2011 Acquired brain injury

"It all comes as part and parcel of playing the game of sport; we take the good with the bad, hard knocks with the soft. Yes injuries are a part of the game. They happen every weekend across every sporting body, and indeed happen to every part of the body. From Paul O’ Connells ankle to Aidan Walsh’s hamstring, it’s a constant flow of conversation. Then why is it no one seems to want to talk about the most common injury of all; CONCUSSION?! "

Culture Clubs - An article about nurturing talent

"Every generation will complain of it – that clubs and organisations with the largest chequebooks will sweep the honours. But real success, more often than not, is built upon solid foundations, so that even those with deep pockets realise it’s wise to nurture your own talent, and immerse them in the ways of your team... "

Word to the Wise - An article about team talks

"We’ve all given them, or heard them, and sometimes taken credit when all has subsequently gone well. But are team talks effective? Mike Dale took advice from two world-class coaches..."

Twenty 20 - An article about Twenty20

"Even a year ago, could you have predicted England's men would be cricket world champions? But that’s precisely what happened in the Caribbean this May and, as Richard Gibson discovered, it’s no accident... coaches throughout the sport have been adapting to a whole new discipline in the grand old game."

Emerging from the shadows - An article about picking teams

"Selecting teams is easy, right? You simply choose the most in-form individuals and pitch them together – supporting them with the most up-to-date coaching methods and state-of-the-art preparation. But beneath the glamour of the first-team lies a huge world of preparation, thought and theory, as Richard Gibson reveals... "