WHO IS THE BEST COACH? 

WHO IS THE BEST COACH? 

A number of years ago a security company posted a massive advertisement that simply stated, “Best  Security Company” with the year and their logo. That was all that was stated. So, congratulations!  Now we must obviously all go and hire their services –...
WINNING BY SMILES  

WINNING BY SMILES  

Schools are always very concerned about how successful they are in sports; coaches even more so;  countries especially so. Schools market the school by results (while all the time trying to remind  parents that education is not about academic results) though...
THE FURNACE OF FAILURE  

THE FURNACE OF FAILURE  

A sports commentator was notorious for what became his catchphrase; whenever a team scored  against his national team he cried out, “Disaster for Scotland!” Now, ‘disaster’ is defined as “a  sudden accident or a natural catastrophe that causes great damage...
WARNING: SUCCESS CAN DAMAGE YOUR LIFE

WARNING: SUCCESS CAN DAMAGE YOUR LIFE

Most people who follow sport of any kind have heard of Lance Armstrong; the question is, though,  for what do we remember him? Many will hail him as an astonishingly successful cyclist who won  the physically draining and daunting Tour De France cycle race...
SUCCESS AND FAILURE  

SUCCESS AND FAILURE  

Two stirring articles chronicling two very different characters involved in two contrasting sports,  both at the highest level, appeared on the BBC Sport website on 20 July 2020 and considered a  universal theme. One character is the manager of an English...