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Four takeaways from GAIN 2019
‘Make GAIN 2019 a personal audit’ were the opening remarks from Vern Gambetta at the GAIN conference in Houston last week. He set out a vision for the conference that I took to heart. What are you currently doing? What do you want/need to do? Gap analysis: what is necessary to close the gap? I…
Read MoreHow to live on 24 hours a day
Time is precious, how do you budget it? We all have 24 hours a day; it is one thing that unites us as humans. How we spend them differs vastly. Two Arnolds (Schwarzenegger and Bennett) have recently influenced my thoughts on how to spend my time. Here are some ideas on making the most of…
Read MoreMaking Sport Better with Wayne Goldsmith
Coaching the Art and the Heart Yesterday we hosted the Making Sport Better workshop with Wayne Goldsmith in Willand. He gave two great presentations on coaching today’s generation of athletes, plus answered many questions at the end. Here is a brief summary. “Coaches are the masters of change”. Nobody changes by being yelled at or…
Read MoreDoctrines of the Great Educators
Coaching is teaching. It is just applied in a different context. Whilst we can get caught up in the Xs and Os, or the latest buzzwords- “constraints led coaching!”, if we look back, we can learn from those that preceded us and find out what truly stands the test of time. In the book “Doctrines…
Read MoreHow to get big for rugby
How Can I get Bigger for Rugby?
I was working with a group of young players this week- pretty new to physical training.
Manual of Physical Training -1931
Just got hold of a copy of this and there are some relevant points 80 odd years down the line:
Pre season training and exam pressure
“A pessimist complains about the wind, an optimist waits for it to change, a leader adjusts the sails.”
(source unknown) sent by John Mallett.
Read MoreThe Quest for Ultra Performance
“Each man delights in the work that suits him best”
Homer, The Odyssey
Odysseus had his 10 year journey home to Ithaca, Jason his search for the Golden Fleece, Percival his Grail Quest and Frodo had to destroy the One Ring.
All these Heroes had to:
Read MoreHow to get more agile and low to the ground for cricket fielding
Become more agile in 5 days.
When fielding in cricket, you are putting your body under a lot of stress and strain due to the stretching/reaching and diving to catch the ball.
If the underlying strength and mobility behind these movements isn’t poor then an injury is more likely.
To do these movements successfully you will need to have good hip and knee control, and good flexibility too.
Read MoreWeight training for women: Lessons from 1957
“Continuity of exercise is most essential”
The 1950s were the age of physical culture. Jack Lalanne was doing his TV show and “Health and Strength” magazine offered a monthly look at different aspects of training.