My brothers and sisters,

It's been a while, which doesn't mean I have forgotten you. Although a lot of countries and water separate us, I will never forget my amazing time, in your amazing country. In fact, since I have been back in England, I have told all my friends and family about the memories and the people I have met in your country. I can't explain how much I miss South Africa, the country itself, but more importantly: Schalk, Doc, Simon, Ayanda, Lungile, Raymond,…

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Please, before I start if any of you guys message me on Facebook and I don't respond, Facebook is something I rarely use so don't be offended. My personal email is at the bottom of every blog so feel free to use that.

I have been back a while and I can 100% say I miss everything about the FANTASTIC country that is South Africa. Firstly I'd like to thank Schalk, Doc, Simon, Ayanda, Scotch, Marvin, Lungie, Alpheus and Raymond for looking after me so brilliantly and to the rest of you who I… Continue

The importance and effect pre-match and post-match team talks.

Pre match:

During the pre-match team talk it is important that the coach gets their message across in a manner that is easy for the players to emulate on the pitch. It is certainly a case of ‘it’s not what you say; it’s how you say it’. As a coach, you should have already identified your player’s style of learning: auditory, visual or kinesthetic.

Do they learn better by listening to your instructions,…

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This week I have experienced a number of different things that I would not of seen overseas in any way, shape or form. I thought it would be best to write about these things as we can all learn from it.



Firstly, I visited a tournament in Orange Farm where quite a few people were watching. I immediately admired the spirit of the spectators as they watched and cheered with passion. On a darker note, I witnessed something of bad sportsmanship which I wasn't impressed with. This was:… Continue

So I have been in South Africa for 9 days now so to begin with, I'd firstly just like to say a big thank you to everyone I have crossed paths with so far: to the people of Nkomazi, Zenzele and Mamelodi, to the families, children, players, coaches and to the Youthzones team who have all welcomed me fantastically and you have all made me feel part of your respective teams and communities which I greatly appreciate.

Last week, on my forth day I went to Nkomazi (specifically the…

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