"We don't need more sports science, we need more sports humanity" - a conversation wit

Andrew Gillott describes himself as a Coach Developer. I would describe him as a genius learning architect. Andrew has been instrumental in leading and creating opportunities for coaches to learn and develop and his passion for learning and development has meant that he has led some of the most innovative and creative programmes of development for coaches up and down the UK talent system.

In this conversation we explore the inevitable 'drills v games' debate, how he uses an ecological approach to help coaches to appreciate their effect on athletes and why context is important when understanding the behaviour of coaches.

Hope you enjoy

"I want to make myself unnecessary" - a conversation with Peter Prickett

Peter Prickett is a coach that is passionate about the role that games can play in the child's sports experience. So much so that he has written a book that is dedicated to playing games. But not just any games...specifically 3 v 3 games as he believes that they offer the most representative football experience and provide the richest opportunities for learning.

In this super interesting conversation we cover...

• How 40 different 3 v 3 games could become 140

• His views on the development of creativity in players

• How his club has turned the tables and ask the coaches to do trials and get the kids to select them if they are suitable

• Why paying coaches is the model that they have adopted

There is a lot of interesting stuff in here. I hope you enjoy.

Peter's book can be pre ordered at a discounted price by clicking here

Book tickets for the 'Future of Coaching' event I will be hosting with John O'Sullivan and Mark Bennett here

What Dr Suess can teach us about developing creative players - A conversation with Dan Peterson &amp

Dan Peterson and Len Zaichowsky PhD have written a great book called 'The Playmaker's Advantage' that is full of practical information backed up by scientific research to help coach to create environments that will foster the creative abilities of young athletes.

Dan has a background in the technology industry but he is a passionate sports parent and has worked really hard with Len to make the science accessible and usable for coaches and parents alike. I think you will agree that they have done a great job!!

In this conversation we discuss the key elements that go into the development of learning environments that foster creativity and what coaches can do to engineer these environments.

It is a great conversation that only scratches the surface of the contents of the book.

The book is available to order at the link below.

http://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Playmakers-Advantage/Leonard-Zaichkowsky/9781501181863