Day: July 2, 2024

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PROMISES, PROMISES  

Few would disagree that one of the most annoying experiences we ever face is having a promise  broken. The reality is though, as we all know, that it is often

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WHO IS THE MOST VALUABLE PLAYER? 

The 2009 film, “The Blind Side”, in which Sandra Bullock won one of her Oscar Academy Awards,  tells the story of a young homeless student whose life was turned around

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THE BEST AWARDS ARE THE WORST AWARDS  

Who scored the best goal ever? That will be debated often and there will be many contenders –  Maradona’s individual goal against England in the World Cup in Argentina in

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INVESTMENT, NOT INSTANT-MENT, IS ESSENTIAL

It may be because we live in an ‘instant’ society, whereby we want everything now, if not sooner,  but it may also be because we live in Zimbabwe that we

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WE ARE OUR KEEPER’S BROTHER  

Eddie Jones, the coach of England’s rugby side, cited England’s lack of leaders as one of the biggest  stumbling blocks to winning the 2019 Rugby World Cup. His captain was

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BLOWING THE WHISTLE ON COACHES  

In March 2017, the French rugby referee Roman Poite had a wonderful exchange with the England  captain Dylan Hartley and his team-mate James Haskell during England’s Six Nations clash with

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PLAY STATION COACHES 

Many school sports coaches have clearly been brought up watching soccer matches on television  where the highly-paid coaches stand on the side of the field shouting instructions constantly to their 

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COACHING PRINCIPLES 

“Practice makes perfect”, is the old saying but in truth it is not practice but principle that will make a  player or team perfect. Drills and skills will only produce

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I’M A GOOD COACH- WHY DON’T YOU GET IT?

At the end of a match a coach was overheard crying out to his team in frustration, anger and disgust:  “I’m a good coach – why don’t you get it?”