BROACHING COACHING AND POACHING

BROACHING COACHING AND POACHING

IN 2014 a Mathematician calculated that there are 177,147 ways to tie a tie, although he did admit that “I have tried 10 or 20 of them, and most of them to be quite honest look kind of awkward.”  In 1840, American humourist Seba Smith wrote in a short story ‘The...
WHEN WILL THEY EVER LEARN?

WHEN WILL THEY EVER LEARN?

EGO must go! That is the short answer to the as-yet unposed question. It is directed at school sport coaches, in particular those external coaches. While we do well to note the commendable comments made by one Head recently to parents before a series of derby...
GOING TO THE DOGS

GOING TO THE DOGS

IT will probably have escaped the attention of all but the most astute, kindest and most fun-loving among us (including this writer, who, however, is mightily grateful for the information — as is his hound) but it was International Dog Day this past week – the fact...