Coach Development in the Professional Game

Jamie Robinson – FA Head of Elite Youth Coach Development

Jim Hicks – PFA Head of Coaching

Coach Development in the Professional Game

Understanding the professional environment

Journeys of successful coaches/managers

What does the skill set look like?

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Coach Development in the Professional Game

Understanding the professional environment What does it look like? Who shapes it? How does the environment strive on pressure? Is it development or performance?

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Coach Development in the Professional Game

Coach Development in the Professional Game

Journeys of successful coaches/managers:

• Player to manager eg Brian Clough, Alex Ferguson, Steve Bruce, etc

• Player to coach to manager eg Terry Venables, Glen Hoddle, Tony Pulis, etc

• Player to coach eg Brian McClair, Alex Inglethorpe, Steve Bould, etc

• Another role to coach to manager eg Jose Mourinho, Gary Johnson, Mick Wadsworth, Dick Bate, etc

I just want people to see me as a hard-working footballer

and someone who is passionate about the game.

David Beckham

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Coach Development in the Professional Game

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UNDERSTANDING THE PLAYER

“YOU'RE TRYING TO PUT YOURSELF IN THAT

MOMENT AND TRYING TO PREPARE YOURSELF, TO

HAVE A 'MEMORY BEFORE THE GAME. I DON'T KNOW

IF YOU'D CALL IT VISUALISING OR DREAMING, BUT

I'VE ALWAYS DONE IT, MY WHOLE LIFE.”

Wayne Rooney

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THE RIDGE with DANNY MACASKILL –

UNDERSTANDING THE ENVIRONMENT

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WHAT DOES THE SKILL SET LOOK LIKE?

The Coach

The Environment

The Player

The Game

Sequence of Paradigm Shift Process

“Some people tell me that we professional players are soccer slaves. Well, if this is slavery, give me a life sentence” Sir Bobby Charlton - still the all-time highest goalscorer for England and Manchester United Dave Sexton declared during his eighth decade: “I’m still learning; I’d like to be a good coach one day.” "Experience tells you what to do; confidence allows you to do it.” Stan Smith Former US Open Champion

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