The work continues.
My work off the pitch studies development, explores new ways to understand performance and brings better questions back into coaching.
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.
3C–3P–R
A developing way to examine cognition, competence and character alongside position, possession, pressure and relationships.
Head Coach Readiness
An area of inquiry into the strengths, learning needs and support that help coaches prepare for greater responsibility.
Reflective practice
Observation, mentoring and constructive challenge that help coaches turn feedback into purposeful change.
Test ideas in real environments.
I am exploring how practical frameworks and simple evidence can help coaches see development more clearly and make better decisions.
The Outplay Index is an idea for examining how players and teams create, stabilise and exploit advantages. My work on Head Coach Leadership Readiness asks what preparation for a senior role looks like beyond a list of qualifications.
These concepts are in development. Their value will come from careful testing with people in football, honest feedback and a willingness to change the model when practice reveals something new.
Research and development concepts; no product or assessment is currently offered here.
Keep learning, then bring it back.
The development challenge connects personal effort, curiosity and causes with personal meaning. Running is one vehicle for testing discipline and reflection outside the routines of football.
Stepping into other settings gives me new questions about pressure, preparation and resilience. The work matters when those lessons return to the people and environments I coach.
Have a question worth testing?
I welcome conversations with clubs, coaches and researchers interested in exploring ideas in real football environments.
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