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Mentoring for Sports Coaches: Performance Partnerships with a Particular Purpose.

Wayne Goldsmith — Fri, 26 Dec 2025 17:06:08 +0000

Mentoring is a great way to learn, grow and develop as a coach. Coaching is above all a people game and mentoring is about bringing people together to learn, share, grow, develop and ultimately perform more effectively: it is Performance Partnership – a performance partnership with particular purpose. What makes […]

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3 Things Good Coaches Do

Wayne Goldsmith — Thu, 25 Dec 2025 16:58:38 +0000

Three Things Good Coaches Do. By Wayne Goldsmith There are coaches. And there are good coaches. Coaches who do things right – and do the right things – the things that will help the athletes and the teams they coach to be all they can be. So what is it […]

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Evolution of Coaching Rugby Teams – from Coaching the Team to Coaching Today

Wayne Goldsmith — Wed, 24 Dec 2025 16:54:18 +0000

There are no real team sports anymore....every significant moment in a team sport competition is decided through a one on one contest. This post discusses how rugby has evolved from a team sport to a game where success is dependent on the optimal preparation and performance of every individual in the team.

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The Greatest Assistant Coaching Article Ever Written (i.e. because we think it’s the only one): 50 of the best Tips on how to be a World Class Assistant Coach.

Wayne Goldsmith — Tue, 23 Dec 2025 16:39:10 +0000

Behind every great head coach is a great assistant coach. This article presents 50 tips on how to be a great assistant coach with tips and ideas contributed by some of Australia's leading coaching brains.

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What is Coaching? Sports Thoughts Video Series 1 No 1

Wayne Goldsmith — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 16:27:06 +0000

What is Coaching? Coaching is the art of inspiring change through emotional connection. What is Coaching? Coaching is helping people to dream – to dream larger than they’ve ever dreamed before – and to create the environment and the opportunity for those dreams to become reality. What is Coaching? Coaching […]

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Creative Coaches: Create, Innovate, Implement and Win.

Wayne Goldsmith — Sun, 21 Dec 2025 16:11:42 +0000

Creativity - along with the capacity to inspire change through emotional connection is the most powerful tool a coach can possess. All coaches can learn to be creative - it's not something you have to born with. You can learn to be creative - and by thinking, saying and doing things that are unique - that are different and by daring to be different you can achieve coaching success.

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Coaching Greatness

Wayne Goldsmith — Sat, 20 Dec 2025 15:55:01 +0000

The World of Coaching Information is in your hands…what are you doing with it? Coaching Greatness. Most coaches I meet all over the world will ask me about Coaching Greatness – i.e. how can they improve their coaching and become the best coach they can be. Let’s start by considering […]

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Sports Science and Coaching: Bridging the Gap.

Wayne Goldsmith — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 15:34:19 +0000

Sports science has made and can continue to make a huge impact on sports performance. However, most sports scientists do not communicate their knowledge, research, ideas and information very well. As a result, many coaches will listen to and work with sports scientists who have made the effort to understand the coaching "world" and to sports science professionals who listen to, respect and engage with them as equals - as professionals trying to make a difference.

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Good to Great: Coaching Excellence.

Wayne Goldsmith — Thu, 18 Dec 2025 15:22:43 +0000

There are many good coaches in the world all striving to do their best and to help athletes realise their full potential. Some coaches - through their hard work, dedication, commitment, tenacity and creativity make the transition from good to great.

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The FIFA World Cup: How to make sure you fail at Football.

Wayne Goldsmith — Wed, 17 Dec 2025 15:02:13 +0000

European soccer ball from Crestock Free Stock Photography The most basic of all concepts in high performance sport (and art and other areas of human endeavour) is that you do things as an extension of your national culture – or in simple terms “you play like your place”. Brazilians play […]

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Coaching Philosophy. Why Do You Coach?

Wayne Goldsmith — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 14:48:06 +0000

https://youtu.be/bxslQs1qQrc Coaching Philosophy. Why Do You Coach? By Wayne Goldsmith If you’re already an experienced coach, how would you go about starting your coaching career all over again? Knowing what you know now – how would you start again – and build a sustainably successful coaching career? Or maybe […]

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Improve your Coaching by NOT Coaching

Wayne Goldsmith — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 14:33:09 +0000

You read right – improve your coaching by NOT coaching. Coaching improves performance. But too much coaching – over coaching – can have a negative influence on performance. Who OVER coaches? Typically five types of coaches OVER coach: Young, inexperienced coaches who are trying too hard; Coaches who lack […]

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Sport Parenting – The Performance Partnership

Wayne Goldsmith — Sun, 14 Dec 2025 14:20:13 +0000

The support young athletes get from their parents is often just as influential as that which they receive from their coaches. Wayne explores how athletes can best work with coaches and parents to create an environment that helps them to realise their potential.

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Sporting Parents: The Vital Element in the Performance Partnership

Wayne Goldsmith — Sat, 13 Dec 2025 14:12:02 +0000

The sporting parent has some incredibly important responsibilities within the "performance partnership" - i.e. coach, athlete, parent. A sporting parent, for example, is responsible for developing values like honesty, integrity, humility, courage, discipline, a sporting parent can help a child develop time management and a sporting parent can teach an athlete to be more responsible for their own behaviour. This feature article discuss sporting parents and talks about how sporting parents can help their child realise their sporting potential.

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From One Size fits All to One Size fits One: The Future of Coach Education.

Wayne Goldsmith — Sat, 13 Dec 2025 14:11:50 +0000

Coach education has shifted from being Content Driven to Context Relevant. Gone are the days of delivering boring, non-specific, content heavy coaching courses. Coaches are looking for smarter, more efficient and more effective ways of learning and most importantly, they are looking for information to help them coach more effectively in the coaching environment (context) they coach in. This article discusses the need for coach educators to seriously and radically change the way they deliver coach education, training and development programs.

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The future – who will get there first?

Wayne Goldsmith — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 14:03:49 +0000

In high performance sport, there are three groups of people. One group who think they get "it" but don't. One group who will never get "it". And one group who really get "it". The trick is in understanding what "it" is. This article discusses "it" and challenges sports coaches to think about whether or not they have "it" and if not how they can get "it".

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“The” Talk: Why you already know all you need to be a successful coach.

Wayne Goldsmith — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 13:41:29 +0000

We’ve all had “The” Talk. You know the one. The one where mum or dad or a coach or a teacher or a religious leader or a good friend looked you in the eye and told you the secret to success. Do you remember “the” talk?
It went something like this didn’t it? “You know (insert your name here). You could really be something special. If you find that one thing that you love to do and that you are passionate about, and if you believe in yourself and work hard and never give up and if you give all you have to relentlessly pursuing your dreams, nothing is impossible for you”. Remember “that” talk? Some people get “the” talk when they are just kids. Others hear it when they are teenagers. Some get to hear “the” talk as young adults while others don’t hear it until they are in their middle age. And most people get “the” talk over and over and over and over again throughout their lives as they move through school, sport, university and employment.

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Creative Coaching: Teaching coaches to be Creative and Innovative.

Wayne Goldsmith — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 13:28:10 +0000

Bright sphere with smile in row of grey boxes from Crestock Creative Images Quick. Write down your own list of the top ten skills of quality coaching. What does it look like? Something like this? Communication skills; Passion; Empathy with athletes; The ability to engage with athletes and inspire athletes […]

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The Rugby Union and Rugby League Guaranteed to Succeed Game Plan

Wayne Goldsmith — Tue, 09 Dec 2025 13:16:54 +0000

Is it just me or does it seem like every coach involved in rugby league and rugby union has the same game plan? With all the money spent on coaching, analysis, technology, video, training programs, performance enhancement, player development, facilities, equipment, ball technology, strength training, conditioning, wrestling, leadership development, boots, nutrition, […]

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The W – Word: Winning.

Wayne Goldsmith — Mon, 08 Dec 2025 13:05:42 +0000

I am getting so sick of people talking about high performance environments, about following a process, about systems, about structures, about programs, about initiatives, about workshops and about strategies. The name of the game is Winning – oops – there I said it. Winning. Winning. Winning. There, I said it […]

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Sustaining success! The Coach’s Holy Grail.

Wayne Goldsmith — Sun, 07 Dec 2025 12:56:54 +0000

Many coaches will say they want to be successful. No they don’t. Not really. They want to be successful again and again and again and again and again. They want to Sustain success and Always have a competitive program, winning athletes and quality players. So how do you it? […]

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Becoming a Great Coach – What’s holding you back?

Wayne Goldsmith — Sat, 06 Dec 2025 12:47:25 +0000

Memoirs of a great coach.....Biography of a great coach....Lessons on coaching from one of the greats....seems like greatness and coaching are often talked about in the same breath. But what is great coaching? Can any coach become great? And if so, how can a coach go from just coaching to great coaching? This article discuss the key aspects of greatness in coaching and challenges readers to look at and overcome the barriers and limitations they are facing in their own personal quests for coaching greatness.

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Responsibility for Performance in Professional Football: Where the Buck Stops!

Wayne Goldsmith — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 12:41:13 +0000

The key to understanding why professional football teams win or lose is understanding who is most responsible for the team's performance at any point in time. In this article, we suggest there are four key points in every football season where the primary responsibility for the performance of team can be clearly identified. Ultimately, the players must accept the responsibility for winning or losing the big games at the end of the season but it is the responsibility of the non-playing members of the team to make sure the players are ready: physically, mentally, technically and tactically to win when it matters.

