I spoke in our last blog about the restrictions requiring me as a coach to be more creative and having to adapt the way we have approached training at a high level under restrictions. So I thought I would dive into this topic and elaborate on this more. There...
With Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra in extended lockdowns, I thought I would put together some lessons that we have picked up over the last 18 months on attempting to maintain a high level of training with restrictions in place. The first and most important thing to...
In the last article I discussed what I saw were the drivers to success at the highest levels of sport. I did so at the individual level, discussing the traits and behaviours that were obvious to me. In this discussion I will try to identify what I have observed to...
As discussed in the last few blogs I was in the fortunate position to be able to stay in Tokyo for the entirety of the athletics program. Further to this I was in Narita, about 75 minutes out of Tokyo prior to the games with Australian athletes who came into Japan...
I know that this article is going to be the hardest to write. It is the sobering article that comes after some reflection on the performances of my athletes and my own coaching behaviours. High performance sport is just that, about achieving performance. The reality...
Sitting in quarantine, I am slowly getting back to some normalcy outside of the Olympic bubble. This has meant the process of reaching out to friends and colleagues to return messages of support and reflect on the journey. One of the most common questions you have...