Dr. Craig Harrison
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...
What are you afraid of?
Throughout most of our lives, we respond to our fears by placing them into the category of “I’m afraid of”, “I’m afraid of using...
Young athletes are getting less skillful
When learning a new sport-specific skill, an athlete’s success relies heavily on their existing level of ‘movement literacy’. In other words, how quickly and...
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...
What does it really mean for my game? Please take note...
Netball is more physically demanding and competitive than ever before. And the best teams play the game at pace. Strength is a fundamental component of speed. Basically,...
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...
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...
Get down and give me 10
Yesterday while out running with my Aussie Shepard I ducked into my local primary school to bust out some bodyweight gymnastics on the jungle...
Are your athletes listening?
Whilst setting up to present at a coach seminar on the weekend, the speaker before me jokingly noted – “most of us are just...
Goal setting. Are you doing it right?
Setting goals is easy. All you need to do is to decide what it is you really want and write it down. The hard...