to You: Do you want to burn fat?? Are you finding mixed results from cardio workouts?
Each day, I see the same people doing the same exercise routine as they did yesterday. They go to the same piece of cardio equipment and use the same level and go at that same slow pace as always.
And do you know what I see the next day? The same old physique on that same person. No change. Next week? No change. Same workout, same body. For months and months and months on end (if not years). I apologize if it sounds like I’m describing your progress, but it is all too common.
Heck, I’ve researched testimony from men and women describing the 7 hours of cardio they do each week, and their mounting frustration from the lack of results. So what’s the answer? Should they do more cardio? Of course not, that would be insanity!
But the politically correct trainer would say, "Just keep at it. Keep working hard. Doing more cardio in the fat burning zone will help you lose the fat."
Well I’m here to tell you in no uncertain terms, politically incorrect and all, “No it won’t. Extra cardio will not help.” Doing hours and hours of cardio each week is a great way to get nowhere in your fat loss program.
So stop worrying about exercising in a certain heart rate zone for fat loss. Forget about how many calories the machine says you’ve burned (they are wrong most of the time anyways). And get off the elliptical machine for good (I don’t believe the elliptical machines are effective for advanced fat loss). Say goodbye (and good riddance!) to long, slow, boring cardio.
My Question to You: Do you want to burn fat?? Are you finding mixed results from cardio workouts?
Monday, September 15, 2008
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
The Dave Pelz of Officiating
I'm the Dave Pelz of Hockey Officiating
(I guess you could call it my "Mission Statement")
Who's Dave Pelz?? (watch this [video]):
(I guess you could call it my "Mission Statement")
"My life is helping referees get bigger and better games.
Get better games, that's what it is all about.
Doesn't matter what level you work, what league you work, if you are IMPROVING, if you getter better and more exciting games at your level, if you are getting better and you are looking forward to having the best hockey season of your life...that's where the fun is in hockey, that's where the enjoyment is.
So, my life, right now, is devoted to research, testing, finding out how to teach people, how to help them learn to improve."
Who's Dave Pelz?? (watch this [video]):
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Friday, August 15, 2008
The Inner Game Thesis
J.B. Olson did a year-long thesis project of studying and identifying the mental characteristics common in all high level hockey referees. You can receive a Free Copy of His Study by Filling Out the Form Below:
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Mental Tuffness Training (R) Camp Curriculum Sing Up
Welcome to the first step in the Mental Tuffness Training(R) Referee Camp.
The first step I ask of you is to fill out the form below to start receiving your curriculum:
The first step I ask of you is to fill out the form below to start receiving your curriculum:
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Monday, July 28, 2008
Welcome to the UO Mental Tuffness Training(R)
Welcome to Referee Camp! This camp has proven to be one of our most popular camps. Please see the following video message from J.B. Olson:
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Mental Tuffness Training (R) Curriculum Sing Up
Dear Hockey Referee,
Please sign up to automatically receive the Mental Tuffness Curriculum:
Please sign up to automatically receive the Mental Tuffness Curriculum:
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Power Skating Video Series 1
The IT Department from UltimateOfficials.com just sent me over another video that highlights what to expect from the upcoming video series on power skating. Enjoy!
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Zebra Open -- Coming August 22, 2008
5th Annual Zebra Open –
Referee’s Take a Swing at Cancer
Benefit for the “Zebra Foundation”
Referee’s Take a Swing at Cancer
Benefit for the “Zebra Foundation”
Friday August 22nd , 2008
9:00 am (registration begins at 8:00 am)
Stonebrooke Golf Club
2693 County Road 79
Shakopee, MN 55379
(www.stonebrooke.com)
9:00 am (registration begins at 8:00 am)
Stonebrooke Golf Club
2693 County Road 79
Shakopee, MN 55379
(www.stonebrooke.com)
Who: Hockey referee’s and officials who are interested in having fun and donating money to fight cancer.
What: 4 man scramble – Teams of four will compete for prizes and awards.May choose a
partner/group to register with, or may be assigned to a group.
When: Friday August 22nd , 2008
Tournament begins at 9:00 am
$65.00 Special Registration Fee, includes 18 holes golf, range balls, motorized cart, plus a barbecue picnic afterwards
Where: Stonebrooke Golf Club, Shakopee, MN
Why: Because we all know someone who has been affected by cancer. This tournament started four years ago, with 8 people who played 18 holes of golf, took all of their betting money from the game, and donated a total of $350 to the American Cancer Society. In 2005, there were two Zebra Open events: (1)Northern Tournament: 4 participants, who donated a total of $240 to American Cancer Society, and (2) Twin Cities Event: 12 participants, who donated a total of $650 to Jon and Kelley Campion. In 2006, we held the event for the first time at Little Falls CC, and we had 27 participants, who raised $3100 for Jon and Kelley Campion again. Last year we had the tournament in Little Falls again, drawing 31 people who raised $3000 for the Zebra Foundation.
**ZEBRA FOUNDATION: We have now established a foundation for the hockey officials in Minnesota, called the Zebra Foundation. The mission of the Zebra Foundation is “to support cancer patients and their families through donations.” Helping our fellow brothers and sisters in the referee world is what this cause is all about. Cancer can strike any of us or our families at any time, and the Zebra Foundation is here to help. Your participation ensures help for those in the future.
