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7 lessons you can learn from some of my biggest failures
I have been giving some more thought about failure and how struggle and getting things wrong is such an important part of the whole...
Stuart
Mar 20, 2015


Are we starving our children?
All over the world children are starving. You only need to switch on the news to see images of children in underdeveloped countries...
Stuart Armstrong
Mar 6, 2015


Is competition a losing proposition for kids?
I wanted to share this excellent article and podcast from my favourite radio and podcast station, NPR on winning in childrens' sport. As...
Stuart Armstrong
Mar 2, 2015
Do older kids actually do better in sport?
Whenever I enter into a conversation about sport for young people, the discussion almost always ends up centring around the 'Relative Age...
Stuart Armstrong
Feb 16, 2015


How to use consequences in coaching to build skill
After my debut podcast with Jeremy Boone (aargh do I really talk like that!?) I got a question from a coach called Jeremy Taylor who is...
Stuart Armstrong
Feb 11, 2015


7 ways to generate intensity in your coaching
I recently recorded an interview with Jeremy Boone from the 'Coach Your Best' podcast (check it out at www.athletebydesign.com)....
Stuart Armstrong
Feb 7, 2015


An article on winning in children's sport - the children are the losers!
This series of tweets between Ian Poulter (flamboyant, spiky haired golfer and Ryder Cup legend) and Dan Ashworth (Technical Director at...
Stuart Armstrong
Feb 2, 2015


Talent Coach Tips - infographic
Hi all, I have been playing around with a web platform that helps design infographics called easel.ly and produced this infographic with...
Stuart Armstrong
Jan 29, 2015
15 power moves I learned from a skill acquisition Jedi master!
I am very fortunate to be able to mix with some really excellent people. One of them is Ric Shuttleworth, Elite Coach Development Manager...
Stuart Armstrong
Jan 21, 2015
Is talent nurtured or natural? Who cares....
One of the real pleasures of what I do is educating and developing coaches. I really enjoy meeting people working at the coal face of...
Stuart Armstrong
Jan 3, 2015


When to specialise in sport - the debate rages on (sigh)
In the excellent 'The Talent Code' Blog, Daniel Coyle posted the following passage discussing the potential pitfalls of kids specialising...
Stuart Armstrong
Dec 20, 2014
10 ways to help children develop a growth mindset
Professor Dweck is clearly very busy at the moment, she has recently given a TED talk in scandanavia which you can see below. This has...
Stuart Armstrong
Dec 19, 2014
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