EP 35 – Nicolas Gill, Ph.D. – Coaching the All Blacks,...
“It’s not about how sore you become, or about how hard you’ve pushed yourself into a hole, it’s about the value you’ve added to...
How to Stop Your Emotions Affecting Your Game
Does your game crumble under high pressure? Are you hard on yourself when you make a mistake? Are you quick to blame others when...
3 Exercises for getting faster
Explosive athletes win games.
Imagine the rugby player who tears through the gap to score a try in the last minute, or the footballer who...
An important question for every sports parent
A generation ago, parents believed that development occurred naturally. As long as the basic needs of love, play and security were met, they had...
The Bank of Confidence: What to Deposit for Sporting Success
Confidence is impossible to touch. Unlike speed, which can be easily measured, confidence is intangible. However, defined as one’s belief in their own abilities,...
3 Things I Recently Learned About Talent
Last week we ran a conference on talent development. I opened the day by giving a short presentation on talent, and how it's effecting...
What can we learn from Isaac Newton?
Sir Isaac Newton, widely recognised as one of the most influential scientists of all time, complied three laws of motion. He used them to...
EP 14 – Stacy Sims – Physiology of the Female Athlete,...
ADS 0014: Stacy Sims, PhD – Physiology of the Female Athlete, Menstruation, and Developing Confidence in Youth
In an age when no topic appears taboo,...
Surviving the Gap: Navigating Puberty in Sport
Beware of the gap.
It’s a challenging time for you - physically and psychologically. Some of your friends will be experiencing it already, some not...
What can we learn from skateboarding?
No coach. No rules. No scheduled training sessions. Yet hours of purposeful practice. Why?
Part of the beauty of coaching early morning training sessions is...