The value of nutrition and sleep for athletes may seem obvious. But are coaches neglecting to emphasise their importance to their athletes? In a recent interview, OzSwoosh Head Coach Rowe said growing athletes, particularly teenagers needed more sleep than most. Dr Mubasher Fazal is a Sleep Specialist and interviewed the coach for his Lifestyle show […]
OzSwoosh head coach Craig Rowe announced the OzSwoosh Channel would be revamped in 2021. “The channel has been neglected this past 3 years, as I have been building private and school programs,” he said. “It is time for a redo.” The first batch of filming was expected to start as early as next school holidays. […]
Ozswoosh pursues an “Every BODY Wins” Strategy! We have adopted this approach to help grow the sport and not threaten the ‘status quo’ as a privately run independent basketball organisation. Most people are unaware of our organisational approach. When establishing Ozswoosh Academy in 2017, we decided upon an individual focused model. So in the interest […]
How to Motivate Athletes and Better Manage Their Personalities As coaches we tend to follow a common developmental evolution. Most tend to start out wanting some skill focused drills. Then you realise you have only been drilling and not teaching. There is a difference. You see you were not casting a critical eye and providing athletes […]
The 2017/2018 NBA season hardly tipped off and there were two season ending injuries in the first 2 days. Celtics player, Gordon Hayward severely dislocated his left ankle and fractured his left tibia while playing their season opener against Cleveland. Hours later, New York Nets player, Jeremy Lin, ruptured his patella in a game against the […]
Ozswoosh will Team with Athlete AssessmentsOzswoosh will team with Athlete Assessments to deliver some programs in early 2018.Academy head coach, Craig Rowe, met with Athlete Assessment staff last August with planning now underway.The organisations will deliver training in Better Team Management (for coaches) and Mental Resilience (for athletes).Coach Rowe said, “It is a positive for us to […]