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Tag: HighPerformance
Stop to continue: Five essential steps to descending after a big competition
After a stonking weekend of sport, with so many events coming to a climax, it is worth remembering the importance of the lull after the…
Superstitions, trends and probabilities: World Cup blog
 Amongst the hype that surrounds the latter stages of the World Cup, there seems to be a rabid hype for ‘trends’, masquerading as entertainment.…
Time, the hidden menace at big competitions and how to harness it
There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it. Alfred Hitchcock There are 3 ways to slow down time. According to…
Technology, global connections and the World Cup
“I love those connections that make this big old world feel like a little village.” Gina Bellman The Olympics is a scattergun of en masse…
Making the easy easy, to give your best when it matters.
‘Be regular and orderly in your life, so that you may be violent and original in your work.’ Gustav Flaubert This week there was a…
10 exam tips from high performance sport
As exam season looms for many students young and old, I wondered what we would see in the study rooms, mental-athlete village, warm-up areas and…
Quantity or Quality? Thoughts on medal targets, part two
It is quality rather than quantity that matters. Lucius Annaeus Seneca In last week’s blog I posed a question that many federations and governing bodies…
Collective Purpose
Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction. John F. Kennedy I was recently invited once again to speak at the brilliant Cheltenham…
Summary of 2018 Supporting Champions Conference
On 20 and 21 March 2018, ~180 delegates, partners and speakers gathered at the Emirates Stadium, London for the second Supporting Champions Conference. Which, once…