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So many coaches feel powerless to tackle the prevailing culture in the way sport is provided for children and young people.
The Children's Coaching Collaborative is a community of changemakers that believes that we can do better.
Join the community at
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Boy does this resonate...a message for all the brave practitioners out there working at the fringes, taking research theories and exploring their application in the field and sharing experiences with others.
Donโt let the
#attackademic
haters stop your journey of discovery.
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โThe only pathways kids should be on until well into their teens are footpaths. The idea that a 12-year-old is on the pathway to a professional sports career is ridiculous and speaks only to parental obsession , not realityโ from
@ConversationEDU
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Brilliant game...looks like so much fun!!
Little fun warm up... stay in a bear crawl but try steel a cone off someoneโs back... coaches can try this in a warm up? Activation on our โฆ
@WorldRugby
โฉ S&C Level 1
#RcPlaySmart
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Why are we obsessed with developing techniques when true skill lies in making decisions?
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Drills are the drugs of coaching (from a recovering addict!) | The Talent Equation
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Gilbert Enoka on the mental health ethos of the All Blacks โPeople tend to think vulnerability and high performance culture donโt mix. Thatโs false โฆ Accepting your vulnerability and having comfort in uncertainty is one method of managing stressโ
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Wow! This is a brilliant article that perfectly defines โtalent that whispersโ.
โWhat about the kids who, for one reason or another, because of one perceived shortcoming or another, are getting labeled as two or three-star recruits?โ
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Whoever created this is a genius!
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Single largest study into sports specialisation reaffirms that multi-sport as late as possible is best for kids
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Attitudes to childrenโs education in Finland...โLet children be childrenโ and โThe work of a child is to play.โ....โHere, youโre not considered a good parent unless you give your child lots of outdoor play.โ
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โWhy does a baker or a craftsman work through an apprenticeship of multiple years?โ
Isnโt it time we saw coaching as a craft and remodelled coach education like apprenticeships?
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Iโm going to propose a new definition of the term โuncoachableโ.
Uncoachable; (verb) โa term used by adults that are involved in the provision of childrenโs sport and physical activity to describe their lack of skill and craft at being able to engage young people effectivelyโ.
@stu_arm
@cam_jett
Have worked with a fair few kids now that most traditional set ups/coaches would have considered โuncoachableโ. It usually means โtheyโ are not listening to โmeโ and doing what โIโ want. These kids are now training and playing matches regularly. Itโs not one size fits all
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Every session Iโve ever run!
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This is a fantastic article about the nature of the learning process. This passage really jumped out at me!!
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We are born creative geniuses and the education system dumbs us down, according to NASA scientists - Ideapod
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Bundesliga's youngest coach has wisdom beyond his years...โ30% of coaching is tactics, 70% is social competence"
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How many times have you asked a group if they understand and for them all to nod and then set off on the task in completely the wrong way?
Hereโs a brilliant tip that could save a lot of time and turbo charge learning!
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Really interesting article - Everything you think you know about disciplining kids is wrong
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"Jones changed the playersโ training to what he calls a game-based approach. He taught them to think for themselves"
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If you are exploring the world of contraints led coaching this article is just about the best summary you will find
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Creating learning environments that are full of 'safe uncertainty' - A conversation with Ric Shuttleworth -
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This is flat out brilliant!! Human Hungry Hippos is my new favourite engagement activity.
@twowheelprof
introduced me to human naughts and crosses.
What other childhood classic games have people adapted for the physical domain?
Had my Handball players playing Human Hungry Hippos in a training session last night and now wondering* if it can be used to teach vocab...
*Already convinced
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If you donโt read anything else this year then PLEASE PLEASE read this. I am left dumbfounded in admiration of the courage and commitment!
โThe last Team talkโ
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Great article that asks serious questions about much that is provided in coach education and development courses - โHow Coaching Courses Killed Coachingโ
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I would go further...being compassionate is the greatest form of strength. You canโt be strong without compassion.
"One of the criticisms I've faced over the years is that I'm not aggressive enough or assertive enough, or maybe somehow, because I'm empathetic, I'm weak. I totally rebel against that. I refuse to believe that you cannot be both compassionate and strong." - Jacinda Ardern
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Iโve developed another approach that people might want to play with...
