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The late Shane Warne famously quipped “a coach is something you get on to travel to and from the ground.” The dig was aimed at Australian cricket coach John Buchanan. On another occasion he was reported as saying that “Coaching
Football, and many other sports clubs at all levels have always been about communities. Many historically represent a community. In Europe they have represented a town or a city, whereas in Australia many were built up by migrant communities and
It is an old joke that men never read instructions. Yet the joke is not so amusing when it affects others. With a large percentage of football club presidents still being male that may be why some ,or their representatives
For a long time now sports fans have been told that sport is now a business. It is no longer simply about the sporting contest, it is supposedly about the whole package, which falls into the business of entertainment. The
Coaching courses have become a great revenue stream for a number of sports in recent years. While up-skilling coaches is a good thing, the problem comes down to the basic economics of supply and demand. Many nations and many sports
