Reading Is To The Mind What Exercise Is To The Body
“Reading is important, because if you can read, you can learn anything about everything and everything about anything” Tomie DePaola At some point in our lives we have all read or engaged with something that we have found interesting. This may of been a book, magazine or newspaper article, a blog, a tweet, a poster…
Game and training formats
Recently having spent some time on a formal coaching qualification, as a part of the course we in depth about game and training formats. We discussed how different formats (1v1, 2v2, 3v3, 5v5, 7v7 and 11v11) can develop players in different ways to develop a multitude of capabilities. Not only how this can develop capabilities…
Emotional Intelligence
Something that came into my understanding over the last 4-5 years which I believe to be one of the most underrated, taught and spoken about in all walks of life is Emotional intelligence. Originating from the 1980’s and made famous from Daniel Goleman in the 1990’s, Emotional intelligence can be defined as the ability to…
My Journey
I thought it was time to introduce myself properly and share with you my journey so far into coaching and how its expanded across football. My Football journey hasn’t and isn’t solely coaching. My footballing journey to date has and I know will continue to be affected and impacted by multitude of individuals who some…
Curriculum design
Curriculums have become the foundation and building blocks of all learning and educational institutions in which students, people and players follow to ensure learning and knowledge of topics are formed and developed to a level of understanding. Within a football setting, curriculums and curriculum designs are frequently discussed and highlighted as essential elements of a…
Well-Being and Mental Health In Coaches
We as coaches rightly or wrongly naturally place everyone before ourselves and have our players at the centre of everything we do. We are too quick to forgot about the importance of looking after our own well-being and mental health. This article is very much from my own views and experiences that I have experienced…
Pedagogy Session Plan
Having discussed and spoken to colleagues and coaches on social media, about my previous blog post. I thought I would share and explain a coaching session plan that I have both used and designed using pedagogical principles. My sessions are always focused and centred around a topic or a technical/tactical outcome in accordance to a…
Pedagogy in Coaching
From being a complete mystery within the coaching scene to be coming a dominating focus of coaching tools which has revolutionised the meaning of learning and player development. Pedagogy defined as ‘any conscious activity by one person, designed to enhance the learning in another’ (Watkins and Mortimer 1999). Pedagogy originated from the Greek word ‘pedagogue’…
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