Hereโs a question...donโt answer it now...answer it while you are playing...show me the answer instead of tell me...now at the break, share what you experienced with each other...
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"We design games and we don't tell the players the purpose of the game so that they have to work it out for themselves"
PART 1: In the first of a new series, Eddie looks at the role of
#IntelligentMotion
in England's quest to be World No. 1 ๐
@MitsubishiUK
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One of the best things Iโve seen for ages...just the tonic I needed at the end of a long day!!!
Here's one of my favourite ladder drills, probably proven to improve speed, agility & quickness
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Fascinating article on the nature of learning...implications for coach education?
โEvery teacher ought to be a scientist of learning and ask: How can the most learning happen for my children in my classroom in my subject?โ
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'Talent that whispers' - nobody thought Harry Kane would make it as a pro until a talent developer gave him a chance
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๐So this came as a surprise. My podcast host
@spreaker
just told me that the podcast just reached 100000 downloads! Thank you to all of my listeners and supporters - your ongoing commitment makes it so worthwhile
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Want to make it as a pro? Specialise later. Nearly 90% of 2017 NFL Draft picks played multiple sports in high school
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Excellent article that explains true talent development principles. The Danish way of creating champions
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Great quote...the only tweak I would make is that in the realm of sport and physical activity we arenโt helping children to learn to write we are helping them to create works of art...
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Everything thatโs wrong with PE right here.
IMO making kids do stuff like this is a form of cruelty.
Especially when there are so many easy ways to do it better.
My appeal to sports practitioners everywhereโฆ.we can do better than this!!
๐๐ปPassing Square - focus on footwork๐๐ป
๐๏ธ Great football station to get students focused on:
1๏ธโฃ Accurate passing
2๏ธโฃ Timing of pass
3๏ธโฃ Footwork
๐ Increase Complexity of movements and make square lager.
Please retweet if useful ๐
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BOOM!! Thatโs my entire thesis. Let them appreciate the game first and the solutions before telling them all about the techniques of the game
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"So much of what coaches are taught is b******t" - A call for evidence in coach education with Dr Richard Bailey
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Great article from
@edsmithwriter
with so many important messages.
- you donโt need to be amazing at 18 to become great
- unstructured โbackyardโ games develop skill
- resist โtalent hothousingโ
In praise of the late developer
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So Small sided games are important for development and they are enjoyable...
As we come out of lockdown...it might be worth considering this message.
Remember remember itโs
#drilldember
#ditchthosedrills
#warondrills
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Want better decision makers? Read this Very interesting article about how constraints build creativity
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"rather than being instructional...asking questions & getting descriptive answers to know if the players understood"
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"You have to create the environment where they can be unique and not a clone" Dennis Bergkamp on coaching
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These are brilliant!
What can a pass communicate?
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โThe decision comes before the action...but we teach it the other way aroundโ - a conversation with FA Coach Development Manager, Jack Walton
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Good questions...
Twitter is not an easy place to explain this stuff but I will do my best...
The Ecological Approach is based on the idea that organisms (including humans) adapt to their environment and can learn things as product of this adaptation...
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Love this idea...developing a competitive format with rules around coach behaviour aligned the the player development principles that have been developed
#cardsisamovement
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Excellent message from
@EnglandHockey
to young players striving to reach their potential.
Not being selected for various stages in the player pathway does not define your future, itโs an opportunity for growth and development.
For those not selected for
#FuturesCup
please donโt worry, it is far from the end of the line ๐
Olympic champion
@giselleansley
once missed out on a spot yet look where she is now! Just going through the process will give you so much experience going forward ๐
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Excellent short article (featuring a passage from yours truly!) that challenges popular assumptions about the way talent develops. The Myth of Tiger Woods and its Impact on Talent Development | Brian McCormick Basketball
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This is a must read article for anyone interested in the danger of the continued practice of early selection (or more accurately - deselection) in childrenโs sport
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๐ฃ New Podcast! "Exploring representative practice design - a conversation with Ian Renshaw" on
@Spreaker
#affordances
#coaching
#constraints
#skill
#sport
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This will mess with some minds...
โIn a computer, software and hardware are separate; however, our brains and our minds consist of what can best be described as โwetwareโ, in which what is happening and where it is happening are completely intertwinedโ
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Great article on Joe Root: "He makes training harder than matchplay, so he is prepared for whatever may come"
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'Visual Essay' based on one of my early blog posts - 'Drills are the drugs of coaching (from a recovering addict)'.
