COMPASSION AT THE HEART OF SPORT

COMPASSION AT THE HEART OF SPORT

Emil Zatopek was an extraordinary athlete. He won the 10,000 metres track event at two different  Olympic Games, a feat matched by only five other competitors in history. He was only one of nine  athletes who have won the 10,000 and 5,000 metres at the same...
SCHOOLS AND COMPETITION  

SCHOOLS AND COMPETITION  

The world of soccer has been shocked and rocked this week by the announcement of the proposed  European Super League in which twelve self-proclaimed elite clubs would have automatic playing  status every year in a league of their own making which would have...
OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS

OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS

It is an obvious thing to say but we must take whatever opportunity comes our way. How we do that  is a key factor. In taking his opportunities, a sports coach may well put a great deal more focus and  significance on considering and communicating tactics...
USE IT OR LOSE IT 

USE IT OR LOSE IT 

People living in Zimbabwe for many years have been brought up in a very different culture to many  other people, but not in the formal cultures we might imagine. For many years, the sensible financial  advice given by parents was to save money, to put money...
WHERE HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS GONE?  

WHERE HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS GONE?  

Even the younger generation of today have heard of Neil Diamond; they may not know it but they  have. Play the song ‘Sweet Caroline’ and everyone wants to join in with the refrain of “Ba Ba Ba”,  followed by the line “Good times never seem so good” (so good,...