I recently received a marketing email from Jimmy on behalf of a Chinese equipment company. It contained training values around a subject if have some familiarity with – the concept of control and stability and selective recruitment as it relates to strength training. Marketing my idea back to me a quarter of century later and […]
https://kingsports.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Jimy-you-might-be-copy.jpg315851Ian Kinghttps://kingsports.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/KSI-logo-TM-colour-300x150.pngIan King2026-05-05 00:58:572026-05-05 01:07:15Jimmy you might be asking the wrong person!
In 2008 the Australian Rugby Union (ARU) employed a non-Australian to coach the national men’s team for the first time, making Australia possibly the first Tier 1 rugby nation in the professional era to do so. This coach was Robbie Deans from New Zealand. It was a move some called brave, but either way it […]
Recently I received this question about an article i wrote nearly a quarter of a century ago. It was a great question and deserved a great answer. I share it with you and trust you find value in this exchange. “I’ve been training for almost 16 years now, but with the demands of becoming a […]
When I receive course submissions such as the one below, in response to a unit in the KSI Child to Champion Course, its rewarding to know the lessons shaped over 45 years of coaching and shared in this educational tool for parents and coaches of the young athlete is worth the effort. This is what […]
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A few weeks ago another athlete reached out for a phone chat. They wanted to say thank you for you contribution to their sporting career. The last time we met and sport was 34 years ago. He also spoke proudly of the reports and other printed information I had prepared and given him back in […]
I was in the equivalent of a Home Depot in Australia about a year ago. A chain of stores by the name Bunnings. I sought the assistance of one of the workers in the store. I noted his height and could not help myself – I asked him if he had used it in sport. […]
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Jimmy you might be asking the wrong person!
/by Ian KingI recently received a marketing email from Jimmy on behalf of a Chinese equipment company. It contained training values around a subject if have some familiarity with – the concept of control and stability and selective recruitment as it relates to strength training. Marketing my idea back to me a quarter of century later and […]
The Wallabies Kiwi experiment
/by Ian KingIn 2008 the Australian Rugby Union (ARU) employed a non-Australian to coach the national men’s team for the first time, making Australia possibly the first Tier 1 rugby nation in the professional era to do so. This coach was Robbie Deans from New Zealand. It was a move some called brave, but either way it […]
Big Muscles, Busy Schedules – 24 years on…
/by Ian KingRecently I received this question about an article i wrote nearly a quarter of a century ago. It was a great question and deserved a great answer. I share it with you and trust you find value in this exchange. “I’ve been training for almost 16 years now, but with the demands of becoming a […]
Reflections of a Dad
/by Ian KingWhen I receive course submissions such as the one below, in response to a unit in the KSI Child to Champion Course, its rewarding to know the lessons shaped over 45 years of coaching and shared in this educational tool for parents and coaches of the young athlete is worth the effort. This is what […]
34 year ago…
/by Ian KingA few weeks ago another athlete reached out for a phone chat. They wanted to say thank you for you contribution to their sporting career. The last time we met and sport was 34 years ago. He also spoke proudly of the reports and other printed information I had prepared and given him back in […]
I wonder if these coaches care
/by Ian KingI was in the equivalent of a Home Depot in Australia about a year ago. A chain of stores by the name Bunnings. I sought the assistance of one of the workers in the store. I noted his height and could not help myself – I asked him if he had used it in sport. […]