PEN pics of England's backroom staff at the 2022 World Cup.
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DAVE REDDIN MBE explains why sporting leaders need to focus their time and resources on what matters most - and how an exercise using poker chips helps them do that.
The Football Association has made three new Head Coach appointments in the England youth age groups, including Ben Futcher taking over the U20s on a permanent basis.
MANY clubs regard the growing use of external support staff as a threat to player welfare and performance. James Collins and Dr Ben Rosenblatt say they have developed four ‘core operating principles' which ensure these staff become a trusted extension of the performance team.
FORMER Southampton Director of Performance Mark Jarvis has been appointed as England’s new Head of Performance as Gareth Southgate finalises his staff ahead of next summer’s Euros.
FORMER Chelsea and Everton assistant Joe Edwards has been named England's Under-20s boss as the development coaches for the 2023/24 international campaign are announced.
STEVE KEMP has been promoted to Head of Physical Performance, Medicine and Nutrition at the Football Association following Bryce Cavanagh’s appointment as Chelsea’s Head of Performance.
ENGLAND Under-21 boss Lee Carsley says he deploys players in terms of roles not positions. Last weekend England won the European U21 Championship for the first time since 1984 and one notable feature of their tournament was players being used in different positions to those they usually fill for their clubs.
HOPE POWELL, the former England Women's Head Coach, has joined the Men’s Under-20s as a Technical Advisor for their World Cup campaign in Argentina.
BEN ROSENBLATT will step down as England’s Lead Physical Performance Coach after their June camp.
FORMER Chelsea striker Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink has replaced Chris Powell as one of Gareth Southgate's assistants for England's upcoming Euro 2024 campaign.
GARETH SOUTHGATE says he is concerned that the number of England-qualified players in certain positions in the Premier League is “deteriorating rapidly.”
IAN MITCHELL, England’s Head of Performance Psychology, has left his role following a technical review of the national teams by the Football Association.
NOTTINGHAM FOREST boss Steve Cooper says football’s new ‘learning era’ has helped to drive England to unprecedented success at both youth and senior level.
WHEN the 26 members of England's 2022 World Cup squad were announced on social media yesterday, each had their own digital ID card. These included interesting details about their own personal stories and their place in the history of the team.
ENGLAND have confirmed their coaching staff for the men’s development teams ahead of the 2022/23 season, with newcomers Simon Rusk and Neil Ryan taking charge of the Under-19s and U18s respectively.
SIMON RUSK has been appointed as an England youth coach for the 2022/23 season.
ENGLAND C took on Wales C in Caernarfon last night with four coaches of South Asian background on the camp.
FORMER England Head of Team Strategy and Performance Dave Reddin explains the strides that were made with the national set-up after he arrived in 2014.
OWEN EASTWOOD, who has worked with the England men's football team since 2016, shares insights about building an optimum environment for teams and athletes to thrive.
ENGLAND Lead Physio Steve Kemp says Gareth Southgate “puts a lot of energy” into making sure that the "team behind the team" feel valued and part of the culture with the Euro 2020 finalists.
WEST HAM first-team coach Paul Nevin has joined Gareth Southgate’s England staff as they bid to qualify for the 2022 World Cup.
ENGLAND have named their new coaching set-up for the Under-17s to U20s following a number of departures this year.
LEE CARSLEY has been appointed as England’s Under-21s Head Coach, with Ashley Cole as his assistant.
THE inside story of England’s transformation from serial underachievers to Euro 2020 finalists.
THE Football Association has started the process of replacing Head of Performance Insights Kate Baker, who left the organisation in February to join UK Sport.
WITH the Under-21 Euros starting next week, Youth Hawk have profiled the players who have made it into Aidy Boothroyd's 23-man England squad.
ENGLAND manager Gareth Southgate says young homegrown players are finally “getting their chance and showing their ability” in this country.
FOOTBALL’S preoccupation with the ‘unicorn’ manager or head coach is a "flawed leadership concept" and needs to change, says Dave Reddin, the former Head of Team Strategy and Performance? at the Football Association.
GOALKEEPER coach Anthony White is leaving Bournemouth after four-and-a-half years to join the Football Association.
LEE CARSLEY has been named England Under-20s coach as the Football Association announced its coaching appointments for the 2020/21 season.
THE Football Association has scrapped its system of specialist coaches, leading to Richard Kyle and Mikey Harris being made redundant.
DAVID COLES, who has coached with Southampton, Portsmouth, Bristol City and England during a career spanning more than two decades, tells us about the past, present and future of goalkeeping in this country.
DR PIPPA GRANGE, the former Head of People and Team Development for the Football Association, tells us about the differences between winning deep and shallow.
JOHN MCDERMOTT is leaving Tottenham after 15 years to take up the new role of Assistant Technical Director at the Football Association.
ENGLAND team doctor Rob Chakraverty has stepped down from his role after three-and-a-half years in order to “seek new challenges”.
DAVE REDDIN, England’s Head of Team Strategy and Performance, is leaving the Football Association after almost five years on Friday - and his role will not be replaced.
