Home 2016
Yearly Archives: 2016
Karen Brown – Interview
Karen Brown is a Field Hockey Coach from the U.K. 2016 has been one hell of a year for Karen Brown. In January, she...
The Story of Lang Ping; Volleyballs first person to win Olympic Gold as both...
After a worse-than-anticipated medal tally at Rio, with Team China finishing in third place below Great Britain, all seemed well again after China on Saturday...
Sidelines; The Lonely World of Non-Olympic Sports
I've been waiting to post a new blog until after the Olympics. It's so big. So awesome. So full of athletes and coaches. It's...
A stark reminder of how far we are still yet to go for the...
During the excitement of the Olympics and whilst we were all celebrating the achievements of some incredible female coaches, we received this email. A stark...
“What is the point, don’t you get bored? I mean it’s not like you...
My personal background in swimming is quite unique. I trained and competed with the same club for years until I was 12 and got...
Low in numbers, but high in success rate; welcome home Team GB
Great Britain, the first nation in the World to have out performed their success straight after a home Olympic Games, were welcomed home today...
What did we learn from women’s football at Rio 2016; 66 Goals, 3 red...
66 Goals, 3 red cards, 3 penalty shoot outs, 4 female coaches. The women’s football competition has ended at Rio 2016 has ended with...
The greatest Gymnast of our time coached and mentored by coach Aimee Boorman
Aimee Boorman is an American artistic gymnastics coach. She is the head coach of 2013, 2014, and 2015 world champion, and 2016 Olympic All-Around gold medalist Simone Biles....
The greatest 400m race in History & The Amazing Achievement of Anna Botha
Anna Botha, a name that not many in the sporting World had heard of before Rio 2016, made a name for herself on the night...