It is an uncommon person who, in the face of obstacles, loss, and low expectations, still asks why not.  Why not me?  Even if I’m starting from behind, even if…

High fiving someone who’s as tall as Cal Ripken, Jr. is quite the challenge, but these uncommon kids just asked, “Why not?”  On August 11th, we opened our 25th Youth…

We are excited for the first Cal, Sr. Day on August 11!  Many of you have already shared your fun plans for celebrating Cal Ripken, Sr. in your community, and…

This August, we have some reinforcements in the form of AmeriCorps NCCC members!  A little more on that later, but they shared some fun icebreakers and other activities with us…

In May, we asked people to nominate an Uncommon Coach in their community for our Uncommon Coaches contest.  The prize was a trip to our Uncommon Coaches Clinic, co-hosted with…

In May, we asked people to nominate an Uncommon Coach in their community for our Uncommon Coaches contest.  The prize was a trip to our Uncommon Coaches Clinic, co-hosted with…

Enlightening, inspirational, game changing...grateful I'm here! #uncommon @RachelsChalleng @CalRipkenSrFdn— Kip Koehn (@KipKoehn) July 18, 2014 Last week, July 17-19, was our Uncommon Coaches Clinic in partnership with Rachel’s Challenge.  About 150…

In case you missed it, read our last blog post to learn how you can participate in our first annual “Cal, Sr. Day” on August 11, 2014.We’ve already heard from…

If you look up the definition of "mentor," you will find that it can be defined as both a noun (an experienced and trusted adviser) and a verb (to train…