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News Flash, Lausanne, Switzerland. Here is the latest news.

The IOC today announced that effective immediately there will be two Olympic Cycles.

The first one, known from this date forward as the “Pretenders Cycle” will run on the traditional four year Olympic cycle.

The second cycle, announced today as the “Contenders Cycle”, is a six year cycle. It is expected that the majority of Olympic medal winners will be using the new six year cycle.

Our Olympic reporter Wayne Goldsmith has more….. (more…)

By Wayne Goldsmith, 3 weeks ago

Sport and Parenting

Sporting Parents: Advice for the Parents of Young Athletes

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…

By Wayne Goldsmith, 3 weeks ago

Coaching Tips

Coaching the Uncoachables

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.

By Wayne Goldsmith, 3 weeks ago

Sport and Parenting

Targeting Talent: The Revolution in Recruitment.

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…

By Wayne Goldsmith, 3 weeks ago

Sports Coaching

Ten Qualities of Great Coaches – Presentation

A WGCoaching Presentation: Ten Qualities of Great Coaches Yours to read, enjoy and use. Wayne Goldsmith

By Wayne Goldsmith, 3 weeks ago

Sports Coaching

More Than the Medals: Making Sense of Athletes’ Performances at the Olympic Games.

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?

By Wayne Goldsmith, 4 weeks ago