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The Evolution of Leadership in Professional Sport: from coach to captain to collaboration.

Wayne Goldsmith — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 12:28:35 +0000

leadership blvd_excellence way from Crestock Stock Photos Leadership? Lots of people talk about where leadership in sport is now. But where did our current thinking on leadership come from? How did leadership in professional sport evolve? And more importantly, where is leadership in professional sport going? In the old days, […]

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Training Based Research Studies: the Biggest Con in sport since the Muffin.

Wayne Goldsmith — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 12:28:24 +0000

shot of twins & cupcakes from Crestock Images Remember how when we were kids everyone liked to eat cupcakes. Then when we got older and a bit more health conscious we were told to give them up because of the sugar and flour and other stuff in them. Then along […]

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Improve your Coaching by NOT Coaching

Wayne Goldsmith — Wed, 03 Dec 2025 12:14:02 +0000

By Wayne Goldsmith | You read right – improve your coaching by NOT coaching. Coaching improves performance. But too much coaching – over coaching – can have a negative influence on performance. Who OVER coaches? Typically five types of coaches OVER coach: Young, inexperienced coaches who are trying too hard; Coaches […]

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The Player Potential Profile – an integrated, practical approach to Talent Identification and Recruitment in High Performance Sport – Part One

Wayne Goldsmith — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 11:54:11 +0000

Hot Football On Fire from Crestock Stock Photos Every now and again, a client will ask me to come up with a new way of doing something to help them achieve their performance goals. In recent years, a real focus for me has been developing innovative talent identification, recruitment and retention […]

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Making Sense of Testing Athletes

Wayne Goldsmith — Mon, 01 Dec 2025 11:49:56 +0000

Testing athletes has become a multi-million dollar industry. Coaches and athletes can buy testing programs, testing equipment, testing manuals, testing systems and testing tools to test any athlete, anywhere, anytime and for any reason. But, it's not the testing that's important: it's how the testing applies to enhancing the competition performance of the athlete that really matters. This article discusses testing from a holistic perspective and challenges coaches, athletes and sports science professionals to think before they test.

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Big Announcement – Join Me on Substack!

Wayne Goldsmith — Sun, 30 Nov 2025 11:29:52 +0000

Hi WG Coaching Fans, Colleagues and Others Readers. I’ve got some amazing news. I’ve started a SUBSTACK – https://waynegoldsmith.substack.com/ Some of my best and most innovative work will be highlighted on the Substack – which you can access for free at https://waynegoldsmith.substack.com/ There will also be Premium content – which […]

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Teaching Skills – A Performance Focused Approach to Teaching Skills.

Wayne Goldsmith — Sat, 29 Nov 2025 11:14:50 +0000

What’s the difference between learning sports skills to play sport and learning sports skills to win in competition conditions? Playing the sport is about learning and executing the skills of the sport. Winning in competition is about executing skills to a high level of mastery, at high speed, in fatigue conditions and under […]

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The Five Stages of Coaching: Going from Beginner to the Best Coach You can Be.

Wayne Goldsmith — Fri, 28 Nov 2025 11:09:45 +0000

backet from Crestock Stock Photography There are coaching courses, coaching workshops, coaching programs, coaching presentations and coaching seminars. There are mentoring programs for coaches, professional development programs for coaches, training programs for coaches and a million and one degrees, certificates and accreditation programs for coaches. But what is coaching and […]

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Reverse Coaching – Coaching in Reverse.

Wayne Goldsmith — Thu, 27 Nov 2025 11:01:41 +0000

Coaching is one thing. But Reverse coaching? What the heck is Reverse Coaching? Has this Sports Coaching Brain guy gone completely mental? What is Reverse Coaching? Reverse coaching is an interesting concept that has probably been around as long as coaches have been coaching and as long as […]

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Sporting Parents – Being a Sporting Parent

Wayne Goldsmith — Wed, 26 Nov 2025 10:58:51 +0000

Sporting Parent? Chances are – at some time in your life – you’ll be one. I’ve been very fortunate that over the last 25 or so years, I’ve delivered sports education and parent education programs right around the world. One of the most enjoyable things I do at the start […]

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The Top Ten Reasons Why Coaches Fail

Wayne Goldsmith — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 10:52:12 +0000

Ever wanted to know what's holding you back as a coach? Ever wanted to know why you are not realising your potential?
This post, "The Top Ten Reasons Why Coaches Fail" outlines the ten biggest mistakes coaches make, discusses how you can avoid them and in doing so ensure your coaching becomes everything it could and should be.

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Multi-Disciplinary (Performance) Sports Science: The Future of High Performance Sport.

Wayne Goldsmith — Mon, 24 Nov 2025 10:48:18 +0000

There is no doubt that successful sports performance is multi-disciplinary in nature. Athletes and coaches need to be aware of the physiological, biomechanical, psychological, nutritional, medical and immunological and other issues that can impact on their competition performances. It – performance – is rarely – if ever -about one thing in isolation! It is […]

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The Role of Parents in Sport

Wayne Goldsmith — Sun, 23 Nov 2025 10:37:31 +0000

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 […]

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Ten smart things we should be doing in the interest of better coach education – Part two

Wayne Goldsmith — Sat, 22 Nov 2025 10:30:38 +0000

Here are ten things we should be doing in the interest of helping to educate the next generation of coaches: Teach coaches to listen to and understand the needs of each individual athlete they are working with. A lot has been written about Gen X and Gen Y and the […]

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Coaching without Periodisation – Part Two

Wayne Goldsmith — Fri, 21 Nov 2025 10:18:56 +0000

In part one of this post we discussed the possibility of Coaching Without Periodisation. In part two we will look at an alternate way of working with athletes and helping each individual you coach to realise their full potential and achieve their training and performance goals. So who […]

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Sport Analysis and the Era of Negativity

Wayne Goldsmith — Thu, 20 Nov 2025 10:09:45 +0000

Seems like every coach has a video, a camera, a DVD player and some analysis software these days. Coaches spend more time behind a desk, staring at replays and performance analysis data than they do actually working and communicating with athletes and staff! Modern analysis techniques and equipment have given us […]

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Coach education – 10 Dumb Things We Do and call it Coach Education

Wayne Goldsmith — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 09:54:27 +0000

The world needs more coaches. Good coaches. Passionate coaches. Committed coaches. Innovative coaches. Coaches. Coaches are the driving force of change in sport and every sport needs more great coaches. Many nations – including the UK, Canada, South Africa, France and Australia are investing in coach education, coach development, coach […]

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Strength Training for High Performance Sport – An Overview

Wayne Goldsmith — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 09:47:59 +0000

It was not all that long ago when the words “strength training” and “gymnasium” conjured up images of muscle hulks and Arnold Schwarzenegger – that is before he become the Governator! However, in recent years, strength and conditioning has gained acceptance as an applied sports science and is respected as […]

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Ten Reasons Why Change is so Hard to Introduce in Sport

Wayne Goldsmith — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 09:42:04 +0000

Change in sporting organisations is critical. Success is a moving target. Sporting organisations who are successful have a culture which embraces continuous improvement and see change not as a threat but as a critical strategy for their sustainable growth and success. This article discusses change in sport and why it is so hard to do. It also suggests some strategies to ensure change becomes part of your organisation's culture and becomes a key driver of your organisation's success in the future.

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

Wayne Goldsmith — Sun, 16 Nov 2025 09:30:00 +0000

Fifty tips for parents of young athletes, to help them get the most out of their chosen sport. Love them unconditionally. Support their coach. Accept that they can not win every time they compete. Allow them to be a kid and to have fun. Help them to develop as a […]

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CoachTED: A Client Focused Approach to Coach Training, Education and Development.

Wayne Goldsmith — Sat, 15 Nov 2025 09:19:11 +0000

Coach education is at the crossroads. One thing is for certain, the way we have trained, educated and developed sports coaches in the past is not working. It has failed. Let’s talk about a new approach in Coach Training, Education and Development: A Client Focused Approach. Let’s talk about CoachT.E.D. (pronounced Coached): Coach […]

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Put Physiology Last…and See What Happens.

Wayne Goldsmith — Fri, 14 Nov 2025 09:10:44 +0000

It's all the same. All over the world, in every sport, when coaches write training workouts they think in terms of the big three physiological variables only: volume, intensity and frequency (how much, how hard, how often). But what if there was another way? What if instead of writing training sessions based on the physical aspects of performance, coaches and athletes built their training sessions and programming around the mental side of performance. This article challenges coaches and athletes to look at putting physiology last when they design and deliver training sessions and to think about what might happen if they looked at things differently.

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Sport and Parenting – GOLD MEDAL PARENTING – PART TWO

Wayne Goldsmith — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 08:49:56 +0000

In part one of this article we looked at different types of Sporting Parents. Here are a few more……see if you recognise anyone you know. 6. The “My Child is Better Than Yours” Sporting Parent Typical Behaviour – Starts every sentence with their child’s name and their child’s sporting achievements. […]

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Hello Tennis Parents – balancing love and 40-love

Wayne Goldsmith — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 08:36:02 +0000

Hello Tennis Parents. Put your hand up if you answer “YES” to two or more questions in the Tennis Parents Ten Question Quiz: Do you believe your child will be a successful, well paid professional tennis player? Do you tell other parents that your child is “a high achiever”? Do you […]

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A New Head Coach is No Longer the Solution in High Performance Sport.

Wayne Goldsmith — Tue, 11 Nov 2025 08:22:12 +0000

There was a time when a new head was the solution to all problems in a high performance sports team. Team not winning – get a new head coach. Team’s culture not right – get a new head coach. Team’s attitude and commitment flagging – get a new head […]

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It’s not the workout that wins…you have to win the workout.

