YOUNGER, LOWER, SOONER

YOUNGER, LOWER, SOONER

It is a good and noble desire and ambition for any young person to represent her country. Everyplayer should be challenged to strive for excellence in her abilities in sport and to reach the highestlevel. The question is: at what stage should a player be granted such...
WHAT ARE WE DEVELOPING?

WHAT ARE WE DEVELOPING?

There is no doubting that the world has changed; education has changed; parents have changed; sotoo has sport. Throughout the world, sport has become a huge business, religion, industry andproduct, a serious career option, while here in Zimbabwe sport continues to be...
THERE IS NOTHING SPECIAL ABOUT SPECIALISATION

THERE IS NOTHING SPECIAL ABOUT SPECIALISATION

It is a strange phenomenon: while schools are increasingly looking to broaden and extend the academic curriculum for children, allowing and encouraging pupils to study more subjects for a longer time, sports bodies are trying to narrow the scope for children by having...
Saving private reputation at the expense of others

Saving private reputation at the expense of others

Steven Spielberg has a world-wide reputation as being one of the greatest film directors of moderntimes, bringing us ‘Jaws’, ‘E.T.’, ‘Jurassic Park’, ‘Schindler’s List’ and ‘Saving Private Ryan’ amongothers. The latter film explored the futile mission of eight men...
Doing the right thing right

Doing the right thing right

Forty years ago, the term ‘Amateur’ was a compliment (playing sport for the love of it) and the term‘Professional’ was a criticism (taking the sport too seriously) but now, they have changed meaning –to be termed an ‘amateur’ is to suggest we do sport poorly while...