All blog entries
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May
2011Places People Play
tagged under: development, softball, team, london, regents park
May 11, crack of dawn, I was one of a small gathering of people at Regents Park to mark the launch of ‘Protecting Playing Fields’ a ‘strand’ of Sport England’s Active Places’ strategy.
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May
2011Eyes and Ears
A coach I knew some years ago used to say to his young players, “Eyes and Ears!” He said this to make sure they were attending to his instructions and encouragement.
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Apr
2011New Independent Directors on the BSUK Board
tagged under: bsuk board, anne ibrahim, andy anstey, simon kirkland, independent director
At our Board Meeting in April we were finally in a position to formally add three new Independent Directors to the Board: Anne Ibrahim, Andy Anstey and Simon Kirkland.
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Apr
2011White paint
tagged under: baseball, development, coaching, softball, bases, season, paint
You’ve likely noticed that at the beginning of every Major League game the bases are white. The same is true at high levels of baseball and softball everywhere. The simple and affordable solution: white paint.
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Apr
2011Spring Training provides some clues to MLB season
tagged under: baseball, mlb, spring training, season, mets, yankees
In early March I made a trip to Florida to catch some spring training games, and now, three weeks into the MLB season I thought I’d look at whether the trip gave me any clues to the season ahead.
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Apr
2011BSUK indoor tournament
tagged under: astroseries, home run derby, tournament, indoor softball
After a five year hiatus, BSUK got back in the business of hosting an indoor softball tournament over the weekend of 26-27 March in London.
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Apr
2011Looking forward to the season
tagged under: astroseries, slowpitch, london, season, mets, regional coach
It was a bit disappointing that there wasn’t enough space on the census form to write my full job title - Regional Coach and Club Development Officer. So I just told the government that I coach baseball and softball.
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Apr
2011I love it when a plan comes together
tagged under: baseball, coaching, halton
During the last few days, I have had the pleasure to re-engage with two life projects begun many years ago.
