05 / BEYOND THE PITCH
Still learning. Still doing the work.
Coaching is central to my life. Research and running give me different ways to question my thinking, test my habits and understand development.
They are connected by a question I keep returning to: how do we turn the person we want to become into the things we do each day?
Research & ideas
Questions worth working on.
My MSc research into the characteristics of effective head coaches has sharpened my interest in leadership readiness and the conditions in which people develop. I’m interested in making the link between ideas and daily practice clearer.
01 / FOOTBALL FRAMEWORKS
Developing a framework for player development and team performance.
A developing framework for understanding how players think, act, and consistently perform in response to the context the game presents.
02 / LEADERSHIP
Head Coach Readiness
An area of inquiry into the strengths, learning needs and support that help coaches prepare for greater responsibility.
03 / COACH DEVELOPMENT
Reflective practice
Observation, mentoring and constructive challenge that help coaches turn feedback into purposeful change.
RESEARCH IN DEVELOPMENT
Help me test the thinking.
The Outplay Index explores how players and teams create, stabilise and exploit advantages. The Head Coach Leadership Readiness work asks how coaches can understand their strengths, development needs and preparation for greater responsibility.
These are developing frameworks. I want to test their usefulness with people who coach, lead and research in football, and refine them in response to evidence.
If you are a coach, academic or club leader, I would welcome a conversation about the questions, the methods or a possible pilot. An initial discussion carries no commitment to take part.
RUNNING & PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
Running is the vehicle. Development is the challenge.
Running puts me on the other side of the standards I talk about in coaching. I have to prepare, manage the difficult days and keep showing up. It gives me space to think, and something demanding to work toward.
My endurance and charity ambitions connect that personal challenge with causes that matter to me. I want the work to have a purpose beyond the distance covered.
If you are taking on your own challenge, supporting a cause, or exploring a partnership, I would love to hear the story behind it.