The Art and Science of Crap Detection 07:34 Add Comment bullshit, coaching, Education, science, sports coaching, universities Edit One of the ironies of modern culture is that, despite the remarkable advances of science and medicine, many people continue to believe utter... Read More
On the Duty of Being a Pain in the Arse 16:51 Add Comment 2012 Summer Olympics, Britain, bullshit, Education, Geoffrey Wheatcroft, Michael Gove, Olympic, Secretary of State for Education, sport Edit When I recently invited people to share their views on the so-called Olympic legacy , a colleague tweeted that she hoped people would remain... Read More
Coaches' Cross-Training: 10 steps to becoming a better coach (and human being) 02:36 Add Comment alternative medicine, books, brain gym, bullshit, coaching, disability sport; sport; inclusion; School Games, Education, education sport, exercise, Learning, sports, sports coaching Edit According to Wikipedia ... Cross-training (also known as circuit training ) refers to an athlete training in sports other than the one t... Read More
Your opinions are worthless! 17:10 Add Comment alternative medicine, bullshit, Darwin, Education, myths, philosophy, postmodernism, Richard Bailey, science, truth, veriphobia Edit "Science tells you that your opinion is worthless when confronted with the evidence. That's a difficult thing to learn." (Prof... Read More
Sporting Mythology - a request for help 13:06 Add Comment bullshit, gender, myths, PE, race, sport, swimming Edit One of the more interesting projects with which I was involved in recent years was a BBC radio programme called Black Men Can't Swim . ... Read More
Sport Science - good, bad and bogus 19:23 Add Comment administration, baseball, bullshit, children, science, sport, talent development Edit The sport sciences have garnered a huge body of evidence regarding the measurement and improvement of performance. Television programmes re... Read More