It was during the 17th Century when English aristocrats started playing the fine sport that is cricket, and declared there and then, that it was to be played for gentlemen by gentlemen. There would be none of this sledging, cheating, excessive appealing or bodyline bowling nonsense.
Becoming a football coach has never been easier. The Football Association provide courses each year to help develop new coaches and have recently launched their Licensed Coaches’ Club, which provides ongoing training and development for coaches, to keep their qualifications up to date. We are also starting to see the emergence of football coaching companies,…
How did you find the Games? This has been my third Commonwealth Games and it has been a fantastic experience from start to finish. Glasgow put on a great show and the support from the crowds was fantastic.
Although many will have been hoping for a solid display in the Lions’ final test, not even the most optimistic supporters would have expected them to turn over Australia in such spectacular fashion. In beating the Wallabies 41 – 16 on Saturday, the British and Irish Lions ended a 16 year wait for a series…
When you’re looking to bulk up in the gym, or simply keep up a healthy diet, protein is essential as it supports muscle growth and repair. Sports nutrition drinks, in particular protein shakes, have become incredibly popular in recent years, with around £260m spent on them last year. But while there is no denying…
Clean living The idea that we should be cutting out, or at the very least cutting down, on foods like pizza and chips and similar fatty bites is certainly not new. A worrying statistic is that most people living in England weigh more than is healthy – a shocking 30 per cent of children…
Indoor fitness classes have become incredibly popular over recent years, in particular with people who have trouble squeezing long workout sessions into their daily routine. Sessions such as body pump, spinning, Zumba and Boxercise remain all the rage with those looking to get fit, relieve stress and improve their strength. And despite the poor spring…
If you’ve ever bought football team insurance or coach insurance through insure4sport then you’ll know just how much we love the beautiful game. Understanding our customers’ needs is as much about understanding their sports as anything else, which is why members of our team are always keen to get active – whether that involves pulling…
Going for gold – Gold’s Gym, Venice Beach, US After featuring in Pumping Iron, the documentary on bodybuilding that helped turn Arnold Schwarzenegger into a household name, Gold’s Gym in Venice Beach, California, became known as the ‘Mecca of bodybuilding’. It’s now almost 50 years since the gym opened its doors for the first time…