Wayne Goldsmith — Mon, 10 Nov 2025 08:14:59 +0000

One of the greatest myths in sport is that it is the workout that wins. That is, that the secret to sporting success lies in how you manipulate volume, intensity and frequency. Coaches spend years and years crafting their workouts, building invincible programs and creating the perfect combination of work and […]

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Engagement and Coaching: The Key to Success

Wayne Goldsmith — Sun, 09 Nov 2025 08:11:09 +0000

Engagement is the current coaching buzzword. Engagement is like Stephen Hawking’s book, A Brief History of Time: many people are aware of it, some have studied it but very, very few understand it. Yet, understanding engagement, what it is, how it works and how to increase your athlete’s level of […]

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The Secret to Success in Sport is…..

Wayne Goldsmith — Sat, 08 Nov 2025 08:07:30 +0000

Want to know the Secret to Success in Sport? There is one..there really is..and here it is for free. I recently wrote a post called “The Passion to Prepare = > The Potential to Perform”. In the post I suggested that: Without doubt, when I work with coaches and teams, […]

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Coaching = Engagement.

Wayne Goldsmith — Fri, 07 Nov 2025 07:59:46 +0000

We have all done it. We have all been involved in debates, discussions and deliberations about what coaching is. Some people say it is about teaching and learning skills. Others say it’s about sports science and applying a scientific method approach to planning and periodisation. […]

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Building Boards: How to Build a Brilliant Board for a Sporting Organisation.

Wayne Goldsmith — Thu, 06 Nov 2025 07:48:42 +0000

Young business woman from Yuri Arcurs Website One of the most critical initiatives any sporting organisation can undergo is the Building of the Board. As the Board provides strategic direction, leadership and vision to the organisation, it is essential to consider the P-P-P of the Board, i.e.: The quality of […]

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Tough Training – Ten Reasons Why Training has to be Tougher than Competition

Wayne Goldsmith — Wed, 05 Nov 2025 07:40:44 +0000

Have you ever sat around and wondered why you didn't win that race? Or even pondered how come you didn't win the big game? Guess what......in a lot of cases the reason why you didn't win was that you didn't prepare to win. The fundamental reason you train is to prepare to meet the challenges and demands of every competitive situation you find yourself in. To do less, is to prepare to fail. This article discusses the concept of winning and explains why it is essential that your training must be tougher than the competition you are preparing for.

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101 Coaching Tips

Wayne Goldsmith — Tue, 04 Nov 2025 07:35:30 +0000

It takes 20 years to become an overnight success. Successful coaches have by a combination of experience, skill, education and practice, developed ways and means of getting the best out themselves and their athletes. Here are 101 Coaching Tips to help you achieve your coaching goals. Plan. Develop […]

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Gold Medal Parents: Little League Players need Big League Parenting!

Wayne Goldsmith — Mon, 03 Nov 2025 07:29:20 +0000

So you believe your child will be the next big thing in the Big Leagues? So you think it is inevitable that your son will win an Olympic Gold Medal one day?
So you are a 100% certain that your little girl will be the next world record holder? Gold Medal kids need Gold Medal parents. Little Leaguers who aspire to the Big Leagues need Big League Parenting. Are you up to the challenge?

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Motivation and Coaching – A Misunderstood Mental Matter.

Wayne Goldsmith — Sun, 02 Nov 2025 07:22:00 +0000

Motivation is something many coaches talk about. Some read about it and try to learn the secrets of motivation in a bid to help their athletes achieve the impossible. Others spend money on motivational speakers to try and motivate their athletes through a passionate team talk or an explosive, emotional pre-performance […]

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Coaching and Visualisation (Imagery): See the Coach You Want to Be.

Wayne Goldsmith — Sat, 01 Nov 2025 07:09:22 +0000

Visualisation (imagery) is a technique which many high performance athletes use in their preparation for peak performance and competition. However, visualisation is just as powerful when used by coaches to enhance their coaching performance. This article introduces coaches to the topic of Coaching and Visualisation and discusses how to incorporate visualisation techniques into your coaching program to increase the likelihood of success.

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The Psychology of Winning: How to Develop a Winning Attitude in High Performance Sport

Wayne Goldsmith — Fri, 31 Oct 2025 07:05:12 +0000

Ask any athlete or coach about the contribution of the mind to performance and they will respond that it will vary between 90 and 95%! Yet, most of time, coaches and athletes leave their mental skills training to the last minute and often it is in the form of a "motivation" talk from a guru or professional speaker. This article discusses the importance of integrating mental skills into every aspect of preparation by understanding how to help athletes "think" differently about their training and how motivation is such a powerful performance enhancement tool in sport.

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Losing Lyrics:Ten Things Athletes and Coaches Say When They Lose (and what it tells you about them).

Wayne Goldsmith — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 06:51:35 +0000

Know what I really love about high performance sport….what you learn a lot about people. You see people at their very best when they are happy, excited and jubilant about performing well. You see people at their very worst when they lose, are disappointed and have experienced failure. And it is on these […]

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Growing Leaders and Creating Captains

Wayne Goldsmith — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 06:37:07 +0000

[powerpress] Leadership in sport is a little bit like the weather. Everyone talks about it, everybody’s got a view about it, but very few people really understand it. We’ve made a big transition in sport over the last 20 years. A long time ago, sport and leadership is very much […]

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Performance Practice

Wayne Goldsmith — Tue, 28 Oct 2025 06:22:05 +0000

[powerpress] Every coach in every sport will tell you that their sport is about skill. Football coaches, it’s about skill. Swimming coaches, it’s about skill. Rugby coaches, it’s about skill. Every sport believes that their sport is based on the fundamentals of the core skills of their sport. And to […]

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The Talent Myth – Why Talent Isn’t Worth Shit.

Wayne Goldsmith — Mon, 27 Oct 2025 06:14:00 +0000

What if everything you’ve been told about talent is wrong? The TALENT MYTH – Why Talent Isn’t Worth Shit. Your child just got cut from the team. Your young athlete isn’t the fastest, strongest, or most “naturally gifted” player. You’ve been told they don’t have “what it takes.” Here’s the […]

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Coach Education

Wayne Goldsmith — Sun, 26 Oct 2025 06:02:50 +0000

[powerpress] I have been involved in coach education for half my life. My passion is to help coaches be all they can be because in turn, while educating coaches, their athletes can also hope to achieve and realize their full potential. But coach education, the way we’ve done it, has […]

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Visualization and Imagery

Wayne Goldsmith — Sat, 25 Oct 2025 05:56:48 +0000

[powerpress] The concept of visualization or imagery has been around for a long long time. Anybody who’s daydreamed, anybody who’s sat and thought about what could be or what might be and specifically, anyone who’s sat and thought how would that look like? Everyone can see themselves in a different […]

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Reverse Coaching

Wayne Goldsmith — Fri, 24 Oct 2025 05:52:01 +0000

[powerpress] Reverse coaching is the topic that I use when I’m running workshops for coaching groups. You can see immediately when I say, “We’re going to talk about reverse coaching” that everyone in the room initially looks puzzled. Now let me explain reverse coaching. One of the things you’ll notice […]

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Sports Academies

Wayne Goldsmith — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 05:32:24 +0000

[powerpresss] Every nation that I’ve visited over the past 20 years has tried to put in place a high performance sport system of some kind and most of the time that’s based around 2 things, funding and academies and institutes of sport or high performance centers. It doesn’t really matter […]

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10000 Hours to Make a Sporting Champion?

Wayne Goldsmith — Wed, 22 Oct 2025 05:26:12 +0000

10000 hours to create a world class athlete. I don't think so. Being the best is not about what you do...it's how you do it. It's understanding the difference between "content" and "intent" and that the attitude of an athlete to the way they train, prepare, compete and recover is what really makes a difference. This article and podcast challenges the 10000 hours concept and suggests that quality coaching and athlete engagement is what matters. Don't count the training time....make the training time count.

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The Passion to Prepare = or > The Potential to Perform

Wayne Goldsmith — Tue, 21 Oct 2025 05:17:28 +0000

Sporting talent? Who needs it? There are tens of millions of people all over the world with the talent - the potential to be outstanding athletes. However, without the passion to prepare - a passion which equals or exceeds their level of talent, these people remain largely undiscovered and their potential unrealised. This article presents the view that regardless of the level of talent an athlete possesses, without the commitment, dedication, motivation and passion to prepare to the limits of that potential, they can not succeed at the highest level.

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Motivation Mistakes

Wayne Goldsmith — Mon, 20 Oct 2025 05:11:18 +0000

https://youtu.be/7JFJqsan_dQ Motivation Mistakes. I often get asked to do motivation talks to athletes, coaches, teams and organisations all over the world. I am happy to accept the professional fees but….to be honest: Motivation Talks Do Not Work. Motivation is the fire that burns inside the hearts and minds of people: […]

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New Sport – The Challenges and Opportunities for Smart Coaches

Wayne Goldsmith — Sun, 19 Oct 2025 04:56:12 +0000

[powerpress] I’m seeing some really exciting changes in sport happening around the world and a shift towards what I call “new sport.” What we are seeing in a lot of the Olympic sports and what we call the high commitment sports – swimming, athletics, rowing, cycling, gymnastics, diving – sports […]

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Content vs Intent: A Critical Coaching Concept

Wayne Goldsmith — Sat, 18 Oct 2025 04:45:20 +0000

A fundamental aspect of becoming a great coach is understanding the difference between content and intent: understanding the difference between the science of coaching and the art of coaching. So much of great coaching comes from working with athletes as human beings and inspiring them to be more than they can be without our coaching.

