Harry Redknapp and Peter Crouch: a father’s job?
That Peter Crouch Movie raises interesting questions about the overlaps between a parent’s role and that of a football coach in a young person’s life.
Could AI replace Graham Potter?
Should football coaches worry about artificial intelligence’s potential to replace them on the training ground or the touchline?
Focus on performance – not outcome
It’s critical to keep doing the right things, in darts and other sports. Stop worrying about the score and focus on the process and the performance instead.
Nets and the driving range: shooting hoops with no hoop?
Mindlessly hitting cricket shots in the nets or golf shots on the driving range adds little to potential game performance. We need purpose to our practise.
Can you coach creativity? (The answer is “yes”)
Research in both business and sporting contexts agrees that creativity can be coached and that there are many benefits to gain from helping people develop it.
The best football coaching book ever?
I was blown away by The Coach’s Guide to Teaching while reading around the subject of football coaching during lockdown.
Five things we can learn from Jesse Marsch
Grassroots football coaches can learn plenty from the most exciting coach in European football right now: Red Bull Salzburg’s Jesse Marsch.
Using a game-based approach in cricket
When the Yorkshire Cricket Board offered tips on a games-based approach in cricket coaching from ECB coach developer Tony Robson I signed up straightaway.