IT’S A DISGRACE

IT’S A DISGRACE

In 1982 the pop group ‘Tears for Fears’ reached Number 3 in the UK charts with a song entitled ‘Mad World’. Its lyrics included the lines: “All around me are familiar faces, Worn out places, worn out faces, Bright and early for their daily races, Going nowhere, going...
THE STATUE OF SPORTSMANSHIP

THE STATUE OF SPORTSMANSHIP

John O’Donnell is a former Australian cricketer and current cricket commentator. When he was made captain of the Victoria state cricket team, he announced he would have a “win-at-all costs approach” and he certainly epitomised that in his playing career. We can see it...
SOMETHING BIGGER

SOMETHING BIGGER

For many a parent, it is a moment of huge delight and pride to witness his child running his first races at Athletics at Primary school in the earliest grades. Then the pride and joy increase as he later represents the school Colts team for the first time in a school...
PARENTS AND REFEREES

PARENTS AND REFEREES

People often say that parenting is the hardest job in the world. It is interesting in that regard because, unlike every other job for which we might apply or be engaged in, to become a parent there is no application process, no interview (“So, tell us, why do you want...
A MORAL VICTORY

A MORAL VICTORY

At the end of a recent sporting fixture between two rival schools, parents of one of the schools, who had clearly been drinking for much of the day and subsequently making a lot of embarrassing comments very loudly throughout the match, came forward from where they...