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The Magic Moment: When a Coach makes a Difference.

Wayne Goldsmith — Fri, 17 Oct 2025 04:39:02 +0000

“We do not remember days, we remember moments.” (Cesare Pavese) Do you remember the moment when you were a teenager and Dad or Mom told you to “save money and think about your future”? You didn’t listen did you. And remember the moment when you were 18 and some relative told you to […]

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More with Less

Wayne Goldsmith — Thu, 16 Oct 2025 04:37:53 +0000

[powerpress] A More with Less World. We live in a world where people are looking to get a better result with less effort and with the investment of fewer resources. Sport is right in the middle of that mix – the “more with less” generation. Coaches are continually thinking, […]

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Ten Second Leadership – A Revolution in Leadership for Coaches

Wayne Goldsmith — Wed, 15 Oct 2025 04:34:03 +0000

Ten Second Leadership – A revolution in Leadership for coaches, managers and all leaders. If you’re like me, you’ve come to realize that Leadership and Leading has changed – particularly when you’re coaching and leading kids. The days of holding long meetings with your teams and calling it Leadership are […]

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Sports Psychology: Integrating Mental Skills Training in Effective Coaching.

Wayne Goldsmith — Tue, 14 Oct 2025 04:21:52 +0000

We all agree that developing mental skills is an essential part of being a successful athlete. The ability to perform under pressure, the capacity to remain confident and resilient when competition conditions get tough, the skill to be able to relax and stay focused when feeling pain and fatigue in […]

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Coaching Self-Confidence in Sport: An Evidence Based Approach.

Wayne Goldsmith — Mon, 13 Oct 2025 04:03:52 +0000

There is no doubt that developing self-confidence is one of the hottest topics in sports coaching. Coaches universally agree that helping athletes to develop a strong sense of self-confidence: one which is resistant to the pain, pressure and fatigue of preparation and performance is at the core of what sports coaching is all about. So how do coaches help athletes to develop self-confidence? This article presents some practical ideas for helping athletes to develop a strong, real sense of self-confidence: self-confidence which is built on a solid foundation of evidence rather than on hollow rhetoric, shallow praise and cheesy motivational sayings.

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The Secret to Success – And You Already Know It

Wayne Goldsmith — Sun, 12 Oct 2025 03:55:42 +0000

The secret to success. The one thing that will turn your life around. The one thing that when you do it will make all your dreams come true. And what is it? You already know what it is. This article points out that everyone knows the secret to success - but we just aren't prepared to actually commit to putting into practice.

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The Commitment Continuum.

Wayne Goldsmith — Sat, 11 Oct 2025 03:45:17 +0000

Everyday I get emails and calls from coaches, athletes and parents looking for the secret to success. They get really disappointed when I tell them the truth. That is that there is no secret training set, no miracle powders, no super-supplements, no NASA developed training equipment - nothing - that guarantees sporting success except commitment. Giving 100% of your time, energy, resources, drive, enthusiasm and passion to the achievement of your sporting goal is the only real non negotiable in sport if winning is your aim. This article discusses commitment and challenges coaches and athletes to challenge themselves about where they fit on the Commitment Continuum.

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Mental Toughness: What is It and How to Coach It

Wayne Goldsmith — Fri, 10 Oct 2025 03:33:28 +0000

Start talking about mental toughness in sport and you'll soon find out that everyone's got an opinion about it. People will start using words like "hard" and "tough" and "mean" and phrases like "never quits" etc to describe their views about mental toughness. But what is mental toughness? Can it be measured? Can it coached? And if mental toughness can be coached, how can it be coached? This post and podcast discuss mental toughness in sport and suggests a new way of looking at measuring and coaching mental toughness.

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Talent Identification and Development: So Much More Than Physical Ability

Wayne Goldsmith — Thu, 09 Oct 2025 03:17:12 +0000

There's a great phrase that goes"real talent is harder to hide than it is to find". Athletes with real physical talent stand out - their physical talent is obvious and it will be demonstrated at training and in competition in many ways. But to realise your full potential as an athlete, it's about so much more than muscle. It's about all the mental, emotional and character qualities like passion, commitment, dedication, determination, drive, desire and toughness. This podcast and post discusses the concept of talent identification in sport and challenges coaches to look for more than obvious signs of talent - to look past the physical aspects of talent and to adopt a more holistic approach to developing talented athletes: one that focuses on the less tangible areas and harder to measure aspects of performance.

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Sports Psycho-physiology: The Way Forward in Successful Coaching and Sports Performance.

Wayne Goldsmith — Wed, 08 Oct 2025 03:11:53 +0000

There is nothing new about integrating the Mind and the Body to realise successful sports performance. However, what is new is integrating Mind and Body in all aspects of sports coaching and athletic performance every day. This article discusses Sports Psycho - Physiology and challenges athletes, coaches, sports scientists and sporting organisations to reassess how they go about applying the integrated Mind-Body concept in their daily athlete training environment.

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How to Start Coaching

Wayne Goldsmith — Tue, 07 Oct 2025 02:57:24 +0000

How to Start Coaching By Wayne Goldsmith If you’re already an experienced coach, how would start coaching career all over again? Knowing what you know now – how would you start again – and build a sustainably successful coaching career? Or maybe you’re just starting out on your coaching career […]

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How to Develop World Class Coaches

Wayne Goldsmith — Mon, 06 Oct 2025 02:41:26 +0000

OK. Let’s talk about how to develop world class coaches. Grab a piece of paper. On one side of the paper, write down the characteristics of a great coach. Does your list include any or all of the following: Outstanding communicator Visionary Leader Innovator Negotiator Conflict resolver Media manager Public […]

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News Flash: Olympic Cycle Changed to Six Years.

Wayne Goldsmith — Sun, 05 Oct 2025 02:32:43 +0000

Podium in the stadium from Crestock RF Stock Images News Flash, Lausanne, Switzerland. Here is the latest news. The IOC today announced that effective immediately there will be two Olympic Cycles. The first one, known from this date forward as the “Pretenders Cycle” will run on the traditional four year […]

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Sporting Parents: Advice for the Parents of Young Athletes

Wayne Goldsmith — Sat, 04 Oct 2025 02:09:43 +0000

Sport is an opportunity for kids to learn skills for life – it should be enjoyed. There are sporting kids. There are sporting coaches. But the critical people in the sporting equation are sporting parents. Sporting parents – i.e. parents of children who play sport are a critically important part […]

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Coaching the Uncoachables

Wayne Goldsmith — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 01:59:24 +0000

Coaching the Un-coachables is what coaching is really all about. Anyone can learn to coach the coachables: those basic skills and techniques of sport. They can be learnt by anyone, anytime, anywhere and for free. What really matters are the things that can't be measured, are hard to see and often impossible to define. But, success and winning in sport is determined by the un-coachables: Desire, Desperation, Hunger for success, Determination, Resilience, Passion, Motivation and Unbreakable self-confidence.

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Targeting Talent: The Revolution in Recruitment.

Wayne Goldsmith — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 01:45:17 +0000

In the old days it was easy. You needed a job filled. You advertised. Someone came along, filled in a form, showed you their certificates, degrees and awards, maybe did a psyche test, an interview and voila – instant employee. In the old days you searched for qualifications, for […]

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Ten Qualities of Great Coaches – Presentation

Wayne Goldsmith — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 01:38:37 +0000

A WGCoaching Presentation: Ten Qualities of Great Coaches Yours to read, enjoy and use. Wayne Goldsmith

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More Than the Medals: Making Sense of Athletes’ Performances at the Olympic Games.

Wayne Goldsmith — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 01:33:16 +0000

The Olympic Medal Count is a much talked about aspect of every Olympic Games. But what does it really mean? And does it really give an indication of the performance of athletes, coaches, teams and nations at the Olympic Games? This article looks behind the Olympic medal table and asks is performance at the Olympic Games more than just the medals?

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Do it again: repeating success at the Olympics

Wayne Goldsmith — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 01:23:27 +0000

Winning in sport is tough. Winning again is even tougher. This article looks at the challenges and difficulties of repeating success in the most challenging sporting environment of them all....the Olympic Games.

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Grace under pressure is key to Olympic Success

Wayne Goldsmith — Sun, 28 Sep 2025 01:14:11 +0000

Pressure - and the athlete's ability to perform under pressure when it really matters - will play a major role in the outcome of every Olympic event: every sport, every race, every match, every game, every fight, every lift, and every throw ... pressure has more influence over who wins Olympic medals than any other factor.

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What’s all this Leadership by Empowerment stuff about?

Wayne Goldsmith — Sat, 27 Sep 2025 00:58:56 +0000

Leadership in sport has changed. It's no longer about the head coach or team captain standing and demanding winning behaviours and successful standards. It's about engaging with everyone in the team, inspiring them to be committed to the team goals and to empowering them to be all they can be as individuals within the team environment. This article challenges coaches to look at the traditional leadership model in sporting teams from a new angle.

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The Crawford Report on Australian Sport – a preview from the crystal ball….

