Are you ever really ready?

Are you ever really ready?

What an honour to be asked to represent Great Britain at the World Functional Fitness Championships in Australia! Thank you for all you message of support! The last time I represented GB was in the 2005 World Kyokushinkai Knockdown Karate Championships where I gained...
What can we learn from elite skaters?

What can we learn from elite skaters?

What is the difference that makes the difference? Studies into elite figure skating found that athletes regularly attempted jumps beyond their capability. Less elite skaters didnt. It wasn’t that the best skaters made better jumps, you’d expect that. The...
In the pursuit of progress

In the pursuit of progress

In the pursuit of acquiring skills and making progress, it’s easy to get caught up doing more & more training. We don’t like to admit it, but there are times when athletes sacrifice quality over quantity. It can be tricky to get the balance right &...
Do you struggle with competition anxiety?

Do you struggle with competition anxiety?

It seemed like a good idea at the time, to set yourself a challenge, something to focus your training on and test yourself. And then a week before the competition you feel the anxiety building to an uncomfortable level. You worry about not being good enough and rather...
What did you learn?

What did you learn?

Learning from experiences leads to evolved decision making. You can utilise feedback to work on your weaknesses. You can replicate & build on your strengths whilst developing your repertoire of responses for different situations. With focus & intent you can...
Competition Anxiety

Competition Anxiety

It seemed like a good idea. To challenge yourself and have some goals to work towards. Then competition days comes and you’re a bag of nerves. You worry that your’e not good enough and you might even question why you put yourself forward in the first...
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