Always thinking, coaching, writing. Always football.

For most coaches session planning is the bane of their existence. No doubt that they require time and effort. A hallmark of most of what is worthwhile in the world.…

Did you coach them that? I was asked this question many years ago during my FA Level 2. Five players were playing a small sided game with a long passing…

The prevalences of certain ideas of pedagogy have altered during the years in which I have been a coach practitioner. The model of blocked practices dominated at the beginning. Level…

Story telling is powerful. We are all aware of this. We are surrounded by forms of storytelling in our everyday lives. It has been used to hand down knowledge, punch…

I have written many blogs, numerous articles and even a book. These words are not to show off but to lend greater context to those that follow. The blogs have…

Football Manager is numbers driven. Whatever love and attachment we may have fro FM. Whatever levels of emotion and commitment FM drags out of us. It is ultimately a calculator…

In 2010 I was asked to take an after school football session in North West London. The session was at a primary school, in a school hall/gym of below average…

  Those who follow me on Twitter will have seen various posts in the last few months regarding me starting a Masters programme and my inability to stay below the…

Anyone who follows me on social media will have noticed that I recently had a book published. The book, Developing Skill: A Guide to 3v3 Soccer Coaching, is my first.…

Control the middle, control the game. One of the most remarkable aspects of Barcelona and Spain's period of domination circa 2010 was that they shifted the focus from the front…