Author: Dave Day

Bill Thomas:
The Professional Sports Coach as Servant in Twentieth Century Britain.
Part Two.

Posted by Dave Day | May 10, 2026 | Archival Research, Athletics, British Society of Sports History [BSSH], Olympics, Sport and Coaching | 0

For Part One – Click HERE Frederick William (‘Bill’) George Thomas, born in Banbury,...

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Bill Thomas:
The Professional Sports Coach as Servant in Twentieth Century Britain
Part One

Posted by Dave Day | May 1, 2026 | Archival Research, Athletics, British Society of Sports History [BSSH], Sport and Coaching | 0

Abstract Traditional coaching structures came under pressure in Britain during the late nineteenth...

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An Englishman Abroad:
Professor Christopher Butterworth
Part Two

Posted by Dave Day | Oct 17, 2024 | Archival Research, British Society of Sports History [BSSH], Swimming & Diving | 0

To read Part 1, click HERE While a detailed chronology of his activities and movements between...

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An Englishman Abroad:
Professor Christopher Butterworth
Part One.

Posted by Dave Day | Oct 3, 2024 | Archival Research, British Society of Sports History [BSSH], Swimming & Diving | 0

Willie Beckwith observed in 1883 that no American swimmer of the time would be able to compete...

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‘Our Present Methods and Spirit are Fatal to Success’:
Coaching and Training in Britain 1912-1914

Posted by Dave Day | May 2, 2022 | Archival Research, Athletics, Playing Pasts Publications, Sport & Leisure History, Sport & Leisure on the Eve of WWI: edited Volume 2016 | 0

Playing Past is delighted to be publishing on Open Access – Sport and Leisure on the Eve of World...

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