Summaries are generally packed with lots of information and experience, and it is only when one begins to unpack them, that the true depth of knowledge and understanding begins to become exposed. And the following summaries, when looked at, may seem a bit out there, especially to do with the nature of our reality, though…
Ridiculous running times have been achieved this year with world records being broken in the men’s 5,000 meters, 10,000 meters and half marathon distances. And these records have been set in such a short space of time, with the current records now standing at: 5,000 Meters – 12 min 35.37 secs 10,000 Meters – 26…
Building skill isn’t the only thing coaches build into their players, for without building in character, one will have no true foundation to work from. Now don’t confuse personality with character, for character encompasses and can be summed up in two simple words: Discipline Commitment That’s it. Defining And Building Character: Jocko Willink And Capt…
Teddy Atlas is a legend in boxing circles and goes back to the days of Cus D’Amato, a legend in his own right. Now boxing may not be everyone’s cup of tea as a sport, though there is a lot that everyone can learn from the sport of boxing, and as usual, it is from…
Practice receive and pass, it’s a fundamental of team sport, and yet some people are adverse to doing it, so what is really going on in the mind where some see the necessity of such practice, and others not so? How does one explain it to those who essentially loath practicing receiving and passing the…
Unusual, well it depends on the angle that one looks at it, for what can seem and appear to be unusual to one person, to another is just another day at the office. It’s Not Unusual – Tom Jones https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nagjPyNMu9Q And the following are three sports, that on the surface appear to be unusual, though…
Intriguing, especially the last 10 years, as those who become more aware start to see the farcical nature of the current realty as it is being presented to us, or is it? Because after all the research that one has done, especially into the nature of reality, if one has come to the conclusion that…
Brick and mortar are used for building buildings, but if one wants to become a true learner, one needs to become like a sponge for if one puts a sponge into a pool of water, it sucks it up, if one puts a brick into a pool of water, it just gets wet. And it…
Creative, people think that to be creative, one must have the mod con gear, well with a bit of lateral thinking, anything handy will do, it’s what one does with it that counts. The following is a quick clip, and some of the everyday stuff that they use include: Cones Car Tyres Shopping Trolleys PVC…
Restraints creates boundaries, and within the boundaries, the creativity can flourish, and yet when we are looking to do things, we are looking to remove the restraints. And the above reminds me of a quote from Earnest Rutherford: “We haven’t got the money, so we’ve got to think” And when it comes to exercises and…
Learn, learn, learn – realistically, it’s all we ever do, right up until the day we die, and on the sports field, learning to play quicker is something we should all strive to do. And people think playing quicker means running faster, whereas in reality, it’s in moving the ball quicker between players. Speed Of…
Combined training techniques, we tend to stick to our own disciplines and sports when it comes to adapting ideas, and yet when one looks around at many different sports, the concept of coaching combines 1 common theme, one is dealing with people and we all learn differently and at different speeds. But what if there…
Running with Sherman is a book about a rescue donkey and training it for burro racing, well no, it’s way more than that, it’s a book about human and animal interaction and how each can help each other in surprising ways. Running With Sherman https://www.bookdepository.com/Running-with-Sherman/9781781258279 Christopher McDougall Is Born To Run With A Donkey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9Gxy4sdV-Q…
Spreadsheet are used for all sorts of things, and one can chart many a progress with them, for one can make up any chart with a spreadsheets basic outline, and can help ones coaching immensely. And when it comes to coaching, and if one is coaching at a lower grade, the spread of progress development…
Clues can be buried deep sometimes, and sometimes one has to look at things from a different angle to see things as they are, not as they appear to be. And in coaching, one has to see things from a multitude of perspectives, for sometimes the solution isn’t always the most obvious, and sometimes it…
Meaningless statistics, every sport has them, and though they may look impressive, they aren’t the true judge of what is really going on. The movie and book Moneyball is a good example of how looking at more meaningful statistics can change a way a player is looked at and the way a game is played….
Magical, when things goes the way that it was planned on the sports field, nothing beats it, and as we know by now, there is more to coaching than merely the skills, drills and tactics. How one manipulates the reality around them, becomes a big part of the equation. For coming to a greater understanding…
Ten to fourteen practices a year is all one has for working with junior teams in a typical season, so the question is, how does one make most use of that time? 24 Hours From Tulsa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zugy2rkSM7g For at the end of the day, there is only so much that one can do in that…
Borrowing other coaches drills, exercises and ideas seems to be frowned upon, and yet it is what the great artists do, they grab ideas from others, add their own twist to it, and it becomes an original. “Bad artists copy, good artists steal” – Pablo Picasso So if one is starting out on the coaching…
Grass Roots development has always been an issue when it comes to any national sporting scene, and many, many countries and sports has looked into and it has always been put into that too hard basket. But what if in developing grass roots, it come from the bottom up rather than being implemented from the…
