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The Cost of Winning

Winning in Sport today s everything. Almost any sports fan or past player will have heard the famous line by the American sportswriter Grantland Rice, who famously wrote that “it matters not who won or lost, but how you played

All We Want For Hockey Is…

As most of us know, in sport as in life things evolve. It is hoped that this evolution will result in a gradual change for the better or an improvement over time. While some evolution is natural, it just happens,

Developing Players – A Money Making Exercise or a Genuine Mission?

Why were youth international sporting tournaments created? This is a question that you would assume would have a very simple answer, but depending who you ask you will receive differing answers. One answer is that these were a chance to

Is It Time To Justify This Expenditure?

Sport is a very unique environment. it always has been, but somehow in recent times that environment has become more and more bizarre. In team sports, players when selected are expected to justify that selection with their performance. Often the

Is A Prediction Coming True? Is a Sport Under Threat From Its Own Governance?

Basketball starts with a tip off, Australian Rules Football starts with a centre bounce, both very unique ways in which to commence a sporting contest. Hockey used to have its own unique way of starting a game with a Bully-off.