Apprentorship 2011
Apprentorship 2012 Book as early as possible for this fabulous residential course on all facets of Athletic Development at Rice University, June 12th to 17th. 

5in5 Update
5in5 Update Finally completed Level 1 filming. Now the proof-reading process begins. This has been an arduous journey from the first thoughts of the concept through to creating a progressive movement syllabus.

New Athletic Development Course
New Athletic Development Course Andy Thomson has commenced delivering my inaugural course at Glasgow College.

Competence Assessment Manual Revised
The Physical Competence Assessment Manual has been revised and is now available.

New Book
'This Isn't a Textbook!'   After 40 years of doing all this coaching stuff I decided to dig into my archives and piece together some memories from the journey .

5in5 News and Update
With such an interest in this concept and the Movement Library it is opportune to offer some more detail into the background and rationale of the project. The development is painfully slow but the following information may be of value to those who are interested.

Some Thoughts for Soccer Practitioners
Here is a recent article based upon real coaching delivery.

Next Stop - Abu Dhabi then UKSEM
Next Stop - Abu Dhabi then UKSEM in late November. Being joined by Vern Gambetta and Frans Bosch for a workshop.

IFAC Conference
IFAC Conference, Glasgow Superb Conference for Athletics Coaches. It was an honour to be a presenter 

Upcoming Conferences
Upcoming Conferences. I am looking forward to presenting at the IFAC and UKSEM Conferences.  

This Could Make You Think...
This Could Make You Think - An Article from Steve Myrland

PCA in the Military
Meeting with Andy Franklyn-Miller Andy is the Head of Research at the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre in the UK and has been conducting Physical Competence Assessments on injured servicemen and women.

Al Ain Consultancy
It has been an exciting start to my work with the Al Ain Premier League Club in Abu Dhabi.

More Results Arrive
Results from Physical Competence Assessments (PCA) worldwide keep on coming in.

Melbourne Storm Win
The Melbourne Storm overcame a resilient Leeds to win the Rugby League World Club Challenge.

Apprentorship 2010 - Last Places!
Make sure that you get on this course.

Sad News
The news of the passing away of my mentor and friend Wilf Paish on January 29th has saddened me immensely. 

Dubai; Al Ain FC at Christmas
Dubai; Al Ain FC at Christmas Had a wonderful period in the Emirates during the Christmas period. Meeting with the President of the UAE FA, Mohamed Khalfan Al-Romaithi and Technical Director, Obied Mubarak, gave me another insight into the commitment this part of the world has to excellence. 

Recent Activities
November was a busy month with lots of creative meetings with some exceptional practitioners. The FA, Scottish Rugby Union, Norwegian FA, Melbourne Storm, FA Sports Medicine, Abu Dhabi Sports Council

FA In-Service
I had the opportunity of working with Gary Phillips and Bill Knowles at the recent FA In-Service course for strength and conditioning coaches and again it was a delight to be with these two exemplary practitioners.

The Apprentorship
  The Apprentorship – Florida June 19th – 24th, 2009   What a week!

FA Fitness Trainers Award - Lilleshall
FA Fitness Trainers Award – Lilleshall Thanks to Gary Phillips I was able to spend a whole day with the delegates.     

Off to the Apprentorship
Off to the Apprentorship....  After a brief visit to the LTA in London on June 16th I will be spending some time in Florida with Vern Gambetta  

Some Thoughts for Teachers and Coaches
  With so many organisations and individuals purchasing the resources I thought it worthwhile to make some general observations.

Recent Visits
Leicester Tigers and the LTA

Sports Colleges National Conference
Sports Colleges National Conference Movement Dynamics was fortunate enough to have the opportunity of a 60min presentation at the recent Sports Colleges National Conference in Telford.

Recent Visits: Late January saw two very enjoyable visits.
Recent Visits:  The PGA Course at the Belfry and the HSC / GSA Conference for Directors of Sport at the Oxford Belfry  

The Golf Athlete
Close cooperation continues with this world leading Golf service provider.

Brisbane Broncos Training visit
One of my first points of call was to see Dean Benton at Broncos training just before they went on their very brief Christmas break.

England Athletics – North East Conference
Thanks go to Jared Deacon and John Stacey for giving me the opportunity to speak to a group of athletics coaches at the England Athletic North east Conference. It was a personal milestone for me as it had been way back in my National Coach days of the late 70’s that I had last spoken to coaches in an official capacity.

Physical Competence and Long Term Athlete Development Sep08
Long Term Athlete development - what's it all about?

Coaching Generation Y
Coaching Generation Y. This article is written by Kelvin Giles and is well worth a read, but it may challenge some of your current beliefs