“Slow down, and you will bowl straighter”. I never appreciated receiving this advice when I was a young (never very) quick bowler, and I certainly don’t like hearing it now, from an experienced player advising a youngster who I have been encouraging to (try to) bowl fast. Bowling fast and straight is not impossible. It is challenging, but …
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“Inspire a generation” – but what does that really mean?
I spent a very happy 10 days volunteering at the London 2012 Paralympic Games. It really was a “once in a lifetime experience”…although unlike Tim Vine, I am already looking for an opportunity to do it again. The legacy aspiration of the London 2012 Games was to “inspire a generation” – but what does this …
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What makes a winning coach? Ask someone who knows!
I spent a few hours today watching the live stream of @sportscoachuk’s latest #alldaytalentbreakfast, featuring Stuart Lancaster, England Rugby Union Head Coach, and Mark Lane, Head Coach of England Women’s Cricket. Perhaps most enlightening (for me, as a volunteer cricket coach working with junior players) was the emphasis both speakers placed on the importance of a strong foundation (at …
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