More with less: the greatest challenge sport has ever faced.
The greatest challenge sport has ever faced in upon us. It affects coaches. It affects teachers. It affects sports scientists and sports medicine practitioners. It affects sports administrators,...
View ArticleThe Biggest Question in Coaching: How do I get this generation of athletes to...
I hear it all over the world. In every sport. In every club. Coaches asking, “How do I get this generation of athletes to work hard”” Here’s how. The Problem: Kids are Lazy? The conversation usually...
View ArticleHelping Your Child Achieve in Sport – Fifty Things You Can Do
Fifty tips for parents of young athletes, to help them get the most out of their chosen sport. Love them unconditionally. Support their coach. Accept that they can not win every time they compete....
View ArticleStrength Training for High Performance Sport – An Overview
It was not all that long ago when the words “strength training” and “gymnasium” conjured up images of muscle hulks and Arnold Schwarzenegger – that is before he become the Governator! However, in...
View ArticleCoach education – Ten Dumb Things we do and call it Coach Education
The world needs more coaches. Good coaches. Passionate coaches. Committed coaches. Innovative coaches. Coaches. Coaches are the driving force of change in sport and every sport needs more great...
View ArticleSport Analysis and the Era of Negativity
Seems like every coach has a video, a camera, a DVD player and some analysis software these days. Coaches spend more time behind a desk, staring at replays and performance analysis data than they do...
View ArticleCoaching without Periodisation – Part Two
In part one of this post we discussed the possibility of Coaching Without Periodisation. In part two we will look at an alternate way of working with athletes and helping each individual you coach...
View ArticleTen smart things we should be doing in the interest of better coach education...
Here are ten things we should be doing in the interest of helping to educate the next generation of coaches: Teach coaches to listen to and understand the needs of each individual athlete they are...
View ArticleSports Coaching in 2030 – Future (coach) Shock – Where will Sports Coaching...
What will sports coaching look like in 20 years? How will a training session differ in 2030 to a training session in 2010? How will our coaching have changed, improved and evolved over the next 20...
View ArticleThe Role of Parents in Sport
Discussions with Coaches Geoff Marsh (Cricket), Joyce Brown (Netball) and Lindsay Gaze (Basketball). In response to repeated community complaints, a Sydney Council announced it planned to introduce...
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