by Elizabeth Ryan | Aug 16, 2018 | Coaches, other sports |
This came up in one of my groups this week in a fun way (the spoof version where WiFi is deemed a basic need before all else!) and it occurred to me that not everyone will have come across Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. It’s a psychological theory put...
by Rhiannon Parker-Nicholls | Aug 8, 2018 | Skaters |
(Rhiannon’s story was selected as runner-up in the 2017 competition to provide a short story for publication in the 2018 SkaterPlanner™) It’s been 213 days. That’s seven months, 5,112 hours. That’s a long time. As I pushed open the door, the familiar...
by Elizabeth Ryan | Apr 21, 2018 | Adult Skaters, Coaches, Parents, Skaters |
I may have watched ‘that puppy video’ a few too many times this week. But it was just so similar to what I see when I watch skaters trying out something new! At the beginning he takes one look at that high staircase and his little face just says “Nope” and heads off...
by Elizabeth Ryan | Jun 10, 2017 | Coaches, Parents, Skaters |
At the age of thirteen, at a parents’ evening to look at potential subject choices (for O Levels in those days) I distinctly remember the German teacher telling my parents “Elizabeth just isn’t capable of doing German O-Level”. Recalling Maya Angelou, it’s hard to...
by Elizabeth Ryan | Apr 22, 2017 | Adult Skaters, Coaches, Skaters |
Goals are really, really important if you are going to achieve what you set out to do, and having the bigger ones broken down into manageable steps is crucial to an athlete’s motivation, confidence and ability to progress. If you’re currently at ‘A’ and your...