Swimming and School: Making it Cool

You know the drill.

Alarm goes off at 5 am. You get up. You eat. You go to the pool. You swim.

You got to school all day then…

You eat. You go to the pool. You swim.
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The Role of Parents in Sport

Discussions with Coaches Geoff  Marsh (Cricket), Joyce Brown (Netball) and Lindsay Gaze (Basketball). 

In response to repeated community complaints, a Sydney Council announced it planned to introduce the following policy:

City of Botany, Code of Conduct, Sports Field Users.

“At it’s meeting of 26th May 1999, Council endorsed the following policy direction as outlined in the Mayoral Minutes No 5/99 and resolved:

That: “Council as a matter of policy, determine that any sporting activity being run by an Association or Club, on any ground within the City of Botany Bay, have lodged with Council, as a condition of use of Council’s playing fields, a Code of Conduct, which is to be subject to Council’s approval”. Read the rest of this entry »

Helping Your Child Achieve in Sport – Fifty Things You Can Do

Fifty tips for parents of young athletes, to help them get the most out of their chosen sport.

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An Open Letter to Every Swimming Parent in the World

Dear Swimming Parent,

Firstly let me thank you for being a swimming parent.

Without you, we have no sport. There is no swimming without you. Clubs and coaches could not exist without your support.

I appreciate everything you do. The early mornings, the late afternoons, the rush to get dinner ready at night for hungry, tired kids, the long weekends of time keeping and team support. For everything you do, I thank you.

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High and Tri: Balancing High School and Triathlon Training

One of the toughest assignments for all athletes is the balance between sport and study.

Triathletes and athletes generally are by their nature high achievers. They live in a world of time management, goal setting, overcoming adversity, facing personal challenges and self-management.

However, for a short time (between the ages of 16-18), the pressures of being a high achiever present a tough challenge for even for the most committed and well – organised triathlete.
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