This year we are going BIGGER and BETTER!! Our goal is to have 100 participants, from all around the state who love to golf, talk trash, and enjoy the feeling of giving to a worthy cause.
JOIN IN THE FUN
Call J.B. Olson – 612-207-6482
Email: ejmo02@msn.com
Make checks payable to: MHOA ($65.00 = Special Fee!!)
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Here Comes the BOOM!
I was just handed this item from our IT department. Please enjoy the music video:
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Linkorama: Are You All About "MORE"?
I just got my July newsletter from Dan Kennedy (go see this stud at www.dankennedy.com ) and he had some great insights into wanting "MORE". I am telling you...it doesn't matter what type of business you are in, whether you are an employee, business owner, bus boy, or bottle washer, you can apply the concepts from his opening excerpt.
[[ Note: If you are an athlete and consider yourself to be a SERIOUS athlete, then the concepts definitely apply to you and yours.]]
[[[Special Note: If you are a hockey official and you want MORE...more big games, more playoff runs, more championships to work, more t.v. games...this is DEFINITELY for you and yours]]]
From Dan Kennedy:
"At the SuperConference, Gene Simmons made the observation that he and pretty much all successful people are obsessed with the relentless pursuit of "More". This is why so much more invention, innovation, progress and wealth has been birthed here in the U.S. than anywhere else (up until lately) -- because, more than any other nation on earth, we have been all about the belief in the philosophy of 'more.' These days, there's a lot of foolish criticism of that, a lot of it from ridiculous hypocrites -- people who own five 15,000 square foot homes and commute between them by private jet telling you to shrink the size of your carbon footprint. Billionaires-turned-liberals late in life suggesting that your wealth is somehow at others' loss. There is also a rising chorus of voices selling us on a new mandate to accept 'less'. Obama has said we must give up the idea of keeping our homes at 72-degrees and live less comfortably, drive less, even eat less food...and, of course, keep less of the wealth we create. You want to ignore all of this b.s. and feel proud to be a pursuer of More.
The more 'More' you pursue and get, the more good you automatically do for others, and the more good you can deliberately do as well. So, to celebrate July, this Issue is about "GET MORE."
How to GET MORE of a lot of different things. I have written it immediately before jetting off to the U.K. for a week, to get more of the Brit's money and bring it back here. On that long flight, I'll be scheming about how to get more customers by more means with more speed when I get back. And it seems to me that the main reason more people don't get More is that they just aren't thinking about it, noodling it, being creative about it, working at it, and taking pride in it. Right now, a lot of people are actually voluntarily, shamefully shifting their thinking into reverse; instead of thinking about getting More, they've turned their thoughts to getting by with Less until "this recession blows over" -- as if it were a summer thunderstorm. It is not. It is a Transition to the New Economy, where there is more opportunity than ever. Different, but more."
Amen to the thought of GETTING MORE!
[[ Note: If you are an athlete and consider yourself to be a SERIOUS athlete, then the concepts definitely apply to you and yours.]]
[[[Special Note: If you are a hockey official and you want MORE...more big games, more playoff runs, more championships to work, more t.v. games...this is DEFINITELY for you and yours]]]
From Dan Kennedy:
"At the SuperConference, Gene Simmons made the observation that he and pretty much all successful people are obsessed with the relentless pursuit of "More". This is why so much more invention, innovation, progress and wealth has been birthed here in the U.S. than anywhere else (up until lately) -- because, more than any other nation on earth, we have been all about the belief in the philosophy of 'more.' These days, there's a lot of foolish criticism of that, a lot of it from ridiculous hypocrites -- people who own five 15,000 square foot homes and commute between them by private jet telling you to shrink the size of your carbon footprint. Billionaires-turned-liberals late in life suggesting that your wealth is somehow at others' loss. There is also a rising chorus of voices selling us on a new mandate to accept 'less'. Obama has said we must give up the idea of keeping our homes at 72-degrees and live less comfortably, drive less, even eat less food...and, of course, keep less of the wealth we create. You want to ignore all of this b.s. and feel proud to be a pursuer of More.
The more 'More' you pursue and get, the more good you automatically do for others, and the more good you can deliberately do as well. So, to celebrate July, this Issue is about "GET MORE."
How to GET MORE of a lot of different things. I have written it immediately before jetting off to the U.K. for a week, to get more of the Brit's money and bring it back here. On that long flight, I'll be scheming about how to get more customers by more means with more speed when I get back. And it seems to me that the main reason more people don't get More is that they just aren't thinking about it, noodling it, being creative about it, working at it, and taking pride in it. Right now, a lot of people are actually voluntarily, shamefully shifting their thinking into reverse; instead of thinking about getting More, they've turned their thoughts to getting by with Less until "this recession blows over" -- as if it were a summer thunderstorm. It is not. It is a Transition to the New Economy, where there is more opportunity than ever. Different, but more."
Amen to the thought of GETTING MORE!
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Sport Specific Training
Ultimate Officials has taken great pride in knowing that we have conducted extensive studies of the movements referee's and linesmen take during a game, how often they make certain moves, and we have put together the most comprehensive workout plan that IS REFEREE SPECIFIC on the planet.
