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Kirk Mango on 90.9 WDCB FM Radio “The Sports Doctor”

Please join me and host Dr. Weil on his radio show The Sports Doctor for our discussion on the inspirational speaking presentations I have been giving in order to help make a difference for athletes...

Written by Kirk Mango about 4 days ago 4 reads 0 comments
Steve Weatherford of the New York Jets Endorses Becoming a True Champion

I was happy to receive an enthusiastic endorsement from Steve Weatherford, current punter for the New York Jets. Here is what Steve had to say after reading Becoming a True Champion:"I read it, ...

Written by Kirk Mango about about 1 month ago 7 reads 0 comments
Team Sports and Consistent Performance

Often I hear team sport athletes talk about how difficult it is to perform their skill set in competition on a consistent basis...

Written by Kirk Mango about 2 months ago 5 reads 0 comments
High School Inspirational Speaking Presentation a Success

This past Monday, I had the wonderful opportunity to present my thoughts and ideas to the DGS High School Volleyball Program on how athletes (or anyone for that matter) can achieve success through very adverse conditions...

Written by Kirk Mango about 3 months ago 5 reads 0 comments
"Becoming a True Champion" Authors Make a Title Change

After much deliberation, my co-author and I have decided to make a change in the title of our book. The purpose of this change is to direct more attention to the larger market for which Becoming a True Champion was written...

Written by Kirk Mango about 4 months ago 32 reads 0 comments
If You Live To Be 100!!!

If you live to be 100 years old you will spend the first 50 years of your life doing many things. You will spend the next 50 years doing more things and reflecting on all of those things that you did in your first 50 years...

Written by Kirk Mango about 4 months ago 59 reads 0 comments
Interview With Louisville Baseball's Phil Wunderlich

Interview chat with Louisville University Cardinal baseball player Phil Wunderlich. Phil is a standout player and the No. 1 hitter for the Cardinals...

Written by Kirk Mango about 4 months ago 49 reads 0 comments
USA National Champion Gymnast Kmieciak Interview Online Tonight

National champion gymnast Keeley Kmieciak interview chat on The Athlete’s Sports Experience blog is tonight, Tuesday, June 30 at 7 p.m. CST. Hope to see you there...

Written by Kirk Mango about 5 months ago 69 reads 0 comments
Interview w/Gymnastics National Champion, Louisville Ball Player, Major Leaguer

In keeping with my purpose of giving young athletes, parents, and coaches valuable information about youth sports, I have planed several interview chats with some highly successful athletes. These competitors have been through it all...

Written by Kirk Mango about 5 months ago 40 reads 0 comments
Process over Outcome: Has America Forgotten?

The first half of this post’s title takes direct aim at something I have spent a good deal of time referencing in many of my articles pertaining to youth sports...

Written by Kirk Mango about 6 months ago 18 reads 0 comments
Things Your Kids Didn't Learn in School and the Youth Sports Environment

In perusing the internet, talking to colleagues, and sharing information from within the teaching and coaching profession, I come across interesting bits and pieces of information that force reflection...

Written by Kirk Mango about 6 months ago 58 reads 0 comments
Top 50 of All Time at Northern Illinois University

I was surprised and humbled by a phone call I received from a former professor, Dr. Hubie Dunn, at Northern Illinois University this past Thursday night...

Written by Kirk Mango about 7 months ago 82 reads 5 comments
Open Chat Discussion on Issues in Youth Sports Today

I recently made contact with an individual who is also concerned about the current youth sports environment. So much so that he created a website called Repairing Youth Sports to express his concerns...

Written by Kirk Mango about 7 months ago 62 reads 0 comments
A “What If?” for Coaches

What if you were able to gain specific information about the athletes under your direction that gave detailed insight into their personality strengths and weaknesses, how they think, react, are ...

Written by Kirk Mango about 7 months ago 13 reads 0 comments
New "Becoming a True Champion" Live Chat

WHAT: Live Chat WHO: Kirk Mango WHEN: Sunday Afternoons: 4:00 – 5:00 pm central time Tuesday Evenings: 7:00 – 8:00 pm central time Randomly: Evenings throughout the week & ...

