What does it mean to be athlete centred? Like, genuinely athlete centred? I’m using athlete here in the generic sense meaning it could be...

Changing times…the emergence of a young adult Across the country we have a challenge in youth football – when we get to U14 and upwards...

It’s been a hotly discussed topic for many years, there are countless opinions available relating to the subject but the topic of birth...

Ok, I’m holding my hands up from the start, this has taken me too long to figure out. As my understanding on coaching has developed and...

I was fortunate yesterday to grab an hour of time with Sarah-Jayne Blakemore, a Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at UCL, as myself and...

Ultimately, we are all there to help the kids. Sometimes we help the children with football stuff, sometimes we help them learn to tie...

The search for talent continues to be a topic of much discussion and the last two weeks have been as busy as ever in the wonderful world...

This is not going to be like my typical blog post, a ramble into something I have been thinking about that I feel others may find value...

It’s D-Day just before the final squad of 26 players are selected and also that bi-annual time where us armchair experts step forth...

It’s a hot topic in youth football that rears its head regularly, not one that’s as contentious as sideline behaviour or the intricacies...

One of the crucial elements of a high quality learning environment is the importance of reflection. In order to learn more about the...

Honesty in reflection The beauty of holding a mirror, consistently, to the work you do enables you to move forwards and progress. It...

So I was having a trip round a Professional Sporting Academy, being given the behind-the-scenes tour by the Academy Manager. We walked...

There are a number of ways I could go with this blog post but rather than use it as a soapbox for an experience I have recently had, I...

Stuart is a talented guy. He currently works in rugby for a living, driving forward change, but equally at home coaching golf or hockey...

You meet some people and you just know ‘there is something about them that I quite like’ and Russell was one of those guys. An imposing...

As part of this series of guest blogs I wanted to engage people beyond just coaches, because even specialist knowledge is still coaching;...

One of my favourite Apple adverts starts with “here’s to the crazy ones…” and it can be found Here. Please watch this first before...

For too long in the world of football many thought we knew it all; ‘we know football, what can we learn from other sports’ was a common...

Social media is a funny thing; you build a picture of someone based upon the kind of things they talk about and the content they share....