Wayne Goldsmith — Fri, 26 Sep 2025 00:43:53 +0000

Magic hat from Crestock High Quality Images So, the time is almost at hand. The release of the report all Australian Sport has been waiting for over a year…the Crawford Report – is due any day now. (You know it is about to be released because the politicians are trying so […]

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Finding the Fire – Coaching and Mentoring Program

Wayne Goldsmith — Thu, 25 Sep 2025 00:20:39 +0000

I believe that everyone has the potential to achieve something remarkable. All they need is someone to help them discover the way to be all they can be. I deliver coaching and mentoring programs for coaches, athletes and sporting professionals all over the world. My approach is simple: […]

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Sports Skills: The 7 Sports Skills Steps You Must Master in Every Sport.

Wayne Goldsmith — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 00:15:53 +0000

Coaching Sports Skills is a the very heart of coaching in every sport Every coach, every athlete, every media commentator and every fan will tell you that the fundamental element of all sports is skill. Kicking and passing in football. Throwing and catching in cricket and baseball. Diving, turning […]

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Coaching without Periodisation

Wayne Goldsmith — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 00:04:26 +0000

Coaching 101. Plan. Buy a copy of Bompa’s classic text on Periodisation, get out there and plan, plan, plan. You just can’t coach without first developing a written down, detailed, systematic periodised annual training plan. There is another way. First…you must unlearn what you have learnt (Yoda). Stop for a […]

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The Ten Habits of Highly Effective Coaches

Wayne Goldsmith — Sun, 21 Sep 2025 23:53:21 +0000

The great philosopher (and possibly football coach) Aristotle once said, “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act, but a habit.” That being the case, (and with apologies to Stephen Covey) – what are The Ten Habits of Highly Effective Coaches? What are the things that […]

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Life coach? Teach living!

Wayne Goldsmith — Sat, 20 Sep 2025 23:39:37 +0000

Attention all life coaches! What are you coaching? Seems like there are many, many life coaches and almost as many life coaching courses out there. So what exactly are you coaching? Here’s a quote from a well known life coaching program: “Our program will show you to help your client […]

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Coach = Athlete = Coach

Wayne Goldsmith — Fri, 19 Sep 2025 23:30:55 +0000

Apply the same standards and expectations to yourself as you expect from your athletes. Apply the same standards and expectations to yourself as you expect from your athletes. One more time, just in case you didn’t get it. Apply the same standards and expectations to yourself as you expect from […]

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The Fourth Element – Athlete Engagement!

Wayne Goldsmith — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 23:29:06 +0000

Training Load Lecture Number 1 of every coaching course in the world starts with the 3 standard variables in load management and exercise physiology: Volume – How much to do Intensity – How hard to do it Frequency – How often to do it. But, once you have coached for a […]

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Sports Science MDID – the Multidisciplinary / Interdisciplinary Approach to Performance Science.

Wayne Goldsmith — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 23:09:23 +0000

These are the most common arguments for why the MD/ID approach to sports science will not work: However, the single counter argument to refute all these is this: Performance is multidisciplinary and multi-factorial by nature. Performance is the balanced integration of physical, mental, technical, tactical, cultural, genetic and other factors. Nothing […]

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How to Spot a Terrible Coach: Sports Thoughts Video Series 1 No 3

Wayne Goldsmith — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 22:51:30 +0000

How to Spot a Terrible Coach. By Wayne Goldsmith It’s easy to spot a good coach – energy, passion, enthusiasm, dedication, connection with their athletes, knowledge…and it’s just as easy to identify a terrible coach. Terrible coaches “Tell and Yell” – they don’t listen to their athletes or learn […]

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Performance Science and Why it’s time has come.

Wayne Goldsmith — Sat, 10 Mar 2018 18:31:17 +0000

“In short science has its limitations. Western science is characterised by reductionist principles; but we reach a point at which the reduction becomes disassociated from the phenomena it is trying to explain” P.Jones 1998 It’s time. It’s time for the Sports science industry to seriously change the way we do […]

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What’s all this Leadership by Empowerment stuff about?

Wayne Goldsmith — Fri, 09 Mar 2018 17:07:50 +0000

Leadership groups, leadership teams, player leadership teams, team councils……… What’s going on here? Players making decisions? Players leading? Players taking ownership of their training and playing programs? What’s all this empowerment stuff about? What does engagement mean? Is someone getting married? And what the hell is a leadership group? I thought coaches […]

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Winning and Losing: Outplayed or Out-talented?

Wayne Goldsmith — Wed, 07 Mar 2018 17:55:45 +0000

High Performance sport is founded on a relatively simple equation: you either win or you lose. And when you lose, it is natural to look for the reasons “why” through performance reviews etc. A critical aspect in understanding the “losing process” is to find the answer to this question….were you […]

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New Sport…what is it, how to make it work in your sport and why it will succeed

Wayne Goldsmith — Tue, 06 Mar 2018 17:31:45 +0000

Have a good look at these three guys…these are your clients…these guys and their families will determine whether you, your Club and your sport will survive in the next 20 years. Do you know who they are? Do you know what they want from sport? Have you bothered to ask them? […]

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Recruiting a Successful High Performance Team in High Performance Sport

Wayne Goldsmith — Mon, 26 Feb 2018 15:56:18 +0000

Gone are the days of the “Guru” sports coaches: the “Super Coach” of the past has lost his powers to the kryptonite of modern sport – i.e. the increased complexity and sophistication of high performance sports environments. Sure, the great names of coaching have all been “one man bands” – strong, decisive, authoritarian, […]

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More with Less part two – the next steps.

Wayne Goldsmith — Sat, 24 Feb 2018 15:30:33 +0000

Thanks for the emails and comments and calls about Part one of this article – More with Less. The basic premise of More with Less is: “That is, in all probability, changes in society will demand that you will have to find ways of improving the performance of your athletes, […]

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Sports Science: Observations of Philosophies in Sports Science and Sports Medicine in High Performance Sport

Wayne Goldsmith — Fri, 23 Feb 2018 15:26:21 +0000

Sports Science has to Change Over the past 20 years I have had the fortunate experience of working with some of the leading sporting nations in their quest for elite sporting excellence. I write this article as a plea to all sports scientists, regardless of discipline, to evaluate what they […]

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Top Ten Solid Gold Tips for Success in High Performance Sport.

Wayne Goldsmith — Thu, 22 Feb 2018 15:12:47 +0000

If you read one post today – read this one….the Top Ten Solid Gold Tips for Success in High Performance Sport…or everything you ever wanted to know about creating and sustaining success in high performance sport in 500 words or less. Nothing guarantees success – Our job is to increase the likelihood of success; […]

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FIFA, FINA, UCI, ICU, ICC, IAAF, FISA, IRB, IOC…same tune: different orchestra.

Wayne Goldsmith — Tue, 20 Feb 2018 14:52:10 +0000

Why is everyone so surprised every time a scandal gets reported about one of the International Sport Governing bodies or International Sporting Federations? Money. Power. Sex. Political influence. FIFA, FINA, UCI, ICU, ICC, IAAF, FISA, IRB, IOC…same tune: different orchestra. Talk to people who have been involved in national and […]

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Bye Bye Bompa, Bompa Bye Bye….the death of periodisation.

Wayne Goldsmith — Sun, 18 Feb 2018 14:27:27 +0000

First let me say I have total, 100% complete admiration and respect for Bompa himself – a true pioneer of the sports coaching and the sports performance industry. This article is in no way a criticism of him personally but rather a proclamation that Periodization as a concept is now officially dead and […]

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English Premier League (EPL): Doomed to Fail.

Wayne Goldsmith — Sun, 11 Feb 2018 12:41:34 +0000

The E.P.L - the English Premier League, is arguably the most exciting professional football competition in the world. It is also the most at risk. The history of professional sport has taught us one thing above all....long term, sustainable success is nearly impossible to achieve. And, the teams and competitions which are most at risk are those who have not learnt from the mistakes of the past. This post discusses the dangers in store for the EPL and suggests some ideas on how the EPL can choose to survive and thrive or die.

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Winning Ugly: Win When No One Expects You To.

Wayne Goldsmith — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 11:59:35 +0000

Sometimes you win. Occasionally you win easily. But most of the time you win when it’s difficult, challenging and when things go wrong…winning ugly. Winning. Sometimes you win. Very rarely do you win easily when everything goes the way you planned it to go in training. Sometimes winning is about […]

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Exploding the Home and Away Myth

Wayne Goldsmith — Wed, 07 Feb 2018 11:44:10 +0000

The Home and Away philosophy is the cornerstone of all professional sporting competitons around the world. But it is a myth. For the well prepared player and the uncompromising coach, the Home and Away concept is nothing but a sham and a remnant of the "old-days" when sport was unprofessional, coaches uninformed and players uneducated. Now, there are no longer Home and Away Games...there are just Games: Games to be fought and won by the best prepared players and the most uncompromising coaches.

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Not another Sports Academy…..aaaaargh!

Wayne Goldsmith — Mon, 05 Feb 2018 11:13:15 +0000

Sports Academies, National Training Centres, National Sports Institutes...they are as common as McDonald's restaurants all over the world. But do they actually make a difference to the performance of elite athletes, coaches and teams?

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The Secret to Coaching Success: How Long is a Piece of String?

Wayne Goldsmith — Sun, 04 Feb 2018 11:06:39 +0000

One of the most commonly used expressions around the world is "how long is a piece of string?". People use this phrase when they want to illustrate a point about a question that ostensibly has no answer. Yet, there is an answer to this question - it is just too obvious for most people to see. Coaches often go looking for complicated answers to questions or want someone else to provide them with the answers for free - instantly. This article discusses the "piece of string" concept in sports coaching and presents a case that for all sports coaches - there are no coaching secrets - the answers they seek are right in front of them.

