One of, if not the greatest Coach/manager retired from the front lines of Manchester United a few months back. His game victories and ability to pull goals ‘out of hats’ in the last dying minute of a game has been nothing short of miraculous. You think it is luck but a Harvard Business School professor

I am sure that you have read all the headings known to mankind about making you fitter, bigger and more chiseled. The doubt might stem from not actually understanding what you are trying to achieve and if you are like most South Africans, you start off your training like a pro and within one week

From Snowy Mountains in the Drakensberg to frozen seas in the Western Cape, there is one thing I can tell you about South African’s, we loathe the cold. If a man had a choice between being ice cold or forced to wear a speedo on a sunny beach, he would muster up his strength and

I am sure you know what fitness is. At the beginning of your sporting season, your lungs burn, legs feel like jelly and your heart feels as painful as a breakup. Being fit is one of the best feelings in the world, you have abundance of energy, no adventure is too tough and occasionally you

I could have started this article off with traits of a great coach, but that would imply you have made it as a coach and you are already adored by your team, your fans and loved ones. In this case, turn the page because this article is not for you. I consider coaches, like doctors.

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

Steven Gerrard PreSeason training – Liverpoolfc.com EVERY South African professional football player’s stress levels rise over the next few days, because next week marks the return to football in pre-season training. For some who have overindulged, over partied and spent too which time vegetating in front of the TV, pre-season can be summed up by

There are literally hundreds of stretching drills, but I bet that you know more static stretches than any other form of stretching. At this point in time, raise your heel to your buttocks, place your hand on your laces and then pull upwards and towards your spine. You have performed this static stretch a million

Most young athletes aspire to be their sporting hero. A Rafael Nadal, a Lionel Messi, a Jacques Kallis, a Lebron James, a Usain Bolt or a Chad le Clos to name a few. You want to be them all but what is the secret of their success? Young athletes are caught between a rock and

I recently attended the 5th Annual Innovation Summit hosted in Bryanston Johannesburg. The event happens once a year where you can find incredible minds in fields from neuroscience to leadership, business and marketing to innovation in the digital age to name a few. In attending this summit my mission was to look for fresh new

I RECENTLY attended the Engen Under-17 football knockout cup where I saw some of South Africa’s most talented and up and coming stars. 15 September 2012 | Sean van Staden |Sports Columnist for the Citizen newspaper There were two things that were quite evident in the tournament. First being the poor state of the referees

Are you the typical person who is running around like a headless chicken due to life’s pressures? Where do you find the time to still squeeze in a gym session? 11 November 2011 | SEAN VAN STADEN | SPORTS COLUMNIST 

We live in exciting times where mankind continues to break world records, and teams are achieving new heights!  SEAN VAN STADEN | SPORTS COLUMNIST