Here's a few myth's vs. facts we've also discovered:
MYTH: Running is a good exercise for refereeing, such as the ability to run a 2 mile run.
FACT: Hockey is a game that involves 2-3 sprints over short periods of time, followed by stationary standing, gliding, or slow movements. There is no such movement and/or movements in a hockey game that mimics a 2 mile run.
MYTH: The best cardio for hockey is High Interval Intensity Training (HIIT).
FACT: HIIT is much better than running, but it still does not mimic the movement patterns that a referee or linesmen undergo in a hockey game. Ultimate Officials has studied the best officials in the game, working the most intense hockey on the planet. HIIT is not the way to go.
MYTH: Using weight machines, with prescribed motions, is the way to build muscles for hockey.
FACT: There are two main strength patterns that referee (referee's only have one pattern) and linesmen must master, and weight machines, even most cases free weights, are of no advantage to the referee.
MYTH: To cut fat, you must eat less food and deny yourself.
FACT: To cut fat, you must eat MORE food.
MYTH: Following an off-season training regiment that hockey players follow is the key to becoming better on the ice as an official.
FACT: A hockey player regiment is better than what you'll find most people doing at the club (riding a stationary bike is in no way sport-specific for refereeing), but there is a more specific way to train.
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Linkorama: Matt Birk of the Minnesota Vikings trains with former Viking, Mike Morris, to work on the most sport-specific training for NFL players:
Star Tribune Article here
"When you play football, and you're out in space trying to block a linebacker, you need a different kind of strength than the kind you get in the weight room," Birk said.
Birk backs his truck out. The parking lot is long, and I steer while he pushes his truck its entire length. Then -- and this isn't quite fair -- I push Birk's truck with him in it, all the way back.
Twice.
Birk does this a third time, with Morris steering, while I go into the bushes and eject my morning Starbucks.
Birk and Morris find this a convenient time to tell stories. Birk, who attended Cretin-Derham Hall High, said then-Vikings offensive line coach Mike Tice sent him to Morris to get stronger. So Birk showed up and worked out with Morris and Vikings such as Todd Steussie in Morris' basement, and Birk became one of the great overachievers in NFL history -- a sixth-round pick who has been selected to six Pro Bowls.
Birk, after his first MILO workout, found he couldn't bend over to touch his knees. And he urinated blood for a few days.
"I asked him if he had gotten that looked at," Morris said. "He said 'No.' It went away. So I guess it was OK."
Morris shrugged, and we head inside for four sets of two different triceps lifts. I'm hurting now, but it's not really my muscles. It's that, while pushing the truck, my internal organs fought like divergent Middle Eastern religious sects.
I eject more Starbucks in the bathroom, then finish the sets. Birk hardly looks tired."
For Information regarding the most sport specific training for hockey officials, CLICK HERE
Here's a few myth's vs. facts we've also discovered:
MYTH: Running is a good exercise for refereeing, such as the ability to run a 2 mile run.
FACT: Hockey is a game that involves 2-3 sprints over short periods of time, followed by stationary standing, gliding, or slow movements. There is no such movement and/or movements in a hockey game that mimics a 2 mile run.
MYTH: The best cardio for hockey is High Interval Intensity Training (HIIT).
FACT: HIIT is much better than running, but it still does not mimic the movement patterns that a referee or linesmen undergo in a hockey game. Ultimate Officials has studied the best officials in the game, working the most intense hockey on the planet. HIIT is not the way to go.
MYTH: Using weight machines, with prescribed motions, is the way to build muscles for hockey.
FACT: There are two main strength patterns that referee (referee's only have one pattern) and linesmen must master, and weight machines, even most cases free weights, are of no advantage to the referee.
MYTH: To cut fat, you must eat less food and deny yourself.
FACT: To cut fat, you must eat MORE food.
MYTH: Following an off-season training regiment that hockey players follow is the key to becoming better on the ice as an official.
FACT: A hockey player regiment is better than what you'll find most people doing at the club (riding a stationary bike is in no way sport-specific for refereeing), but there is a more specific way to train.
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Linkorama: Matt Birk of the Minnesota Vikings trains with former Viking, Mike Morris, to work on the most sport-specific training for NFL players:
Star Tribune Article here
"When you play football, and you're out in space trying to block a linebacker, you need a different kind of strength than the kind you get in the weight room," Birk said.
Birk backs his truck out. The parking lot is long, and I steer while he pushes his truck its entire length. Then -- and this isn't quite fair -- I push Birk's truck with him in it, all the way back.
Twice.
Birk does this a third time, with Morris steering, while I go into the bushes and eject my morning Starbucks.
Birk and Morris find this a convenient time to tell stories. Birk, who attended Cretin-Derham Hall High, said then-Vikings offensive line coach Mike Tice sent him to Morris to get stronger. So Birk showed up and worked out with Morris and Vikings such as Todd Steussie in Morris' basement, and Birk became one of the great overachievers in NFL history -- a sixth-round pick who has been selected to six Pro Bowls.
Birk, after his first MILO workout, found he couldn't bend over to touch his knees. And he urinated blood for a few days.
"I asked him if he had gotten that looked at," Morris said. "He said 'No.' It went away. So I guess it was OK."
Morris shrugged, and we head inside for four sets of two different triceps lifts. I'm hurting now, but it's not really my muscles. It's that, while pushing the truck, my internal organs fought like divergent Middle Eastern religious sects.
