Every four (sometimes five) years hockey comes squarely into focus with the Kookaburras and Hockeyroos taking on the world at the Olympic Games. High Performance careers are usually well established by this time, even for younger Olympians like DiamondBacks Hockey Club star Josh Beltz who will head into the games with […]
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From a young age Aaron Kitchener has been involved in coaching hockey. Even as a year 10 student he was forging a path toward a career in the sport. When most young men were discovering partners, cars and potentially other distractions like beer, Kitchener was working hard coaching junior hockey players, umpiring […]
Tucked away in what a lot of people call “the sticks” is a football club.Just your average, run of the mill “country” footy club. I say average because like so many clubs, this one deals with the same pressures as any other. Recruitment, retention, cost of balls, umpires’ fees, liquor licencing […]
Condensed Sport is Still Sport.It’s a far cry in this world for people to play footy in the winter and cricket in the summer, blokes especially. The options to play a greater variety of sports, even in Tasmania, are abundant. A classic example was when my eldest son was six, he […]
By Will BraidSport is tribal, we know this.Be it barracking for your favorite professional team or being a dyed in the wool member of your local club, the club and tribal mentality of sport drives players, coaches, administrators and volunteers alike.I mention coaches in there. How many times have you […]
How many relationships do you maintain as a coach?For the average footy club coach has a bevy of players, supporters, sponsors, committee members, life members, assistant coaches, opposition coaches and players and volunteers. She’s a big old list of people who you, mainly, need to keep on the good side of […]
The Tasmanian Sport and Coaching Collective welcome you to 2021. We hope Santa brought you lots of runs, wickets, a full forward, drag flicker, better handicap or whatever you need for your team or athlete(s) to succeed in the new year. As coaches, we are always looking for ways to […]