Articles on sports coaching and developments in performance science for athletes and coaches.
Sport is an opportunity for kids to learn skills for life – it should be enjoyed. There are sporting kids. There are sporting coaches. But the critical people in the sporting equation are sporting parents. Sporting parents – i.e. parents of children who play sport are a critically important part Read more…
Coaching the Un-coachables is what coaching is really all about. Anyone can learn to coach the coachables: those basic skills and techniques of sport. They can be learnt by anyone, anytime, anywhere and for free. What really matters are the things that can’t be measured, are hard to see and often impossible to define. But, success and winning in sport is determined by the un-coachables: Desire, Desperation, Hunger for success, Determination, Resilience, Passion, Motivation and Unbreakable self-confidence.
In the old days it was easy. You needed a job filled. You advertised. Someone came along, filled in a form, showed you their certificates, degrees and awards, maybe did a psyche test, an interview and voila – instant employee. In the old days you searched for qualifications, for Read more…
A WGCoaching Presentation: Ten Qualities of Great Coaches Yours to read, enjoy and use. Wayne Goldsmith
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 nations at the Olympic Games? This article looks behind the Olympic medal table and asks is performance at the Olympic Games more than just the medals?
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 Olympic Games.