#ditchthosedrills
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Looking forward to working with โฆ
@kellehers07
โฉ at
#FutureOfCoaching
to deliver our session called โElimination Extravaganzaโ - Here is the session plan for coaches to follow while we work
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Coaching is very slow to change and embrace new ideas.
This brilliant infographic from
@_UKCoaching
based on research from
@annastoDr
and
@CoachC1
explains how the background of the coach serves to filter out ideas that donโt connect with their previous experiences.
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โฆ
@JudyMurray
โฉ calls for more mentoring and โon the jobโ training to help the development of coaches. โLearning from others is the fastest way to learnโ
โConferences give you information but they donโt help with transformationโ.
#greatcoaching
#ukcoachingconference
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So excited to see this go from idea to reality...
FREE online
@Sport_England
โCoach developerโ course opens on Mon, July 8th -main topics- 1. What do coach developers do? 2. Coach learning 3.Learning relationships 4.Self-awareness & power 5.Teaching 6.Questioning 7.Observation & feedback 8.The digital age
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Probably the best game in the world!!
Massive part of my summer holiday
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@mrjamesob
You know when you press 'escape' or 'delete' on your PC and you get a message saying 'are you sure?' - we need an 'are you sure?' referendum
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How culture fosters creativity โitโs worth reminding ourselves that creativity resides in the playful state. The environment created by FC Barcelona & the players...displays a sense of self transcendence, conducive to embracing creative momentsโ
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A great coach once said to me that a great coach thinks like a construction worker. In this article
@DanielCoyle
explains that concept in understanding what makes Belichick so successful
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What can I say Iโm on a quest...to rid the world of kids in queues waiting to dribble round cones!!
Still not a fan of the word โdrillโ. It conjures up images of military style training focussed on obeying orders and . Would rather use โvariable practiceโ or โconditioned gameโ.
Brilliant with โฆ
@pilly66
โฉ and โฆ
@stu_arm
โฉ
#enjoy
being
#educated
with
#experience
#energy
&
#enthusiasm
canโt believe we still went with the ditch those drills sign off ๐
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Itโs a cricket article but the message applies everywhere.
โEnvironments that attempt to reduce batting (sport) to mastery of technique and to break it up into a number of distinct components reflect a misunderstanding of how complex batting (sport) isโ
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The STEP model. One of the most overlooked and simple approaches to designing inclusive, engaging and impactful activity.
It has been used to adapt activity for people with various impairments for years and should be one of the first things that all coaches learn about IMO
Our article contains practical measures to help you on your return to coaching
Learn how to use the STEP Model alongside the Plan, Do, Review process to โซ your confidence & adaptability skills so you can create safe, engaging socially distanced sessions
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@InclusionFooty1
I am not interested in mindless repetition of technique. I am interested in young people learning to solve the problem presented by the game
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If we are coaching children for the sole purpose of putting them in kits, sharing victorious scorelines or pictures of trophy wins and drilling them into a compliant decision free future - we are missing the point of coaching...
If we're having children for the sole purpose of dressing them up, taking & sharing photo's, parading them around and plowing a path for an adversity free future - we're missing the point of children, purpose of parenting & pleasure of living.
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Absolutely amazing day working with the โฆ
@SouthamptonFC
โฉ academy coaches today delivering sessions and exploring practice design. Massive thanks to everyone for such great conversations and stimulating debate!!
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Your intention determines the way you constrain the practice - are you looking for players to Explore, Exploit or Execute?
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Great article highlighting how talent systems can fail athletes.
Does our obsessive focus on the development of sport skills mean that we ignore the โhuman skillsโ needed for athletes to flourish?
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Agree wholeheartedly....isnโt it fascinating that this idea is still seen as radical in some parts of the pedagogical community?
For clarity I would replace the word โtaughtโ with โdesigned into the learning experienceโ.
START YOUNG: โResearch by sports experts at the universities of Chichester, Portsmouth, and Limerick suggests reading the game should be taught to players from a young age, in tandem with ball skills, rather than as an advanced ability.โ
#TOVO
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Iโve been talking about this on the podcast quite a lot over the years.