I eject more Starbucks in the bathroom, then finish the sets. Birk hardly looks tired."
For Information regarding the most sport specific training for hockey officials, CLICK HERE
Friday, June 27, 2008
Power Points #2
"The Power of 'Big Cajones'
"Timid Salesmen Have Skinny Kids"
Zig Ziglar
"I got this early in life -- but I'm unceasingly amazed at how many people still haven't got it. The principle is simple and even Biblical: you've got to ask for what you want.
In selling, negotiating, deal-making, etc., you need to be brazen beyond belief.
This is especially important if selling big-ticket/high-priced products or services or high fees. In my business, what is the difference between getting $500 or $5,000 to write a sales letter or give a speech? It has more to do with asking for it than with anything else. It is both a metaphysical and practical truth that the world accepts your own appraisal of your value."
Dan Kennedy (www.dankennedy.com) - Power Points
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My thoughts: What am I asking for? Basically I am running a non-profit that helps mentor and develop hockey officials. I am asking for people to support the cause by becoming an affiliate. I am pleased to announce there are currently (6) six affiliates that are helping the cause. What do you want to ask for?
In selling, negotiating, deal-making, etc., you need to be brazen beyond belief.
This is especially important if selling big-ticket/high-priced products or services or high fees. In my business, what is the difference between getting $500 or $5,000 to write a sales letter or give a speech? It has more to do with asking for it than with anything else. It is both a metaphysical and practical truth that the world accepts your own appraisal of your value."
Dan Kennedy (www.dankennedy.com) - Power Points
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My thoughts: What am I asking for? Basically I am running a non-profit that helps mentor and develop hockey officials. I am asking for people to support the cause by becoming an affiliate. I am pleased to announce there are currently (6) six affiliates that are helping the cause. What do you want to ask for?
Friday, June 20, 2008
5 Things a Referee Can Teach You About Life
1. Relationships matter -
explanation: The greatest "circle of friends" I have is referees. All of my great friends are referees, and when I am old and in a rocking chair, whittling some wood, and gumming the few teeth left in my mouth, I will remember the camaraderie of the guys I worked hockey with.
Treat those relationships special. I found an interesting study online recently that looked into the saying, "Money can't buy you happiness." The researchers tried to assess if that was true and whether or not there was something out there that did, indeed, create consistent happiness. Results? They found that money doesn't buy happiness, and the greatest correlation they could find between anything was the number of times you meet with friends and family. So...if you want more happiness in your life...break bread with family and friend more often! Because relationships matter.
explanation: The greatest "circle of friends" I have is referees. All of my great friends are referees, and when I am old and in a rocking chair, whittling some wood, and gumming the few teeth left in my mouth, I will remember the camaraderie of the guys I worked hockey with.
Treat those relationships special. I found an interesting study online recently that looked into the saying, "Money can't buy you happiness." The researchers tried to assess if that was true and whether or not there was something out there that did, indeed, create consistent happiness. Results? They found that money doesn't buy happiness, and the greatest correlation they could find between anything was the number of times you meet with friends and family. So...if you want more happiness in your life...break bread with family and friend more often! Because relationships matter.
2. Do you deal with problems or challenges?
explanation: Semantics? Word-smithing? Play on words? Or attitude?
The great ones love a challenge. Do you love a challenge? Challenges are things to overcome. Problems on the other hand...
The best officials handle difficult situations in hockey games differently than the average ones. When things blow out of proportion (like this situation) the best ones rise above the situation and act in a cool, calm, and commanding fashion. It's a challenge, not a problem. The average ones? They get all bent out of shape, get frazzled, and handle the situation poorly. The difference may be due to experience, but it may have a larger part to do with attitude.
explanation: Semantics? Word-smithing? Play on words? Or attitude?
The great ones love a challenge. Do you love a challenge? Challenges are things to overcome. Problems on the other hand...
The best officials handle difficult situations in hockey games differently than the average ones. When things blow out of proportion (like this situation) the best ones rise above the situation and act in a cool, calm, and commanding fashion. It's a challenge, not a problem. The average ones? They get all bent out of shape, get frazzled, and handle the situation poorly. The difference may be due to experience, but it may have a larger part to do with attitude.
3. From the results of failure come the seeds of greatness -
explanation: In business, life, and hockey, the best ones are willing to experiment, take risks, and if they encounter a setback they learn from it. I have heard this being called, "failing forward fast."
The opposite is the guy who doesn't want to make any type of mistake and he does his best to not stick out. To me, this is the number one reason referees who don't like to call penalties act the way they do -- it's better to "remain on the couch and do nothing versus getting up and risking the chance of falling down." Sitting on the couch can be mastered by just about everyone.
Lastly, on of the best sayings I have heard about judgment goes like this -- "Good judgment comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgment."
explanation: In business, life, and hockey, the best ones are willing to experiment, take risks, and if they encounter a setback they learn from it. I have heard this being called, "failing forward fast."
The opposite is the guy who doesn't want to make any type of mistake and he does his best to not stick out. To me, this is the number one reason referees who don't like to call penalties act the way they do -- it's better to "remain on the couch and do nothing versus getting up and risking the chance of falling down." Sitting on the couch can be mastered by just about everyone.
