Becoming a learner again: PGA Golf Level 1 course…
Having completed my MA at the back end of last year I needed to find the next challenge; what is
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learning
The next frontier: measuring the stuff that really matters…
So I was having a trip round a Professional Sporting Academy, being given the behind-the-scenes tour by the Academy Manager.
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Helping children becoming better players…
It’s fairly well recognised that our role as coaches is to help children get better, whether that is becoming better
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Techniques to encourage learning…
Ultimately, we are all there to help the kids. Sometimes we help the children with football stuff, sometimes we help
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It’s a team game…
We have a fascination currently in the country within player development that seems to be growing, at the expense of
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Coaching session: attacking play 1v1’s…
Through the wonders of social media I see a multitude of coaching sessions, it’s a fantastic tool to share thoughts
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The evolution of learning…
As generations progress we are getting smarter with our understanding of the learning process. Many myths about learning appear along
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Seeing the game through their eyes…
At a coaching conference this year I had a good discussion with a couple of coaches. I was sat in
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Helping players learn: the “WHY” of coaching styles…
On my travels I hear lots of different comments about coaching styles; what is good, what is bad and how
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The science of play: why adults structuring ‘unstructured learning’ is essential…
We’ve all been there… the last five seconds and you need to score a header or a volley to keep
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