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Recently I met a man whose team had lost an important game. When I asked him how it went, he just engaged me with a rant of full expletives. “Don’t talk to me, it was a shambles. No marking at all, …

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This is the Dilemma.What type of player should we be?Should we spend time in training trying to become better at things we are average at?Should we spend time in training becoming world class in the 1 …

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IT all started last Thursday when Dominican Republic's Felix Sanchez won his first, and also his country's first ever,' gold medal at the Olympics, via the 400 metres hurdles. It continued with GB's K …

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Getting your game senseRecently I was asked what I meant when I spoke or wrote about coaching “GAME SENSE”. I said in reply that he was simply coaching how to play the “game”, no matter what the sport …

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Take actionA LOT of teams who don't achieve do so simply because they didn't do anything. Their self talk is 'If it happens again, we will' or 'the next time, I will..' or 'If we don't do something..' …

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This concept builds upon the concept of Stack and Screen, allowing a player to get separation from a tight marking defender1. Slow down, and allow the defender to get tough tight2. Plant you foot betw …

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