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Finding the Right Head Coach: Leader, Visionary, Coach.

Wayne Goldsmith — Thu, 01 Feb 2018 10:20:04 +0000

A head coach can be the catalyst: the driving force who inspires excellence and creates a successful winning culture in a sporting organisation. Knowing this, it is surprising that many sporting Clubs and organisations - even those in professional sport - will often select a new head coach based on anecdote, personality and rumour and not on the outcomes of a rigorous, systematic recruitment process. Many sporting organisations make the most fundamental of all recruiting errors...they themselves are not sure what attributes, qualities and experience they need from a head coach. This article discuss the issue of finding and recruiting a head coach and presents a simple but effective process of ensuring you get your man (or woman).

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High Performance Sports Leadership

Wayne Goldsmith — Mon, 29 Jan 2018 09:55:06 +0000

Many people aspire to leading high performance sporting teams, organisations and national sporting bodies. However, most are unprepared for the real challenges of leadership - particularly of leading effectively in an environment of pressure, stress and high public expectations.

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Drugs, Alcohol and Elite sport: a real life approach

Wayne Goldsmith — Thu, 25 Jan 2018 09:17:19 +0000

Every time a professional player or elite athlete tests positive to drugs or is caught abusing alcohol, you can guarantee three things will happen: Newspapers and other media will over react and claim an isolated incident is evidence of an inherent drug and alcohol abuse culture in the club or sport (or […]

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The Accountability Myth – Why the current Leadership models in High Performance Sport are failing (badly).

Wayne Goldsmith — Mon, 22 Jan 2018 08:54:05 +0000

Person surrounded with crowd from Crestock Stock Photo Time to be honest about this whole Leadership concept in high performance sport – it is not working. And why? It’s not working because of the Accountability Myth: The Accountability Myth is the reason why the current Leadership models in High Performance […]

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The Coaches “Box” – Good and Bad in the Hot Seat in Professional Sport.

Wayne Goldsmith — Mon, 22 Jan 2018 08:54:05 +0000

They don’t call it the Hot Seat for nothing – the coaches’ box! The coaches’ box is the place where the coaches sit during the game and make important decisions about tactical, strategic and technical issues that have the potential to impact on the momentum of the game and even […]

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Ten Tips to Make Sure Your End of Season Re-view is a Pre-view for Success for Next Year

Wayne Goldsmith — Sun, 21 Jan 2018 08:38:56 +0000

Typically the end of season means a well earned rest, a few quiet drinks with team mates, some time with family and then… the end of season review. Every team does some kind of season reflection or review – in most cases motivated by one or more “P” – […]

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It’s not the head coaches fault……not all of the time that is.

Wayne Goldsmith — Sat, 20 Jan 2018 08:35:51 +0000

Here’s a typical football Club scenario. Pick a club – any club – any code – it doesn’t matter. The team loses a few games, has a couple of bad seasons and the decision is made to sack the head coach. In fact, Legend AFL Coach David Parkin once said, “There are […]

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Hiring and Developing a Winning Coaching Team

Wayne Goldsmith — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 08:30:46 +0000

The Coaching Team. Gone are the days of the “GURU” coaches. Sure, the great names of coaching have all been “one man bands” – strong, decisive, authoritarian, leadership focused head coaches who controlled every aspect of the team’s performance. However, elite sport has developed at an incredible rate over the past […]

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The Culture Combination: 5 People and Positions You Must Get Right to Build a Winning High Performance Culture in Your Sporting Organisation

Wayne Goldsmith — Mon, 15 Jan 2018 07:49:04 +0000

There is no one thing that you can do which will guarantee success: no single change which, in isolation will create and sustain a winning culture in high performance sport. There are however a combination of things that you can do to increase the likelihood of success: “The Culture Combination”: 5 People and Positions You Must Get […]

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The Facility Fallacy

Wayne Goldsmith — Sat, 13 Jan 2018 07:15:31 +0000

Here’s how it goes. Your club has had another poor season. People looking for answers come up with a lot of ideas on how to improve next year. The management team determine that what the Club needs is a new high performance facility: new stadium, new meeting rooms, […]

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Recovering from Recovery: Recovery in Perspective.

Wayne Goldsmith — Wed, 10 Jan 2018 06:41:25 +0000

The sporting world has gone Recovery mad: ice baths, Sports drinks, Gels, high-pressure showers, massage........it has gotten to the point where some athletes and coaches are putting Recovery before Hard Training. So what is Recovery? Why is it important? And most importantly what is the role of Recovery in enhancing the competition performance of athletes?

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Leading without Leading: The new direction (or lack of it) in Leadership.

Wayne Goldsmith — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 06:35:54 +0000

It is estimated that there were about ten million books written and published in the world in the last year. It is also estimated, that of those ten million books published, around 9,999,000 were on the topic of leadership. The rest were diet books, sporting biographies and Harry Potter. […]

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Positive Drug Tests in Sport: 6 Types of Drug Cheats and How to Recognise them.

Wayne Goldsmith — Mon, 08 Jan 2018 06:28:28 +0000

Positive Drug Tests in sport. What sort of idiot trains hard for months or even years then: Takes performance enhancing or social drugs before, during or after competition? Takes performance enhancing or social drugs at any time? That’s just it: they are idiots. Well most of them are anyway. Some […]

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Altitude Training – a breath of fresh air…….NOT!

Wayne Goldsmith — Sat, 06 Jan 2018 06:05:13 +0000

Message to the Sports Science community – are you kidding? Altitude training? I thought the old approach to altitude training was done and dusted but to my amazement, nations continue to invest in one of the most questionable sports performance “enhancement” methodologies in the business. You can’t be serious! Do a literature review on all […]

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High Performance Sports Systems – The Non System System.

Wayne Goldsmith — Tue, 02 Jan 2018 04:50:30 +0000

green apples on a pyramid shape – be different from Crestock Creative Images So Great Britain has an outstanding high performance sports system. Australia had one a few years ago…and they hope to have it again. The “Eastern Block” had some brilliant high performance sports systems – systems which influenced […]

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What’s the difference between Medicine and Sports Medicine?

Wayne Goldsmith — Sun, 31 Dec 2017 04:29:50 +0000

I was recently asked to talk to a group of students about high performance sport. We discussed all the “usual” topics: talent identification, sports science, elite coach development and sports medicine. One of the students asked me, “Is there a difference between Medicine (as in general practice medicine) and […]

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Five World Wide Trends in Sport which you ignore at your peril.

Wayne Goldsmith — Sat, 30 Dec 2017 04:21:59 +0000

Having visited more than 30 countries in four continents in the past few years and spent time with sports leaders, coaches, athletes, sponsors, sports scientists, sports academics, sports medicine practitioners, sports administrators, government funding agencies and other sports professionals in many of the world’s leading sports systems,five world wide trends in society (and […]

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Where is leadership in sport going: the future of leadership.

Wayne Goldsmith — Fri, 29 Dec 2017 04:19:22 +0000

Leadership in sport is something about which everyone has a view but few understand. As leadership in sport has evolved we have seen the philosophy of leadership shift from centralised (i.e. the head coach and captain) to decentralised (i.e. leadership teams, leadership groups etc). Where is leadership heading in sport? Answer.....There wont be any...that is, leadership will be driven by each individual in the team with each person taking full responsibility for their actions and inactions. This article discuss sports leadership and challenges coaches, players and sports administrators to look at their current model of leadership with the aim of changing it in the future.

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Running better meetings in football: too long, too much, too similar.

Wayne Goldsmith — Thu, 28 Dec 2017 04:14:10 +0000

There are five key elements in professional football these days: 1. Training 2. Playing 3. Recovery 4. Life Activities – e.g. work, study, family life, business. 5. Meetings! Teams are spending more and more time meeting and discussing past games, future games and all the other games, training activities, travel […]

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Great Coaching – Great Coaches: How to Be the Best of the Best.

Wayne Goldsmith — Sat, 23 Dec 2017 03:30:25 +0000

Greatness is something that all high performance coaches crave. They pursue it with passion and strive to be considered one of the coaches who achieved success at the highest level of their sport. But what is greatness? Where can you find it? What does it look like? And can you measure it? This article discusses greatness in coaching and presents ten fundamental characteristics of greatness to help every coach realise their potential and fulfil their destiny.

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The Top 20 Tips on Being the Best: 20 years of experience in 500 words!

Wayne Goldsmith — Wed, 20 Dec 2017 02:40:23 +0000

I have been lucky to be involved in high performance sport for the best part of 20 years. I have been very very fortunate to work with Olympic Gold Medalists, World Champions, World Record Holders, Premiership Title Winners, World Cup Winners…champion athletes, teams and coaches in many different sports and in several […]

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The Rebuilding Phase..the biggest cop out in sport.

Wayne Goldsmith — Tue, 19 Dec 2017 02:28:51 +0000

In professional sports where teams are subject to a "draft" system, it is common to talk about a "window of opportunity", i.e. a year or two when the team has the realistic opportunity to win the title owing to the talent, maturity and experience of their players. For many teams "outside the window", coaches and management will often talk about the "rebuilding phase" - a period where the team is re-building their playing ranks with the aim of giving them the opportunity to win again sometime in the future. This article looks at the concept of "rebuilding" and challenges it as a valid philosophy in professional sport.

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Coaching and Mental Toughness: More Than Just “Hardening Up”.

