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If it's under W for Won, does anyone ask you how?

Posted Monday, 20 February 2017

The purpose of sport is to try to win. Right? Therefore, if you win, all criteria have been fulfilled. Right? Well, not quite. Some winning is better than others. During the Cold War, Soviet bloc athletes won often. Unsmiling and efficient. The product of a regime that left nothing to...

Strength and Conditioning - or Health and Fitness?

Posted Tuesday, 14 February 2017

Strength and conditioning coaches are rapidly becoming the latest must-have accessory for school sport. Their impact is evident. Emulating the elite game, players are getting bigger, stronger and faster. Schools without this specialist resource are deeply conscious of a shortcoming, and mobilising a campaign to redress the omission. Athletic conditioning...

Is success in the mind? What do you believe?

Posted Friday, 10 February 2017

When I first arrived in Guernsey in 2001 I was confronted by the phenomenon of the, “Island Mentality.” I was told people were lazy, gave up quickly, were threatened by the success of others, got defensive, ignored critical feedback, and success was relative to other people. Success was about being...

(How Much) Do Sports Results Matter for Schools' Reputation?

Posted Friday, 10 February 2017

How important is it to win school sports fixtures against local rivals? There is no doubt that victories against significant opponents have been part of the fabric of school sports since matches first came to be organised in the early nineteenth century. They have long been seen as a kite...

Is Coaching Overrated?

Posted Monday, 6 February 2017

Coaching is a relatively recent activity, and an even more recent profession. Some of the most outstanding players in the history of most sports emerged from an era in which coaching did not exist – or was treated with disdain. So how did Barry John or Don Bradman become so...

(How Much) Do Sports Results Matter for Schools' Reputation?

Posted Monday, 30 January 2017

How important is it to win school sports fixtures against local rivals? There is no doubt that victories against significant opponents have been part of the fabric of school sports since matches first came to be organised in the early nineteenth century. They have long been seen as a kite...