Archive - Lessons from the Touchline

How Is This Still Happening in Sport?

The kids being dropped, careers ending and gaps in between that nobody seems to own

10 hrs ago • Kate Oram

THE SEASON #3: The Score Is Still 3/20. Things Are Getting Weird.

Instagram sent me traffic. Nobody bought. The Times made me cry. AI gave me a chocolate Labrador. Welcome to week three.

Sep 27 • Kate Oram

How we can develop athlete mindset with Kate

A recording from Kate Oram and Duncan The Sage's live video

Sep 24 • Kate Oram and Duncan The Sage

1:29:31

Twenty Years Behind the Scenes in Elite Sport: Why the One Per Cent Should Be the Last Thing You Fix

Marginal gains are real. They just come after the part nobody wants to talk about.

Sep 24 • Kate Oram

I Wish I’d Stopped Laughing Sooner

What I didn’t tell you about being a young woman inside professional rugby

Sep 21 • Kate Oram

THE SEASON #2: Well, This Isn’t Fun

Seven days into my public challenge, and I’ve had to give myself a fairly serious talking to.

Sep 20 • Kate Oram

Where’s The Data?

What twenty years in professional sport taught me about confidence, and why you need to start collecting the evidence.

Sep 17 • Kate Oram

The Early Trolls of Sport

The story of the page that was never supposed to exist

Sep 14 • Kate Oram

THE SEASON #1: No Clock to Hide Behind

Twenty places. Three gone. Seventeen to go. I'm going to tell you exactly what happens next.

Sep 13 • Kate Oram

How to Build Influence and Trust: What Twenty Years Inside Elite Sport Taught Me About Being the Person People Come to First

Influence is not taken. It is built, quietly, one moment at a time.

Sep 10 • Kate Oram

ELITE SPORT MYTH #1: The Best Athletes Are Incredibly Confident

Confidence isn't a real category. It's a prediction, built from data.

Sep 7 • Kate Oram

Why I Always Watch the Post Match Interview

What happens after the final whistle can tell you as much about an elite athlete as the performance itself.

Sep 1 • Kate Oram

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