Sports Participation and Performance: The Polarization of Sport.
Sports Participation and Performance: The Polarization of Sport. By Wayne Goldsmith Sport is notoriously polarized. Usually that polarization is evident through the public rivalries in a sport’s fan base. You either follow Liverpool OR Manchester United in the Premier League. You love the Pittsburgh Steelers…
Igloos in the Desert: Play Like Your Place.
Igloos in the Desert: Play Like Your Place. By Wayne Goldsmith This isn’t so much an article as a plea. A desperate plea to every sports administrator, sporting leader, government sporting body, national sporting organization, club, coach…..everyone involved in the sports industry…….PLAY LIKE YOUR PLACE….
The “Movement” Movement.
By Wayne Goldsmith OK – before I start what is no doubt going to be a highly controversial post, let me say this. Do I believe that what I call the “Movement” Movement – i.e. the mass popularization of movement (physical) literacy programs for kids…
The Sport Pathway – Has Lost its Path.
The Sport Pathway – Has Lost its Path. By Wayne Goldsmith Every sporting nation – every sport and practically everyone involved in the sports industry has bought into the theory of the sport pathway. The sport pathway is a model of athlete development designed over…