Are your bum and balls up for some Continuing Professional Development (CPD)?

I have already had one pop at CPD as it is practiced in many quasi-professions. Don’t misunderstand me… I am totally committed to the constant updating of my knowledge, skills, and attitudes towards any of the quasi-professions in which I… Continue reading

University of Oxford – Advanced Coaching Course – Summer 2018

Absolutely delighted that the Oxford University Advanced Coaching course is being repeated again this year; for our third year!  I am very much looking forward to working with the 2018 cohort. The programme no happens in the Autumn (Michelmas) term,… Continue reading

Oxford University – Group Coaching Course 2018

Delighted to say that the 2018 University of Oxford “Group Coaching” course is now open for applications. The course is running over two consecutive weekends in Oxford – 24/25 Feb 2018 and 03/04 Mar 2018.  The course attracts transferable credits for… Continue reading

University of Oxford – Advanced Coaching Course – Summer 2017

Absolutely delighted that the Oxford University Advanced Coaching course is being repeated this year. The feedback from the students last academic year was fantastic, and I am looking forward to working with the 2017 cohort. We’ve moved the programme from… Continue reading

Finding better ‘quality’ information on the internet

Let’s be clear – I am not suggesting that the myriad of opinion editorial pieces, lists of ten most amazing skin conditions, ten-step programmes to a better marriage, or photo-collages of the best dressed man’s daily sartorial selections, are NOT… Continue reading

Oxford University – Group Coaching Course 2017

Very excited to have heard, this week, that the brand new University of Oxford “Group Coaching” course has already got sufficient students enrolled for it definitely to be going ahead! The course is running over two consecutive weekends in Oxford… Continue reading

What swimming coaching can tell you about… well, life actually!

In life, as in almost everything, we depend on models. Not specifically the plastic kits, Meccano sets, or nearly anonymous cat-walk stars. We DO depend on them but they are each just one variety of a much larger phenomenon. Models… Continue reading