The coronavirus outbreak is literally saturating all the news outlets, and for good reason, with more than 50 people now tested positive in the UK, this virus will impact everyone, at all levels and all walks of life. The Health secretary declared that the status is “increasingly serious”, Matt Hancock explained to MP’s that the virus was “becoming more likely…
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This week I posted a message regarding Caroline Flack on my LinkedIn account, and the response to that post has been absolutely phenomenal. That has been the motivation for me to write my column this week around the subject of mental health. On LinkedIn, I wrote: “I’m sure that for many, who read my posts, like me, you have experienced…
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This week sees me reflect on an evening last week that represented eight months of very hard work by an unbelievable group of people who surround me and support me in my quest to create a sport to business programme that will change how we as a nation we support our elite athletes. It was a privilege for me to…
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I was very interested to hear that Tyson Fury launches his brand new, three-part series called, “Tyson Fury: The Gypsy King”. This very much links to my past, my present and even to the plans I have for the future, in quite an extraordinary way. My past, because of my links with the Gypsy fraternity through England Boxing, my present,…
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The Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the year in Melbourne, is over. It’s a tournament I know very well, making the trip every year with Elena to compete for Great Britain. It’s a surface Elena liked to play on, and achieved some great results, so I have some great memories of Melbourne. As every year, the tournament in…
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The world this week mourns the death of basketball legend Kobe Bryant. What makes this a double tragedy is the fact that his daughter Gianna also lost her life, along with seven other people when the helicopter they were travelling in crashed. As I listened to the story unfold my thoughts were directed straight to the family and how they…
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I am dedicating my column this week to an extraordinary woman, who is a shining example of what can be achieved in our sporting community when we come together to create elite support for our world-class athletes. The woman in question is Ipswich runner Helen Davies. On September 1 last year she competed for Great Britain at the 50K world…
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This is my first week back at the Ipswich Town Academy after the Christmas break, in my role as Consultant Performance Coach. It’s a job I relish as the academy has an outstanding heritage, and enjoys incredible respect in the footballing world, with names such as Richard Wright, Kieron Dyer, Titus Bramble and Darren Bent, to name but a few,…
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During my weekly duties spread across sport, I have the opportunity to meet some incredible individuals. It was my work in the charitable sector that created an opportunity to spend some time with ex-Ipswich Town star Simon Milton. Simon was a professional footballer in an era where not many of the pro’s made enough money to retire on for the…
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In the modern world of sport, at the highest level, focusing on marginal gains is absolutely critical. At The Hub, this is exactly what we help our local world-class junior athletes embrace through our sport science support programme. We are incredibly lucky to be supported by the Human Performance Unit based at The University of Essex. The HPU works with…
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