David DaleWTF is going on?It has been over a year since I last posted a blog post. The main reason for my early retirement from blogging was that I felt I had got…Apr 15, 2020Apr 15, 2020
David DaleWhat is the Best?Our local secondary school has just came out as the second best school in the whole of Scotland. Being second out of 339 schools means…Mar 24, 2019Mar 24, 2019
David DaleMud Vs PelletsLast week both my son and I returned from the astro pitch where we took off our football boots and managed to leave a few piles of little…Apr 4, 2018Apr 4, 2018
David DaleA Football ParableThis is the story of an old coach who had been with the same club for a very long time.Mar 5, 2018Mar 5, 2018
David DaleNOW Kills The EgoWhy are we always on the look-out for the next shiny thing? It’s the new phone, car, trainers, clothes, game etc, etc. There is actually a…Feb 18, 2018Feb 18, 2018
David DaleThe Arrogance of IgnoranceWhether we like it or not, we are all programmed in a certain way. From our early years we are conditioned to behave in a certain way by a…Feb 5, 2018Feb 5, 2018
David DaleStranger ThingsThe latest Netflix blockbuster TV series which is taking the world by storm is ‘Stranger Things’ Hopefully this is not too much of a…Nov 20, 2017Nov 20, 2017
David DaleBreaking The Command And Control ChainsSo here we are at the start of another season. Already having played a number of friendlies, our hopes and expectations are high. We are…Aug 13, 2017Aug 13, 2017
David DaleCOMMUNITY IS THE ANSWERMargaret (Meg) Wheatley famously said “Whatever the problem, community is the answer”. In the present time where we have had the shocking…Jun 18, 2017Jun 18, 2017
David DaleMy Tribute to Sir John Whitmore — Lessons From a LegendThis is a tribute to a man who many consider to be the Godfather of Coaching. Sir John Whitmore recently passed away (28th April 2017) and…May 21, 2017May 21, 2017