Lastly, on of the best sayings I have heard about judgment goes like this -- "Good judgment comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgment."
4. To the swift go the spoils -
5. Strength is in the team -
explanation: There are a number of character traits that are rewarded in the hockey arena and in the business world, among those: problem solving, creativity, hard work, perseverance, and independence. However, that independence thing is the tricky part.
Businesses and associations want self-starters, people who can work without having to be baby-sat. At the same time, the leaders who are looking for great people want TEAM PLAYERS.
Ever played a sport and/or game with someone who is NOT a team player? I remember my high school hockey team had a player who was extremely talented, but was also extremely selfish. I think he hurt the team more than he helped the team.
Do you have any experiences with selfish players or poor team players?
explanation: There are a number of character traits that are rewarded in the hockey arena and in the business world, among those: problem solving, creativity, hard work, perseverance, and independence. However, that independence thing is the tricky part.
Businesses and associations want self-starters, people who can work without having to be baby-sat. At the same time, the leaders who are looking for great people want TEAM PLAYERS.
Ever played a sport and/or game with someone who is NOT a team player? I remember my high school hockey team had a player who was extremely talented, but was also extremely selfish. I think he hurt the team more than he helped the team.
Do you have any experiences with selfish players or poor team players?
Friday, June 13, 2008
Power Points #1
Dan Kennedy is a man I admire. He teaches business fundamentals in marketing and copywriting (so I can give his due, I will always include his website when I mention him, which is www.dankennedy.com).
I admire Dan for many reasons, including the fact that he has a series of books called, "The No B.S." Series and another one called, "Brass Balls."
That Ultimate Officials -- no BS with a touch of Brass Balls.
FACT #1: Dan was kind enought to share power points from his hundreds of presentations to business leaders all over the nation. I will be adapting some of these power points.
FACT #2: I hate power point presentations at seminars and camps. Blah, blah, blah. My mother-in-law could read those power points to an audience.
*******THESE ARE REAL POWER POINTS -- Useful, to the point, and entertaining**********
I admire Dan for many reasons, including the fact that he has a series of books called, "The No B.S." Series and another one called, "Brass Balls."
That Ultimate Officials -- no BS with a touch of Brass Balls.
FACT #1: Dan was kind enought to share power points from his hundreds of presentations to business leaders all over the nation. I will be adapting some of these power points.
FACT #2: I hate power point presentations at seminars and camps. Blah, blah, blah. My mother-in-law could read those power points to an audience.
*******THESE ARE REAL POWER POINTS -- Useful, to the point, and entertaining**********
NO SLEEPING HERE!
Hockey imitates life and vice versa. Talents learned in hockey can help in real life and vice versa.
Power Point #1: Power of "A Starving Crowd"
"Gary Halbert explains a starving crowd this way: if I offer to set you up in the fast food biz, with a hamburger joint, and you can have any one special advantage you want, what'll it be? A clown, special sauce, great burgers, a big ad budget? He says he'll take "a starving crowd.""
I experienced a "starving crowd" in hockey, particularly in Minnesota, in the mid-1990's for hockey officials. There were so many guys I came up through the program with that were great athletes and people. My regional camp in 1995 at the Western Regional produced an NHLer, 4 WCHA officials, 4 IIHF officials, and many, many other great USA hockey, high school games, tournaments and championships. We were "a starving crowd". We did what was necessary.
Too many officials today want everything handed to me. Makes me sick to my stomach. So, I am searching for "a starving crowd".
Do you have any experiences with officials who suffer from a sense of entitlement?
Sunday, June 8, 2008
5 Things a Referee Can Teach You About Life
1. There's no excuse for not knowing your numbers
explanation: Does anyone remember Randy Moss? If you watched the New England Patriots this past year, you should know who he is. If you ever were a Minnesota Vikings fan (proof that God has a sense of humor), you know what his character is like. I would be willing to bet you, though, that Randy Moss knows his numbers/stats. I bet he knows the numbers/stats of all the leading wide receivers in the NFL. He knows his trade. The same could be said about any professional athlete. Heck, it could be said about any serious athlete.
What does this have to do with you? If you are in business, I guarantee you that you should know your numbers. If you are a referee, you must know your numbers, which are the rules. No excuse. None whatsoever.
2. The great one's see it before they achieve it.
explanation: Man alive, I tell you, Wayne Gretzky was a heckuva player. The guy broke 61 different NHL records (which are all still intact to this day). No one else has ever scored 200 or more points in an NHL season, and he averaged over 200 points for 5 seasons.
Do you know what one skill Gretzky did better than all the rest?
He was one to two steps ahead of play. He saw plays unfold before they happened. The same holds true for officials -- they see plays happen before they happen. They have ESP ( while some just have ESPN).
The same holds true for your beliefs -- most will believe it when they see it...the great ones, they believe it because they see it. Good things happen to them because they believe in themselves, their abilities, their confidence, and their ability to problem solve.
If you are struggling in this area, go here: See It Before You Achieve It
3. Like attracts like.
explanation: "Don't be a sh*# magnate"
I have been told that I quoted that one time. Well, whether I said it or not, it's true. Let me explain it this way...when I was a teacher, I learned to avoid the teacher's lounge. Why? Because it was full of people bichin' and complaining. It's easy to get sucked into that negativity. I am fully convinced that those people who complain the most are the one's who get the worst luck. They are the one's who are always sick, they are the one's who are always broke, and they are the one's who don't get the referee assignments, the big games, because the assignor is picking on them.