ENGLAND manager Gareth Southgate and Belgium Head of Analysis and Innovation Luke Benstead have explained how they create their own metrics to give context to data for their teams.
MATT CROCKER, one of the driving forces behind England’s recent successes at age group level, is leaving the Football Association after six years to become Director of Football Operations at Southampton.
IAN MITCHELL is set to head up psychological development across the 16 England teams following the departure of Pippa Grange as Head of People and Team Development in September, TGG understands.
DR PIPPA GRANGE, England's first Head of People and Team Development, outlines her philosophy regarding culture and performance psychology.
FORMER Charlton and Southend manager Chris Powell has joined Gareth’s Southgate’s coaching staff until Euro 2020 as part of the Football Association’s BAME placement scheme.
IAN FOSTER has been promoted to England Under-18 boss as the Football Association announced its coaching line-up for the coming season.
RHYS LONG, Head of Performance Analysis and Insight for the Football Association, outlines his philosophy in the Training Ground Guru Podcast.
ENGLAND must continue to “think differently” because of the “structural advantages” of their rivals, says Football Association Head of Team Strategy and Performance Dave Reddin.
DAVE REDDIN, the Football Association’s Head of Team Strategy and Performance, tells the TGG Podcast that sports science is creating a generation of players with “limited physical capabilities”.
FORMER Southampton Vice Chairman Les Reed has replaced Dan Ashworth as Technical Director of the Football Association.
COLIN COOPER has left his role as assistant manager of the England Under-21s after two and a half years, the Football Association has confirmed.
KIERON DYER says he was “blown away” by the quality of England Under-20s’ training after spending a week working with the team.
COLIN COOPER has been sacked as assistant manager of the England Under-21s after almost two-and-a-half years in the role.
FORMER Exeter City manager Paul Tisdale says England rejected Chelsea star Ethan Ampadu because he “takes too few touches”.
ENGLAND players no longer make their breakthroughs in the Premier League, having to instead prove themselves in less glamorous surroundings.
FORMER England Under-16 coach Dan Micciche explains how the national team changed style and perceptions.
DELE ALLI and his mentor, Dan Micciche, chart his progress from the Heelands Courts in Milton Keynes to becoming a key player for England at the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
FINDING a female in the boardroom of an English football club is a tough task, even in 2018. Dr Sara Ward from Manchester Metropolitan University explains why more needs to be done.
COULD England finally win a penalty shoot-out at the World Cup this summer? Noises from the England camp seem positive so far, explains author Ben Lyttleton.
LAPTOPS and tablets will appear on the bench for the first time at this summer’s World Cup as tactical analysts comes out into the open.
FA Technical Director Dan Ashworth says England has lost its finest coach educator following the death of Dick Bate at the age of 71.
JUSTIN COCHRANE thanked Chris Ramsey for inspiring him to become a coach after landing the England Under-15 job.
ENGLAND Under-17 coach Steve Cooper has revealed the behind-the-scenes work that led to their World Cup win last October.
WALES psychologist Dr Ian Mitchell has left his role to join the Football Association.
KIERON DYER says England underachieve at major tournaments because everyone is “scared” of playing for the national team.
THE FA laid down exactly what it means to be an England international in 2014 - and many clubs are now following suit.
PIPPA GRANGE has started as the Football Association's first Head of People and Team Development, tasked with building psychological resilience in the 16 England teams.
INCREASING opportunities for homegrown players will be English football’s biggest challenge in 2018, says FA Technical Director Dan Ashworth.
ENGLAND UNDER-16 boss Dan Micciche has reached settlement with the Football Association after being on gardening leave since the start of September.
PETE STURGESS, the Football Association's lead for the foundation phase, tells us about the work that led to England's summer of success and how it is now being built on.
RIO FERDINAND, Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard tell BT Sport that club rivalries played a major part in the 'Golden Generation' failing to realise its potential.
FORMER Manchester United Under-18 coach Paul McGuinness has been appointed National Coach Developer by the Football Association.
HEAD of Talent ID Richard Allen is leaving the Football Association to become Loughborough University’s first Director of Football.
BORUSSIA MONCHENGLADBACH Sporting Director Max Eberl says English clubs are producing the best young players in the world - but failing to give them a chance.
EDDIE JONES' Q&A at Soccerex was as intense and stimulating as one of the his coaching sessions. Read and listen to it here.
ENGLAND rugby coach Eddie Jones created back-page news with his superb session at the Soccerex conference this week.
ENGLAND Under-21 head coach Aidy Boothroyd says Subbuteo will play a key part in his half-time team talk against Poland tonight.
ENGLAND boss Gareth Southgate has outlined how he plans to get his team playing without inhibition.
ENGLAND UNDER-21s have appointed a sports psychologist for the Euros in Poland after identifying the absence of one as a key flaw in 2015.
ENGLAND manager Gareth Southgate took his squad on a secret trip to the Royal Marines’ Commando Training Centre in a bid to build their teamwork, leadership and adaptability.
GARY LEWIN, one of football’s best-known physios, has joined West Ham as their new head of medical services.