Sports Thoughts

Wayne Goldsmith (renowned coaching professional) joins Jason Pine on Radio Sport Mornings to talk about NZ Sport and the five main sporting bodies campaign to attack the decline in kids participation in sport within New Zealand. Wayne thinks while the decision is great, it shouldn’t be hailed as a revolutionary, […]

Wayne Goldsmith (renowned coaching professional) joins Jason Pine on Radio Sport Mornings to talk about end-of-season prize giving and how to acknowledge kids without annoying parents and other children. Wayne also talks about the challenges that come with coaching your own child’s sports team and some techniques you can put […]

Wayne Goldsmith (renowned coaching professional) joins Jason Pine on Radio Sport Mornings to talk about how to get the most out of social sport.   Originally broadcast on Radio Sport Mornings, Radio Sport NZ. Presented by Jason Pine.

Wayne Goldsmith (renowned coaching professional) joins Jason Pine on Radio Sport Mornings to talk about talented athletes who lose their way, or let the limelight get in the way of their sporting career – with particularly reference to James O’Connor.   Originally broadcast on Radio Sport Mornings, Radio Sport NZ. […]

Wayne Goldsmith  joins Jason Pine on Radio Sport Mornings to talk about Australian cricketer Steve Smith’s redemption following his two centuries in the opening game of the Ashes. He also talks about the All Blacks v Wallabies match this weekend and the mindset of NRL clubs who are out of […]

Wayne Goldsmith joins Jason Pine on Radio Sport Mornings to talk about eSports and the decline of kids participating in traditional sports. With the winner of the Fortnite World Cup pocketing US$3 million over the weekend, will more kids choose to ditch the active sports, for a life of professional […]

Wayne Goldsmith (renowned coaching professional) joins Jason Pine on Radio Sport Mornings to talk about the aftermath of the Cricket World Cup Final. What sort of mental scarring will the Blackcaps suffer from such a close defeat? How can they move on and centre their focus back to winning ways […]

This week’s Wayne’s World show looks at dealing with defeat. I’ve known some remarkable athletes who narrowly missed out on Olympic medal & even 10, 20 years later look back at their entire athletic career as a “failure” because of that one race loss. I’ve talked to many professional sport […]

We look at the bad side – the issue of sideline abuse of referees, umpires, touch-judges and other officials and the upside – the potential for officials to see their role as much about education and sport development as it is about rules, regulations, policies and procedures. Originally broadcast on […]

Not so long ago this only meant physical violence on the field between opposing players – but increasingly Violence in Sport can relate to off-field behaviors and words – of players, coaches, fans, media, officials and others. For example, if you go to an AFL, NRL, A-League match these days […]

Renowned coaching professional Wayne Goldsmith chats with Radio Sport’s Jason Pine about the Cricket World Cup – including Steve Smith and David Warner being boo’d by fans, rain days, and whether or not it’s worth “holding things back” for the later parts of a tournament. Originally broadcast on Radio Sport […]

Wayne Goldsmith shares his thoughts with Jason Pine on the topic of kids playing too much sport and getting injured. Originally broadcast on Radio Sport Mornings, Radio Sport NZ. Presented by Jason Pine.

Sport is a big part of our national identity, and that’s reflected in sport participation rates for kids in New Zealand. It hovers around 90% and that makes us the envy of the world. But 70% of kids who participate in sport drop out between the ages of 13 and […]

Calling in from his UK /Ireland tour enroute to Devon in the deep South West of England. This week, Wayne talks about what he learnt while spending time with England’s FA and the Irish Rugby Union. Originally broadcast on Radio Sport Mornings, Radio Sport NZ. Presented by Jason Pine.

Calling in this episode from Dublin, Ireland following his workshop with 200 coaches at the Sport Ireland conference. This week,Wayne talks about the holistic approach to training and coaching, highlighting the importance of mental and emotional training as well as the physical. Originally broadcast on Radio Sport Mornings, Radio Sport […]

Wayne talks about the position the Warriors find themselves in – having two young halves fighting for the starting spot. How do you manage players who want to be on the starting roster, with the needs of the team and ultimately development? Do the Warriors need to make a decision […]

Wayne talks ‘peaking’ in sport and whether or not there is any scientific evidence to suggest that teams can peak at any given point during a season. Are coaches able to schedule a team to peak at a certain point, or is it just a matter of playing as hard […]

Wayne talks about “round ones” in sporting competitions. How much teams can learn from “one game” and how fans and media need to resist the urge to label a team’s season after just one round. Originally broadcast on Radio Sport Mornings, Radio Sport NZ. Presented by Jason Pine.

What can coaches do to make sure teams are successful in away games ? Originally broadcast on Sports Breakfast with Kris Klifunis, Wayne Clark on 91.3 SportFM Perth.

This week, Wayne talks about the difficulties netball faces as a sport and also the issues facing those who play sport in remote areas. Originally broadcast on Radio Sport Mornings, Radio Sport NZ. Presented by Jason Pine.