Recruiting a Head coach – how NOT to do it.
The issue of hiring the right head coach is a hotly debated topic in all the newspapers, television sport shows and Internet sporting sites. So how do you go about finding the right head coach for...
View ArticleFive World Wide Trends in Sport which you ignore at your peril.
Having visited more than 30 countries in four continents in the past few years and spent time with sports leaders, coaches, athletes, sponsors, sports scientists, sports academics, sports medicine...
View ArticleCan you achieve the same or better performance results with reduced training...
One of the greatest challenges many traditional Olympic sports face is how to achieve the same or better results in less time. Kids and parents have very little spare time and for sports like swimming,...
View ArticleMotivation….aint no such thing
By Wayne Goldsmith Coaches are always talking about motivation and some make lots of money doing motivation talks, motivation lectures, giving motivational speeches, writing motivational books, selling...
View ArticleMulti-Disciplinary (Performance) Sports Science: The Future of High...
There is no doubt that successful sports performance is multi-disciplinary in nature. Athletes and coaches need to be aware of the physiological, biomechanical, psychological, nutritional, medical and...
View ArticleDrugs, Alcohol and Elite sport: a real life approach
Every time a professional player or elite athlete tests positive to drugs or is caught abusing alcohol, you can guarantee three things will happen: Newspapers and other media will over react and claim...
View ArticleNew Sport:Old Sport. The Decade of Client Focused Sport is Here.
As the new decade starts, it is time to face the realities of the sports experience around the world. The last decade, saw the most significant changes in society, in learning, in education, in...
View ArticleCoachTED: A Client Focused Approach to Coach Training, Education and...
Coach education, as we know it, has failed. There is a shortage of quality coaches in all sports and in every nation. Yet, at the same time, governments and sporting organisations are throwing piles of...
View ArticleAltitude Training – a breath of fresh air…….NOT!
Message to the Sports Science community – are you kidding? Altitude training? I thought the old approach to altitude training was done and dusted but to my amazement, nations continue to invest in one...
View ArticlePositive Drug Tests in Sport: 6 Types of Drug Cheats and How to Recognise them.
Positive Drug Tests in sport. What sort of idiot trains hard for months or even years then: Takes performance enhancing or social drugs before, during or after competition? Takes performance enhancing...
View ArticleCoaching without Periodisation – Part Two
In part one of this post we discussed the possibility of Coaching Without Periodisation. In part two we will look at an alternate way of working with athletes and helping each individual you coach to...
View Article10000 hours to make a champion??? What rubbish!
This “10000 hours to build a champion athlete” stuff seems to have popped up in a lot of places recently. Just goes to show how many people in the world can write stuff about sport without knowing...
View ArticleHigh Performance Sports Systems – The Non System System.
green apples on a pyramid shape – be different from Crestock Creative Images So Great Britain has an outstanding high performance sports system. Australia had one a few years ago…and they hope to have...
View ArticleThe Biggest Question in Coaching: How do I get this generation of athletes to...
I hear it all over the world. In every sport. In every club. Coaches asking, “How do I get this generation of athletes to work hard”" Here’s how. The Problem: Kids are Lazy? The conversation usually...
View ArticleImprove your Coaching by NOT Coaching
By Wayne Goldsmith | You read right – improve your coaching by NOT coaching. Coaching improves performance. But too much coaching – over coaching – can have a negative influence on performance. Who...
View ArticleThe Top 20 Tips on Being the Best: 20 years of experience in 500 words!
I have been lucky to be involved in high performance sport for the best part of 20 years. I have been very very fortunate to work with Olympic Gold Medalists, World Champions, World Record Holders,...
View ArticleA Fish Rots from the Head: Solving Problems in High Performance Sport.
In High Performance Sport, experience is important. Knowledge of the sports industry is critical. An understanding of the culture of high performance is vital. But ultimately, success is high...
View ArticleHigh Performance Sport:What are the “non – negotiables?”
Stampeding Elephant from Crestock Royalty Free Images What is High Performance? I spoke at a conference once and after the formal side of the presentation I invited questions from the 100 or so...
View ArticleWhere is leadership in sport going: the future of leadership.
Leadership in sport is something about which everyone has a view but few understand. As leadership in sport has evolved we have seen the philosophy of leadership shift from centralised (i.e. the head...
View ArticleDrugs, Alcohol and Elite sport: a real life approach
Every time a professional player or elite athlete tests positive to drugs or is caught abusing alcohol, you can guarantee three things will happen: Newspapers and other media will over react and claim...
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