Golf is a mentally and physically draining game, so it should go without saying that players – whether amateur or pro – have to be fuelled properly before hitting the course. Professional players are likely to have a nutritionist, or even a travelling personal cook, to ensure that they are getting exactly what their body […]
In the UK, 2021 was a record year for women’s sport as 32.9 million people watched from home, according to the Women’s Sport Trust (WST). The report cited football’s FA Women’s Super League (5.9 million) and cricket’s The Hundred (4.9 million) as the biggest driving factors to the record-breaking year, with almost 11 million viewers […]
It is undoubtedly one of the biggest sporting events in the world, with over 100 million people watching the Super Bowl in the United States of America alone. The NFL, despite being a domestic league, enjoys a global reach that the majority of other sports could only dream of…but there is more than just the […]
The 24th Winter Olympic games officially begin in Beijing with the opening ceremony on Friday 4th February, with Team GB’s 50 athletes looking to top 2018’s haul of five medals. Lizzy Arnold was the sole gold medalist for Team GB in the women’s skeleton then, with four other bronze medalists in Dominic Parsons (men’s skeleton), […]
It is no secret that the last decade has seen a huge surge in popularity for women’s sport, with female games seeing increased funding and participation. Currently, far more boys (79%) than girls (57%) play sports outside of school or college, but the gap is closing. According to a survey of 2,000 school-aged children conducted […]
The 24th Winter Olympics begins on 4 February in Beijing, where 2,828 athletes from 91 nations will compete for gold. This year’s games will include a record of 109 events in 15 disciplines across seven sports. Team GB will be hoping to top the total of five medals (one gold and four bronze) managed at […]
Darts is a sport that is woven into British culture, but it has boomed worldwide over the last two or three decades – largely thanks to the success of the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). This mainstream success has made the game more attractive to juniors who might not have otherwise ever dreamed of throwing a […]
While almost all areas have struggled over the last couple of years due to the pandemic, there is one that has not only survived but thrived – female golf. In 2020, the number of women to play a round of golf increased from 400,000 to almost 1.5 million. Women have gone from making up just […]
Coaching any sport to a group of young children, with a limited attention span, is a challenge. Deliver a session that doesn’t immediately engage them and you will be in for a long hour or so trying to contain the carnage that will inevitably follow. When looking up rugby drills for kids, put yourself in […]
For keen golfers, spending the morning or afternoon on the golf course is the stuff of dreams, however, the game in its full state could be too much for little ones. Considering shorter, mini-games that introduce children to the sport of golf can make for a great way of capturing their enthusiasm for the game, […]
