Whole coaching simply means coaching the whole athlete having an holistic, broad, whole of life, whole of family, whole of environment, approach to the way we connect with, engage and inspire the hearts and minds of athletes. It asks some core questions of our coaching: How do we build relationships Read more…
One of the most common sayings in sport is: “There’s no I in team”. The saying is supposed to convey the belief that the strength of any team is the team itself – i.e. unity, people working together, selflessness etc. On a certain level that’s true. Many High Performing Teams Read more…
Eight Essential Coaching Skills for Every Coach Coaching is a lifelong commitment to learning, to growing and to inspiring change in other people. It is both an art and a science. It is the art of inspiring change through emotional connection. The question is, how do you become a coach Read more…
Five Questions To Ask Yourself – Towards a Coaching Philosophy Coaches ask a lot of questions. Coaches are always looking for answers. Perhaps the most important questions a coach can ask are those which are directed inwards – those which will help you discover the reasons why you coach and Read more…
A Lifetime of Lessons – 30 years of Successes, Failures and Learning. I’ve been involved in the sports industry for over half of my life. It’s been 30 years of successes, failures and learning and even though at times the frustrations have overwhelmed the fun, it’s been a pretty good Read more…
Startup Sports – Starting Again – and Getting it Right the Second Time Around the world, many sporting organizations are experiencing significant declines in participation. Rugby in New Zealand. Swimming in Australia. Football in England. Even BEFORE Covid-19, there was a global decline in the number of kids training for Read more…