by Amy Hamerslagh | Jun 2, 2025 | Coaching, Performance, Top Story
When the roars of the crowd die down, can rugby players trade that experience to be the person to guide the team? Sidelines spoke exclusively to x-Saracens front-rower Tom Woolstencroft about the challenges of switching from player to coach as he takes over the dugout...
by Cerys Jones | May 29, 2025 | Coaching, Performance, Top Story, Wimbledon
Think extraordinary aces happen by accident? Think again. As we build up to the Wimbledon Championships, Sidelines spoke to a world-leading expert on the tennis serve. Few actions in sport combine quiet grace and lethal power quite like the tennis serve. It can make...
by James Morgan-Wynne | May 29, 2025 | Performance, Top Story
Breathe in deep… and get ready to perform! Yoga is increasingly being adopted by top athletes looking to take their performance to the next level. Sidelines explores why… Far from being a hippy or cop-out form of exercise, yoga is becoming a training tool...
by Angel Sang | May 28, 2025 | Community, Top Story
Clubs don’t just make players, but coaches too. Sidelines explores how the pathway from student to master helps the cricket ecosystem grow and thrive. “At age seven, I knew I wanted to be a coach,” says George Duckworth, coach at Sutton Cricket Club. “At age 13, I...
by Cerys Jones | May 27, 2025 | Coaching, Performance, Top Story
Gone are the days of the jack-of-all-trades – it’s the age of the specialist coach as sports teams search for marginal gains in their performance. Two coaches tell Sidelines about their careers. With the difference in one or two table places potentially...
