We often hate to be told what to do. We want to chart our own path in life. Anyone who has raised teenagers knows how they resist direction, even though they know it’s in their best interests.
I’ve found young guys might rebel against discipline but once they realise that there are definite boundaries, they settle down and actually feel more comfortable focussing on their chosen direction.   

When we’re training hard it’s tough to fit everything in. Enough sleep, cooking healthy meals, getting everything ready for the next day, cleaning up. Everybody is pushed to their limits at the moment. Right when you think you’re going flat out, you might find a little bit more pressure is added.

I am training to race Hawaii Ironman 08
I haven’t even qualified yet, in fact I haven’t entered the qualifying race yet. I’ll have to soon.
Every workout I do is part of the plan to be my best in October 08. It’s very much like the project I’ve undertaken at home. I’m constructing a mosaic. Not some little thing you’d hang on the wall. It’s a 36 square metre work spreading through my gardens.

When I walk into the pool on a Monday night to coach the swim session, the first thing I do is read the faces. I look for the “look” that indicates “ready to go” or “beam me up Scotty”.
I have a session written ready to go. But if the faces are saying “I really wish I was home watching the channel seven news”, I go to plan “B”. Plan B is a lighter session with more emphasis on technique and drill work rather than trying to wring the last drop …

I’ve recently been involved in a conversation about coaching the generation “Y” athletes. These are the “young guns” who have grown up getting things without having to work too hard for them.
They’re a major worry for coaches around the country. It has been suggested that traditional coaching approaches don’t work on this group. The coaching staff of large football teams, of all codes are faced with the problem of building teams which will work together for the common good, with gen “Y” kids.