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An informal chat with Ed Solomons after we had finished coaching at Sporting Targets…    Read more

As well as providing expert private coaching, we also use a variety of brain-training technologies in our courses.  These include various EEG systems.  Some are more advanced, for the trainer to perform detailed assessments of your brainwave activity.  Some are more interactive, enabling the student to learn to recognise various optimal mental states.  This is aRead more

Will 2014 be your best year ever? Would you like to boost your mental performance? You can improve your memory or develop strong focus in your sport. Is it time for a mental tune up? At this time of year many people just focus on the remaining weeks of the year and then Christmas.  TypicallyRead more

Make 2014 a winning year Make 2014 your most successful year Would you like to take your mental performance to a higher level? What if you had a personal coach supporting you 100% to ensure your success? During 2014 I will be coaching a select group of eight athletes helping them achieve greater success throughRead more

With the increasing popularity of our mental fitness coaching programmes, we have reached a crossroads. At one point during 2013 I was providing active coaching for 18 people and this was too much.  I felt the quality of coaching decreased and frankly I was working more hours than I enjoyed to deliver this! There are nowRead more

US Nationals is a marker for the approaching end to the main Sporting Clays season in the USA.  Does that mean that you put your gun away until next year?  No! This is the time that you should be making some changes and improvements ready for the 2014 season! As usual I will be atRead more

Sir Clive Woodward discusses “The British Olympic Coaching Programme [BOCP]” with Owen Slot of The Times.

A recent study published in the April 23rd edition of Science shows how poor quality teaching will limit the reading potential of children.  This reinforces the importance of children having high quality teachers. “Teachers have an effect on student reading achievement,” said psychology Associate Professor Jeanette Taylor, the study’s lead author. “Better teachers provide anRead more

Research has shown that people who dream about a task perform it better on waking compared to those who do not dream about the task. (BBC News) This reinforces the knowledge shared in our brain training courses, where the importance of theta brainwave activity in learning is discussed.  For optimal functioning, new information is receivedRead more

French scientists have researched the brain’s ability to multi-task.  The reported research suggests that the brain can do two things and only two things simultaneously. And more tasks and our brains start making irrational decisions. This backs up the training at The Brain Training Company where people are taught that their brain’s like to perform two functionsRead more