Team Architecture: Learning from Failure
While most of this project will centre on the feats of Apollo 11’s success, there is a dark failure NASA learned from and is worthwhile to explore for our team.…
Project Apollo: Finding your ‘Game-Face’ and your ‘Why’
Why climb Mount Everest? Because it’s there. George Mallory The Psychological Side of Goal-Setting: Anyone can choose a goal but how do you stick to it? What makes many give…
Project Apollo
This project is based around the idea of using themes in coaching. It will be connected to the work on masculinity in rugby that I ran last year and I…
Confessions of a Women’s Rugby Novice…
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…
Reflections on ‘Redefining Masculinity…’ – Gender Dynamics in Sport
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. My…
Reflections on ‘Redefining Masculinity…’ – Mental Health and Emotional Well-Being
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.…
Reflections on ‘Redefining Masculinity…’ – An Overview
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…
Firsts and Lasts: From Croke Park to Twickenham
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…
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