Selecting and deselecting young people has its own moral problems - but the loss of childhood is something that is an often overlooked & pernicious practice in too many talent systems!
"I was concerned about the amount of time my grandson was staying away from his friends because of his time at the Academy. There is a bubble these kids end up in. Some are travelling 60 minutes to training and are losing contact with their mates at home."
Tony Pulis
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I uploaded a new episode, "'Football Environmentalism' does battle with 'Premature Professionalism' - a conversation with Debbie Sayers", on
#spreaker
#childcentred
#coaching
#football
#salisburyrovers
#sport
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Really excited to dig into this from the awesome
@ShakeyWaits
If there was a first chapter to get me hooked then this was it!!
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A 3 minute read that anyone interesting in developing skills MUST see!
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Great article and videos
@JimiVaughan
showing the use of constraints led approach in action with input from some great CLA practitioners. Looking forward to chatting with James on the podcast shortly
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This is a must watch 1 minute video for any sports parent
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Great summary of a study looking at the difference between games and technique drills on cognitive function
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Great article - Leadership requires adaptability, which is especially important in an increasingly complex world
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The 'moneyball' of football. Brentford drop the talent development approach and adopt a late talent ID approach
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This study explores the effects of learning skills through drills as opposed to learning skills through game play
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This image pretty much sums up my coaching philosophy! Great article too from
@SuperHuman247
http://t.co/67mYtUQVB9
http://t.co/GqfyaRggTc
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When have you ever seen kids warming up before they go out to play during their lunch break at school?
As far as I am awareโฆtheir isnโt an epidemic of soft tissue injuries incurred during school lunch breaksโฆ
#wastefulwarmups
Stop Doing Dynamic Warm Up for Basketball
What are your thoughts?
Here is what Jamie Smith
@TheUofStrength
says he would do if he was a youth coach
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Fantastic article from
@JOYofthePEOPLE
showing the fallacy of the formal training academy model for young children.
โThe world's finest youth academy is not the best developmental systemโ
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A splendid discussion on the ecological approach to developing young athletes. Are you a mechanic or a gardener?
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I'm printing this out and I'm going to stick it on the TV this afternoon!
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Why Swedish Premier League club AIK is withdrawing from the 'race to the bottom' of children's sport
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Excellent article! The Biggest Misconception About Coaching Kids
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Coaches...have you ever had a group reluctant to answer your questions? You might be asking the wrong questions or you might need to use this cool technique modelled by some of Americaโs best teachers.
Q: You are teaching and ask a question but get precious few hands. You should?
A: Watch this video of how Alonte Johnson responds.
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This is a great idea. Iโm going to do this to get feedback from the players I coach.
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Loving this!! They know it better than most adult groups Iโve ever coached. Really looking forward to seeing you work through this with coaches at the โFuture if Coachingโ event in January.
One of my clients
@evosoccermain
- watch & listen to young players helping new players understand the PDS rule of 3; asking, helping, giving people time, fist pumps. Notice where coach is. Players then 'show the answer'. Great progress guys; fist pump to coaches & players ๐ ๐
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@DocRunner1
@tomwilliams1974
Elite athletes donโt think like โnormalโ people. Thatโs what makes them elite. Itโs also what makes them incredibly fragile. One of the reasons that I believe so passionately in helping young people to develop the psychological & emotional tools to navigate through the journey
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Twitter can be a great place for learning for coachesโฆif you follow the right people!
Here are some people that I have recently stumbled across in my wandering that have been helping me to make sense of our super complex roleโฆ
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I love this...itโs so interesting to hear the commentator describe this as โinnovativeโ and โcoaches abdicating responsibilityโ. It tells you everything about how the role of the coach is generally perceived.
One day, the role of coach will be better understood!
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Whether or not the word โeliteโ should apply to those that arenโt at the very top of their field is missing the point. They are children...many of them are only just able to walk. They stop and pick daisies or look up in the sky to admire the clouds....and that is OK!!
Friend sent this over, surly Elite is the 100m Olympic final, perhaps even that moment in time when all of the athletes disciplines merge in to the fight for the first 3 places?? Itโs certainly not selection into a pre-maturation junior team
@shough28
@nickyzucho
@ShaunHoyle
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Great video on the concept of 'repetition without repetition' - "repeat the problem to be solved not the solution"
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