It has been a while since I have been on the blog front with a 3rd young child and other commitments but I have been reinspired to tap at the keyboard again. On Monday and Tuesday this week I have been working with athletes and coaches in the Taranaki Region and really enjoyed the quality [...]

Well barely three days after the amazing Black Caps test victory over the competitive Pakistani team the man-of-the-match Shane Bond has been ruled out by injury.  It almost seemed inevitable that history would continue to plague his cricketing career but not once was there any news of an injury in the four months that Bond has been [...]

The Black Caps are pretty chuffed with their ‘away’ series victory against Pakistan and with good reason if you look at the history books.  Three quarters of the way through the match it looked like it would be an early finish with a victory for the Black Caps despite falling short in their own batting performance.  [...]

I spent a good deal of last week working with some of the best talent in NZ sailing.  In the greater Wellington region we are running a great programme sponsored by the Wellington City Council and Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club and being administered by the NZAS North Island.  Presently I get to work with [...]

Another opportunity to challenge the home of Ironman has been completed on the weekend with the four NZ athletes contesting the elite grade having mixed results compared to expectations.  Jo Lawn had to deal with two time penalties but still came in a credible 8th while Gina Fergusson pulled out due to injury and the [...]

The NZ Black Caps have come good and again have surpassed expectations while leaning on their underdog status.  This conscious or unconscious formula has often helped NZ teams to do well at international events, pressure is alleviated when there is no expectation and media take little notice and determination is usually enhanced when outside sources play [...]

The NZ Black Caps have maintained their consistent record in one-day competitions with again qualifying for the knock-out section of a one-day international tournament.  After convincingly losing their first game to a fired up South Africa the Black Caps have beaten the Sri Lankans and English by large margins to end up topping the pool.  [...]

The NZ Black Caps are playing England tonight in their 3rd game for the tournament where they will need to perform well to take confidence through to the semi-finals should they qualify.  Their first two games have been a contrast in outcomes mainly illustrated by the batting at the top of the order.  The win against [...]

The Silver Ferns showed a resolve and an intensity to the start to the final game of the 5-match series (already won by the Australian Diamonds) to win by a big 16-goal margin.  The poor start to the games was an area that Temepara George had commented on several times where the Diamonds had leapt out to [...]

I recently returned home after enjoying a hectic week with very talented athletes in both Taranaki and Hawkes Bay regions.  Over a 3.5 day period I worked individually with almost 20 athletes and presented to about 40 athletes, coaches and parents in the evenings.  These athletes are all representing their province or NZ age group [...]