Guillermo López

Saving Athlete Centred ideas for Rugby.

[Jack Backhouse @JRBackhouseGolf]

I love a training aid and for me the more simple it is the better. Interesting to see Wyndham Clark managing his wrist angles using a coat hanger! A great one to copy if you struggle with a club face that’s too open or closed

[Andrew Brownhill @AndrewBrownhil]

Sir Bobby Robson on youth development👇
🗣️”They don’t put pressure on 8 year old players here… They play for fun, and enjoyment, and they play to improve their skill.”

[Joe Pompliano @JoePompliano]

Norway's youth sports model is super unique:

• No scorekeeping until age 13
• Participation trophies for everyone
• No travel teams or national championships
• No online publishing of scores or athlete rankings
• Parents typically spend less than $1,000 per child per year

The result?

A 93% participation rate — 40 points higher than the U.S. — and more Winter Olympic medals than any other country in history, despite Norway having a population comparable to the Philadelphia metro area (5.6 million).

And it's not just winter sports...

Norway now produces some of the world’s best summer sport athletes, including Erling Haaland (soccer), Casper Ruud (tennis), Viktor Hovland (golf), and Jakob Ingebrigtsen (track and field).

So if you want to learn more about how Norway's youth sports system actually works (and what other countries can learn from it), here's an essay I recently wrote during the Winter Olympics that breaks it all down.

READ: https://t.co/PeD07abUY3

[Jim Knight 🇺🇦 @jimknight99]

There's no shortage of teaching strategies.

The challenge isn't finding more ideas. It's knowing which ones are worth our time and attention.

In this blog, Jim Knight shares five ideas that have consistently influenced his thinking about effective teaching.

Which one resonates most with you?
https://t.co/lk37Nptvpf

[Changing the Game @CTGProjectHQ]

“All I can do is my best for the team, whether that’s from the bench, or if I start.”

Harry Kane, English professional soccer player

Change the game.

#ChangingTheGame #TeamCulture #AthleteMindset #EveryMomentMatters #BetterEveryday

[Allistair McCaw @AllistairMcCaw]

The difference between being Teachable vs being Coachable
📕 https://t.co/witcW0c2qq

[Allistair McCaw @AllistairMcCaw]

QOTD:

[Doug Lemov @Doug_Lemov]

Another great article on science & sport by @rustindodd… this one about the oft misunderstood research behind motivation with a predictably rich conversation with the always-wise @C_Hendrick

https://t.co/FoGN1Ku3OG

[Jorg van der Breggen @JvanderB78]

“When a child plays in the street, he learns in a playful environment that favours creativity. Today he plays in an environment that tends to undermine his creativity & the relationships he plays from”- Fernando Diniz

[Jim Knight 🇺🇦 @jimknight99]

Great strategies don’t matter if they’re hard to implement.

30 years of research says clarity is key.

This week: 30 years in 30 seconds with Jim Knight 👇
→ #TLC2026

https://t.co/8Nkn4Rdfly

[Allistair McCaw @AllistairMcCaw]

Champion Mentality v Victim Mentality:

[Changing the Game @CTGProjectHQ]

"We're either coaching out of fear or we're coaching out of love. One or the other. There's no in-between and they're mutually exclusive."

— Jerry Lynch

[Changing the Game @CTGProjectHQ]

“Coaches: before every season, every game, every practice, ask yourself one question. If my athletes described how I handled adversity today, would I be proud of the answer? That question will do more for your program culture than any drill you could ever run”

Coach Matt Lisle

[Changing the Game @CTGProjectHQ]

We are all leaders in some capacity.

Maybe you lead a team. Maybe you lead your family. Maybe you lead an organization. Maybe right now you are simply leading yourself.

Watch more. Visit https://t.co/QwhlL1e3Ff

[Vala Afshar @ValaAfshar]

If you cannot fly, then run. If you cannot run, then walk.

If you cannot walk, then crawl, but whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward.

If I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a great way.

—Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

[The Times and Sunday Times @thetimes]

Speed, strength, lineout mastery: Ollie Chessum is England’s heartbeat | ✍️ @CharlieFelix

🔗Tap the link to read Charlie's first column for The Times: https://t.co/gxmNt35FhU

[Reads with Ravi @readswithravi]

“Knowledge isn't free. You have to pay attention.”

— Richard Feynman

[Andrew Brownhill @AndrewBrownhil]

Sir Alex Ferguson - ‘I don’t believe in psychology, i believe in management’👇
🗣️”Management is based on communication, loyalty and trust. My communication is really important to me to recognise and value my staff. If you value them they’ll pay you back.”

[Allistair McCaw @AllistairMcCaw]

Leadership QOTD:

“You can have a team of All-Stars, but if they can’t work together and don’t trust each other, they won’t succeed together.”

[Jim Knight 🇺🇦 @jimknight99]

Engagement. Achievement. Real growth. That's what happens when coaching goals are centered on students. This week's podcast episode digs into why that shift matters. Don't miss it.
🔗 https://t.co/SIDXJWjtLr