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April, 2011
What is High Performance?
One of the most commonly asked questions in this business is, “What Exactly is High Performance?”
People talk about, write about, think about sports science, sports medicine, exercise physiology, talent identification, performance psychology, biomechanics, skill acquisition, elite coach development, recovery, sports physiotherapy, sports massage, performance analysis and all the elements and components of high performance sport, but what is it?
What is this thing called High Performance?
I can summarise it all in one word………Change.
People make High Performance seem a lot more complex, tricky and mysterious than it really needs to be. Sure there is some really cool technology and terminology involved – as there is in all industries – but the essence of High Performance is Change – or rather, accelerating the rate of it.
April 28, 2011 | 6 Comments
Tags: AFL, American Football, Athletics, Baseball, Basketball, Coach education, Coaching, Cricket, Cycling, Diving, Football, Gymnastics, Hockey, Netball, Performance Science, Rugby, Rugby League, Rugby Union, Soccer, Swimming, Tennis, Track and Field, Training, Triathlon
The Magic Moment: When a Coach makes a Difference.
“We do not remember days, we remember moments.”
(Cesare Pavese)
Do you remember the moment when you were a teenager and Dad or Mom told you to “save money and think about your future”?
You didn’t listen did you.
And remember the moment when you were 18 and some relative told you to “work hard and make something of yourself”?
Ignored them didn’t you.
Life is full of these moments when people, with all good intentions, give you some advice which they think will inspire you to change your life and become all you can be.
And how many times have you told an athlete “make the most of every training session and make the most of your opportunities”?
And they didn’t listen.
So, what makes people listen to the right advice? How do you engage and inspire the hearts and minds of athletes and have them grasp every session, every minute, every moment as if it was their last?
The Magic Moment: When a Coach makes a Difference. Read more
April 28, 2011 | 10 Comments
Tags: AFL, American Football, Athletics, Baseball, Basketball, Coaching, Cricket, Cycling, Diving, Football, Gymnastics, High Performance, Hockey, Netball, Olympic Games, Rugby, Rugby League, Rugby Union, Soccer, sport, Sports coaching, Swimming, Tennis, Track and Field, Training, Triathlon
Getting it right from the start: Building a Winning Sporting Team from the ground up.
Got problems with your sporting team?
Got issues with your culture? Your leadership? Your operations? Attitude? Performance? Preparation? Personality conflicts? Political squabbles?
Ever sit down and wish you could start all over again?
Ever dream about building a winning sporting team from the ground up or talk about how you would go about getting it right from the start?
Yes?
Then this article is for you.
April 28, 2011 | 3 Comments
Tags: AFL, American Football, Baseball, Basketball, Coach education, Coaching, Cricket, Football, High Performance, Hockey, Lawn Bowls, Netball, Rugby, Rugby League, Rugby Union, Soccer, Sports coaching, Sports Management, Swimming, Table Tennis, Tennis, Track and Field, Triathlon
Coaching = Engagement.
We have all done it.
We have all been involved in debates, discussions and deliberations about what coaching is.
Some people say it is about teaching and learning skills. Others say it’s about sports science and applying a scientific method approach to planning and periodisation. Others say it’s about communication and caring. Still others believe coaching is about emotions like passion or it’s about values like commitment, honesty, integrity, humility, courage and discipline.
To add to the confusion, you get the coaching “zealots” who are promoting one type of coaching philosophy over another (in an effort to create a commercial success from their theories about coaching) who are convinced coaching is about the ABC Technique of Coaching or Homer Simpson’s Guide to Effective Coaching or some whiz bang made up word like Coaching Readiness for Accelerated Performance (I hope you spotted the acronym)!
Coaching is about one thing above all others…engagement. Read more
April 13, 2011 | 2 Comments
Tags: AFL, American Football, Athletics, Baseball, Basketball, Coach education, Cricket, Cycling, Diving, Football, Gymnastics, High Performance, Hockey, Netball, Performance Science, potential, Rugby, Rugby League, Rugby Union, Soccer, Swimming, Tennis, Track and Field, Training, Triathlon
Why Professional Football Teams Lose: 100 Reasons to Explain Why Teams Don’t Win.
Ever wanted to know why professional football teams lose?
Here’s 100 reasons why - and there are many, many more. Read more
April 13, 2011 | 6 Comments
Tags: AFL, American Football, Coaching, Football, High Performance, Performance Science, Rugby, Rugby League, Rugby Union, Soccer, sport, Sports coaching, sports science
