CHEMISTRY. MOST PEOPLE HATE IT. I GET COLD
sweats when thinking of teachers in lab coats, beakers, equations, the smell of sulphur and that damned periodic table of elements. But it's also a perfect parallel for the make-up of success. The best teams have the right chemistry: a perfectly mixed formula of ingredients like talent, mental fortitude, physical preparation, experience and, of course, teamwork. But it doesn't end there. There are subtle influences and motivations that are hard to define and measure, and to apply in the right doses. But when it works, it's like physical poetry; a catalyst for podium success, which is exactly what’s needed in Rio next year. We spent some time with the South African Sevens side, the Blitzbokke, and their coaching and training staff at…