Good teams make their own luck.
There's a term out there called, "Social Aptitude". Here's what I basically know about it -- social aptitude has to deal with the people you hang out with and their influence upon you. If you hang out with a lot of success-minded individuals, you will improve your performance in whatever it is you are doing -- golf, hockey, officiating, weightlifting. For example, people who participate in a powerlifting club that meets at a gym on a regular basis will have greater success with their lifts and will push themselves harder. Playing golf with great players will improve your score much more quicker than playing with a bunch of hacks. Like attracts like.
4. There's no excuse for poor physical fitness.
explanation: This is a no-brainer in officiating. I have discovered that it's not the diets or workout plans that don't work, it's the people that don't work. There are two ways you can improve this: (1) change your attitude (and I say the only people who like change are babies with wet diapers), or (2) find a better program.
Ultimate Officials has the "Five-Fifteen Plan." You work out 15 minutes a day and eat 5 nutritious/delicious meals a day. Easy to do and easy to lose the weight or gain the muscle you want.
To learn more, go to: Referee Specific Training Program
5. There is no substitute for pure HUSTLE.
explanation: I am just going to use a quote from Woody Hayes, the former Ohio State Buckeyes football coach:
"You may be smarter than me, you may be stronger than me, but you will never outwork me."
* Have you ever experienced any type of "Social Aptitude" either positive or negative? We would love to hear your comments!
explanation: Does anyone remember Randy Moss? If you watched the New England Patriots this past year, you should know who he is. If you ever were a Minnesota Vikings fan (proof that God has a sense of humor), you know what his character is like. I would be willing to bet you, though, that Randy Moss knows his numbers/stats. I bet he knows the numbers/stats of all the leading wide receivers in the NFL. He knows his trade. The same could be said about any professional athlete. Heck, it could be said about any serious athlete.
What does this have to do with you? If you are in business, I guarantee you that you should know your numbers. If you are a referee, you must know your numbers, which are the rules. No excuse. None whatsoever.
2. The great one's see it before they achieve it.
explanation: Man alive, I tell you, Wayne Gretzky was a heckuva player. The guy broke 61 different NHL records (which are all still intact to this day). No one else has ever scored 200 or more points in an NHL season, and he averaged over 200 points for 5 seasons.
Do you know what one skill Gretzky did better than all the rest?
He was one to two steps ahead of play. He saw plays unfold before they happened. The same holds true for officials -- they see plays happen before they happen. They have ESP ( while some just have ESPN).
The same holds true for your beliefs -- most will believe it when they see it...the great ones, they believe it because they see it. Good things happen to them because they believe in themselves, their abilities, their confidence, and their ability to problem solve.
If you are struggling in this area, go here: See It Before You Achieve It
3. Like attracts like.
explanation: "Don't be a sh*# magnate"
I have been told that I quoted that one time. Well, whether I said it or not, it's true. Let me explain it this way...when I was a teacher, I learned to avoid the teacher's lounge. Why? Because it was full of people bichin' and complaining. It's easy to get sucked into that negativity. I am fully convinced that those people who complain the most are the one's who get the worst luck. They are the one's who are always sick, they are the one's who are always broke, and they are the one's who don't get the referee assignments, the big games, because the assignor is picking on them.
Good teams make their own luck.
There's a term out there called, "Social Aptitude". Here's what I basically know about it -- social aptitude has to deal with the people you hang out with and their influence upon you. If you hang out with a lot of success-minded individuals, you will improve your performance in whatever it is you are doing -- golf, hockey, officiating, weightlifting. For example, people who participate in a powerlifting club that meets at a gym on a regular basis will have greater success with their lifts and will push themselves harder. Playing golf with great players will improve your score much more quicker than playing with a bunch of hacks. Like attracts like.
4. There's no excuse for poor physical fitness.
explanation: This is a no-brainer in officiating. I have discovered that it's not the diets or workout plans that don't work, it's the people that don't work. There are two ways you can improve this: (1) change your attitude (and I say the only people who like change are babies with wet diapers), or (2) find a better program.
Ultimate Officials has the "Five-Fifteen Plan." You work out 15 minutes a day and eat 5 nutritious/delicious meals a day. Easy to do and easy to lose the weight or gain the muscle you want.
To learn more, go to: Referee Specific Training Program
5. There is no substitute for pure HUSTLE.
explanation: I am just going to use a quote from Woody Hayes, the former Ohio State Buckeyes football coach:
"You may be smarter than me, you may be stronger than me, but you will never outwork me."
* Have you ever experienced any type of "Social Aptitude" either positive or negative? We would love to hear your comments!
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Full Extension and Full Recovery
Life and hockey are intermingled. You can learn about one to be better in the other.
From time to time I will link to other stories/blogs/interesting tidbits.
