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Keith Mayer is a UEFA A License coach and coach educator for the English FA.

David Mayer is the Global Head of Foundation Phase at 7Elite Academy in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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Trevor Christian is a Coach Coordinator and UKSCA Accredited Strength & Conditioning Coach at Isle of Man Sport

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Graeme Carrick is a Youth Coach Developer at The English FA. He is also a Board Trustee at The Michael Carrick Foundation.

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Anthony Smith is the Football Development Manager at Liverpool FA.

Matthew Hindmarsh is a lecturer in Sport Management at the University of Northampton.

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Andy Foster is Head of Coaching at a Premier League club and was a former National Coach Developer at The English FA.

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Tim Dittmer is Head of Goalkeeping at The English FA

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Keith Webb - @webbyoffside - is a Regional Coach Development Manager (East) at The FA who has previously coached at Norwich City, Kings Lynn and Winnipeg Phoenix. He is a former England Cerebral Palsy (CP) Head Coach and led the Great Britain CP squad at Rio 2016.

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Matt Craddock - @MattyCraddock1 - is Head of Coaching at a Football League Championship Club.  

Liverpool FA Coach Support - www.liverpoolfa.com/coaches  

The Bootroom Magazine - www.thefa.com/get-involved/coach/the-boot-room  

Music by Terry Devine-King via audionetwork.com

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Liz Hughes is a consultant and owner of Create The Difference - Helping people make belief and behaviour changes that stick.

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Liz Hughes is a consultant and owner of Create The Difference - Helping people make belief and behaviour changes that stick.

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Dr. Cliff Olsson is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Sport and Health Sciences at the University of Central Lancashire.

Cliff teaches and leads across a range of modules at both undergraduate and post graduate programmes in Sports Coaching. His area of expertise is in coaching pedagogy, coach development and sport and international development. Cliff's draws upon a wide range of experience in the field that includes Professional Football, Table Tennis and Sport for Development.

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Dr. Cliff Olsson is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Sport and Health Sciences at the University of Central Lancashire.

Cliff teaches and leads across a range of modules at both undergraduate and post graduate programmes in Sports Coaching. His area of expertise is in coaching pedagogy, coach development and sport and international development. Cliff's draws upon a wide range of experience in the field that includes Professional Football, Table Tennis and Sport for Development.

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Amy Price (@AmyPrice_10) Amy is a lecturer at St Mary's University, Twickenham. She teaches on BA Physical and Sport Education and Football Education, Coaching and Development. 18 months into her Professional Doctorate, she is exploring how digital video game design principles can be used in teaching / coaching games, in particular football. Amy is currently coaching at Fulham FC's Pre-Academy with the u7 group, and the Women's University Team. Alongside this, Amy is an FA Affiliate Tutor and Coach Mentor in Surrey.

Recommended Resources:

FA Bootroom Issue 19 - which features articles on video game principles from Amy and Jack - www.thefa.com/get-involved/coach…boot-room/issue-19

Surrey FA CPD Event: Unlocking The Potential of a Games Generation - www.surreyfa.com/news/2018/feb/14…games-generation

Amy’s own session plans - drive.google.com/drive/folders/13…snv-?usp=sharing

digitalgamesapproach.weebly.com

James Paul Gee - Why Are Video Games Good For Learning?

www.academiccolab.org/resources/docu…/MacArthur.pdf

www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnEN2Sm4IIQ

Amy’s Four C’s - CHEAT, CHALLENGE, CHANGE, CLUE

Price, A., Collins, D., Stoszkowski, J. and Pill, S., 2017. Learning to Play Soccer: Lessons on Meta-cognition from Video Game Design. Quest, pp.1-13.: www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080…rnalCode=uqst20

Book: The Anti-Education Era - James Paul Gee - www.amazon.co.uk/Anti-Education-E…ng/dp/0230342094

Liverpool FA Coach Support - www.liverpoolfa.com/coaches

The Bootroom Magazine - www.thefa.com/get-involved/coach/the-boot-room

Music by Terry Devine-King via audionetwork.com

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Ian Bateman @ianbfutsal is a Youth Coach Educator with The FA and is Head Coach of the England Partially Sighted Men’s team and Assistant Head Coach on the England Men’s Futsal Team.  

Resources mentioned:  Futsal Coach Education Programme FA Futsal Conference - www.thefa.com/get-involved/coach…e-fa-cpd-programme  

FA Futsal Courses - www.thefa.com/get-involved/coach…ourses/all-courses  

England Partials Futsal - www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpJpIjBN2nk  

Eng Deaf v Eng Partials - www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lold-stN9dA  

Coutinho Futsal - www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBfQoyZ0mtQ  

Concrete Football - www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOWcy9rMCVk  

Ford, P.R., Yates, I. and Williams, A.M., 2010. An analysis of practice activities and instructional behaviours used by youth soccer coaches during practice: Exploring the link between science and application. Journal of Sports Sciences, 28(5), pp.483-495. - bit.ly/2C1t59F  

FA Bootroom articles by Ian:  

10 Reasons To Play Futsal - bit.ly/2H8ykDP What is our club DNA? - bit.ly/2jwY4TH  

Liverpool FA Coach Support - www.liverpoolfa.com/coaches  

The Bootroom Magazine - www.thefa.com/get-involved/coach/the-boot-room  

Music by Terry Devine-King via audionetwork.com

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Andy, Lawrence and Mark are coach developers.

