India. I see the street urchins and beggars everywhere we go. The mothers clutching tiny babies; filthy; pleading eyes; hands to mouth. The wretches with no use of their legs, dragging their bodies from car [...]
There is this amazing haze over Ahmadabad as we make our way to the stadium for the game against Delhi Giants. It is almost as if there has been a bushfire with the whole sky [...]
Saturday morning was a very early start. Our flight was scheduled to leave Hyderabad at 8am and as such we had to be checked out of our hotel well before 6.15am. We had a brief [...]
No sooner are we over the last game and all of the focus has shifted onto game 2 - The Warriors versus Hyderabad Heroes. This is not only the home team, but also last years [...]
1. Why and how stretching benefits the sportsperson. Can stretching alter results? Personally I have never been a huge fan of stretching pre exercise. I have known many athletes who stretch religiously pre exercise only [...]
Game day arrived. Following a team breakfast, the coach (Balwinder Singh Sandhu) called a team meeting. He outlined his strategy for the upcoming game and what he required of each of the players during the [...]
In this section you will find various articles relating to fitness, health, preparation and performance. The articles will give advice from both an experienced point-of-view and also that of evidence based practice , with references [...]
We all went to the ICL launch function the night before last. It was held in a very impressive hotel, the Kakatiya Hyderabad and was your typical night of food and speeches. The Dhaka Warriors [...]
Well the last couple of days has seen a lot of travel. We packed up from Chandigargh on Wednesday morning after I took the players down to a local park near the hotel for an [...]
It is amazing how quickly you can get yourself into a routine. I have been busy writing up programs, testing players, doing sessions on speed, recovery and general warm ups. Just about every day I [...]