Tag: culture
How can you build psychological safety?
When it comes to pursuing excellence, moving from where we are now to a place that is more effective, how we behave is what...
What is youth sport for?
I recently asked this question to a group of school coaches from various sports in a professional development workshop I facilitated.
Here’s what they came...
Beneath the surface
A great vegetable garden requires regular attention.
But when your plants just don’t seem to thrive, no matter how much attending, pruning and fertilising you...
Push play
Give a kid a skateboard, step back, and watch what happens.
Very quickly they recognise the opportunity to play.
To see what happens when they lean...
Structure without control
Structure is the arrangement of the parts of something complex.
It's found in nature, architecture, meaningful relationships, and an enriched learning environment.
We need structure.
It provides...
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...
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5 Reasons Why Competition is Good (and bad) for your Child
What does the word ‘competition’ bring to mind? Is all competition a good thing? How do you distinguish between helpful competition and that which...
50 Questions Every Youth Athlete Should Ask Themselves
Asking good questions is an excellent way to assess your performance and become more in tune with what to focus on to get better.
At...
Lessons from A Silver Fern
Guest Contribution: Anna Harrison - New Zealand Netballer.
Another big year of Northern Mystics and New Zealand Silver Fern Netball commitments has come to an...
Weight training and cardio – together or separate?
Which should I do first - cardio or weights? Is doing cardio better than lifting weights for me? These are two questions I’ve found...
The Menstrual Cycle and How It Affects the Female Athlete
It’s well-known that sex differences between men and woman exist. Differences that affect your physiology.
But what’s not so well known is how these differences...
