Junior Footy Like me, my 5 years younger brother Mitch, has been coaching all his career. He gives a lot to his community and with two tween-age boys, he’s also co-coaching one of their football teams with another Dad. Didn’t set out to be the one of the coaches, but in the end they had […]
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*This is the 1st of a series of 3 pieces. They’re chronologically linked, but can be read as standalone articles if chosen. Here’s Part 2 and Part 3 The internal self-talk was pretty bad. “This is so shit.” “It doesn’t make sense. I prepared so well.” “I know it’s normal to be challenged, but this fucked”.
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“Thank you! Thank you! Thank you so much!” she said with genuine gratitude, humility and joy. But should she have? Italian Elisa Balsamo had just crossed the line first in the Ghent-Wevelgem road race. It’s one of pro cycling‘s most prestigious races in the Belgian spring classics part of the season. In a total hot
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If I said to you it’s possible to combine fun, laughter, competitiveness, skill, courage, deep learning, improvement, creativity in a very natural and efficient way, AND get hard-edged, measurable change in capacity and resultant beliefs, would you be curious? Bloody oath you would! This could be a game changer. One the most influential factors in
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A little while ago I put this up on Instagram. And a few people were interested and took up my offer. I mean, does that statement even make sense? This is what I sent back to them: Now all approaches are effective, powerful, and have their place at the right time. Problems
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I’ve been watching a RedbullTv doco show on the Mountain Bike Enduro World Series. It’s a pretty good insight into the racing, competitors and challenges. Anyway the series narrator dramatically comes out with this one: “Expectation, the internal belief that you’ll achieve something…..But despite our planning and preparation, things don’t always go our way, do
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“Listening is a rare happening among human beings. You cannot listen to the word another is speaking if you are preoccupied with your appearance or impressing the other, or if you are trying to decide what you are going to say when the other stops talking, or if you are debating about whether the word
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If you’re on a phone use the reading font option and just zoom the images as required. This post has 4 parts: Setting the Scene The Process of Change It’s Not All Beer & Skittles The Takeaway Message Setting the Scene People in life, sport, and business, use qualified professional coaches to assist them with
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“TTs are about power to pedal, but mental strength is what can affect and impact on power application, in particular the ability to push into the red and hold it there. Gaining a mental ‘edge’ is a skill to learn and takes practise, practise and more practise.” – Felicity Wardlaw. CONTEXT From any viewpoint, the
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