Archive for March 2012

We’ve all used the phrase at some stage – “He’s a born optimist,” yet do we consider exactly what we mean by such a statement? Surely everyone is a born optimist aren’t they? Have you ever seen a pessimistic baby? So where is all this ...

I have coached a number of rugby sides over the years, both junior and senior. One of the issues I have to broach with them is weather conditions and how to deal with them. The thing is – the weather, rain or worse, wet ground ...

Remember that party game we used to play called ‘Hunt the Thimble’. Someone would leave the room and then we’d hide something and then call them back in. Their task was to find ‘the thimble’, or whatever we’d hidden, and we would give them clues ...

Over the years I have been involved in and have delivered a whole variety of pre-activity warm ups. Now I say here pre-activity, because although warm ups are associated primarily with sports competition, they also take place in every area of performance – from music ...