Written by Kirk Mango about 7 months ago 37 reads 0 comments
Organized Functional Training: A Format for Success

If you are an athlete wanting to become better, more successful, maybe even of state or national caliber, you will likely find a multitude of things, or pieces of the puzzle, that need to be ...

Written by Kirk Mango about 8 months ago 30 reads 0 comments
In Case You Missed It! Kirk Mango on "The Sports Doctor"

Those of you who may have missed my interview on Chicago's WDCB-FM radio show "The Sports Doctor" can click on the link below and listen to the show in its entirety. Your interest and feedback are welcome...

Written by Kirk Mango about 9 months ago 9 reads 0 comments
40+ High School Athletes Suspended: What's Changed? Part II

In Part I of 40+ High School Athletes Suspended: What’s Changed? I discussed the situation from which the title of this blog was created and referenced an earlier time to show some comparison...

Written by Kirk Mango about 9 months ago 21 reads 0 comments
40+ High School Athletes Suspended: What's Changed? Part I

Recently reported by Dana Kozlov on Chicago CBS local news, and in Bob Sakamoto’s article 43 York athletes suspended, was a story concerning the recent suspension of 43 high school athletes for breaking their school's athletic code...

Written by Kirk Mango about 9 months ago 121 reads 0 comments
Kirk Mango "Live" on The Sports Doctor

Please join me and host Dr. Weil on his radio show, The Sports Doctor, for our discussion on several aspects of my book, Becoming a True Champion, success in sports, raising college athletes, and generally anything related to youth sports...

Written by Kirk Mango about 9 months ago 43 reads 0 comments
Part II: Consistent High Levels of Performance: How It’s Done

As discussed in Part I: Consistent High Levels of Performance: How It’s Done, many athletes set long-term goals that encompass what they want to accomplish by the end of a season, in high ...

Written by Kirk Mango about 10 months ago 19 reads 0 comments
Part I Consistent High Levels of Performance: How It’s Done

In my blog Four Attributes That Lead To Athletic Greatness I discussed, in detail, attributes that athletes need in order to achieve greatness...

Written by Kirk Mango about 10 months ago 30 reads 2 comments
Club or High School Sports: Why Do I Have To Choose?

It has only been recently, within the last decade or so, that some high school athletes are choosing to play their favorite sport exclusively for their club team, forgoing the experience of high school competition altogether...

Written by Kirk Mango about 10 months ago 147 reads 0 comments
The “True Champion” Code

I will:- Consistently, and without reservation, strive to reach my full potential.- Be committed and disciplined in my approach.- Take personal responsibility, and any action necessary, to achieve team and individual goals...

Written by Kirk Mango about 11 months ago 35 reads 2 comments
Strong Leadership

Strong Leadership is like a riverIt keeps moving no-matter what lies in its pathWhether sand, rock, or even a mountain; water will always find its wayIt may be forceful or subtle, yet,always ...

Written by Kirk Mango about 11 months ago 27 reads 0 comments

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Kirk Mango Article Archive

Kirk Mango on 90.9 WDCB FM Radio “The Sports Doctor”

Steve Weatherford of the New York Jets Endorses Becoming a True Champion

Team Sports and Consistent Performance

High School Inspirational Speaking Presentation a Success

"Becoming a True Champion" Authors Make a Title Change

If You Live To Be 100!!!

Interview With Louisville Baseball's Phil Wunderlich

USA National Champion Gymnast Kmieciak Interview Online Tonight

Interview w/Gymnastics National Champion, Louisville Ball Player, Major Leaguer

Process over Outcome: Has America Forgotten?

Things Your Kids Didn't Learn in School and the Youth Sports Environment

Top 50 of All Time at Northern Illinois University

Open Chat Discussion on Issues in Youth Sports Today

A “What If?” for Coaches

New "Becoming a True Champion" Live Chat

Organized Functional Training: A Format for Success

In Case You Missed It! Kirk Mango on "The Sports Doctor"

40+ High School Athletes Suspended: What's Changed? Part II

40+ High School Athletes Suspended: What's Changed? Part I

Kirk Mango "Live" on The Sports Doctor

Part II: Consistent High Levels of Performance: How It’s Done

Part I Consistent High Levels of Performance: How It’s Done

Club or High School Sports: Why Do I Have To Choose?

The “True Champion” Code

Strong Leadership

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