Shifting Paradigms: Practice and Specificity of Conditioning
Continuing the topic of Shifting Paradigms, and returning to my pet subject, Practice, I recently read a blog post (and
Category: Not Volleyball
Paradigm Shifting, Kevin Smith and John Wooden
I’m a Kevin Smith fan. This of course has nothing specifically to do with volleyball, or even sport, other than
F*** it, lets just teach them!
Malcolm Blight was one of the greatest (Aussie) footballers of all time. In his time men were men, the primary
“You Haven’t Taught Until They’ve Learned”
I came across this quote the other day that was attributed to the great American basketball coach John Wooden (I’ve
Coping With A Crisis
The North American ice hockey league (NHL) has a yearly event that they call the Winter Classic, which is when
A Great Coach Talking To His Player?
“I am not here to work you like a puppet. You make your own choices, you’re the author of your
“Running is for animals, football is with brain and ball”
The expression may not be elegant*, but given that the words were uttered by a Dutchman speaking in German** and
‘The Talent Code’ and Keith Richards
Following the advice of Terry Pettit, I try to read reasonably widely, or at least not just about volleyball or
Ken Dryden Is A Player
Ken Dryden was a (ice) hockey player. He was very, very good at being at goalie. He was very good
At Home On The Court 