Sport has still got a long way to go, Mr Gove

I don't think I was the only person surprised by the tone of the recent speech by Michael Gove, English Secretary of State of Education,...

How do sports coaches use social media?

Hi! We are gathering information relating to sports coaches’ use of Social Media platforms as part of an international survey. For the purpo...

Heroes and Zeros: who have been the best and worst Education chiefs in the UK?

The Secretary of State for Education is one of those government positions destined to attract a lot of attention. Holding overall responsib...

An Olympic Legacy for 2012

AN OLYMPIC LEGACY FOR LONDON 2012? "We can no longer take it for granted that young people will choose sport. Some may lack the facilit...

Aims - what's the point of PE and sports coaching?

‘Cheshire Puss,’ she began, rather timidly … ‘Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?’  ‘That depends a good deal on w...

Sport Science - good, bad and bogus

The sport sciences have garnered a huge body of evidence regarding the measurement and improvement of performance. Television programmes re...