AVOIDING AMEN CORNER

AVOIDING AMEN CORNER

Mention the phrase “Amen Corner” and there will be few golfers who do not know where it is to be  found. It was brought back into our attention this past week when The Masters golf tournament,  one of golf’s prestigious four ‘Majors’, was played at Augusta...
CONQUERING THE CORRIDOR OF UNCERTAINTY

CONQUERING THE CORRIDOR OF UNCERTAINTY

It goes without saying that a Head can easily tell whether a parent was a good or bad pupil when the  parent was a child at school! All a Head needs to do is watch the parent walking down the corridor  to the Head’s office and see how he or she acts. If the...
TENNYSON ON TENNIS 

TENNYSON ON TENNIS 

Not many people will know that Alfred Lord Tennyson, one of the great Romantic poets, was a  talented sportsman; it is probably true to say that we do not normally associate sports people with  having a love or ability for poetry (and especially Romantic...
SPORT IS MENTAL! 

SPORT IS MENTAL! 

Steve Waugh, the great Australian cricket all-rounder and captain, was described by one of his  opponents as being someone who “gave grit a good name”. When observers and critics of Steve  Waugh consider his ability and achievements almost all recognise...
MINDING THE MIND GAMES  

MINDING THE MIND GAMES  

Many years ago, the newly-appointed first team hockey coach of a very successful sporting school,  recently retired form a full and successful playing career, called his players into a huddle and  explained how he was wanting them to play that season....