Carl is a brand support executive at insure4sport and a student of the martial art Kenpo. I have been writing to you about ‘Kenpo – the beautiful but brutal art’ and my progress through the Kenpo belt grading system, In my last blog post I wrote about watching ‘the highest ranked Kenpo black belt in…
England are back at the scene of their most agonising one day cricket encounter; the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). In that 1992 World Cup Final, Graeme Gooch’s experienced England team lost to Imran Khan’s Pakistan by 22 runs. The 1992 Final represents the closest England have ever come to lifting cricket’s most prestigious trophy. Perhaps…
You can now get yourself prepared for a 2015 packed full of training, trials and tribulations by getting comprehensive cover for your chosen sport from just £39.99 per year. This is perfect timing as we know that there will be many New Year Resolutions over the coming weeks to get fit, take on a physical…
It was during the 17th Century when English aristocrats started playing the fine sport that is cricket, and declared there and then, that it was to be played for gentlemen by gentlemen. There would be none of this sledging, cheating, excessive appealing or bodyline bowling nonsense.
Becoming a football coach has never been easier. The Football Association provide courses each year to help develop new coaches and have recently launched their Licensed Coaches’ Club, which provides ongoing training and development for coaches, to keep their qualifications up to date. We are also starting to see the emergence of football coaching companies,…
How did you find the Games? This has been my third Commonwealth Games and it has been a fantastic experience from start to finish. Glasgow put on a great show and the support from the crowds was fantastic.
If you’ve ever bought football team insurance or coach insurance through insure4sport then you’ll know just how much we love the beautiful game. Understanding our customers’ needs is as much about understanding their sports as anything else, which is why members of our team are always keen to get active – whether that involves pulling…
There’s no way that Formula 1 is ever going to be considered a safe sport. Driving around corners at speeds of up to 150 miles per hour and going toe-to-toe with another driver at 200mph is inherently dangerous and nothing is going to change that. Legendary drivers including Gilles Villeneuve and Ayrton Senna lost their…
While there are undoubtedly more physical games out there than football – rugby and kickboxing for instance – it’s an activity that still leads to plenty of sports injuries in both the amateur and professional game. The Premier League season is one of the longest in the world in terms of games played, meaning players…