Today's link is to a newsletter I receive called "The NO B.S Newsletter" by Bill Glazer and Dan Kennedy. Here is a link to a paragraph written by Dan Kennedy:
"Into every day a little rain...rushing past me, leaving the SuperConference, the managing partner of the Renegade Cattle Company, Gold+ Luxury Member Jill Wolforth said, "Hi. Gotta run. One of your cows died." There is nothing worse in the livestock business than the news the some of your livestock is no longer alive. And I wasn't even invited to the barbeque. But I'm very big on dealing with bad news straight up, without spoonful of sugar added. One of my favorite writers about entrepreneurship, Carter Henderson, makes the observation that business is about confronting an endless parade of problems...disappointments...people bearing bad news. If you're not up to that, you may very well need to exit stage left. RESILIENCY is the numero uno characteristic required: take a hit, re-focus fast, and get on with the fixing or firing or fleeing or forgetting or whatever other productive response may be possible. When I was talking with George Ross off-stage, he seconded what Apprentice winner Bill Rancic and runner-up Kristi Frank had already told me: the majority can't handle the PRESSURE TO PERFORM, especially when confronted with adversity. And superior education, superior intellect, superior talent all wash away and prove irrelevant if in possession of someone who can't handle the pressure. Every resource that can be marshaled should be marshaled, but ultimately achievement reflects character more than aptitude or advantage. Every time I'm at an event like the one held last month, and around leaders like Gene Simmons and George Ross, I come away with reinforced certainty that modeling behavior is the key of keys, and wondering whether most people are too obsessed with collecting tactics and techniques, too little focused on collecting behavioral characteristics."
How does this apply to officiating?
A. Refereeing is a lot like business in that you have to deal with disappointments, setbacks, road blocks, hurdles, assignors, politics, (d) all of the above...Do you have the wherewithall to handle this?
B. Whose behavior are you modelling? Anybody's???
C. Can you handle the PRESSURE TO PERFORM?
Ultimate Officials is a personal training program with a high degree of mental training mixed in with physical training.
TO LEARN MORE CLICK HERE: ATTACHE LE TUQUE
From time to time I will link to other stories/blogs/interesting tidbits.
Today's link is to a newsletter I receive called "The NO B.S Newsletter" by Bill Glazer and Dan Kennedy. Here is a link to a paragraph written by Dan Kennedy:
"Into every day a little rain...rushing past me, leaving the SuperConference, the managing partner of the Renegade Cattle Company, Gold+ Luxury Member Jill Wolforth said, "Hi. Gotta run. One of your cows died." There is nothing worse in the livestock business than the news the some of your livestock is no longer alive. And I wasn't even invited to the barbeque. But I'm very big on dealing with bad news straight up, without spoonful of sugar added. One of my favorite writers about entrepreneurship, Carter Henderson, makes the observation that business is about confronting an endless parade of problems...disappointments...people bearing bad news. If you're not up to that, you may very well need to exit stage left. RESILIENCY is the numero uno characteristic required: take a hit, re-focus fast, and get on with the fixing or firing or fleeing or forgetting or whatever other productive response may be possible. When I was talking with George Ross off-stage, he seconded what Apprentice winner Bill Rancic and runner-up Kristi Frank had already told me: the majority can't handle the PRESSURE TO PERFORM, especially when confronted with adversity. And superior education, superior intellect, superior talent all wash away and prove irrelevant if in possession of someone who can't handle the pressure. Every resource that can be marshaled should be marshaled, but ultimately achievement reflects character more than aptitude or advantage. Every time I'm at an event like the one held last month, and around leaders like Gene Simmons and George Ross, I come away with reinforced certainty that modeling behavior is the key of keys, and wondering whether most people are too obsessed with collecting tactics and techniques, too little focused on collecting behavioral characteristics."
How does this apply to officiating?
A. Refereeing is a lot like business in that you have to deal with disappointments, setbacks, road blocks, hurdles, assignors, politics, (d) all of the above...Do you have the wherewithall to handle this?
B. Whose behavior are you modelling? Anybody's???
C. Can you handle the PRESSURE TO PERFORM?
Ultimate Officials is a personal training program with a high degree of mental training mixed in with physical training.
TO LEARN MORE CLICK HERE: ATTACHE LE TUQUE
Sunday, June 1, 2008
5 Things a Referee Can Teach You About Life
1. Timing -- When you position yourself, the timing will come.
explanation: Life is all about timing...being in the right place at the right time. Getting the right connections, at the right time, in the right place and THEN TAKING ACTION is what this is all about.
How do you position yourself for success? You place yourself in a target-rich environment. In business that means getting yourself in an environment where either (a) you are with influential people, (b) you are amongst people who are likely to buy what you are offering, or (c) both. And you do this all the time. In officiating, if you want to move up a level, it's working with (a) people who are of influence and work in a league you aspire to work in (we will call these people, "Sneezers", because when they sneeze, things spread), (b) officiating in a league, association, or district that has "sneezers", and (c) being professional and polished on and off the ice at all times.
2. There is no substitution for Good Mechanics
explanation: Ever tried to pick someone up for a date? Mechanics are everything (btw, the best line that has EVER worked for me was...I would go up to a gal in the bar and ask her, "Buy me a drink?" Worked like a charm. Don't believe it, contact me and I will give you the finer points on why this works. I will also give you a 100% full proof way to pick ANYBODY up at a bar. Be careful, though, because this is very powerful and manipulative kind of stuff.
