This “10000 hours to build a champion athlete” stuff seems to have popped up in a lot of places recently.
Just goes to show how many people in the world can write stuff about sport without knowing anything about it. (more…)
Hi there. In response to the overwhelming support from the sporting community all over the world, the all new Sports Coaching Brain is about to get even better. The new SCB will include some really cool, innovative and creative learning options including pod-casting and video – it will be Read more…
Where is Sports Coaching heading? Where will it be in 2030? What will the average coach be doing everyday on pool deck or on the court or at the track or on the field? This article looks at the Future of Sports Coaching and suggests that if you take a moment or two to consider where the world is heading, then you will also see where coaching will be in 20 years.
It is estimated that there were about ten million books written and published in the world in the last year. It is also estimated, that of those ten million books published, around 9,999,000 were on the topic of leadership. The rest were diet books, sporting biographies and Harry Potter. Read more…
Every professional sporting code in the world has problems with alcohol….specifically, problems with the way that players and athletes abuse alcohol. This article raises some important issues around sport and alcohol and offers some practical suggestions for players, coaches and administrators to help manage the issue in their sport.
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. (more…)