About the Sport principle I am writing this in the immediate aftermath of England’s Euro 2020 final loss to Italy on penalties! There is still a lot of excitement in the country right now, with lots being said and written about the last month. By the time you read this, nobody will care! In terms […]
After work one day, I decided to go for a short run. There’s a great route that’s really close to the college I work at that takes you along an estuary which gives you glorious views of the local landscape. It also offers some quite violent crosswinds sometimes that can quite literally take your breath […]
“Brain Train” How did I get to this point in my life? A month ago, I ended up in A&E – I needed help. In the months leading to this, I just felt depleted of energy, foggy brain, no passion for my work. I would break down if anybody asked me if I was ok […]
As some of you might know the nearest I got to military service was being in the sea cadets for a few years as a teenager. That certainly made me realise that any branch of the armed forces was not for me – probably much to the relief of the armed forces. Amongst the many […]
About the Sport Principle Judo is all about exploiting your opponents’ ‘weak lines’. Put simply, if the objective is to topple an object or person, where there is a prop or support, there is strength, and the objective becomes very difficult to achieve. Picture a simple plastic chair, of the sort seen in a typical […]
About the Sport Principle Judo is one of the most widely practised sports in the world. Our English word, ‘Judo’ is taken from two Japanese words: ‘do’ meaning ‘way’ and ‘ju’ meaning ‘gentle’. It is literally ‘the gentle way’. Judo involves ‘moving with’ an opponent. ‘Push when pulled, and when pushed, pull’ is a mantra […]
About the Sport Principle Is there anything worse? Paying for your ticket, looking forward to the match all week, and then watching your team play out a dull 0-0 draw! Perhaps it is the end of the season, and in order to stay up, or get into the play-offs (or whatever) all your team needs […]
Hi, I’m Andy Flute, a former world-class professional boxer who captained the GB boxing team & shared a boxing ring with 11 world champions (& lots of contenders) including Joe Calzaghe, Chris Eubanks & Nigel Benn to name a few. Since I came to Jesus my ministry is about reaching people who are far away from […]
About the Sport Principle In a sport like hockey, both movement and direction are very important, but for us, movement is much more important. Movement and the momentum that comes with it always comes from within. External circumstances are, therefore, irrelevant. Constantly changing direction and being unpredictable is directly related to success on the hockey […]
I wrote this the morning after the night before. England out on a penalty shoot-out. I was 21 when we went out of Italia ’90 in the semi-finals in the same way, and 27 for Euro ’96, so it has been a long while since I felt the same way about a football match […]
