Proper Planning Prevents Poor Performance Recently I have adjusted my personal food production. Even though I always make time to cook a home- made meal at times it can be painful thinking about what to make and then going to the shop to grab a couple of random items that you need to make it … [Read more...] about The 5 P’s
ITS Japan Tour 2016
In the holidays Greg and myself had the pleasure of taking 16 ITS and Academy players on the ITS Japan Tour. This was an amazing tour with too many great experiences to list them all but a few of the highlights were seeing the sumo wrestling team at Chuo University training with a professional … [Read more...] about ITS Japan Tour 2016
Multi-Sport
We have had our youngest players training during the afternoon session once a week this year, which has been a challenging time frame for 8-12 year olds. After a full day of engaging in classroom activities to broaden their minds, most of the time the younger age range prefer a fun session to … [Read more...] about Multi-Sport
Watching football on TV teaches you jargon but …
Most observers of football in this country could probably supply a dissertation-length analysis of the effect of Sky Sports’ influence on the game. To my mind, the most damaging part of this has been the explosion of vacuous opinion and the impact it has had on … [Read more...] about Watching football on TV teaches you jargon but …
Day for Daniel
This Friday, October 28, CCSC will be participating in the 'Day for Daniel'; a national action day to raise awareness about child safety and protection. The theme of this year’s day, is Wear Red and Educate. We are asking that all students and teachers wear red on this day in … [Read more...] about Day for Daniel
How chores can develop collaboration and independence
In our household there are five of us; two adults who work full-time and three children. It is busy! For some time now my children have undertaken various chores around the house which have varied from being a vet and attending to the family dog; walking, watering and feeding, being a … [Read more...] about How chores can develop collaboration and independence
How do primary-aged children perceive success?
I recently came across an interesting article titled “Straight Talk About Children and Sport”. The article discussed the way that young children describe success in sport and outlined a British study by Dr Jean Whitehead in which 3000 primary children were surveyed on this topic. As I read through … [Read more...] about How do primary-aged children perceive success?
Smile, “outsiders” are coming!
This coming Monday sees one of our last trial days for the year for new students enrolling in 2017. As you can understand, these trial days, whilst exciting, can be a very anxious time for both the trialists and their families. I am always interested on these occasions to witness our own … [Read more...] about Smile, “outsiders” are coming!
How to help teens manage their digital diet.
The office of the eSafety Commission has published new data on young people and digital media. I point this out because it includes data which hasn't been used before - and some parents might find it useful. Broadly, it shows continued growth in children's access to digital media. The most … [Read more...] about How to help teens manage their digital diet.
A Reminder
While we can all get hung up at times on player development, training methodology, practice design and all those other adult-driven concepts which give us the illusion that we are in control of the process of a child’s development, every now and again the children themselves provide a stark reminder … [Read more...] about A Reminder