I found myself recently talking in twitter and actually potentially making sense, so the following text is simply thoughts. If you want to take anything on board that’s good, if you don’t well that’s okay aswell. Personally I focus on getting my group to give a good account of themselves, from a coaching perspective a… Continue reading A blogging thought
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Podcast Invitation
Good evening As you may be aware I am working on the idea of a podcast, this was born out of other coaches doing something similar of course. What I wanted to do differently was to issue an open invitation, the idea is that every coach has their own philosophy and approach. Each one of… Continue reading Podcast Invitation
Curneen on America
Here at YFS we speak to a variety of people, all walks of life and who perform all sorts of roles for the sake of the beautiful game, we were lucky enough to have someone different along to have a conversation. Gary Curneen is the current head women’s soccer coach at Cal State University, Bakersfield,… Continue reading Curneen on America
Morton’s Youth Development
We are seeing more and more prospects emerge from the fully reconstructed academies of Scotland, former full timer Derek Anderson leads the way as Head of Youth Academy, tasked with identifying suitable individuals to be added to the ever expanding ranks. In terms of qualified persons Anderson secured himself a UEFA “A” Licence and has… Continue reading Morton’s Youth Development
Something to write about
As you may have noticed I do like to write, mainly using that voice in my head without the filter to express my thoughts on coaching ideas. I would be keen to branch out into writing in other places but it appears to be something difficult to do without a degree or something else on… Continue reading Something to write about
Podcast Action
Something I had wanted to do for a while now, I had put it off for long enough for various different reasons mainly I wasn’t comfortable with my own voice being online. Eventually I plucked up the courage to set something out and the following recording is the result. If you would like to share… Continue reading Podcast Action
An image tells some stories
Hello Folks. A nice addition to the blog is some imagery, my dear and lovely friend Kelly, who is a freelance photographer, has kindly agreed to offer up some of her magnificent work for you to enjoy. At the moment she will supply us with stadium visits, perhaps expanding on this at some point. Please… Continue reading An image tells some stories
Historic Writing
More source stuff, written all the way back when Lennon left. Neil Lennon has moved, looking for something new and fresh following a hugely successful four years at the helm of celtic, a club very close to his heart. The impression given by his behaviour was that the board were not willing to match his… Continue reading Historic Writing
Quality Control
This is an important moment for football. First of all I want to make a point, I don’t have an ego in terms of what I do. I do what I do because I love it, if the footballers that listen learn something from what I do then that’s even better, just means I’m doing… Continue reading Quality Control
Morton Prospects
We are seeing more and more prospects emerge from the fully reconstructed academies of Scotland, former full timer Derek Anderson leads the way as Head of Youth Academy, tasked with identifying suitable individuals to be added to the ever expanding ranks. In terms of qualified persons Anderson secured himself a UEFA “A” Licence and has… Continue reading Morton Prospects