It’s sad but three of the uniforms I have chosen in my list of twelve of the world’s worst sporting uniforms were worn by Australian national teams. There could be any number of reasons for this. Firstly, the colours of green and gold are pretty damned difficult to do anything with. While Jamaica and Brazil, admittedly, just manage to put together national uniforms that are … [Read more...]
Furano – a beautiful and inexpensive Hokkaido ski resort
My daughter and I have skied and snow-boarded in the central Hokkaido town of Furano twice now. I thought it would be a useful addition to this first edition of Sportsocratic to briefly review our adventures there. Depending on what you are looking for in a ski holiday Furano may just be one of the best snow adventure holidays you will find anywhere in the world. One thing … [Read more...]
The things that made me… Belinda Wilson
Belinda Wilson spent her early sporting years kicking footballs and knocking around in Byron Bay’s pristine surfing spots. After a junior representative career with Football Far North Coast she was lured to Europe to extend her knowledge and skill as both coach and player. After a number of years teaching elite junior players in Norway she returned to Australia and her home … [Read more...]
What is a snake?
Yeah… yeah… yeah! I know. A snake is a critter that bites people and makes ‘em sick or dead! A snake is a critter that condemned us all to “original sin” courtesy of its conning Adam and Eve into taking a nibble of an apple back in the Garden of Eden. A snake transported the despondent Cleopatra to the afterlife when the said Egyptian ruler held the animal to her breast. A … [Read more...]
Not Everyone is Worth Listening to 2.
Before giving a run-down of some of the stories we have for you in this issue of Sportsocratic I want to mention a couple of things I have been thinking about… things that very rarely get mentioned in the pages of sports magazines and web sites. Perhaps these are things that might be worth exploring in upcoming issues. Last week I heard a bloke on ABC Radio National talk … [Read more...]