A well-known New Zealand electronics retailer of the 1980s, the late Alan Martin, had a strap-line on TV adverts in which he appeared,...

"I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed. And that is is why I succeed." (Michael Jordan, 1998)...

Sometimes we need to know when to keep quiet! We have a lot to say in practice. Skill or technical correction is a critical part of our...

Coaches often talk about their philosophy. But what we often then get is less philosophical and more about 'what' coaches do. So let's...

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has responsibility for the World Anti-Doping Code (the Code). New Zealand’s own Drug Free Sport New...

It's common for coaches and players to think that the effective elite coach has 'secret sauce' in their coaching that lower level coaches...

Good coaches act like good teachers. They care about those over whom they have responsibility and constantly engage in reflection on what...

It's a provocative title, as I've often been asked this question, or versions of it. My answer is simple. When I coach - I teach. And...

This might be an odd title. But it's a long-standing topic. How to ensure your athletes get a meaningful amount of your time in a team or...

US Navy SEALs have a saying, "The only easy day was yesterday". The military has a long history of preparing its soldiers for combat...

Why do we coach? Events in sport today present us with a teachable moment. At the 1968 Mexico Olympics, 200m Gold medallist, Tommie Smith...

"Concentrate!" "You have to get your head in the game!" and other unhelpful phrases. These vague instructions rarely work unless the...

Of course, not a lot of the standard sayings we have as coaches are original. Often we appropriate the clever words of others and use...

A couple of pointers: 👉Many coaches stand at the oddest angles to watch the athletes train. In competition, you mostly don't get much...

The great UCLA basketball coach John Wooden once said that "Talent is God-given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is...

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has responsibility for the World Anti-Doping Code (the Code). New Zealand’s own Drug Free Sport New...

One of the early messages I heard from those trying to understand the Russian system of long-term athlete development was the suggestion...

Earlier in September 2017, along with China, Turkey and others, Russia was suspended from international weightlifting for one year. The...

I was asked recently if I could summarise the basics of coaching. My first responses were, how long have you got to hear the summary and...

At a recent weightlifting session, I pointed out to one lifter that the clean and jerk component of a competition “sorted the wheat from...