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For years, sport science and motor control research has added support to the fundamental assertions that "practice makes perfect" and "repetition is the mother of habit". However, many questions still exist as to exactly how we learn these skills. What changes happen in our brains when we teach ourselves a new task? What is the most effective and efficient way to master a skill? Do we have to be actually performing the skill to learn it, or could we just watch and learn?

Your son or daughter plays different sports, and starts to show potential as a athlete. Their coaches start to suggest that they should specialize in one sport. Should they do that, and when, and if they don't will it harm their chances of fulfilling their potential?

How do tennis professionals like Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal manage not only to see, but estimate the speed and movement of the ball, before deciding how to play their shot? Are they born with the visuomotor systems to meet the "interceptive timing task requirements" of their sport, or can they be trained?

Focus on their happiness, Foster self-discipline, Practice, practice, practice, Also practice dealing with failure, Eat dinner together

Today's professional playing environment requires the head coach to be versed in many skills that interacts within a network of professional resources geared for providing a winning ethos for the organisation that the coaches work for.