Winning vs Development
Win the game or develop my players?
A fascinating question.
There’s no escaping it. So much of success is measured on winning. And so it becomes...
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...
3 steps to becoming elite
Over the past 10 weeks I’ve been helping 10 top athletes from a local school take the next step up to elite performance. We...
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Effective all around the court, Roger Federer is renowned for his exceptional footwork and apparent effortless movement.
But where do these abilities come from? More tennis?
In...
Ready, willing and stable
Infancy is marked by the search for balance.
After thousands of movement iterations, a young child finds a stable, upright position and takes her first step.
But...
Simplified Nutrition: Tips to Optimise Your Diet
“The higher your structure is to be, the deeper must be its foundation”.
You see it in the maths classroom – first addition, then multiplication,...
EP 47 – Warrick Wood – Self-Determinations Theory and the Winter...
“It’s not about winning, it’s about pursuing something, it’s about working hard and mastering your craft.”
My guest on the show is Warrick Wood (@warrickwood)....
Sometimes just turning up isn’t enough.
It’s easy to fall into a pattern that returns good results and, because you're not going backwards, you're quite happy with the status quo.
However,...
EP 27 – Michaela Sokolich-Beatson – From Netball Hater to Star...
My guest on today’s show is an aspiring star of her game. Her name is Michaela Sokolich-Beatson and she’s a starting defender for the...
3 essential physical skills for surfing
You love the ocean and the adrenaline-charged feeling of carving fresh lines down a wave. It makes you feel alive.
Your joy of surfing began...