olympic games

Podcast #118 – Age Restrictions in Amateur Boxing, Trials or Scouting, and the new Language of Sport.

Not the Footy Show Podcast

On this show we have two special guests. Claire Ghabrial returned to boxing after a ten year gap, and according to her coach came back better than ever but as she turned 40 was forced to retire. Kaye Scott came

Perceptions Must Not Define You

They say perception is reality. Which means that people form an impression of something, and then no matter what the truth may be that is how people see that thing. Once such a situation arises it is very hard to

Election Learnings

A week ago the International Hockey Federation held its Congress where it elected a new President and new Executive Board members. The election for President of the world body was expected to be a close run thing, after Europe’s Marc

Can The Commonwealth Games Survive?

It has been refreshing to hear that there are many people who simply cannot get enthused about the Commonwealth Games and know that you are not alone. With the way of the world today it is amazing that the various

Is There Equality When It Comes to Judging Coaches?

The unfortunate result of giving people the same title means that be they good or bad they are all lumped in together, be they politicians, managers or coaches. The good ones will ultimately survive the longest, that is as long