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Book Review: The Score Takes Care Of Itself

Posted Friday, 27 September 2013

My Philosophy of Leadership Bill Walsh ‘The Score Takes Care of Itself’ is an account of Bill Walsh, the legendary San Francisco 49ers coach who took the team from a 2-14 record in his first year, to a Super Bowl in his third. Along the way he encountered a great...

London Wasps Rugby Club

Posted Friday, 27 September 2013

We are pleased to announce a new partnership with Wasps Rugby Club. The London Wasps Independent Schools Programme consists of a flexible programme of activity for schools in the Independent Sector to receive coaching and rugby development opportunities throughout the year. Opportunities that are available include In and After School...

Sleep: the key to recovery and training adaptation

Posted Friday, 27 September 2013

Sports physiologists and sports medicine practitioners working with highly trained athletes often hear them complain about difficulties in falling asleep or of insufficient sleep quantity or quality. This is a major issue, as insufficient sleep will have a negative impact on recovery from training and will therefore hinder training adaptation...

Do Genetic Advantages Make Sport Unfair?

Posted Friday, 27 September 2013

Toward the end of “The Sports Gene”, David Epstein makes his way to a remote corner of Finland to visit a man named Eero Mäntyranta. Mäntyranta lives in a small house next to a lake, among the pine and spruce trees north of the Arctic Circle. He is in his...

Wind Chill

Posted Wednesday, 25 September 2013

Wind Chill So you’ve heard of wind chill or 'feels like' on the BBC weather forecast, but do you know what it is? I suppose that the name is a dead give-away, although you’d be surprised that there are a few methods of actually calculating it. Convection On a calm...

P.E Teachers wanted to run Activity Day Camps

Posted Wednesday, 25 September 2013

P.E Teachers wanted to run Activity Day Camps during October Half Term Easter and Summer Holidays £XXX per week (Times, Mon-Fri, accommodation provided or not). Holiday Camps are looking for Qualified P.E Teachers (preferably with 3+ years experience) to manage their Holiday Activity Camps. You will be responsible for managing,...