I’m often asked about the motivation behind my work, and my busy commitment to running 2 businesses.   I can summarise it in one word.   VISION.   I have a vision for where I want myself and my companies to be in the future. And I have a healthy obsession with making sure I get there.   The vision, which could also be referred to as my ‘purpose', is my driver. It’s rocket fuel for my motivation.   This vision is so compelling that it makes the hard work easy.   Malcolm Gladwell famously shared;   ‘Hard work is a prison sentence only if it has no me ..read more

    With a little extra time on our hands, and our athletes in need of some inspiration right now, I reached out to my community within the 'Gymnastics Growth Club' Facebook group for their recommendations of inspiring movies or documentaries to watch related to sport.   Here’s what they compiled! Thank you so much for all the contributions ?   (BTW, as much as I’d love to sit and watch all these movies, I can’t! and therefore can’t vouch for the quality or appropriateness of all of these suggestions, so please do your due diligence before passing on to young athletes.)&nbs ..read more

With so much virtual coaching taking place at the moment, I compiled a list of considerations for coaches when delivering either a live coaching session or some pre-recorded video content.   Here are my top ten tips to deliver the ultimate video content!   Lighting Lighting makes a huge impact to the quality of footage, so where possible, record or stream in a consistently lit environment. Filming outside can at times be tricky due to the movement of the sun at different parts of the day and the effect that cloud cover can have on light levels also. If you are shooting outside, try ..read more

  I recently delivered a 45 minute Facebook Live broadcast on my page Nick Ruddock Gymnastics, talking about 6 x M’s that coaches and athletes should really keep at the forefront of their minds as they deal with this new reality of social distancing, not training/coaching and isolation (albeit not permanent.)   The sporting community is an ACTIVE community, rarely the type to sit down for extended periods and be confined/limited to their homes. Therefore the impact the current climate can have on mental health as well as physical health is enormous.   It was for this reason that I delivered th ..read more