What Happens When You Lose?
It’s easy to put all of your time and energy into winning. It makes you feel good and provides great pleasure.
However, here’s the thing:...
How winning gets in the way of development
Sporting success relies on three important qualities.
The first is speed of implementation. In the heat of the battle, acting quickly, almost without thinking, can...
EP5 – David Cooper: Street Games, Physiotherapy and Preventing Injury
My guest on the show today is David Cooper. Dave is an experienced physiotherapist and spends his days treating weekend warriors to athletes at...
Stone Skipping and Youth Sport: What can it teach us?
When I was 12 we took a family vacation to New Zealand’s South Island. We flew into Christchurch, picked up a rental car and...
The Spice of Life
For so long we’ve been told that to get better you need to train hard. That the one who turns up every day and...
Difference between good and great
Recently I attended the sports awards dinner for a local high school. I missed another that same night, and will be heading along to...
EP7 – Meikayla Moore – Goal setting, Injuries, and Playing Football...
Today I have the pleasure of welcoming my very first athlete to the Show.
At only 20 years of age, Meikayla Moore (@MeikaylaMoore) is one...
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EP 25 – Mark Upton
My guest on the show today believes that learning is complex, and that to be your best, you need to explore, protect and embrace...
The Mystique of the Mushroom
The mushroom is the fruiting body of a fungus. A fungus that grows underground and works like a root system, spending considerable time establishing...