SPORTING INVESTMENT 

SPORTING INVESTMENT 

A parent was once asked why on earth so much money and time was spent on sports at school;  sport at school is not exactly cheap, after all, with all the equipment, travel, gear, entry fees, not to  mention time away from work. The response is intriguing and...
THE TESTAMENT OF INVESTMENT

THE TESTAMENT OF INVESTMENT

At a time when more and more people are watching school sport, not just parents of the children in  the school team or of other children at that school, more and more companies are looking to invest  in school sport – they believe they will gain more mileage...
WANTING WINNING BUT LOVING LOSING  

WANTING WINNING BUT LOVING LOSING  

How much do we enjoy sport? From where does our enjoyment of sport come? Many a  sportsperson will claim that they hate losing, that losing is horrendous, that it is impossible to enjoy  a match that is lost. The argument goes that “losing isn’t anything”....
PLAYING THE NUMBERS GAME  

PLAYING THE NUMBERS GAME  

A recent rugby match in the United Kingdom, it was reported, had everything – everything, that is,  except points. Incredibly, a Midlands 2 West (South) league rugby match ended with both sides not  able to score one point between them; there were six failed...
THE POWER OF SPORT  

THE POWER OF SPORT  

The 2019 Rugby World Cup will live on in many people’s memories for a number of different  reasons. For South Africa, the eventual winners, it would be reasonable to assume that the  memories will centre on their victory but for many people even there it...