Coaching – Rule 1: Put the interests of the players above yours
Rule 1: Put the interests of the players above yours I watch a lot of football, and have done over many
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Teenage players and things to consider…
I was fortunate yesterday to grab an hour of time with Sarah-Jayne Blakemore, a Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at UCL,
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The search for talent continues
The search for talent continues to be a topic of much discussion and the last two weeks have been as
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Reflective questions for learning
One of the crucial elements of a high quality learning environment is the importance of reflection. In order to learn
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Questions for coaches inspired by England v Slovakia
England v Slovakia 04.09.16 The after-match of the England game provided some interesting comments from the Manager, Sam Allardyce, about
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Do we need a coaching re-think?
Coaching? We make a lot of assumptions in coaching and this blog post is going to do exactly that! I
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Guest blog by Neil Plimmer: learning thru the game…
One of my favourite Apple adverts starts with “here’s to the crazy ones…” and it can be found Here. Please watch
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Guest blog by Aaron Danks: connection trumps content…
Social media is a funny thing; you build a picture of someone based upon the kind of things they talk
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Guest blog by David Court: throwing away the plan…
For too long in the world of football many thought we knew it all; ‘we know football, what can we learn
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5-11’s ARE the foundation phase…
The under-appreciated heroes I’ve been at St. George’s Park, our national football centre, for the last couple of days and whilst
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