EP 69 – Amanda Stanec – Finding Joy in Physical Activity...
“Movement is truly the vehicle to teach the principles, to engage with others in joyful ways, to then problem solve and transfer that to...
Why every young athlete should learn how to dance
The other night I watched these guys killing it on the TV show ‘Britain’s Got Talent’.
I was blown away by their athleticism.
Their footwork on...
3 Ways to Better Engage with your Athletes
1. Always greet your athletes with an open ear
We’re often so invested in getting the content of our session out that we treat our...
Control
Often, our job is not to teach a young athlete something new, but draw their attention to the familiar.
In a recent workshop I ran...
Is science making us stupid?
For 2 million years homo-sapiens roamed the earth as an insignificant animal, fighting for their survival. They were learners, yes, but they learned through...
Opportunity Cost of Choice
Opportunity cost is what you sacrifice when you choose one option over another. And we face an abundance of choices every day.
What should my...
5 minutes late, again.
“But coach, it’s only 5 minutes, I slept in.” You’re right, it is only five minutes. Is punctuality really that important?
The thing is that...
Prioritise the process
There's no such thing as being time-poor.
Rather, it's a misallocation of priorities. When the (seemingly) urgent takes precedence over the important.
The result, is a...
It means more when there’s a ‘why’
Too often do we get caught up in the content. We believe that simply knowing more ‘stuff’ is what's important. Or that just by putting more information in front of our...
The Story of Culture
The school team.
The club team.
The courts down the street.
The private academy.
Every environment comes with a story. A story of the beliefs and behaviours of...