The sport might seem insignificant to some because, how can you regard someone who is training and playing all day, actually working? Why should players get paid, and why should sponsors place their hard earned business money into teams that are not guaranteed to win anything. Why should a sport like Hockey even get the […]
Sports Is Not Always About Being Bigger And Faster
I had the privilege and honour of speaking at the Golden Institute for Research where they put together a unique workshop where coaches, professionals and sports administrators could be inspired about the latest research in sports performance. My topic was on the Art of a Sports Science Assessment and I took my audience on a […]
How To Recover from Injury- Ultimate Professional Guideline
There is one thing you need to remember as an athlete and as harsh as it may come across, whether you are six years old or an elite athlete, no one cares more about your injury than you do. You need to take matters into your own hands and take immediate action in recovering from […]
The step by step Nutritional Game Plan
Last week I took you down memory lane about how teams that are generally the best in the league always seem to finish anywhere but on top. Poor nutrition and lack of recovery have been the demise and ultimately the cause of some of the biggest upsets. Upon requests to know how, I decided to […]
Winning path is not through the tuckshop
But there was one thing, and many coaches will agree with me that stood out at tournaments; the best team seldom wins. Tournaments are anybody’s game and you have to beg the question, why? Let me paint you a picture of what happens at these events. On Friday you rush down after work with your […]
Master your time and you may just make it
Think of the words “professional” and “elite” as a status reserved for athletes who have really made it on the international scale. The Federers, the Bolts, the McCaws of the sporting world. Do you think for one minute that they have more time in the day than you do? Do you think their lives are […]
See productivity through the eyes of an elite athlete.
Before we can get going with the top tips to increase your productivity, you need to understand what productivity means through the eyes of an elite athlete. Think of the words professional and elite as a status reserved for athletes who have really made it on the international scale. The Federer’s, the Bolts, the Macaws […]
How you can become a Smarter Athlete?
Athletes either talk about how much they trained, what they have benched-pressed or what protein shake is the latest and greatest. I am sure this is not done consciously, but more from an innate desire to want to get the edge. The edge could mean a starting position in the team, a bigger contract, or […]
Have you kept to your fitness resolutions?
If the answer is yes, then I take my hat off to you because you are the rare lucky one who has taken action and stuck to it. If you are the unlucky one caught up with procrastination, work, life and the very original excuse that the reason you could not do your gym work […]
Have you been spun a big fat lie?
Can you blame yourself for choosing the wrong foods all the time? Can you blame yourself for wanting a value meal that doesn’t pack a punch on the wallet and can you really blame clothing manufacturers for making clothing sizes smaller each year? Is it really your fault? Let’s try lighten the mood, and since […]