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For England all rounder Andrew Flintoff, the Ashes is a pretty special time, as his incredible performance in the 2005 and 2009 contests contributed a huge amount towards making him the national treasure he is today. Although this year it’s the turn of the new English talent to take the...
Schools out for summer! And whilst for the kids that might mean the relief of no homework, no maths and no boring lessons until September, for parents around the country keeping everyone entertained all day every day can feel like a great big project in itself. However, with a bit...
In an era when sporting success is expected at a much younger age and the winning is often much more important than the taking part, there is a lot more pressure on young sporting stars to start hitting milestones much earlier. This pressure comes from a whole range of different...
When a sport ‘goes professional’ this always tends to mean big changes, no matter what the game. With the arrival of professionalism into rugby union in 1995, it became the last sport to move out of the realms of amateurs and to join the pro game. There are plenty of...
With the summer holidays upon us, for most parents there now looms the challenge of finding activities and entertainment for all the family that won’t break the budget. Keeping the kids entertained whatever the weather can be quite a challenge, however, there are plenty of great ways to make sure...
My family and I live and breathe sport and I am really lucky to have gone to some amazing events all around the world. When I was 8 years old I went to the Olympics in Sydney and fell in love with the Games. I always watched sport from a very...
The debate as to whether or not sport helps build character – or just unearths what is already there – is as old as time. Sports enthusiasts and athletes of every discipline take the ‘nurture’ side of the argument, emphasising the way that involvement in sport can forge characteristics like...
Twenty20 has had an enormous impact on the game of cricket, sparking international interest in this new, shorter format and seeing a revival in popularity like never before. The main differences between Twenty20 and regular cricket are the length of the game – two and a half hours with an...
Every athlete and sports enthusiast knows that nutrition plays a key role in getting the most out of exercise. What we eat before we play a sport or take part in any exercise can have a big impact on what we get out of it, as well as on the kind...
In the first installment of this two-part blog we looked at the concept of diversification – where children are encouraged to sample a wide range of sports before selecting a single sport in which to specialise at around the age of 15 or 16. The first blog highlighted that many...
