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Christine Nash

Christine Nash Post 1

19 November 2015, 8:34 PM

Thought Question 5

How important do you think a knowledge and understanding of sports systems are to sports coaches? Are they relevant to your particular coaching context?

My first ever 'Robin Hood'

Grahame Cotterill Post 2 (summarised) in reply to 1

19 November 2015, 8:43 PM
Definately, if a coach does not understand the system how can they opperate...
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Christopher Duncan Post 3 (summarised) in reply to 1

19 November 2015, 8:43 PM
Personally - not really. I can't say I've ever looked at the UK sport system...
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Christine Nash

Christine Nash Post 4 (summarised) in reply to 3

19 November 2015, 8:45 PM
Chris - what about the context of hockey - both in Scotland and UK, in school...
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Christopher Duncan Post 5 (summarised) in reply to 4

20 November 2015, 10:01 AM
In hockey - the system is archaic and appalling. Scottish Hockey make so many...
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Christine Nash

Christine Nash Post 6 (summarised) in reply to 5

20 November 2015, 11:30 AM
So how does this situation impact upon the overall sports system in UK? Is...
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My first ever 'Robin Hood'

Grahame Cotterill Post 7 (summarised) in reply to 4

21 November 2015, 11:43 AM
Chris, it is not all bad. A couple of years ago I was at Largs to witness...
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Christopher Duncan Post 11 (summarised) in reply to 7

24 November 2015, 10:16 AM
Grahame, it's great to hear that and it has made me look from a different...
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Daniel Scott Post 8 (summarised) in reply to 1

23 November 2015, 2:29 PM
I think an understanding of broader and less focused sporting systems are...
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Christine Nash

Christine Nash Post 9 (summarised) in reply to 8

23 November 2015, 5:34 PM
Some great discussion points raised here - keep up the good work! I have...
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Mark Pace

Mark Pace Post 10 (summarised) in reply to 1

23 November 2015, 9:18 PM Edited by the author on 23 November 2015, 9:23 PM
Like in sport where the French government plays a major role in sport policy...
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My first ever 'Robin Hood'

Grahame Cotterill Post 12 (summarised) in reply to 10

24 November 2015, 3:17 PM
I see so many parallels to the English Education System here. A system where...
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Christine Nash

Christine Nash Post 13 (summarised) in reply to 12

25 November 2015, 2:13 PM
The funding cuts which many NGBs and sporting organisations expect should be...
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My first ever 'Robin Hood'

Grahame Cotterill Post 14 (summarised) in reply to 13

25 November 2015, 4:42 PM
BBC tells me sport has been given a 29% increase. Not a cut whoopee. I have...
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Scott Harrington

Scott Harrington Post 15 (summarised) in reply to 14

26 November 2015, 10:31 AM
I think the darts pro's would disagree with you there, Grahame. I'm not sure...
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