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People's ExperiencesSPRINGBOK RUGBY
Springbok Rugby is close to most South African's heart, and having previously worked with John Smit the Springbok captain, I was excited to be asked by John and Jake White (coaches) if I could join them at their hotel near Sun City before they played the All Blacks in...
ACTIVATING IAN WOOSNAM
I was doing some consulting work in Barbados when I was asked to work with Ian Woosnam. He was struggling to walk or move effectively, but he was very motivated to get back to playing golf. As we worked on Activating him, his strength, power and balance came back very...
WORKING WITH CELTIC FC, GLASGOW
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 facilities....
ACTIVATING SOUTH AFRICAN CRICKET
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 him,...
DAVID FROST
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.
TOUR DE FRANCE
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 off...
ACTIVATING THE MIAMI DOLPHINS
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 teaching the...
A HEAVY WEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION
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 improve, and...
DAWID MOCKE’S ACTIVATIONS
Dawid Mocke has been one of the world’s best in surfski for many years.This is him winning the Dragon run in Hong Kong. Dawid always does his activations before paddling training or races!
DAN QUAYLE AT ST ANDREWS
My travels sometimes lead me to work with some powerful people. On such adventure led to former US vice-president Dan Quayle at the Dunhill Links Championships while at St Andrews in Scotland...