Tag: Goal Setting
Hit the road, Jack!
It's 7.30am on a Wednesday morning, and Jack Atkinson is perky and cracking jokes. To others struggling to move out of first gear and...
EP 19 – Fiona Mather – What we can learn from...
ADS 0019: Fiona Mather – What we can learn from the horse racing industry
My guest of the show today is Fiona Mather (@FifiMather).
Fiona...
The Right Way to Achieve your Goals
Knowledge is power, right?
Unfortunately, knowledge is only power when you know how to apply it. Because access to knowledge is easier than ever before...
Advice for all young athletes from the head coach of the...
I’ve known Helene Wilson for a while now.
In 2016 I had the privilege of helping her integrate sports science into her Netball Northern Beko...
Artistic Athletes: create art through your sport
As a swimmer, I’ve been schooled about the importance of ‘rest and recovery’ for years.
It has fallen on persistently deaf ears until recently.
A year...
Exercise Efficiency. Get in. Get out. Get it done!
We all lead busy lives and when we are time pressured it’s very easy to put your own exercise needs on the back burner.
As...
7 Steps to Creating a Training Programme That Works
We all want to get better at something. After all, self-improvement helps us perform better in the sports that we love. Learning new skills...
5 reasons why a notebook is a young athlete’s best friend
Note-taking is an excellent skill to master and allows you to monitor your performance and improve faster in your sport.
However, visit any youth sport...
Part 3. Goal setting makes all the difference
For a long time I thought the idea of goal setting was a waste of time - a tedious task that stands in the...
Why goal setting CAN be pointless
Goal-setting is a popular practice. It’s used by coaches, teachers and physical education students to come up with things that they want to achieve...
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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...
Implementing a set programme into your swim sessions
Training sets and fitness goals are a great way to improve your current swimming ability. More often than not, I see people swimming lap...
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...
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...
