Norman BrookDec 30, 20182 minCoaching Mindsets for and through SportOne of the lessons I took away from reading Brent Rushall’s[1] sports psychology book[2] “Psyching in Sport: The Psychological...
Norman BrookDec 27, 20182 minEmotional Intelligence – Developing People not PlayersIntentional design is at the heart of all coaching programmes aimed at developing performance and life skills outcomes. On the one side...
Norman BrookJul 21, 20182 minThe Fortune Cookie & Phil Race’s Ripples Model of LearningI was taken out for dinner to a local restaurant that does Asian Fusion food to celebrate my birthday last week. Whilst I had a glass of...
Norman BrookJul 12, 20183 minTime to Re-Think Safeguarding in SportWhere sports organisations have acted on their duty of care to safeguard participants in their sport from non-accidental harm, there has...
Norman BrookJun 5, 20186 minVital Connections – Lou BergholzI met Lou Bergholz at the Beyond Sport conference held in Cape Town in December 2011. Although we talked on that occasion the opportunity...
Norman BrookMar 8, 20187 minIs South African Sport Failing in it’s Statutory Duty of Care?Recent cases of historical abuse of children is sport around the world should be of concern to South Africa’s sports administrators. Few...
Norman BrookMay 23, 20177 minReplacing the UNOSDP with IOC Commission may strengthen SDP SectorThere seems to be quite some concern in Sport for Development and Peace circles that UN Secretary-General António Guterres has announced...
Norman BrookMar 20, 20173 minSport Workforce DevelopmentSport is delivered through a workforce that is comprised of both salaried staff and volunteers. The workforce comprises administrators,...
Norman BrookMar 9, 20172 minBuilding Sporting & Life CompetencesTraditional sports programmes focus on developing individual players and teams to take part and pursue success in sports competition....
Norman BrookMar 3, 20174 minDeveloping Independent, Confident & Skilled AthletesRichard Mayer is a South African athletics coach, runner, athletics statistician and an advocate for the Lydiard approach to running. He...
Norman BrookDec 15, 20165 minNo safe sport in a society that is failing to safeguard children.Archbishop Desmond Tutu is a renowned South African Anglican cleric known for his opposition to the policies of apartheid. During the...
Norman BrookJan 10, 20143 minGleneagles, Invictus & Meeting MandelaThe Gleneagles Agreement was unanimously approved by the Commonwealth of Nations at a meeting at Gleneagles, Auchterarder, Scotland. In...
Norman BrookOct 19, 20136 minDynamics in Athletics Coaching in South AfricaNorman Brook recently presented at the Western Province Athletics Coaches Workshop held at the Sports Science Institute in Cape Town. The...
Norman BrookMar 6, 20134 minRevisiting the Millennium Development GoalsIn a previous article Norman Brook asked whether sport could really be used to address the Millennium Development Goals. In this article...
Norman BrookJan 7, 20132 minCoaching for Hope using ICES Methodology to Up-Skill the Coaching WorkforceThe International Labour Organisation (ILO) has called for jobs and livelihoods to be at the heart of the development agenda after the...
Norman BrookOct 2, 20124 minAthletic Success Cannot Be Left To HappenchanceI was recently invited on to Nick Bauer’s SAfm Sports Special radio show along with Athletics Coach Ian Harries. Ian is a former...
Norman BrookDec 27, 20113 minCoaching Track Endurance EventsNorman Brook was recently asked to present a level 1 coach education session on coaching the track endurance events for the Western...
Norman BrookDec 19, 201111 minThe Role of the Coach in Sport for DevelopmentThe following article was presented at the Next Steps Sports Development Symposium in Port of Spain, Trinidad, in November 2011....
Norman BrookOct 25, 20103 minPlanning a Sporting Legacy for Major Sporting EventsLegacy is that which is handed down from the past. In terms of major sporting events it is what is left after the event is concluded....
Norman BrookOct 25, 20103 minSport and the Millenium GoalsUN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon suggested recently that sport could contribute to achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. He...