by Douglas Heel | Nov 3, 2014 | Stories
I spent an excellent week with Celtic football club in Glasgow, working with the players one-to-one to get their sequencing right, and with the sports science team and doctors to supprt the team fully after I’d left.. The pro football clubs have amazing...
by Douglas Heel | Nov 3, 2014 | Stories
Graeme Smith, a former South African cricket captain who I’d worked together with over the years, arrived with an unusual scenario: He had broken his fingers 5 times in two years. This was either really unlucky, or there was something hidden going on. I assessed...
by Douglas Heel | Nov 3, 2014 | Stories
David Frost has been using Be Activated for a good few years now, and with great success! It also led to the opportunity to film a TV show for SABC 3 (South Africa Broacdcasting Corporation) at David’s beautiful wine farm in Paarl.
by Douglas Heel | Nov 3, 2014 | Stories
Working with Tour de France’s Team Barloworld was amazing. Driving with team manager Claudio Corti in one of the support cars was the most surreal, adrenaline-filled experience. Cigarette in one hand, phone in the other, driving on narrow winding roads that drop...
by Douglas Heel | Nov 3, 2014 | Stories
It’s always interesting working with a sport you know very little about. But you’ve got to trust what you do know, and working with the Miami Dolphins was great fun. My mornings were spent working individually with players. The afternoons were spent...
by Douglas Heel | Nov 3, 2014 | Stories
I spent 4 days in Hamburg, Germany some years ago working with Wladimir Klitscho, Heavy Weight World Champion. He’s a special athlete who knows his game so well, with a doctoral degree in Sports Science to boot. He knew the areas he wanted to work on and...