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		<title>Coaching Track Endurance Events</title>
		<link>http://brooksportandleisure.wordpress.com/2011/12/27/coaching-track-endurance-events/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 18:53:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Norman Brook</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Norman Brook was recently asked to present a level 1 coach education session on coaching the track endurance events for the Western Province Athletics Assoiaction.  The following notes accompanied his presentation giving a brief overview of training for endurance events on the track. In the sport of athletics the track endurance events are 800m, 1500m, 3000m [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brooksportandleisure.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3160085&amp;post=415&amp;subd=brooksportandleisure&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Role of the Coach in Sport for Development</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 12:03:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Norman Brook</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following article was presented at the Next Steps Sports Development Symposium in Port of Spain, Trinidad, in November 2011. Community based “sport for development” organisations in Africa perform a significant role in encouraging youth to play regular sport and use sport as a vehicle to promote social change by developing the life skills of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brooksportandleisure.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3160085&amp;post=379&amp;subd=brooksportandleisure&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">S4D Organisations reach youth through their coaching workforce</media:title>
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		<title>Youth Development through Football Manual Published</title>
		<link>http://brooksportandleisure.wordpress.com/2011/11/26/youth-development-through-football-manual-published/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Nov 2011 17:10:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Norman Brook</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Youth Development through Football (YDF) project has published two new manuals, the &#8216;YDF Manual for HIV Prevention&#8217; and the ‘YDF Manual for Environmental Awareness.&#8217; These manuals demonstrate the potential of football to address social issues amongst youth includingthe important issues of HIV prevention and environmental awareness. Both manuals were written by Norman Brook in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brooksportandleisure.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3160085&amp;post=368&amp;subd=brooksportandleisure&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Planning a Sporting Legacy for Major Sporting Events</title>
		<link>http://brooksportandleisure.wordpress.com/2010/10/25/planning-a-sporting-legacy-for-major-sporting-events/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2010 20:09:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Norman Brook</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Legacy is that which is handed down from the past. In terms of major sporting events it is what is left after the event is concluded. Legacy planning takes place ahead of major sporting events to ensure that what is left after the event is of benefit to the event’s stakeholders especially the host city [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brooksportandleisure.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3160085&amp;post=358&amp;subd=brooksportandleisure&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sport and the Millenium Goals</title>
		<link>http://brooksportandleisure.wordpress.com/2010/10/25/sport-and-the-millenium-goals/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2010 19:37:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Norman Brook</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon suggested recently that sport could contribute to achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. He referred to the UN’s use of sport at the Millennium Development Goal (MGD) summit stating: “We use sport in many of our programmes. Some of the world’s greatest athletes are helping us to raise awareness on important issues, such as [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brooksportandleisure.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3160085&amp;post=354&amp;subd=brooksportandleisure&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Development Need in South Africa</title>
		<link>http://brooksportandleisure.wordpress.com/2010/03/30/development-need-in-south-africa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 18:31:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Norman Brook</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[South Africa is one of the six &#8220;advanced emerging economies&#8221;. The others are Brazil, Hungary, Mexico, Poland and Taiwan.  It could be argued that as an advanced emerging economy, that South Africa should not need international development support.  The reality though is that South Africa, or should I say the majority of those who reside in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brooksportandleisure.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3160085&amp;post=335&amp;subd=brooksportandleisure&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Positive Youth Development &amp; Sport-in-Development</title>
		<link>http://brooksportandleisure.wordpress.com/2010/01/03/positive-youth-development-sport-in-development/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jan 2010 12:57:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Norman Brook</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The International Platform on Sport and Development recently conducted an e-debate about Sport-in-Development, with the sub-topic of health providing the context for the discussion.  The debate was conducted through three rounds with each round focused on two key questions.  The main theme of the debate centred on the balance between the sport and educational (life-skills) [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brooksportandleisure.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3160085&amp;post=332&amp;subd=brooksportandleisure&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>FUNdamentals in Disadvantaged Communities?</title>
		<link>http://brooksportandleisure.wordpress.com/2009/12/15/fundamentals-in-disadvantaged-communities/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:28:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Norman Brook</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Istvan Balyi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Long Term Athlete Development]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr Istvan Balyi is acknowledged worldwide as the expert in long term athlete development and the periodization of training plans.  He has led some excellent development work in this area in Ireland, Canada and the UK.  Most recently he has been engaged by the South African Sports Commission and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) to develop long [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brooksportandleisure.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3160085&amp;post=322&amp;subd=brooksportandleisure&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Cape Town Sport and Green Point Stadium</title>
		<link>http://brooksportandleisure.wordpress.com/2009/11/01/cape-town-sport-and-green-point-stadium/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:54:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Norman Brook</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cape Town is already one of the world&#8217;s leading sporting cities according to this recent article and completion of the new Cape Town Stadium in Green Point will make it an even more attractive destiantion for sports fans. According to the article published on the Sports City website, Cape Town was one of the hottest sporting [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brooksportandleisure.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3160085&amp;post=312&amp;subd=brooksportandleisure&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Towards 2016 (Sporting Talent 6)</title>
		<link>http://brooksportandleisure.wordpress.com/2009/11/01/towards-2016-sporting-talent-6/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:14:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Norman Brook</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Norman Brook recently presented a paper on the practice of identifying, confirming and developing sporting talent at a seminar in Fortaleza, Brazil, organised through the International Inspiration programme and hosted by the state government of Ceara.  Brazil will host the Summer Olympic Games in 2016 and identifying and developing talent in Olympic sports will be high on [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brooksportandleisure.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3160085&amp;post=308&amp;subd=brooksportandleisure&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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