Preparing To Lead
In this leadership guide we look at some of the important things you should be considering ahead, or during your early days, of becoming a manager or head coach.
Resources
John Ackerley
Meet our Coach Mentor, John Ackerley.
What Makes An Effective Coach Mentor?
In our Coach Mentor Diploma course, we explore the role and importance of the coach mentor, led by our coach development mentor Sarah McQuade, alongside Linda Low and Ian Barker.
How to manage parents
As a new coach, managing the parents of your players can be a tricky job, but it doesn't have to be that way.
Grant Downie OBE
Meet our Global Performance Mentor, Grant Downie OBE.
Ingredients For Effective Mentoring
In this definition of mentoring offered by Weaver and Celldurai (1999) they state the role of the mentor is to:
Steve McClaren on His Mentors
The former England manager talks to MiMentor about the important mentors in his life and the role they played in his career.
Video
Steve McClaren On Sir Alex Ferguson
Steve McClaren tells us about his first arrival at Manchester United and what boss Sir Alex Ferguson said to him...
How well do you know your players?
How much do you really know about your players? What are their individual strengths and weaknesses? What do they personally need to improve on? Do they know where they can grow as players? Do they even want to develop?
Ben Garner
Meet our Global Coaching Mentor, Ben Garner