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Sport still has a role to play in ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
In her opening address at this year’s South African AIDS Conference Professor Refilwe Nancy Phaswana-Mafuya – who chairs the conference –...
Norman Brook
Jun 29, 20193 min read
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Coaching Mindsets for and through Sport
One of the lessons I took away from reading Brent Rushall’s[1] sports psychology book[2] “Psyching in Sport: The Psychological...
Norman Brook
Dec 30, 20182 min read
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Time to Re-Think Safeguarding in Sport
Where sports organisations have acted on their duty of care to safeguard participants in their sport from non-accidental harm, there has...
Norman Brook
Jul 12, 20183 min read
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Sport developing Employability Skills for the Future of Jobs
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development[1] recognise that sport is an important enabler of sustainable development. Sport is making a...
Norman Brook
Dec 13, 20176 min read
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Brook Sport Consulting deliver three Facilitator Training Courses for the Cycling & Triathlon In
Brook Sport Consulting has just completed three facilitator training courses, two for the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) conducted...
Norman Brook
Nov 20, 20172 min read
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Replacing the UNOSDP with IOC Commission may strengthen SDP Sector
There seems to be quite some concern in Sport for Development and Peace circles that UN Secretary-General António Guterres has announced...
Norman Brook
May 23, 20177 min read
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Norman Brook appointed to SASCOC Education & Training Commission
Norman Brook has been appointed to the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee’s Education and Training Commission. The...
Norman Brook
Apr 25, 20171 min read
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Building Sporting & Life Competences
Traditional sports programmes focus on developing individual players and teams to take part and pursue success in sports competition....
Norman Brook
Mar 9, 20172 min read
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UNESCO and J|Academy launch Soft Skills Manual
A soft skills manual is unveiled during a training day at Juventus Stadium, a new tool developed by Juventus and UNESCO supporting the...
Norman Brook
Sep 8, 20161 min read
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Basketball4Life Manual Launched
The manual seeks to promote sport as a tool for both positive youth development and the adoption of healthy lifestyles. The principles...
Norman Brook
Jul 19, 20161 min read
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MBE Awarded To Scottish-South African
Cape Town – Norman Brook, regional programme manager of Coaching For Hope, has been awarded an MBE from the British Empire for services...
Norman Brook
Jan 4, 20141 min read
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Athletics stalwarts recognised in New Year’s honours list
Norman Brook, former head of endurance at UK Athletics, is made an MBE for services to social development through sport, particularly in...
Norman Brook
Jan 4, 20141 min read
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Building a Better Coaching Environment
Norman Brook recently facilitated a participatory workshop for athletics coaches from the Western Province in South Africa. Western...
Norman Brook
Dec 8, 20122 min read
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FUNdamentals in Disadvantaged Communities?
Dr Istvan Balyi is acknowledged worldwide as the expert in long term athlete development and the periodization of training plans. He has...
Norman Brook
Dec 15, 20092 min read
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Foundations for Talent (Sporting Talent 4)
Norman Brook recently presented a paper on the practice of identifying, confirming and developing sporting talent at a seminar in...
Norman Brook
Oct 20, 20092 min read
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Talent Confirmation (Sporting Talent 3)
Norman Brook recently presented a paper on the practice of identifying, confirming and developing sporting talent at a seminar in...
Norman Brook
Oct 12, 20091 min read
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Finding Talent (Sporting Talent 2)
Norman Brook recently presented a paper on the practice of identifying, confirming and developing sporting talent at a seminar in...
Norman Brook
Oct 6, 20094 min read
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The Journey from Competency to Capability
Top sports coaches are innovative, finding new approaches to the train and prepare their teams and athletes, and in the process helping...
Norman Brook
Aug 7, 20091 min read
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Competent or Capable Coaches?
The education and training programmes adopted by most sports federations to develop their coaching workforce have in recent years tended...
Norman Brook
Jul 29, 20092 min read
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Child Protection in Sport in South Africa
This week two reports were published detailing the alarming extent of child abuse in South Africa. Helping Hand Fund, an organisation for...
Norman Brook
Jun 4, 20094 min read
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