‘Coachspeak’: Reflections on Language
If you wish to discuss, challenge or ask questions on anything here, get in touch: Twitter @teachingsharks As an (Irish) English teacher who coaches, I am intrigued by the language…
"No man ever steps in the same river twice. For it is not the same river and he is not the same man." – Heraclitus
If you wish to discuss, challenge or ask questions on anything here, get in touch: Twitter @teachingsharks As an (Irish) English teacher who coaches, I am intrigued by the language…
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First Timer: Last December I had the privilege to take a group of U16 players to Twickenham to the Varsity matches between Oxford and Cambridge. For some it was their first…
Below are some reflections on the project I was working on last term with a school rugby team (U16s) I coached. An introduction to it all can be found here.…
Now that the football season is in full swing – I am taking the mighty 4s this year who are unbeaten so far – it has given me ample time…
I remember trips with my father to lots of sporting venues. I have very vivid memories of visiting Croke Park, the home of Gaelic games, with its old wooden benches…
Reassessing Role Models: “All women become like their mothers – that’s their great tragedy. No man does – that is his.” Oscar Wilde At the very start of this…
“Though she be but little, she be fierce” Helena, A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream Peruvian Tekkers: What is it with props? In all the teams I have ever been involved…