SCORING GOALS – A JOY OR A JOB?  

SCORING GOALS – A JOY OR A JOB?  

Following the victory by a world record score of 13-0 by the USA over Thailand in the Women’s  World Cup recently, the internet has been awash with people expressing their views. Some took the  view that the USA players were disrespectful (“disgraceful”,...
THE FINE LINE BETWEEN HELPING AND HINDERING  

THE FINE LINE BETWEEN HELPING AND HINDERING  

Every parent carries dreams, hopes and expectations for their children, especially in the field of  sport, which is only natural and commendable, but sadly all too often they are unrealistic and  unfulfilling. We need to be careful to formulate these dreams...
HOW TO UP SPORT THROUGH SUPPORT  

HOW TO UP SPORT THROUGH SUPPORT  

It is a strange, and for some an irritating, phenomenon of modern televised sport that a lot of the  camera focus is on the spectators, not on the play; as a result, it would appear that supporters  attend sporting events to be seen on the big screen, not to...
ADVICE TO SPECTATORS

ADVICE TO SPECTATORS

Many parents love sport and go to watch school matches with great excitement and anticipation,  longing for a victory and for their child to play a significant part in it – almost to the extent that the  parents’ identity, let alone their child’s, is bound...
DRUGS ARE THE DREGS

DRUGS ARE THE DREGS

A number of years ago, a headmaster approached a parent and politely asked him not only why he was not sending his child to that school but also why he had not come to look at the school, before deciding not to send him. The parent’s response was quick: “I heard that...