Sports Thoughts

Over the past 25 years I’ve been asked to work with sporting organizations all over the world and help them build and grow a successful sporting culture. And no matter how many times I do it, I am stunned at the lack of understanding of what a sporting culture actually […]

Holistic Coaching – Coaching the Whole Athlete. For the most part, coaching is focused almost exclusively on the physiological development of athletes. It’s easy for coaches to be centered on the physiological aspects of athlete development as they can be seen, be measured, be counted, be observed. Yet, human beings are […]

Sporting Parents. Sporting parents are the key to sporting success. They teach values. They help to build and grow virtues. They foster and nurture character. Sporting parents teach important life lessons: lessons about responsibility, about accountability, about honesty and respect and integrity and humility. Sporting parents working in partnership with […]

Perform the Skill. This is the first, and unfortunately for most athletes, the last step in their skills learning program. Coaches come up with a drill, athletes copy it, try it, learn it. Sports Skills Step 2: Perform the Skill very well. Skills mastery comes from regular practice combined with […]

10 Habits Of Great Coaches – Living Excellence All great coaches have learned lessons, tricks of the trade, habits of excellence which they know can turn misery into mastery, struggles into success, and woes into winning. Saying something as simple as “well done” the right way at the right time […]

Modified Sports Are A Waste of Time In an effort to turn around the disastrous falls in sports participation around the world, many sporting organizations have resorted to creating new, shorter, faster modified sports hoping to re-capture the imagination and loyalty of kids, fans and families. These modified versions of […]

High Performing Teams – Getting to the Top and Staying There. Many people claim to understand high performance yet it is an attitude – a lifestyle – a way of thinking it is very rare. One of the key elements of a high performing team is a commitment to continuous […]

Sport Leadership Lessons – Leading Sport. Lots of people talk about Leadership in sport. But leadership is so much more than just being the CEO or Board Chairperson. In this Episode of Sports Thoughts we look at how leadership works in practice in sport. Wayne presents his experiences working in […]

Sport Has to Change and Here’s How to Change It. There is no doubt sport around the world has to change. It is irrefutable that the number of kids playing traditional forms of organized competitive sport has not just fallen, in some sports it’s totally collapsed. In response, sporting organizations […]

In this episode Wayne looks at the power of the mind in sport and how athletes and coaches can use their mental game as a tool – as a weapon – against their competition.

In this Sports Thoughts episode, Wayne looks at the heat and environmental challenges of the Australian Open Tennis Tournament plus discusses the issues of early specialization in sport.

Wayne Goldsmith (renowned coaching professional) joins Jason Pine on Radio Sport Mornings to talk about the famous idea – “the one percenters”. What is a one percenter? Everyone talks about it – but what does it look like? Is a one-percenter really something that makes ONE PERCENT difference? Can a one-percenter […]

Wayne Goldsmith (renowned coaching professional) looks at sleep and how much emphasis it has been given in recent years by sporting bodies and professional clubs – with some now incorporating designated “sleep chambers” for athletes to rest during the day.

Wayne Goldsmith (renowned coaching professional) talks about the position athletes hold in society and whether they should have as much influence as they do – and how they should act as a result.

Wayne Goldsmith (renowned coaching professional) joins Jason Pine on Radio Sport Mornings to talk about the archetypal athlete body which has been moving more and more towards being bigger and stronger. What impact does this have on certain sports, and what does it mean for the future of competition and […]

Wayne Goldsmith (renowned coaching professional) joins Jason Pine on Radio Sport Mornings to talk about sporting organisations putting emphasis on the highest tier of competition. What that means for the growth and development of the particular sport, and whether or not it’s a good model to follow.   Originally broadcast […]

With Steven Hansen leaving the All Blacks after the 2019 Rugby World Cup, is someone within the system like Ian Foster the best man to take over, or should the NZR look for something fresh? Wayne Goldsmith (renowned coaching professional) joins Jason Pine on Radio Sport Mornings to talk about […]

Wayne Goldsmith  joins Jason Pine on Radio Sport Mornings to talk about athlete welfare in the face of rabid desire for commercial revenue – with particular reference to the current World Athletics Championships in Doha where athletes are competing in sweltering conditions and empty stadiums.   Originally broadcast on Radio […]

Sport and Pressure Wayne joins Miles Davis on Radio Sport Mornings to talk about pressure and how athletes can thrive (or crumble) with it – with a particular focus on the upcoming Rugby World Cup.

Criticism of the Australian Cricket team’s celebrations following their win in the Ashes, as well as the upcoming NRL finals. We talk about the end of season “Mad-Mondays” and other celebrations in professional sport, we briefly discuss the FIBA World Cup and we talk about the upcoming NRL finals series […]