by DOCIAsport | Aug 26, 2025 | Insight, Monthly Insights, New 10
Renias Mhlongo was an African game tracker who mentored Boyd Varty the author of the book “The Lion Tracker’s Guide to Life.” The quote has resonated with me personally and made me also think about its potential application in performance sport. For a very long time...
by DOCIAsport | Aug 7, 2025 | Insight, Monthly Insights, New 10
What a great summer of sport it has been and with more still to come. With great apologies (and huge congratulations) to the England Lionesses on retaining their European crown I’m going to concentrate on the men’s British and Irish Lions rugby and the men’s cricket...
by DOCIAsport | May 29, 2025 | Insight, Monthly Insights, New 10
I love it when something you feel really passionate about finally comes off – and for me it’s just happened. There’s a new partnership in the high-performance sporting landscape that’s been launched bringing together two charities I care deeply about, and I am...
by DOCIAsport | May 13, 2025 | Insight, Monthly Insights, New 10
The Mental Health Foundation established Mental Health Awareness Week in 2001 to help reduce stigma, raise awareness and promote better mental health for everyone. Each year has a theme and for 2025 that theme is ‘Community.’ This has made me look at sport and...
by DOCIAsport | Apr 14, 2025 | Insight, Monthly Insights, New 10
I have recently been involved in a safeguarding in sport conference organised by Howden, the insurance brokers, who have a significant portfolio of clients in the sports sector. As I hosted the conference on their behalf I am delighted to say that Howden, the speakers...
by DOCIAsport | Mar 11, 2025 | Insight, Monthly Insights, New 10
“Ian you are going to have a challenging few weeks ahead – you need something to look forward to; give yourself a break at the end of it.” It was a thought I had in January and is why I have found myself in Cape Town on a week’s holiday. There are two people I know...