There are players who wish for an easy training session and then there are players who approach every training as if it was a World Cup Final. My bet is, the latter will be who the team looks to when the chips are down.

The pundits love a team performing poorly. They feed off the mistakes. They love to wax lyrical about what should have been done instead. But if they really knew their stuff, they would be out there, doing it, leaving the pundits speechless.

It's funny. With Dietrich, his spells of good behaviour are always preceded by bouts of self sabotage. It's like he needs to feel sorry for himself before doing what he knows is right.

How does a rookie, in their first year, become a leader within a sports team? Because while we would like to entertain the notion that sports is all about physicality, it's really about mentality.

When it comes to offloading tasks, there are 3 rules to live by: 1) If it takes longer to explain it than do it, then you should do it yourself! 2) You should aim to develop your subordinates powers of resourcefulness by giving briefs without instructions. 3) If the task is too technical and letting … Continue reading Offloading tasks →

Rejection is scary. Examining your flaws is scary. Admitting that you are lonely is scary. I wouldn't criticize anyone who is hesitant to do so. But making mountains out of molehills to avoid these exercises makes your issues everyone else's issue.

'No fitness today' said the coach Jane is delighted. John is concerned. Jane relishes the short term relief. John is filled with long term dread. You see he knows they're in for a world of hurt if the team is unfit come game day. He wants pain now to have relief later.

I think when a team jumps in head first, it can cause problems down the line. For example one half of the group are here to have fun, the other half are here to take it seriously. As long as the team tries to achieve both goals simultaneously, they will fail at both. The people … Continue reading Fun or serious →

In 'Inside out 2' it appeared that the moral of the story was not to suppress feelings like anxiety but to channel them into productive activities like studying for the test. I wholeheartedly agree with this message.

It's funny when you visit the zoo you often hear the comment ... "It's such a shame these animals are in cages like that, they should be out in the wild!" The irony I see is that you could argue the human body was built for nature but those who make these comments don't live … Continue reading Zoo animals →