Sports Thoughts

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Sports Thoughts episodes

  • 33: Sport NZ campaign reactionary, not visionary
    Wayne Goldsmith (renowned coaching professional) joins Jason Pine on Radio Sport Mornings to talk about NZ Sport and the five main sporting bodies campaign to attack the decline in kids participation in sport within New Zealand. Wayne thinks while the decision is great, it shouldn’t be hailed as a revolutionary, […]
    19 min
  • 32: End of season prize-giving and keeping it fair
    Wayne Goldsmith (renowned coaching professional) joins Jason Pine on Radio Sport Mornings to talk about end-of-season prize giving and how to acknowledge kids without annoying parents and other children. Wayne also talks about the challenges that come with coaching your own child’s sports team and some techniques you can put […]
    16 min
  • 30: When Talent Fails
    Wayne Goldsmith (renowned coaching professional) joins Jason Pine on Radio Sport Mornings to talk about talented athletes who lose their way, or let the limelight get in the way of their sporting career – with particularly reference to James O’Connor.   Originally broadcast on Radio Sport Mornings, Radio Sport NZ. […]
    18 min
  • 29: Steve Smith’s Redemption
    Wayne Goldsmith  joins Jason Pine on Radio Sport Mornings to talk about Australian cricketer Steve Smith’s redemption following his two centuries in the opening game of the Ashes. He also talks about the All Blacks v Wallabies match this weekend and the mindset of NRL clubs who are out of […]
    18 min
  • 28: eSports and the decline of tradition
    Wayne Goldsmith joins Jason Pine on Radio Sport Mornings to talk about eSports and the decline of kids participating in traditional sports. With the winner of the Fortnite World Cup pocketing US$3 million over the weekend, will more kids choose to ditch the active sports, for a life of professional […]
    21 min
  • 28: eSports and the decline of tradition
    Wayne Goldsmith joins Jason Pine on Radio Sport Mornings to talk about eSports and the decline of kids participating in traditional sports. With the winner of the Fortnite World Cup pocketing US$3 million over the weekend, will more kids choose to ditch the active sports, for a life of professional gaming?
    Originally broadcast on Radio Sport Mornings, Radio Sport NZ. Presented by Jason Pine.
     
    21 min
  • 27: Mental Scarring in Sport
    Wayne Goldsmith (renowned coaching professional) joins Jason Pine on Radio Sport Mornings to talk about the aftermath of the Cricket World Cup Final. What sort of mental scarring will the Blackcaps suffer from such a close defeat? How can they move on and centre their focus back to winning ways […]
    16 min
  • 27: Mental Scarring in Sport
    Wayne Goldsmith (renowned coaching professional) joins Jason Pine on Radio Sport Mornings to talk about the aftermath of the Cricket World Cup Final. What sort of mental scarring will the Blackcaps suffer from such a close defeat? How can they move on and centre their focus back to winning ways and how frustrating will it be having to wait four years to have another crack.
    Originally broadcast on Radio Sport Mornings, Radio Sport NZ. Presented by Jason Pine.
    16 min
  • 26: Finals Mentality
    This week’s Wayne’s World show looks at dealing with defeat. I’ve known some remarkable athletes who narrowly missed out on Olympic medal & even 10, 20 years later look back at their entire athletic career as a “failure” because of that one race loss. I’ve talked to many professional sport […]
    14 min

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With more than 25 years thinking about sport for a living, Wayne Goldsmith has a few more thoughts on Sport than most people.