WHO I AM AS A COACH

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗜 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝘆 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿, 𝗜 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗹𝘆, 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻.

But years later, after working in physiotherapy, osteopathy, and education, I began to see the game and myself differently.

Through deep work on myself, I’ve come to understand who that young boy really was, the one who stepped into that environment full of hope, excitement, and quiet pressure. I’ve learned to peel back the layers, reclaim the parts of myself that got buried along the way, and develop the self-understanding and skills I didn’t have at the time.

Looking back, I know now that the journey to becoming a professional footballer wasn’t the right path for me, and I don’t feel that I missed out. What stayed with me was the passion to support those young people who step into that same environment and feel secretly overwhelmed.

I believe it’s possible to retain the joy of being yourself and still play football at the highest level.

That’s why I’ve dedicated my career to helping players, coaches, and high performers develop deep self-understanding, emotional regulation, and the ability to express who they are as human beings. These are the qualities that translate directly into how they perform on the pitch.

My background in physiotherapy and osteopathy gave me a deep understanding of the body. My years lecturing in higher education taught me how to translate complex ideas into simple, usable tools. Now, through my work as a Mental Performance Coach in professional football, I bring both together, combining the science and the human story behind performance.

True success is not just about performing well.

It is about feeling at ease within yourself.

It is about playing with freedom and enjoying being you.