The Price of Gold
We all know that top level sport is no longer about the contest, it is about money. It is about the money that success generates, be it sponsorship dollars, memberships, or television rights. In many of the less high profile
Rule Changes, Changing the Game.
Be it a favourite sweater or any number of things in our lives, you can only patch them up for so long, before you realise that whether you like it or not you have to get a new one. In
Time To Lose The Labels?
“Sport should be an escape,” was a term shared with me recently by a former elite sportsperson, who is still involved coaching the next generation. The term struck a chord. For ask any medical practitioner and they will advise people
The Ripple Effect?
Sunday 22nd January 2023 may well go down in hockey as Black Sunday. For it was on this day that New Zealand’s Black Sticks who finished third in their World Cup pool with only one victory, came from behind against
Is Success not Being Predictable?
How does one measure the success of a sport in the modern era? The answer invariably is it depends upon who you talk to. Is it based on the attendance figures at live games? Is it based on the viewing
