Ref: mg.co.za This week has been a very sad week for South Africans on the passing of Nelson Mandela. An extraordinary man who knew the power that sport possessed to change mindsets and unite people from all cultural backgrounds no matter what their political differences. Mandela used the 1995 world cup as a platform to

Ref: www.callawaygolf.com/thomas-bjorn It has really been a tough few days for me at the office. I wake up in the morning and head down for breakfast, read my favourite paper whilst enjoying a good strong cup of coffee. My day then comprises of stepping onto one of the most beautiful and well groomed courses in

Dwight Howard Frustrated – image ref: sportscipher.com I have the privilege of being the strength and conditioning coach for a National Basketball League (NBL) team, just one of several teams to whom we offer high performance coaching. Being so close to the players on the physical and emotional level, I can see the amount of

Image Ref: www.sportsdadhub.com Two of the biggest problems facing development and progression of sport are ego and ignorance. I attended the 40 year celebration of a Johannesburg club last night. They unravelled their master plan on how they were going to take their already well-respected club to another level and provide a succession plan for

ASP-Superfoods… Myth or Truth When you walk into a greengrocer, do you believe that all foods are equal in nutrition? Do you believe some have mystical natural healing powers, or is all this talk of superfoods nothing more than some high grade marketing ploy to sell more products? It’s hard to believe anything nowadays because

Sleep single-handedly might be the cause as to why you are not performing in your sport. Sure, you are putting in the hours of hard work, you are eating correctly and you are analysing your performances on a weekly basis. Most days you feel like you are just chasing your tail. The answer may lie

Successful companies have successful leaders. You would agree with me that if you work for one of the top 100 companies in South Africa, your chief-in-command is a relatively elderly looking man or woman. Throughout culture humans are more inclined to listening and following an elder than a young wet-behind-the-ears-know-it-all. What happens when your job

  ASP- The Decline Of Ten Pin Bowling As A Sport Can you consider rolling a particular heavy ball down a 105 cm wide and 18m deep lane to try and displace 10 ‘jelly baby’ looking pins, a sport?  Is it a business or just something kids do on weekends at birthday parties? In 1930,

You are a commander general stationed on the battlefield with your highly skilled and elitist troops. What is the worst thing you can think of that will happen, if the commander does not have control of his troops because of ill-discipline? A formula 1 pit crew team trains for months in perfecting the right timing,

You will never lose an encounter again. Last week I shared four principles or formulas as you wish, for success, by the great Alex Ferguson. Professor Anita Elberse and her students at Harvard Business School took on the mammoth task to try and understand what made Sir Alex the best manager in the world. This

When the words “National Basketball League” gets uttered in public, there is an immediate smirk on people’s faces who have been in the game for many years. In summary I can sum up the last 15+ years of basketball in South Africa. Corruption, nepotism, fat cats, back door deals, misappropriation of funds allocated, egos, lies,

  The real truth about pro cycling It has been an exciting week at the 9th annual Discovery Vitality Summit in Sandton. This summit hosts some of the most intellectual, influential and controversial people as well as topics that help shape our thoughts and understandings on health, wellness, performance and longevity as human beings. Over

Could this 1893 mentality still be driving the male dominated sporting industry? Are you the fan to blame why woman in sport are treated as second rate commercials. As a parent, do you fester an upbringing and smother your daughter’s potential for greatness in her sport? Let’s face it, you would rather be watching the

I don’t want to put any pressure on you but there are 28 days left of this month before the 1st of September. Otherwise known as spring day. This day is marked by joy, love and celebrations. This also marks a day of stress shared by millions of South Africans because it ultimately means less

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