Winning and Losing: Outplayed or Out-talented?
High Performance sport is founded on a relatively simple equation: you either win or you lose. And when you lose, it is natural to look for the reasons “why” through performance reviews etc. A critical...
View ArticleThe Magic Moment: When a Coach makes a Difference.
“We do not remember days, we remember moments.” (Cesare Pavese) Do you remember the moment when you were a teenager and Dad or Mom told you to “save money and think about your future”? You didn’t...
View ArticleTop Ten Talent I.D. Tips for High Performance Sport – The T.O.P. Approach
So much of the world’s high performance sports dollars (or Yens or Yuans or Euros or Pounds or Pesos or Rands depending on where you come from), time, energy, focus and attention is spent on three...
View ArticleSports Psycho-physiology: The Way Forward in Successful Coaching and Sports...
There is nothing new about integrating the Mind and the Body to realise successful sports performance. However, what is new is integrating Mind and Body in all aspects of sports coaching and athletic...
View ArticleWhy the London 2012 Olympics will be Tougher to win than the Beijing 2008...
You think winning Gold Medals at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games was hard….you aint seen nothin yet. It will more difficult and more challenging to win Gold at the London 2012 Olympic Games than at any...
View ArticleGrace under pressure is key to Olympic Success
Pressure – and the athlete’s ability to perform under pressure when it really matters – will play a major role in the outcome of every Olympic event: every sport, every race, every match, every game,...
View ArticleDo it again: repeating success at the Olympics
Winning in sport is tough. Winning again is even tougher. This article looks at the challenges and difficulties of repeating success in the most challenging sporting environment of them all….the...
View ArticleMore Than the Medals: Making Sense of Athletes’ Performances at the Olympic...
The Olympic Medal Count is a much talked about aspect of every Olympic Games. But what does it really mean? And does it really give an indication of the performance of athletes, coaches, teams and...
View ArticleOlympic Mistakes: The Top Five Dumb Things Athletes and Coaches do heading...
Lots of athletes go to the Olympic Games – very, very few come back with a medal or even a personal best performance. Why? Lack of Talent? Maybe. Poor Skill? Possibly. The wrong parents, i.e. Genetics?...
View ArticleThe Top 20 Tips on Being the Best: 20 years of experience in 500 words!
I have been lucky to be involved in high performance sport for the best part of 20 years. I have been very very fortunate to work with Olympic Gold Medalists, World Champions, World Record Holders,...
View ArticleFive World Wide Trends in Sport which you ignore at your peril.
Having visited more than 30 countries in four continents in the past few years and spent time with sports leaders, coaches, athletes, sponsors, sports scientists, sports academics, sports medicine...
View ArticleThe W – Word: Winning.
I am getting so sick of people talking about high performance environments, about following a process, about systems, about structures, about programs, about initiatives, about workshops and about...
View ArticleSporting Parents:Gold Medal Parenting for the Parents of Young Athletes
There are sporting kids. There are sporting coaches. But the critical people in the sporting equation are sporting parents. This presentation helps every parent understand how to be a Gold Medal...
View ArticleThe Perfect (medal) Storm: Why the Medal Count in the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth...
The Commonwealth Games medal table is about to return to normal in Delhi. And, unfortunately for Australia, this could mean a reduction in medals of up to 20% compared to results at the 2006...
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FIFA, FINA, UCI, ICU, ICC, IAAF, FISA, IRB, IOC…same tune: different orchestra.
Why is everyone so surprised every time a scandal gets reported about one of the International Sport Governing bodies or International Sporting Federations? Money. Power. Sex. Political influence....
View ArticleNews Flash: Olympic Cycle Changed to Six Years.
Podium in the stadium from Crestock RF Stock Images News Flash, Lausanne, Switzerland. Here is the latest news. The IOC today announced that effective immediately there will be two Olympic Cycles. The...
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