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How Female Boxing Coaches in England are Being Recruited and Developed…
I was helping out a local grass roots boxing club by cornering (coaching the boxer in the...
FCN and ALTIS Launch “Women in Coaching Initiative”
The Female Coaching Network are very excited to announce our latest collaborative partnership with ALTIS - a...
NFL Continue to Make Strides in Coach Diversity
As part of its continuing efforts to strengthen the NFL coaching pipeline, the NFL today announced that 179 coaches participated in the 2019 BILL WALSH NFL DIVERSITY COACHING FELLOWSHIP....
British Weightlifting: “I don’t think we’ve ever had a great system or programme in...
The funding of sports in the UK has become a contentious issue over the last few years. Since the birth of National Lottery Funding...
I had to communicate with my coach via Whattsap as she couldn’t get an...
This time last year, Chris McAlister was ranked 7th in the UK for the 400m hurdles. Competing at the World Championships in Doha was...
BOOK REVIEW: They Don’t Teach This by Eniola Aluko
REVIEW: Abi Irozuru, FCN Team Member
Eniola Aluko is both a lawyer and a full time footballer. And now she's officially a published author. Reading...
Which book has had the biggest impact on your coaching career?
As part of our weekly social media discussion #WomensWednesday - on 23rd October, we asked our network of coaches the following question: Which book...
BOOK REVIEW: Testosterone; An Unauthorised Biography by Rebecca M. Jordan-Young & Katrina Karkaziz
REVIEW - Vicky, FCN Founder
Wow. This is an incredibly thought provoking book. Testosterone, An Unauthorised Biography written by Sociomedical Scientist Rebecca M. Jordan-Young and Cultural...
BOOK REVIEW: Performance Under Pressure by Josephine Perry
Review - Vicky, FCN Founder
This book, created by Ironman Competitor and Charted Sports Psychologist Josephine Perry is a fantastic 'How to Guide' for performance....
BOOK REVIEW: Peak by Dr Marc Bubbs
REVIEW: Vicky, FCN Founder
"I honestly think this is one of the best coach education books I have ever read - and I am not...