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Keith Webb - @webbyoffside - is a Regional Coach Development Manager (East) at The FA who has previously coached at Norwich City, Kings Lynn and Winnipeg Phoenix. He is a former England Cerebral Palsy (CP) Head Coach and led the Great Britain CP squad at Rio 2016.  

Resources mentioned:

Clive Woodward - Winning - amzn.to/2Bnv1EX  

Keith’s Bootroom Articles: ‘Do You See What I See?’ bit.ly/2klTuDU  

Liverpool FA Course Programme - bit.ly/1K9YzWD  

The Bootroom Magazine - www.thefa.com/get-involved/coach/the-boot-room  

Music by Terry Devine-King via audionetwork.com

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Ben Bartlett - @BenBarts - is a Senior Youth Coach Educator at The FA.

He has been influential in the recent changes to the way that football coaches are educated in England.  

Resources mentioned:  

The Bootroom Magazine - www.thefa.com/get-involved/coach/the-boot-room  

Ben’s Articles: Tailored To Suit - bit.ly/2jwY4TH

6 Steps to Effective Practice Design - bit.ly/2B75m6D  

Ingredients Not Recipes - bit.ly/2klTuDU  

Working With Individuals - bit.ly/2iTi92y  

To Counter or Not - bit.ly/2Bep01d

How to Plan Activities for the Complex Nature of the Game - bit.ly/2Bd0FZO  

Dan Ariely - Predictably Irrational - www.youtube.com/watch?v=9X68dm92HVI  

Music by Terry Devine-King via audionetwork.com

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Dr. Mark Partington is a Senior Lecturer in Sports Coaching at Edge Hill University. Mark coordinates and teaches a number of modules that integrate pedagogy and practical knowledge in coaching practice.

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Pete Sturgess is National Lead Coach (5-11) for The English FA.

Martin Dighton is a Women’s & Girl’s Coach Development Officer at The English Football Association

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Mark Leigh and Simon Millington are coach developers.

Resources mentioned in the show:

Lynn Kidman - Athlete Centred Coaching: Developing Decision Makers - amzn.to/2z6wC4H

Nicola Hodges and Mark Williams - Skill Acquisition in Sport: Research, Theory and Practice - amzn.to/2zYSXhx

Damien Farrow - Developing Sports Expertise - amzn.to/2xNl9Dj

Jed C. Davies - The Philosophy of Football: In Shadows of Marcelo Bielsa - amzn.to/2AajZDi

Richard Thaylor - Nudge - amzn.to/2xMY1Vt

The Perception & Action Podcast - perceptionactionpodcast.libsyn.com

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Dr. Andy Cale is department Head for PE and Coaching, Director of Coaching and Principal Lecturer in Sports Coaching Science (Football) at the University of Worcester. Andy has a wide and vast experience in Higher Education, Sports Coaching and Sports Psychology. He has worked in Professional Football as a Sports Psychologist, has managed and coached in the Champions League, has worked for the Football Association as Head of Player Development and Research and worked as a Senior Football Manager in Qatar for the 2022 World Cup.

Dr. Don Vinson is course Leader for MSc Sports Coaching and Principal Lecturer in Sports Coaching Science at the University of Worcester. Don's specialist area is sports coaching. He is driven by balancing his roles as teacher, researcher and practitioner, applying his expertise in learning and pedagogic theory to all areas of his work.

Don has written extensively in the area of sports coaching, performance analysis, leadership and higher education pedagogy. He has secured over £100,000 in external project funding. Don reviews for a wide range of academic journals and is Associate Editor of the Graduate Journal of Sport, Exercise and Physical Education Research. Don is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and also holds a University Teaching Fellowship from the University of Gloucestershire.

Don has worked with a large number of National Governing Bodies (NGBs) including the Football Association, British Cycling, British Gymnastics, British Rowing and the British Equestrian Federation. Don has also consulted for many influential bodies within the sport sector such as UK Sport, UK Coaching and the League Managers’ Association. Don will convene iTGfU 2020: Inclusion, Integration and Implementation - the 7th International Teaching Games for Understanding conference at the University of Worcester in July 2020.

Don is currently part of the coaching team for the England U16 girls’ hockey squad and he is also part of the England Hockey Coach Developer Workforce. Don has coached hockey in the Women's National Premier League and Indoor Premier League. Don is a Level 3 coach and was short-listed for England Hockey's Performance Coach of the Year in 2011.

Don is passionate about most sports and, in addition to hockey, can also be regularly found playing squash, badminton and golf.

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Professor Dave Richardson is the Director of the School of Sport and Exercise Sciences at Liverpool John Moores University.

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Tom Statham is an academy coach at Manchester United FC.

Creag Lawrence is a Regional PE & Coaching in Education Coordinator for The FA.

For local coach development opportunities see www.liverpoolfa.com/coaches

For more FA coach development content see http://www.thefa.com/learning

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Darran Bowles is The FA Coach Developer for Cheshire. Formerly a Regional Coach Development manager and Regional Mentor for The FA, Darran also coaches his son's U16 football team.

For further FA Education Webinars, please see http://www.thefa.com/learning/courses/cpd

Liverpool FA Coach Support - http://www.liverpoolfa.com/coaches

The FA Bootroom Magazine - http://www.thefa.com/learning

Music by Terry Devine-King via audionetwork.com