And I can tell from the way you do your work and some of the insights that No Other Game Around shares on LinkedIn and other platforms that you're connecting the dots between some of the academic work and then those practical applied experiences for coaches.

I'm 42 years of age now, 42 years young.

I started coaching when I was about 14 years of age.

I was a decent footballer or soccer player and I played daily games as well.

But I always loved seeing how all the different coaches operated and I was always keen to learn.

Where did you come up with this drill? Where did you come up with this game? Why do you talk to players like this? And I just had a real thirst for knowledge in terms of the coaching aspect.

And I suppose it supported my player development.

So if you're a coach or if you're an organization that deploys coaches, where's a good place to start with this work? It's It

Mm-hmm

... uh, two of us go for a walk.

No phone, no one else, just me and him, and it just gives me an opportunity to collect my thoughts, think about what I want to do today rather than what I'm actually going to be doing.

Um, it gives me an opportunity to plan, it gives me an opportunity to reflect, gather my own thoughts, and that helps me start my day every day.

Um, and that works for me.

It works for some other coaches I've talked to in the past.

There's some other lunatics who love to go sea swimming when it's two degrees out, and that works for them.

Yeah.