Blog Articles
Children, Parents, and Disappointments in Sport
A mother with a cricket-mad son recently asked me for help. Her boy had been selected to play for the year above. It...
Building Mental Resilience in Sport
Mental resilience in sport refers to the athlete’s ability to keep attempting to put their best foot forward in the...
Confidence, Comfort, and Sport
In my final year of school, I captained the Western Province U19A cricket team. In the build-up to the Coca Cola Khaya...
Dealing with Pressure in Sport
Pressure in sport is the mental and emotional stress or tension that athletes experience in pursuit of peak...
Emotional Energy: Sport’s Secret Weapon
I recently had coffee with a highly respected businessman. He had enjoyed endured a 25-year career at the core of a...
Gameplans in Sport, the Beauty of Bazball
In 2022 Brendon McCullum (Baz) became the head coach of England’s struggling Test Match cricket team. With this change...
Goal-Setting in Sport
My cousin has a five-year-old daughter who is the best. She loves playing football (even more than she loves her...
Re-Framing the Fear of Failure in Sport
Fear of failure in sport is when athletes become unnerved at the prospect of not performing to the level that is...
Ted Lasso and Leadership in Sport
If you haven’t watched the series Ted Lasso on Apple TV you should still read this article on leadership (but you...









