“It has to get through ten other players before it gets to you” It’s a line I’ve heard a lot as a goalkeeper. That the ball has to get through the 10 other players on the hockey field before it gets to me. And if I miss it it’s okay because 10 other people have … Continue reading Reflections on Resilience – Rachel Lilley
Seeing athletes on the television, at the Olympics for example, we assume that they train as hard as they can as much as possible, and are the fittest they can be, performing at their peaks. But what we don’t think about is the metal side of the training, and how much the athletes are having … Continue reading Reflections on Resilience – Bruno Ferguson
They say you’re not a real trail runner until you’ve had a DNF (a ‘Did Not Finish’) in an event. It’s taken me 20 months since I stood on the start line of my first trail race to finally be faced with those three letters after my name at the end of a race day, … Continue reading Reflections on Resilience – Cate Shave
The definition of resilience is the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties, or in other words, to be tough. Athletes are constantly bombarded with challenges as a result of their training, injuries, and competitions. The difference between quitting and trying again can sometimes boil down to having a bit of resilience to these adversities. The … Continue reading New Blog Series – Reflections on Resilience
