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Inside Ferrari’s 2025 Struggles: Lessons on Leadership, Accountability, and Trust in Formula 1
The Scuderia Ferrari Formula 1 team carries one of the richest histories in motorsport. With legendary drivers such as Nikki Lauda, Michael Schumacher, Sebastian Vettel, and now in 2025, Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc. Ferrari has been defined by iconic drivers and championship-winning moments. Yet, in recent years, this legacy […]
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We’d Give You a “10,” But the Best We Can Do is a “6.6”
I would guess that a majority of people out there are familiar with a relatively popular pawn shop show that airs on cable television where customers come into the show thinking they are going to get a certain amount of money for an item and the person behind the counter […]
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Not Just an Entrée
Following unrest over the line up for the tennis at the Australian Open this year, there persisted a sour taste in the mouths of some of the female tennis players. The management at World Athletics, however, have got it right and have drawn praise for it. Olympic and Commonwealth Games […]
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Swipe Right Delete
There exists in any swim club a small fraction of swim mums and dads who will have coaches running for the nearest rock under which to hide. None more so that those with swimmers aged 10yrs who cannot understand that the same principle of dropping of swimmer X at their […]
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The Best Ability is Availability
Getting through a professional sports season is a grind. Packed schedules, travel, and competing at a high level against the best athletes in the world take their toll on the human body. As a result, injuries are piling up at a record clip this year so far in the Major […]
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The Power of Play
All over the world children are joining clubs and teams, urged on by parents eager to do the best for their child’s enjoyment and development. There are those children though who don’t have the same access to opportunity as the others. Chief among these are the children of families from […]
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One More For Radical Sportsmanship- Meeting the Moment
In trying to define both what small “c” and small “s,” culture in sports is and means, and what the platform “Culture in Sports” stands for, several common priorities and goals emerge: Prioritizing the safety and well-being of young athletes in and around sports Eliminating abuse in all its forms […]
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‘Pics or it Didn’t Happen’
Following her initial complaints of misogyny within Swimming Australia, Maddie Groves has further alleged that the culture of Swimming Australia is so bad that people who wish to thrive in the sport are forced to ignore entrenched negative behaviors. Groves, a two-time Olympic silver medalist announced via Instagram on June 9 […]
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Trust is a Two-Way Street
As an athlete, I had many coaches who just expected athletes to trust them because they were the coach. I also had coaches who showed that they deserved trust. The coaches that showed or proved their trustworthiness were also the ones who started off the coach and athlete relationship by […]
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Lose Graciously, Win Humbly
UFC 263 was an incredible pay-per-view, showcasing great strength, determination, and perseverance. What was most surprising, however, was what happened after the first title fight of the night. Deiveson Figueiredo, the defending Flyweight Champion had a rematch with the same man he fought in December, 2020, Brandon Moreno. Their last […]
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Empathy, Comradery, Humanity
Sunday morning, I saw a CNN breaking news post on Twitter that Danish midfielder Christian Eriksen collapsed on the field during the Euro 2020 match against Finland in Copenhagen. He was given medical attention on the field as his teammates protectively encircled him to protect his privacy during his moment […]
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Athlete Alliances and Corrupt Governance in Sport
For too long now governments and some of sport’s international governing bodies have been using elite athletes for their own purposes rather than supporting, protecting, and paying them their dues. I imagine, therefore, Pierre de Coubertin will be smiling down on aquatics after hearing that the world’s best swimmers are […]
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Make Up Your Mind, Please!
Major League Baseball does a great job of getting themselves in sticky situations. Unfortunately, the latest one is really sticky. Literally. Until a couple of weeks ago, I had never heard of Spider Tack. I’m guessing neither did you. You can buy a tub of the stuff on Amazon for […]
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Pushing Forward Back
Thirty years ago, members from some of the rock supergroups in the Seattle, Washington area came together to form the band Temple of the Dog in tribute to a friend who had died from a heroin overdose. One of the songs that came from the band’s solo album was called […]
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In the ‘Pies Best Interests
The Magpie’s have had a horror time of it lately, The Do Better Report which was released in January this year, found the club guilty of ‘systemic racism’ while under Eddie McGuire as President and Nathan Buckley as Head Coach. Heated boardroom arguments and a less than sterling performance from […]
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What Would Coach Carter Say?
Club Swimmers (albeit the under 18yrs) here in the UK were super excited to have the Covid restrictions lifted back in April and none so more than I. A year on the sofa researching areas in coaching I previously did not have the time for, I was ready to start […]
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We are Witnessing Greatness
This summer, Simone Biles is putting on a show for the ages. Already, she has dazzled us with a Yurchenko Double Pike at the U.S. Classic competition and a stunning floor exercise at the U.S. Championships last Sunday. And the big show is yet to come. However, what Biles is […]
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No Rest for the Weary
Recently an interview with Stephen Schoch, pitcher for the University of Virginia baseball caught my attention; not just because it was hilarious but because his comments struck a chord. When asked what makes him nervous, he jokingly said caves, but quickly retorted with “this is just a game, there are […]
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The Mean Streets: Survival of the Fittest
Some sports are inherently more dangerous than others, but even though mixed martial arts (MMA) competitor Fau Vake faced danger each time he competed, it was outside the ring that he met his fate. Vake was allegedly attacked on a street in Auckland, New Zealand by four men and later died […]
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Little Champions
We can surely all agree that enabling children to participate in organized sports is a winning move all round. They don’t need to excel, they don’t even need to be particularly good, but their participation and their awareness of a healthful culture is priceless. Stacey Hockin, health and human development […]
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Told You So: The McKinley High Crisis
Being right is not always a comfortable place to be. It can positively stink to be correct at times, especially when being right means avoidable harm has come to a young athlete. Way back on May 20, 2021, in describing five mistakes coaches would make this summer, right here in […]
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It’s Okay to Let Your Athletes Take Safe and Reasonable Risks
Athletes need opportunities to learn and be creative. A strict coach that does not want athletes to deviate from extremely focused technique or practice plans does not allow athletes to be creative and learn. If an athlete does not have an opportunity to try new things, or take risks, how […]
