U15A Netball players have won their first game at Loughborough and are now back on at 3pm for the final game. COME ON PIPERS!!!! Incredible performance. We are so proud of you! #PipersSenior #PipersNetball #Pipersforthewin

What a fantastic achievement for some of the hardest working young women I know - whilst netball isn’t my game, they epitomise determination, resilience and friendship which any coach can appreciate! 🏐

An interesting read for anyone who has female coaching colleagues!

COACHING WEBINAR SERIES Bowdon Hockey Club is excited to announce our very first coaching webinar series. Suitable for coaches across the community who want to explore bespoke ideas and how they can be applied to their own context.

📣 Calling out to any talent development Hockey coaches! I’m looking for a couple more participants to chat with me about planning for learning in your talent development environment as part of my MSc thesis research - please do get in touch if you are interested 🧠

✨ Pinch me moments ✨ Such a pleasure to be on the pitch with Sam Beveridge and a set of passionate Shropshire coaches at the start of their journey with Great Britain Hockey Coach 🏑

Would 100% recommend to anyone wanting to pursue further study 🧠

If we are to ever close the gender imbalances in sport leadership and sport coaching that we know from research exist for a number of reasons, then all women must actively to pursue their goals & aspirations without fear or doubt - show up, show off and shout out because you can!

Feeling like writing my thesis is a bit like running… sometimes it goes really well and I feel like I’m nailing it, other days not so much. Today is a not so much day for both running and writing 🫠 Time for a cup of tea & try again! ☕️

Looking forward to entering my 5th season coaching Marlow Junior Hockey. If you’re looking for a club to get stuck in, learn and develop, this is the place to be 🏑

"If girls want to play football you can’t just not let them." Lily, Thornaby FC All profits go to support the female players from @ThornabyFCWomen. foudys.com/search?q=thorn…

For those coaches intrigued by Cognitive Load Theory for sports coaching… See the wonderful graphic below by Jamie Clark This is for teachers, but a highly relevant graphic for coaches to help them make sense of session design and instructions…with relevance to Cognitive

Dream job! 🧠

MSc thesis submitted ✅ Never quite thought this day would come but we made it! Massive thanks to all those at DCU_Performance & Robin Taylor. It has been such a privilege to be able to engage with the phenomenal expertise & support over the 2 years 🧠

Big day of firsts for the 2 hockey clubs I am part of! Wootton Wanderers Hockey Club L1’s playing regional hockey after 10 years of trying to break out of the county leagues & Marlow Hockey Club L1’s making their National League debut. Nothing better than seeing the rewards of hard work & dedication 💪🏼🏑

Here are two of our juniors discussing tactics during their water break about how they'd overcome challenges in an activity. Not even promoted by the coaches! JER Coaching Steph Brennan RussellEarnshaw Great Britain Hockey

Just completed filming my first ever podcast on camera for Great Britain Hockey Coach and was totally freaked out beforehand! Grateful to Steph Brennan & JER Coaching for what turned out to be a fun chat! #defendingisfun

What qualification should you have to run hockey coaching sessions? 🏑 Are you leading independent sessions? ➡️ Sessional Course Are you planning, delivering & reviewing progressive sessions?➡️ Coaching Course Find one that works for you 👉 hockeyhub.englandhockey.co.uk/coaching-offer

Seven days left to apply to be part of the new ACP Cohort ⏳ hockeyhub.englandhockey.co.uk/acp

Delighted to receive advance copies of Sport Skill Acquisition published by Human Kinetics Europe Available at all good booksellers soon! Dave Collins amazon.co.uk/Sport-Skill-Ac…