Wayne Goldsmith — Mon, 11 Dec 2017 00:43:52 +0000

Mental toughness is something everyone talks about in sport. But what is it? Mental toughness is the capacity of an athlete to do their job - i.e. to do the things they've trained to do - no matter what happens to them or what's happening around them. Once you understand what mental toughness is - the good news is - you can coach it.

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New Sport:Old Sport. The Decade of Client Focused Sport is Here.

Wayne Goldsmith — Sun, 10 Dec 2017 00:28:06 +0000

As the new decade starts, it is time to face the realities of the sports experience around the world. The last decade, saw the most significant changes in society, in learning, in education, in technology and in social change that the world has experienced. And, in general, sport has not kept […]

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Thinking Outside the Box in Coaching in High Performance Sport – Creativity is King!

Wayne Goldsmith — Fri, 08 Dec 2017 00:04:13 +0000

Earth in box from Crestock High Quality Images There is a tribe in the highlands of Papua New Guinea who have never seen modern technology, who could not even imagine using the latest electronic tools, who can not comprehend western society concepts of computing, social media, high speed Internet links, laser technology or satellite […]

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Leading without Leading: The new direction (or lack of it) in Leadership.

Wayne Goldsmith — Wed, 06 Dec 2017 23:27:37 +0000

People with unique needs. People with unique attitudes. People with unique identities. People with unique motivations. People from different cultures – some of them with different languages and faiths.
The most important three things you need to make your organisation successful are all the same – people, people, people.
Leadership has changed. It's not about being a great orator. It's not about where you got your MBA from. It's about learning how to inspire others - to create the environment and the opportunity for people to express their potential and their talent and to in turn helping people to lead themselves and others. Leadership has changed so much that it might be more appropriate to call it Leading - without Leading.

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Can you achieve the same or better performance results with reduced training volume? More on More with Less.

Wayne Goldsmith — Tue, 05 Dec 2017 23:23:32 +0000

One of the greatest challenges many traditional Olympic sports face is how to achieve the same or better results in less time. Kids and parents have very little spare time and for sports like swimming, track and field, rowing, diving, gymnastics, tennis and cycling, finding ways to optimise athletic development and enhance sports performance efficiently: i.e. achieving better performances in less time has become an increasingly important aspect of coaching around the world.

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Talent Identification in the Western World – Over funded and Over rated.

Wayne Goldsmith — Mon, 04 Dec 2017 23:19:31 +0000

The concept of Talent Identification – TID for short – makes sense. Do some standardised testing and screening of lots of kids, find the ones who can run faster, run further, jump longer, stretch better than the rest and bingo- you found talent! It all grew out of the now “mythical” talent […]

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10000 hours to make a champion??? What rubbish!

Wayne Goldsmith — Sat, 02 Dec 2017 22:54:22 +0000

This “10000 hours to build a champion athlete” stuff seems to have popped up in a lot of places recently. Just goes to show how many people in the world can write stuff about sport without knowing anything about it. The Golden Rule….there isn’t one. The Golden rule about […]

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The ALL NEW Sports Coaching Brain……coming soon.

Wayne Goldsmith — Thu, 30 Nov 2017 22:47:47 +0000

Hi there. In response to the overwhelming support from the sporting community all over the world, the all new Sports Coaching Brain is about to get even better. The new SCB will include some really cool, innovative and creative learning options including pod-casting and video – it will be […]

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Sports Coaching in 2030 – Future (coach) Shock – Where will Sports Coaching be in 2030?

Wayne Goldsmith — Tue, 28 Nov 2017 22:19:56 +0000

Where is Sports Coaching heading? Where will it be in 2030? What will the average coach be doing everyday on pool deck or on the court or at the track or on the field? This article looks at the Future of Sports Coaching and suggests that if you take a moment or two to consider where the world is heading, then you will also see where coaching will be in 20 years.

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Change Management – the Only Game in Town.

Wayne Goldsmith — Wed, 22 Nov 2017 21:08:10 +0000

Change management is the only game in town. Everything depends on it. Business success. Profits. Client satisfaction. Staff performance. Everything. The Ten Laws of Change Management: Manage change – or change will manage you: Lead the introduction of change, new ideas and innovations in your industry. If you don’t, […]

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Leading without Leading: The new direction (or lack of it) in Leadership.

Wayne Goldsmith — Tue, 21 Nov 2017 21:02:20 +0000

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Beer Battles: Blowing the Froth off Football.

Wayne Goldsmith — Sat, 18 Nov 2017 20:31:32 +0000

Every professional sporting code in the world has problems with alcohol....specifically, problems with the way that players and athletes abuse alcohol. This article raises some important issues around sport and alcohol and offers some practical suggestions for players, coaches and administrators to help manage the issue in their sport.

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The Biggest Question in Coaching: How do I get this generation of athletes to work hard?

Wayne Goldsmith — Fri, 17 Nov 2017 20:16:07 +0000

I hear it all over the world. In every sport. In every club. Coaches asking, “How do I get this generation of athletes to work hard”” Here’s how. The Problem: Kids are Lazy? The conversation usually starts like this. “I think kids today are looking for the easy way. They […]

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More with less: the greatest challenge sport has ever faced.

Wayne Goldsmith — Thu, 16 Nov 2017 19:54:02 +0000

The greatest challenge sport has ever faced in upon us. It affects coaches. It affects teachers. It affects sports scientists and sports medicine practitioners. It affects sports administrators, managers and sporting organisation Board members. It affects the parents, carers and partners of athletes. Are you up to the challenge? In the next […]

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Talent Identification – What is it good for? Absolutely nothing – say it again….

Wayne Goldsmith — Thu, 09 Nov 2017 18:50:05 +0000

Talent Identification – the way we currently do it – doesn’t work. Here are some things that do and some ideas on how to do it better. Remember this: Leadership is about the future; Management is about the present; Education is about the past. So what’s this got to do with […]

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Boards and Sporting Organisations – The Ten Commandments of Being a Great Sporting Board Member

Wayne Goldsmith — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 18:38:46 +0000

Boards can be the greatest asset to a Sporting Organisation….they can also be the biggest liability. Lots of articles and books describe what a Board member is supposed to do from a statutory, legislative perspective but in general that’s not the problem. The biggest problem in sporting Boards stems from […]

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Recruiting a Head coach – how NOT to do it.

Wayne Goldsmith — Sat, 04 Nov 2017 17:57:25 +0000

The issue of hiring the right head coach is a hotly debated topic in all the newspapers, television sport shows and Internet sporting sites. So how do you go about finding the right head coach for your team? Because there are thousands of ways of doing it right – let’s […]

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High Performance Culture – Do you have what it takes?

Wayne Goldsmith — Thu, 02 Nov 2017 17:27:47 +0000

Lots of sporting teams and professional sporting Clubs talk up having or wanting a “High Performance Culture”. Do you have what it takes to create and sustain a High Performance Culture? Think you’ve already got one?? Why? Because you’ve got a new gym and lots of expensive equipment? Because you’ve […]

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Ten Tips for Keeping your Relationship Healthy when you work in High Performance Sport

Wayne Goldsmith — Wed, 01 Nov 2017 17:07:47 +0000

The term “Sporting Widow” (or widower) is almost a cliche in high performance sport as many, many relationships have fallen apart in the industry due to the demands and pressures of travel, preparation, competition, training camps etc etc. This article is for all my coaching, sports science, sports medicine and sports management […]

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Values Based Sport: How to Create an effective Values Based Sporting Environment.

Wayne Goldsmith — Tue, 31 Oct 2017 16:57:29 +0000

Everyone talks about values based coaching. Lots of people believe in values based management. Even more promote the benefits of players and athletes coming up with a list of values on which to build a successful team preparation and performance environment. And yet…in spite of all the talk about […]

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Coaching in the Century of Entertainment

Wayne Goldsmith — Mon, 30 Oct 2017 16:53:08 +0000

The question is the same all over the world..."what's wrong with athletes today?" Coaches from Australia to Alaska, from Germany to Guam and from Tanzania to Turkey are all asking why kids today don't seem to work as hard as past sporting generations. Coaches want to know "how do I coach Generation Y" and the even more unpredictable "Generation I" (as I-phone, I-Pod, I-Pad and It's all about what I want). This article looks at coaching in this century and suggests practical coaching strategies for coaches to coach effectively in century of Enter-trainment.

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Don’t Count the Repeats:Make the Repeats Count.

Wayne Goldsmith — Sun, 29 Oct 2017 16:49:15 +0000

I know, I know, I know. This sounds like an advertisement for a new sporting product or new piece of sporting training equipment…the sporting equivalent of the “knife that cuts through a shoe” or the “miracle mop” that does everything around the house including walking the dog, cooking dinner […]

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The Jersey is Dead: Long live the Players

Wayne Goldsmith — Sat, 28 Oct 2017 16:01:46 +0000

By Wayne Goldsmith | The Jersey. The Strip. The Colors. The Jacket. The Jumper. Doesn’t matter what you call it – the “jersey” is dead. Gone are the days when a bunch of blokes could train two or three days a week, have a poor diet, skip training sessions, enjoy […]

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High Performance Sport: What are the “non – negotiables?”

Wayne Goldsmith — Wed, 25 Oct 2017 15:15:48 +0000

There seems to be a high performance program or high performance system in every country in the world....but what is high performance sport?

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You Can’t Buy a Football Premiership.

Wayne Goldsmith — Tue, 24 Oct 2017 15:00:22 +0000

By Wayne Goldsmith Read the title of this article. Now read it again. Read it one more time. Now, just to be sure you get it – You can’t buy a football premiership! Here’s why. Many, Many Football Clubs all over the world in all codes have tried to “buy” a premiership over […]

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Olympic Mistakes: The Top Five Dumb Things Athletes and Coaches do heading into an Olympic Games.

