PREPARING FOR PRESSURE

PREPARING FOR PRESSURE

In a recent article on a well-known website, Wayne Rooney, England’s soccer top goal-scorer,  explained how he went from being a young lad living in a high-density area to an international  superstar sportsman in an incredibly short time and how he struggled...
NO PRESSURE

NO PRESSURE

Richie Benaud was a remarkable cricketer but he was also a wonderful cricket commentator. As a  player, (a fine all-rounder with 3 Test centuries and 248 Test wickets, while captaining Australia in 28  of his 63 Tests) he knew a thing or two about cricket,...
A PHOENIX RISING FROM THE ASHES  

A PHOENIX RISING FROM THE ASHES  

There cannot be many followers of sport, even non-cricketers, who have never heard of the Ashes.  The phrase that is used to define the regular cricketing battles between Australia and England was  first coined back in 1882 after England, who considered...
CARRY ON SPORT  

CARRY ON SPORT  

In the 1970s there was a spate of popular comedy films in the ‘Carry On’ franchise; the titles  included Carry on Sergeant, Carry On Nurse, Carry On Teacher, Carry On Cruising, Carry On Spying,  Carry On Abroad, Carry On Camping. You name it, they would no...
WINNING WITHOUT PLAYING

WINNING WITHOUT PLAYING

There have been no winners in school sport during these last two years on account of covid as there  have been no inter-school fixtures. This naturally and understandably has been a serious blow to so  many youngsters who dreamed, all the way through their...