In a strange quirk of history while one of Sydney Northern Beach's greatest ever surfers was winning the world title in the USA, public authorities back in Australia were banning his wonderful sport! On a windy Sunday morning a few dozen surfers were enjoying some fun, little waves at the protected southern end of Palm Beach. Around mid-morning the patrol captain of the … [Read more...]
A Dad’s story (or the trials of Spike) – Part 1… parenting a gifted footballer
Lots of sporting parents get excited about their child becoming the "next big thing". Mystery Dad tells us a very different story. What if you had one of those uber-talented kids and you decided to drag him away from the endless possibilities to a place of limited opportunities... a place where he would be unknown and girlfriendless. “You don’t move to Australia to advance … [Read more...]
To dance and to surf… and to harness the rhythms of nature!
Surfing, dancing, movement and nature junkie, Anna Seymour, takes us inside her world where the exploration of nature and it's rhythms provides her with some of her ultimate pleasures. As a profoundly deaf dancer, the exploitation of her heightened other senses are key to her success. These enhanced senses also impact upon her surfing world! As I entered the year 2016 … [Read more...]
Respect your opponents
A couple of years ago my son's basketball team were a bunch of beginners. If you have not seen what happens to a beginner basketball team when they enter a competition against other more experienced teams I can tell you that it is not pretty. These poor kids got smashed. Week in... week out... they got smashed. Oppositions showed no mercy. I didn't mind the kids getting … [Read more...]