Risk and Reward

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership On Sundays after the under 9 and 10’s football tournament. I always ask my kids the same question. Out of 5 how do you rate… The post Risk and Reward appeared first on SimonHarlingBlo...

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Apr 11, 2022
Best practise to standard practise

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership Often we wait for an expert to tell us what to do. It feels safer to wait for best practise. But that makes no sense.… The post Best practise to standard practise appeared first on Si...

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Apr 10, 2022
A simple plan

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership Much of British Cycling success has been pinned to marginal gains. But that’s not true. The success of British Cycling started with one simple decision.… The post A simple plan appear...

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Apr 09, 2022
Mixed messages

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership When we all get medals the message is “it’s the taking part that counts”.  When only the first three get medals then the message is… The post Mixed messages appeared first on SimonHar...

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Apr 08, 2022
Big maths for little people

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership Question 1. If an under 11-year-old rugby player can pass 5 meters sideways (they can’t but let’s keep it easy).  And a rugby pitch is… The post Big maths for little people appeared f...

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Apr 07, 2022
Breaking the cycle of boom and bust

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership In Germany, football is the dominant sport. Ten percent of the German population are members of the German Football Association, DFB. The world’s largest sports… The post Breaking the...

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Apr 06, 2022
Coaching compliance

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership A friend of mine has got into coaching.  I was speaking to him today about his experiences of attending coaching courses. Quitting had crossed his… The post Coaching compliance appear...

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Apr 05, 2022
New Information

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership When we have a big idea. New information is not always welcome. Why? Because it doesn’t always fit with our existing narrative. The story we… The post New Information appeared first o...

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Apr 04, 2022
Half and Half

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership Are you a glass-half-empty or a glass-half-full type of person? Perhaps a better question would be. What are you committed to achieving? Because then you… The post Half and Half appea...

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Apr 03, 2022
90-90

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership 90 days. 90 blogs. From January to March over 17,000 words written. 90 small wins that tell me I can do it. I can sit… The post 90-90 appeared first on SimonHarlingBlog.

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Apr 02, 2022