Ciarán O'Sullivan: The grammar of place - Coaching beyond the curriculum

The kick of a ball on a rain-drenched street, the thump against a rough wall, shooting hoops under streetlights until breath gives out — these aren’t obstacles to overcome but foundations to build upon. Places write the first chapter.

Sonia O'Sullivan relaxes in Cobh on her last visit there before the Olympic Games in 2000. Pic: Patrick Bolger/Inpho

Step On — Happy Mondays

THE places we hold and the traditions we inherit shape who we become. This is the grammar of place: Authentic development isn’t always visible. It rises unseen from the roots of who we become.