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Mindset, movement and performance — written for athletes, parents and coaches. Free to read, always.
September 4, 2026 · 2 min read
Embracing the Big Presence: John Okafor's Journey
John Okafor, known affectionately as Big J, shares his journey of embracing his size and the impact it has had on his life and career.
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August 23, 2021 · 2 min read
BUILDING A MINDSET FOR PERFORMANCE
You can posses exceptional talent, drive and skill - in sport and life - but one of the hardest and most crucial survival skills is rebounding from adversity and being ab…
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June 2, 2021 · 1 min read
PREP FOR PERFORMANCE
Prep well and start your training sessions on fire.
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May 27, 2021 · 1 min read
PERFORMANCE REVIEW
What strategies do you use to effectively review your child athlete's performances?
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May 25, 2021 · 1 min read
PERFORMANCE ENVIRONMENTS
How do the environments you provide for your child athlete impact their performance?
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May 20, 2021 · 1 min read
THE PARENT ATHLETE RELATIONSHIP
Have you ever thought how your relationship with your child athlete can impact their performance?
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May 18, 2021 · 1 min read
THE SELF AWARE PARENT
How well do you realise the impact your behaviours have on your child athlete?
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May 13, 2021 · 1 min read
CONVERSATION STARTERS
Want to know some great ways to start performance conversations with your child athlete? Watch this!
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May 11, 2021 · 1 min read
MATCHDAY CONVERSATIONS
What are the best methods to have conversations on matchday with your child athlete?
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May 9, 2021 · 1 min read
TRAINING DRIVE CONVERSATIONS
What strategies do you use to have positive conversations with a child athlete on the way to training so they can perform at their best?
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May 3, 2021 · 3 min read
TOUGH CONVERSATIONS
As coaches, we may be comfortable enough to have a conversation with someone when we are put in this type of situation.
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April 27, 2021 · 2 min read
QUESTION RATING SYSTEM
Having thought about this lately I have come up with my own rating system. It's what I call the Question Rating System (QRS) and it relates to the level of detail with wh…
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