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The video referee and it’s place in sport
I’ve never been a huge fan of video referee. I’ve always thought in sport that what goes around comes around and it all tends to even up over time. But with so much money involved in sport these days I admit that it’s becoming increasingly important to make sure these decisions are right. So I’ve grudgenly accepted that there is a place for video referring and providing assistance to the person on the field who has to make the decision in a blink of an eye. Recently down under the biggest event in the Rugby league calendar was held, namely the State of Origin. In this event there was a…
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Burn out – is it a myth
You often hear the term in sport of players “burn out” or managing a players workload so they don’t lose their edge. Is this actually something that happens or is it just a myth that coaches, players and management use to make excuses for a poor performance on the sporting arena? I’m sure there is a ton of research that goes into this area considering if it’s true it can cost a team or person millions of dollars if they lose that one vital game. Look at things like the American Super bowl recently. The 49ers one of the favorites bombed out early on in the final stages. Was that…