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March, 2010
Winning in India at the 2010 Commonwealth Games: Are you already talking yourself out of a medal?
The 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India, are only months away.
What are we hearing from some athletes, coaches, administrators, the media and the public?
“It’s going to be hot over there”
“I am so worried about the security issues”
“How will we manage the travel?”
“I’m worried about the food and the health issues”
“I’m an endurance athlete – how will I compete when I have to breathe in all that pollution”.
Here’s a solution for you - don’t go!
If you are already talking yourself out of medal contention, then don’t go. Drop out. Give up now.
Step back and let someone else -someone who wants to win and who will do whatever it takes to prepare to win in Indian conditions to take your place.
Or learn from this…… Read more
March 22, 2010 | 5 Comments
Tags: Athletics, Badminton, Boxing, Coaching, Cricket, Cycling, Diving, Gymnastics, High Performance, Hockey, Lawn Bowls, Netball, Rugby, Shooting, Sports Management, Squash, Swimming, Table Tennis, Tennis, Training, Weightlifting, Wrestling
High Performance on a Budget – can you create a high performance environment without spending any money?
When clients ask me to work with them, it is usually to help them become the best they can be in one or both of these two areas:
1. Help them to create a sustainable winning culture and / or:
2. Help them to create a world class high performance environment, (i.e. the things you can build and buy).
Although most of the time I get to work with professional sports and elite level Olympic teams, I am regularly asked to work with schools, amateur sporting clubs and part time coaches on a range of performance related issues, athlete attitudes, motivation techniques, leadership development, coach development exercises and sports performance enhancement programs.
Recently a client from an amateur but highly successful sporting Club asked me, “Wayne, we hear what you say about the best high performance environments in the world and about tools like GPS systems, ice baths, recovery centres, the latest video analysis systems and having a sports medicine team available 24 / 7. But we are all part timers. We gladly donate our time to coach the team and we have to fit our coaching around our jobs and our family. Our budget is minimal. Can we still create an effective high performance environment without spending any money?”
Yes, you can. Read more
March 8, 2010 | 7 Comments
Tags: AFL, American Football, Baseball, Basketball, Cricket, Football, Gymnastics, High Performance, Hockey, Netball, Performance Science, Rugby, Rugby League, Rugby Union, Soccer, Sports Management, Swimming, Tennis, Training, UCNISS
The Passion to Prepare = or > The Potential to Perform
What are we all chasing in high performance sport?
What is high performance coaching seeking to achieve?
Why do we focus so much on player leadership?
Why do we spend so much time talking about professionalism, standards, attitudes, commitment and passion?
Because we want to achieve one thing: we want to create an environment where our athletes’ Passion to Prepare is equal to or greater than their Potential to Perform. Read more
March 3, 2010 | 2 Comments
Tags: AFL, American Football, Baseball, Basketball, Coaching, Cricket, Football, High Performance, Hockey, Netball, Rugby, Rugby League, Rugby Union, Soccer, Swimming, Training
