BY Wayne Goldsmith
Welcome to Sports Thoughts Story Time. As a species we humans are at our best when we’re connecting with each other through story-telling. Story telling allows us to share more than the facts: it’s our opportunity to share our feelings, our emotions, our wisdom and our learning with others. Stories allow us to share our successes, our failures, our joys and our fears. Stories help us to learn and grow. This space - Sports Thoughts Story Time is where I’ll share some of the stories I’ve experienced in a lifetime of sport.
This week - RUGBY IS ALL YOU KNOW!
I had the pleasure of working in Australian Rugby for a few years. Got to know some amazing people - brilliant coaches, talented players - a wonderful experience.
However, rugby in Australia - the same as it is in Hockey in Canada, Football in England, Swimming in the USA - tends to be insular when it comes to coaching and often it’s a case of coaches learning from coaches, who learnt from coaches, who learnt from coaches, who learnt from coaches and so on.
This story is about a discussion with legendary Australia rugby coach John “Knuckles” Connolly and what I learnt from him that’s made a lasting impact on me and the way I coach coaches in all sports. Thanks John!
Wayne Goldsmith.
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