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Jun 17 2014

Hockey Is The Sport On The Rise In SA

Posted by Sean Van Staden
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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 […]

Tags: HockeySA participate in international league, How big is hocky in SA, innovating the sport, Is hockey the sport on the rise, more sponsorship for SA teams
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Jun 10 2014

Sports Is Not Always About Being Bigger And Faster

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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 […]

Tags: how to become bigger, How to run faster, Know your weaknesses in sport, running with a heel strike, Sport assessment methods, Spring technique, The need for sport assessment
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Jun 3 2014

How To Recover from Injury- Ultimate Professional Guideline

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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 […]

Tags: how to recover from an injury, how to recover from injury faster, injury recovery time, Professional guide to sports injury recovery, recovering from a sports injury, steps to recover from injury
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May 27 2014

The step by step Nutritional Game Plan

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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 […]

Tags: Excessive carbs hamper your recovery, Get at least 8 to 9 hours of quality sleep, Poor nutrition and lack of recovery, Preparation is the key to success, Sports drinks and cola’s reduce performance on the field, Tips for tournament winning nutrition
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May 17 2014

Winning path is not through the tuckshop

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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 […]

Tags: Classic hotel breakfast for Players, Players eating and drinking before a match a concern, Players nutritional importance during tournaments, Sugary watered drink for players, Tournaments are anybody’s game, What athletes stock at a tournament’s tuck shop, What players eat during lunch break at a tournament
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May 16 2014

Master your time and you may just make it

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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 […]

Tags: Athletes, Federer, Focus, Master, Professional, quality, skills, Time
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May 10 2014

See productivity through the eyes of an elite athlete.

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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 […]

Tags: get more time through less training, keep the focus on your sporting goals, Productivity in athlete, quality not quantity of training, shortcuts to training
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May 3 2014

How you can become a Smarter Athlete?

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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 […]

Tags: Athletes, Brain, Improve, Memory, Smatter, speed, Thought, Train
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Apr 12 2014

Have you kept to your fitness resolutions?

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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 […]

Tags: first Stage, Harvard, lifestlyle, loss, Medical, Resolutions, Weight
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Mar 29 2014

Have you been spun a big fat lie?

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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 […]

Tags: bucket of fried chicken, Describe food, Fast food chain, KFC and McDonald's Sponsors, Leo Messi and a bucket of KFC, Ronaldo, Tobacco companies as sponsors
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