Ian Sharps

Progressive – looking to progress in both professional and individual capacity. To always be looking to keep learning and progressing as courses above show. Watching and listening to various media, podcasts and video to see trends and/ or predict trends that are coming into youth and senior football.

650 + games in professional football

• prepare, plan and deliver training to the under16/15 group four times a week within an Md team
• ensure planner and details are correct for players and parents and their is an open line of communication to both
• communicate via Spond providing updates and useful information
• give a wide variety of games program to the group varying in playing against different opposition in different environments on different size pitches
• provide weekly individual feedback via pma
• use the hudl tool to give both group, unit and individual feedback to the players
• give updates to senior staff on players progression 6/8 weekly after MDT meetings.
• meet players and parents face to face (or viaZoom) to discuss players progression and show strengths and areas of improvement.

To be able to improve young lads lives by giving them experiences both on and off the pitch which they wouldn’t usually have and be a small part of their journey.

Academically I would like to look into some courses that involve psychology of teenagers to get to know the way their brain works better and therefore gain greater knowledge moving forward.
I enjoy coaching and would ideally like to be able to take a team over a period of time with smaller restrictions. Longer term (10 years) I would like to look into doing some coach observation work