WHY PLAY SPORT WHEN YOU CAN WATCH IT ON T/V?

WHY PLAY SPORT WHEN YOU CAN WATCH IT ON T/V?

Right now many people are delighting in watching all the wonderful sport that is being shown on our  television screens – the soccer Afcon , the cricket World Cup, the Women’s soccer World Cup,  Wimbledon tennis, the four-nation Rugby Championship (and...
GET, GIVE, GO – GOAL!

GET, GIVE, GO – GOAL!

In a previous article we noted how the great Dutch soccer player, Johan Cruyff, lamented that  “playing simple football is the hardest thing there is.” So, let us make soccer, and indeed all sport, as  simple as possible. We do not need to make it...
KEEP IT SIMPLE, SUNSHINE  

KEEP IT SIMPLE, SUNSHINE  

We are all, no doubt, very familiar with acronyms though we usually refer to them noawadays as  ‘text speak’. Many years ago it was a popular thing for a teenager to send a letter to his or her loved  one with the letters SWALK on the back; if we know what...
SCORING GOALS – A JOY OR A JOB?  

SCORING GOALS – A JOY OR A JOB?  

Following the victory by a world record score of 13-0 by the USA over Thailand in the Women’s  World Cup recently, the internet has been awash with people expressing their views. Some took the  view that the USA players were disrespectful (“disgraceful”,...
THE FINE LINE BETWEEN HELPING AND HINDERING  

THE FINE LINE BETWEEN HELPING AND HINDERING  

Every parent carries dreams, hopes and expectations for their children, especially in the field of  sport, which is only natural and commendable, but sadly all too often they are unrealistic and  unfulfilling. We need to be careful to formulate these dreams...