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Here's positioning for you:
explanation: Life is all about timing...being in the right place at the right time. Getting the right connections, at the right time, in the right place and THEN TAKING ACTION is what this is all about.
How do you position yourself for success? You place yourself in a target-rich environment. In business that means getting yourself in an environment where either (a) you are with influential people, (b) you are amongst people who are likely to buy what you are offering, or (c) both. And you do this all the time. In officiating, if you want to move up a level, it's working with (a) people who are of influence and work in a league you aspire to work in (we will call these people, "Sneezers", because when they sneeze, things spread), (b) officiating in a league, association, or district that has "sneezers", and (c) being professional and polished on and off the ice at all times.
2. There is no substitution for Good Mechanics
explanation: Ever tried to pick someone up for a date? Mechanics are everything (btw, the best line that has EVER worked for me was...I would go up to a gal in the bar and ask her, "Buy me a drink?" Worked like a charm. Don't believe it, contact me and I will give you the finer points on why this works. I will also give you a 100% full proof way to pick ANYBODY up at a bar. Be careful, though, because this is very powerful and manipulative kind of stuff.
I digress...When it comes to being a great friend, spouse, partner, referee, or businessman there are tried and true mechanics involved. Ignore them at your own risk, because they are tried and true for a reason (Need tried and true refereeing mentorship? Go to ultimateofficials.com and check out "Personal Assessment").
3. Appearance is important
explanation: This really helps in the dating area...it helps in every area. What are you portraying? And, please don't try to look like someone else if it doesn't fit your personality. For me, I want to be sharp in appearance on the ice at all times. Players, coaches will determine how much they can get away with by just looking at you, so look the part.
4. Balance between work and family is paramount.
explanation: (1) Why in the heck do so many guys struggle with this? The answer is easy = give her all of your referee checks. (2) Why do so many wives suck the life out of referees? This is a MUCHO SERIOUS topic. You want to change this? Permanently? Go to ultimateofficials.com and contact us. We will be more than happy to work with you and your wife (or spouse/partner/committed relationship person) to create the greatest balance that you could ever imagine. You'll have greater communication, more sex, better relationships with your kids, and you will be allowed to ref to your heart's desire. MUCHO SERIOUS!
5. A smile can always disarm people.
explanation: Self-explanatory
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Here's positioning for you:
Welcome to Ref 2.0
Somebody out there called the internet today "Web 2.0" Here is the definition according to wikipedia.com:
Web 2.0 is a term describing the trend in the use of World Wide Web technology and web design that aims to enhance creativity, information sharing, and, most notably, collaboration among users. These concepts have led to the development and evolution of web-based communities and hosted services, such as social-networking sites, wikis, blogs, and folksonomies. The term became notable after the first O'Reilly Media Web 2.0 conference in 2004.[2] [3] Although the term suggests a new version of the World Wide Web, it does not refer to an update to any technical specifications, but to changes in the ways software developers and end-users use the Web.
Isn't it about time there was a site for "creativity, information sharing, and, most notably, collaboration among users"???
The time is now and this is the place. Here are the goals for the Ultimate Officials website:
1. Train and develop hockey officials on improving their mental skills through:
Web 2.0 is a term describing the trend in the use of World Wide Web technology and web design that aims to enhance creativity, information sharing, and, most notably, collaboration among users. These concepts have led to the development and evolution of web-based communities and hosted services, such as social-networking sites, wikis, blogs, and folksonomies. The term became notable after the first O'Reilly Media Web 2.0 conference in 2004.[2] [3] Although the term suggests a new version of the World Wide Web, it does not refer to an update to any technical specifications, but to changes in the ways software developers and end-users use the Web.
Isn't it about time there was a site for "creativity, information sharing, and, most notably, collaboration among users"???
The time is now and this is the place. Here are the goals for the Ultimate Officials website:
1. Train and develop hockey officials on improving their mental skills through:
- increased problem solving
- identifying mental blocks that are present and blocking success
- removing those mental blocks permanently
- increasing courage levels for increased decision-making ability
- referee-specific training, which is now the most comprehensive workout plan that is the most specific for referees
- increased ability to function under stress
- increased persuasion and influence skills
- personalized mentoring and personal training
- unlimited Q/A for members
- game and skating evlauations
2. Provide a mentoring program that is individualized, personal in nature, and start of the art, utilizing the best components of the internet available through:
- access to program resource networks
- how to best position yourself for success
- how to navigate the politics of officiating
- how to open doors that have remained closed
3. Operate as a non-profit status in order to provide leadership training, character development, and social skill improvements for officials, school-aged children, and public school teachers. Ultimate Officials has an application for non-profit status that will be fully operational in (6) weeks. There is already a charitable foundation in place with the Zebra Foundation, which has been established to support cancer patients and their families through donations to registered charities.
We are now recruiting members for our team. We are seeking strategic business partners, those who can help spread the word of http://www.ultimateofficials.com/. There is an affiliate side of this program that will make money for those who help promote the website. These people can come from any walk of life in the officiating (and non-officiating world).
There are other organizations out there that ask for dues (every single association I belong to asks for dues, except for the WCHA), and I pay those dues without question, because I know they support the infrastructure of these organizations.
I don't get paid in return for paying dues...now you can (except we don't call them dues)!
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Thank you for helping to make this site a success!
Sincerely,
J.B. Olson
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