Entries by Ian King

Buying success – does it work?

I spent the morning watching a sporting team that contained I estimated about 50% imports. At least half the team members were not there the year before, and my understanding is that their arrival was through the usual channels – a financial incentive. In sport many choose the path of attempting to buy success through […]

Is it really going to help them become a better athlete?  

If they can’t catch and pass there is no value in teaching them how to wrestle! The young athlete was receptive and hardworking, a pleasure to work with. It was his first speed session with me, and it really did need it! We went through a series of basic drills relevant to his need and […]

Stop doing walking lunges! (Especially in the warm up!)  

Why I tell the world to stop doing walking lunge (especially doing the warm up) Following my post where I pleaded for the world to stop hurting themselves with walking lunges, especially in the warm-up, I was asked by the readers to explain why I said this. I treated their questions with the respect that […]

Bill says this is good stealing…

I recently came upon this 2006 letter of recommendation (From the Desk of Bill Hartman PT ) promoting and recommending a certain ‘book’. I found a number of aspects of this letter interesting, not the least the section where the letter writer stated: He lays out all the principles you’ll ever need for successful programming […]

Interview with KSI Level 1 Graduate Bruce Battherham  

KSI. Firstly, Bruce, we want to congratulate you for graduating from the KSI Level 1 Legacy Course! We both know it’s just a small step to mastery of the KSI way however you have shown you belong in the top 5% because you completed the course! Well done! Before we get into it we’d like […]

Let the children play!  

Directional concerns with the training of the young athlete During a recent visit to Fiji, I took the opportunity to study the conditions in which athletes are developed. Having been there before, and having been raised in a similar environment, I had certain expectations. The question was had things changed, had the influences of western […]

Terrorism in Boston

Watching the vision of today’s bomb explosions near the finish line at the Boston marathon brought back memories of my own experiences of terrorism (1) in Boston. Now I don’t suggest it was in the same league as the victims around today’s blast, however it was still, in my opinion – terrorism. Act intended to […]