Nigel Adkins
Professional Footballer: Tranmere Rovers, Wigan Athletic and Bangor City
Football Manager: Bangor City, Scunthorpe United, Southampton, Reading, Sheffield United, Hull City and Charlton Athletic.
In this webcast Nigel provides the honest reality of planning for transition out of his playing career, the resilience needed to face the challenges during his transition and how he overcame these as well as how he also found a purpose beyond his playing career.
Shamus Beaglehole
Youth Footballer:
Doncaster Rovers, Chesterfield.
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Football Coach :
Leeds United, Sheffield Wednesday, Leicester City
In this webcast series we are joined by Shamus Beaglehole who shares his transition from playing into coaching through various football and non footballing experiences. His story is very relatable to many of the young footballers who are leaving the game today. Shay currently works as a coach at Leicester City Football Club inspiring future generations within their Academy.
Andy Crosby
Professional Footballer: Leeds United, Doncaster Rovers, Darlington, Chester City, Brighton & Hove Albion, Oxford United and Scunthorpe United
Assistant Manager: Scunthorpe United, Southampton, Reading, Sheffield United, Hull City, Northern Ireland u21 and Port Vale.
In this 3-Part webcast series Andy takes us through his transition journey across from professional playing into coaching. The invaluable experiences Andy has faced are relatable across many stages of a playing career.
Georgia Davenport
Diver: Junior National champion, Junior European finalist, Youth Olympic finalist. Senior National silver medallist, Senior British team member, Senior International Grand Prix’s
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Talent Coach: Sheffield Diving Talent Coach, England National coach
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In this two part webcast we are joined by Georgia Davenport. Georgia shares her journey of being a high performing Team GB diver medaling on the national stage to being a high performing talent coach based at Sheffield Diving. Her story is for anyone who is involved in sport aiming to reach the elite level and highlights the support needed for top level athletes who are facing a career transition.
Jason Gillespie
First Class Cricketer:
(International) Australia (1996/2006)
(Domestic) South Australia, Yorkshire CCC and Glamorgan.
Head Coach/Assistant Coach : MidWest Rhinos, Kings XI Punjab, Yorkshire CCC, Adelaide Strikers, Papua New Guinea National Team, Australia T20, Kent CCC and Sussex CCC
This Webcast series focuses on the transition of Jason Gillespie from First Class Cricketer to a highly regarded County Cricket Head Coach. The charismatic Gillespie provides plenty of excellent guidance that is relatable to both athletes and coaches in high performance sport.
Nick Harvey
Professional Cricketer:
Marylebone County Cricket Young Cricketer. Capped England U17, Lancashire County Cricket
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Sport Scientist/ Fitness Coach/ Performance Coach/ Lecturer
Southampton FC, Reading FC, The English FA, England U19 European Champions, Chichester University, Founder Performance47
Hear from Nick Harvey in this informative 3-part webcast on his journey from Professional Cricketer to highly respected physical performance coach and lecturer. Nick shares his career transition tips that can be relatable to individuals leaving sport, students leaving university and staff beginning new ventures. Nick can boast a mixture of academic and experiential learning to support his career development and knowledge.
Matt Johns
British Army Officer
Fieri Leadership & Development LLP
In this 3-part webcast Matt shares his experience of transitioning from ‘soldier to civilian’. Matt served for over a decade in the British Army including on operational tours to Afghanistan amongst other places. As well as experiencing career transition himself, he has helped both fellow soldiers and others through the transition journey. He shares his tips for a successful transition, talking about identity, anchors and having a vision/purpose.
Mikele Leigertwood
Professional Footballer:
Wimbledon, Leyton Orient, Crystal Palace, Sheffield United,
Queens Park Rangers, Reading.
International Footballer:
Antigua and Barbuda
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Professional Coach:
Reading u18's, Hungerford Town, Reading 1st team.
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In this webcast we are joined by Mikele Leigertwood. Mikele shares his challenges and lessons from a footballing career which saw him feature in the Premier League and achieve many successful campaigns across various clubs. We also dive in to the topic of change, focusing on changing clubs as a player and creating high performing teams as a coach.
Jason Lee
International and Domestic Hockey Player:
82 Caps England, 35 Caps Great Britain 1992/1998 (2x Olympics)
East Grinstead, Loughborough,
International Hockey Coach:
England & Great Britain 2003/2014 (3x Olympics)
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In this webcast series we are joined by Jason Lee. Jason is a very well respected individual in sport and business for his impact on human performance, leadership and team & organisational performance. Jason is Great Britains longest ever serving international head coach and was named in Loughborough University's Sporting Hall of Fame in 2010.
Simon Locke
Professional Footballer: Reading
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Professional Academy Coach: Reading, Southampton
Join us for this honest reflection of the reality of career transition from sport as Simon Locke provides his experience of being involved in a tightly formed GK team to being without a Club and without a purpose. This webcast is a reminder of the uncomfortable reality of being released from a career you have worked hard to achieve.
Michael Morrison
Professional Footballer:
Cambridge United, Leicester City, Sheffield Wednesday, Charlton Athletic, Birmingham City, Reading
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In this 3-Part Webcast Series we are joined by Michael Morrison. We focus on his career to date and how he has achieved success both on and off the pitch. As a recognised top professional in the game, Michael has earned the respect of his peers and those who have worked with him for being a great role model and good guy. During his playing career he has co-owned three businesses and accumulated a number of qualifications to develop his football knowledge including the UEFA A Licence and LMA Diploma in Football Management. If you are a current player or coach this is the webcast for you.
Nigel Redman
Rugby Player: Weston-super-Mare RFC, Bath
International Player: England, British and Irish Lions.
Rugby Coach: England u19, u20, Worcester Warriors, Basingstoke
Coach: British Swimming Elite Coach Development Manager
Nigel provides an incredible insight into his life as a sportsperson and an impactful coach. He shares excellent learning messages that are relevant to both players, coaches and all who are aiming to be better.
Cleveland Taylor
Professional Footballer: Bolton Wanderers, Exeter City, Scarborough, Scunthorpe United, Carlisle United, Brentford, Burton Albion, St Johnstone, Grimsby Town, Harrogate Town, Corby Town, Jamaica U20, Jamaica U23
Manager: Quorn FC
In this 3-Part webcast series Cleveland shares his experiences of being released at 16's, moving away from home to play at a Premier League Academy, how he built relationships with team mates at new clubs and takes through his career to his new journey as Head of Pastoral & Welfare at a school and as a first team manager.