Wayne Goldsmith — Mon, 23 Oct 2017 14:52:36 +0000

Lots of athletes go to the Olympic Games – very, very few come back with a medal or even a personal best performance. Why? Lack of Talent? Maybe. Poor Skill? Possibly. The wrong parents, i.e. Genetics? Could be. But the main reason most of them don’t win a medal is that […]

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The Performance Clock – The Most Important Concept in High Performance Sport.

Wayne Goldsmith — Sat, 21 Oct 2017 01:04:04 +0000

I often get asked, what’s the difference between sport and high performance sport. Read the next 800 words and find out. What is Winning all About? Winning is rarely about doing it once and walking away. Winning is about Sustaining Performance: Sustaining Competitiveness: about getting to the top and […]

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End of Season Performance Reviews – Making a difference or Making a mistake

Wayne Goldsmith — Thu, 19 Oct 2017 13:43:59 +0000

Spring is the season of re-newal, re-birth and re-generation. And for many Australian sports – AFL, Rugby League, Netball and Rugby – spring is also the season of the Performance Re-view. That time when players, coaches, management and staff sit down together and try to work out what went wrong, what went […]

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Motivation….aint no such thing

Wayne Goldsmith — Wed, 18 Oct 2017 13:23:05 +0000

By Wayne Goldsmith Coaches are always talking about motivation and some make lots of money doing motivation talks, motivation lectures, giving motivational speeches, writing motivational books, selling motivational videos, running motivational courses and generally being motivational! Here’s the funny thing: motivation – there’s no such thing. No one can motivate anyone […]

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Daily Athlete Training Environment – D.A.T.E.

Wayne Goldsmith — Mon, 16 Oct 2017 23:51:22 +0000

The Daily Athlete Training Environment D.A.T.E. is a term which is used to describe the day to day opportunities provided for an athlete to help realise their full potential. This article discusses the DATE concept and why the most important part of the DATE is the A....the athlete.

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Message to the Sporting World – Do it your own way!

Wayne Goldsmith — Sun, 15 Oct 2017 23:50:18 +0000

After the CLOSING ceremony of every Olympic Games, someone should yell out, “let the (real) Games begin”. The real “GAMES”…………the junkets and fact finding missions the Sporting leaders from most countries embark on to find out what the USA, Germany, Great Britain, South Korea, China and Australia are doing to be successful in the Olympics. […]

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To a Coach with a Hammer, Every Athlete is a Nail: Creativity in Sports Coaching.

Wayne Goldsmith — Wed, 11 Oct 2017 11:42:13 +0000

Coaching is creativity. To the successful coaches of the future, creativity will be a core coaching skill: right up there with communication, passion, empathy, commitment, the ability to engage athletes and sports specific technical skill. But what does it mean to be creative and to coach creatively. And to coaches who are not naturally […]

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High Performance on a Budget – can you create a high performance environment without spending any money?

Wayne Goldsmith — Wed, 11 Oct 2017 22:42:13 +0000

As soon as someone mentions the words "high-performance" in sport, people start running for their cheque books and credit cards. The most commonly held view about high-performance sport is that you need significant investment and resources to run a successful high performance sports program. However, money alone does not guarantee success in high performance sport and almost any coach or Club can create a sustainable high performance environment by targeting and prioritising their resources on the right things at the right time. This article discusses how to prioritise in high performance sport and how to target the things that matter: the things that will make a difference where it really matters....the performance of your athletes

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The High Performance Sport Checklist – Part Two of the List of 50 Things you Must be doing to Succeed in High Performance Sport.

Wayne Goldsmith — Thu, 20 Jul 2017 06:04:57 +0000

Score Key: 0-10: High performance sport is not for you. Maybe try your hand at pavement painting or hole digging or grass mowing or something else which does not require the consistent application of excellence. 11-20: You might dream about being high performance and talk about being high performance, but […]

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Top Ten Talent I.D. Tips for High Performance Sport – The T.O.P. Approach

Wayne Goldsmith — Wed, 11 Jan 2017 16:42:16 +0000

So much of the world’s high performance sports dollars (or Yens or Yuans or Euros or Pounds or Pesos or Rands depending on where you come from), time, energy, focus and attention is spent on three things: Talent identification; Talent recruitment; Talent development. Or if you like, find them, sign them, […]

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PowerPoint…you are the weakest link – Goodbye!

Wayne Goldsmith — Mon, 03 Mar 2014 00:22:24 +0000

Got a speaking engagement coming up? Or have to make a big impression with a pitch or presentation? Want to engage with your audience? Want to capture their imagination? Want to get your audience excited and enthusiastic about what you are doing? What to communicate with each and every […]

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Fundamentally Flawed: Five Business Fundamentals that do not work, have not worked and will not work.

Wayne Goldsmith — Mon, 03 Mar 2014 00:22:23 +0000

If we learnt anything from the Global Economic melt down it is this….most of the accepted business fundamentals that people have written about, talked about and even preached about are wrong, do not work and need to change. There are at least five core business fundamentals that do not […]

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PowerPoint…you are the weakest link – Goodbye!

Wayne Goldsmith — Mon, 03 Mar 2014 00:21:44 +0000

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Mission Statement Madness: Make it your Mission Statement to Change Mission Statements.

Wayne Goldsmith — Mon, 03 Mar 2014 00:20:37 +0000

Mission Statements? Make it your Mission Statement to Change Mission Statements! Mission Statements are like DVD Players: Mission statements are like DVD players: everyone’s got one but no one knows how to use them properly or to their full potential. Mission statements by themselves do not work, do not […]

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Rising to the Challenge: the Catalyst of Conflict, Creativity and Change.

Wayne Goldsmith — Mon, 03 Mar 2014 00:19:59 +0000

The desire to succeed is common. The dream of success is everywhere. The goal to succeed is universal. The difference between desiring success, dreaming of success and setting goals to achieve success is in your ability to rise to the challenge. A challenge is one thing above all – an […]

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Succession Planning: There’s no one like you – but that’s a good thing.

Wayne Goldsmith — Mon, 03 Mar 2014 00:19:07 +0000

Here’s the great succession planning quiz: How many companies have strategically planned for a seamless, well orchestrated succession planning model and had it actually work out as well (or better) than they had anticipated? 100% – No way. 80& – You are dreaming! 60% – Incredibly unlikely. 40% – […]

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High Performance Teams – do you have what it takes to be the best?

Wayne Goldsmith — Mon, 03 Mar 2014 00:18:24 +0000

So you think you have a high performance team? So you believe your team is the best of the best in your industry? So you feel that your team is capable of creating a consistently competitive high performance environment? Try the High Performance Teams quiz…..if you dare. Lots of people […]

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Creating Creativity – Creative Thinking for Business Success

Wayne Goldsmith — Mon, 03 Mar 2014 00:17:33 +0000

Knowledge is not power. Things have power and value only when they are hard to get. The Internet provides the opportunity for anyone to access anything anytime anywhere – and for free. So now when everyone can readily access and acquire knowledge – knowledge itself is without power. The real power […]

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Continuous Improvement, Continuous Improvement, Continuous Improvement, Continuous…

Wayne Goldsmith — Mon, 03 Mar 2014 00:16:21 +0000

Do you want to win? No you don’t. Not really. You want to win and win and win and win! Winning is rarely about doing it once and walking away. Winning is about sustaining performance: sustaining competitiveness: about getting to the top and staying there. Lots of people, […]

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Nextperts: Because Everyone is an Expert.

Wayne Goldsmith — Fri, 21 Feb 2014 11:07:49 +0000

The Internet has a lot going for it. Free on line newspapers, web-mail, lots of great information and ideas: anyone can get anything, anytime, anywhereand without paying any money! The downside – for service based businesses is……everyone now thinks they are an expert. Want to know how to build a […]

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Social Media – the S.M.A.R.T. Approach.

Wayne Goldsmith — Fri, 21 Feb 2014 11:06:51 +0000

Lots of people are talking about Social Media. Lots of people are getting excited and exhilarated about the potential of Social Media to change the world by providing simple, easy, readily accessible tools to communicate, create and collaborate. And lots of people are getting baffled, befuddled and bedazzled about Social […]

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The ABC of Achieving More with Less: The Mantra for Business Success in the Future.

Wayne Goldsmith — Fri, 21 Feb 2014 11:03:36 +0000

More with less. The business world not only could go in that direction and should go in that direction but it will go in that direction. Look at the alternatives: Do you seriously believe that successful business’ in the future will be based on achieving more by doing more? No way. […]

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Earn Cash From Home…if…..

Wayne Goldsmith — Fri, 21 Feb 2014 11:02:35 +0000

Sounds like heaven. Earn cash from home. Make money from your living room. Become rich without ever leaving your front door. And you can do it…..if….. It’s all about Profit-P.R.O.F.I.T. Passion: There are hundreds of companies offering get rich quick from home schemes. You can sell everything from cosmetics to curtains, […]

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The Performance Clock and Coaching

Wayne Goldsmith — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 03:08:20 +0000

The aim is to create a sustainably successful high performance environment and to always be competitive. Winning once can be a matter of luck. Sustainable competitiveness comes from good planning, good management, vision, creativity, innovation and hard work.
The Performance Clock explains why athletes, coaches and teams fail to sustain competitiveness and how you can avoid the traps and pitfalls inherent in the cycle of sports performance.

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