The problem with overzealous parents on the sidelines is that they want it more than their kids. It’s frustrating to watch your child not do…

Folks,A theme emerged for me last week that I didn't see coming. Yet, when it arrived, it made sense.A bit of backstory:Two coaches, one a grassroots coach and the other a creative, came to me with their courses. One was established but getting very...

Pathways, age group squads, and development squads. There has never been more in the middle than now — grassroots to elite performance, and everything in…

It’s clearly not enough to have a great idea. It helps, but it’s not enough. In the gap between idea and execution sits validation —…

Simon Sinek tells us that we all know what we do, and how we do it, but we often struggle to articulate why. Therefore, start with “why.” The thinking…

I could have kicked myself, only I would have probably missed! The kids started their warm-up as usual for the game. Everyone lines up, then…

Folks,I realised this week that for all the meetings and events I’ve curated, I still have plenty to learn when it comes to where I put the chairs. When Wendy Woon wanted to teach museum curators about how to design a space for interaction, she...

Freedom of speech in the UK is, in theory, available to all. In practice, that’s not strictly true. You only have to sit in a…

The emergency chairs for when the family comes around for Christmas and birthdays live in the back bedroom. You might all end up sitting at…

The easiest way to lose a coaching audience is to make something look easy. If you make things seem simple, people will pass your content…

Of course, you shouldn’t half-arse things. That goes without saying. Yet, we find ourselves in plenty of situations where half-arsed is good enough, even celebrated,…

Show me a stakeholder, someone with skin in the game, and I’ll show you someone whose values align with their actions. In the gap between…

Folks,It's a decent headline, given that this weekend, in gardens up and down the country, there have been Easter eggs hidden in plant pots, bushes, and garden sheds for the little ones to find.I asked AI what the theme for my blogs was this week, an...

Folks,As promised, here is the link to a workshop I’m looking forward to hosting with Mike Coulter, Creative Director of the Do Lectures. It comes in the week in which the Scottish FA published their manifesto that argues that football can be a deliv...

Folks,In the book The Coaching Habit, author Michael Bungay Stanier has a question he calls the opportunity cost question: “If you say yes to this, what are you saying no to?” It's a great question. The reverse is also true.Howard Luks reminds u...