What Does John Wooden Have In Common With Casanova?
Casanova was on his deathbed when someone knocked on his door, repeatedly asking to speak with him. Casanova’s doctor replied
Mark Lebedew
Casanova was on his deathbed when someone knocked on his door, repeatedly asking to speak with him. Casanova’s doctor replied
John Wooden is considered one of the greatest coaches of all time. That statement is one of the least controversial
I’m a Kevin Smith fan. This of course has nothing specifically to do with volleyball, or even sport, other than
Twenty years ago, I got to meet Wooden at an event for suits. One of the Master-Of-The-Universe types asked Wooden
America is the home of the coach. That may not literally be true but it is certainly the place where
John Wooden is by any measure a coaching icon. In the first instance, there is his record as a coach:
One of the most common refrains that I hear from coaches, assistant coaches, physical coaches and physios is ‘I told
In the 1970s and 1980s the combination was the king of offences. Blockers watched the ‘fake’ spiker intently and tried
This is one of the age old questions of the coaching profession. In the American system, sport is very closely
I have a read a lot of coaching texts over the years. And biographies. And autobiographies. I learnt a lot