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    Coaching for results

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    It's the putting right that counts
    Hugh Lawrence
    • Oct 31, 2017
    • 2 min

    It's the putting right that counts

    A well-known New Zealand electronics retailer of the 1980s, the late Alan Martin, had a strap-line on TV adverts in which he appeared,...
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    Michael Jordan failed: then succeeded
    Hugh Lawrence
    • Oct 29, 2017
    • 2 min

    Michael Jordan failed: then succeeded

    "I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed. And that is is why I succeed." (Michael Jordan, 1998)...
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    "Coach - I got this"
    Hugh Lawrence
    • Oct 22, 2017
    • 2 min

    "Coach - I got this"

    Sometimes we need to know when to keep quiet! We have a lot to say in practice. Skill or technical correction is a critical part of our...
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    Coaching philosophy.....or something
    Hugh Lawrence
    • Oct 20, 2017
    • 2 min

    Coaching philosophy.....or something

    Coaches often talk about their philosophy. But what we often then get is less philosophical and more about 'what' coaches do. So let's...
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    Deterrence, doping and right actions in sport
    Hugh Lawrence
    • Oct 14, 2017
    • 3 min

    Deterrence, doping and right actions in sport

    The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has responsibility for the World Anti-Doping Code (the Code). New Zealand’s own Drug Free Sport New...
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    Teacher coach: the secret sauce
    Hugh Lawrence
    • Oct 14, 2017
    • 2 min

    Teacher coach: the secret sauce

    It's common for coaches and players to think that the effective elite coach has 'secret sauce' in their coaching that lower level coaches...
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    The teacher-coach: what makes good?
    Hugh Lawrence
    • Oct 14, 2017
    • 2 min

    The teacher-coach: what makes good?

    Good coaches act like good teachers. They care about those over whom they have responsibility and constantly engage in reflection on what...
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    Coach or teacher - what's the difference
    Hugh Lawrence
    • Oct 14, 2017
    • 1 min

    Coach or teacher - what's the difference

    It's a provocative title, as I've often been asked this question, or versions of it. My answer is simple. When I coach - I teach. And...
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    Customised coaching in team or group settings
    Hugh Lawrence
    • Oct 14, 2017
    • 1 min

    Customised coaching in team or group settings

    This might be an odd title. But it's a long-standing topic. How to ensure your athletes get a meaningful amount of your time in a team or...
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    Training hard - the easy day
    Hugh Lawrence
    • Oct 14, 2017
    • 1 min

    Training hard - the easy day

    US Navy SEALs have a saying, "The only easy day was yesterday". The military has a long history of preparing its soldiers for combat...
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    Sport, political freedom and the cost
    Hugh Lawrence
    • Oct 14, 2017
    • 1 min

    Sport, political freedom and the cost

    Why do we coach? Events in sport today present us with a teachable moment. At the 1968 Mexico Olympics, 200m Gold medallist, Tommie Smith...
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    Thinking about what?
    Hugh Lawrence
    • Oct 14, 2017
    • 1 min

    Thinking about what?

    "Concentrate!" "You have to get your head in the game!" and other unhelpful phrases. These vague instructions rarely work unless the...
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    Coach Lawrence said... just sayings
    Hugh Lawrence
    • Oct 14, 2017
    • 1 min

    Coach Lawrence said... just sayings

    Of course, not a lot of the standard sayings we have as coaches are original. Often we appropriate the clever words of others and use...
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    It's all about angles
    Hugh Lawrence
    • Oct 14, 2017
    • 1 min

    It's all about angles

    A couple of pointers: 👉Many coaches stand at the oddest angles to watch the athletes train. In competition, you mostly don't get much...
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    The Pyramid of Success
    Hugh Lawrence
    • Oct 14, 2017
    • 2 min

    The Pyramid of Success

    The great UCLA basketball coach John Wooden once said that "Talent is God-given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is...
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    Deterrence, doping and right actions in sport
    Hugh Lawrence
    • Oct 14, 2017
    • 3 min

    Deterrence, doping and right actions in sport

    The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has responsibility for the World Anti-Doping Code (the Code). New Zealand’s own Drug Free Sport New...
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    Russian systems (2)
    Hugh Lawrence
    • Oct 14, 2017
    • 2 min

    Russian systems (2)

    One of the early messages I heard from those trying to understand the Russian system of long-term athlete development was the suggestion...
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    Thoughts on Russian athlete development (1)
    Hugh Lawrence
    • Oct 14, 2017
    • 2 min

    Thoughts on Russian athlete development (1)

    Earlier in September 2017, along with China, Turkey and others, Russia was suspended from international weightlifting for one year. The...
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    Coaching basics (1)
    Hugh Lawrence
    • Oct 14, 2017
    • 2 min

    Coaching basics (1)

    I was asked recently if I could summarise the basics of coaching. My first responses were, how long have you got to hear the summary and...
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    Wheat from the chaff and other foreign phrases
    Hugh Lawrence
    • Oct 14, 2017
    • 2 min

    Wheat from the chaff and other foreign phrases

    At a recent weightlifting session, I pointed out to one lifter that the clean and jerk component of a competition “sorted the wheat from...
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