Stephen Kenny is the new manager of The Boys in Green
Stephen Kenny is the new manager of the Senior Men’s team of the Republic of Ireland football team. He succeeded Mick McCarthy in that prestigious position, widely known as the former manager of Sunderland, Wolverhampton and Ipswich Town. Kenny is an anonymous for the European football public, but a very popular and respected football expert in his Ireland. To succeed, Kenny has had to go through mud and blood to the green fields beyond in his coaching career (Derry City, Shamrock Rovers, Dundalk, Ireland U 21). Finally, his hometown of Dublin …
In every crisis there is an opportunity
Because of the nature of their job, football coaches are often found in crisis situations, but this kind of crisis is also something new for all of them. Two defeats in a row, the absence of an audience or management pet from the initial squad are most often the reason the coach is put in crisis. Today, I am writing about the fact that in every crisis there is also an opportunity. The Coronavirus Crisis is an opportunity to question peacefully our values, our satisfaction with the past work done and …
Coaches say hello to eachother, right?
The cover photo, which shows us the greeting of two Croatian professional coaches, motivated me to write today’s text. Do you notice what’s unusual in the photo? Take a little better look. The coach on the right holds his hand in his pocket while shaking his colleagues hands, his eyes focused on the opposite direction to the one of his colleague. I have to admit that I was surprised to notice that obviously the PRO licensed coach failed to master the basic communication skills during school. Especially since CFF Football Academy …
Soccer coach and the Arab World
Arab sheiks love football. In the oil-rich Arab countries, the modern stadiums sprang up like mushrooms, and huge amounts have been spent on bringing the top-notch footballers and football professionals from the western world. Certainly the most generous is Quatar. Did you know that some of the well-known football names also couldn’t resist calling of the Qatar petrodollars such as: Romario, Pep Guardiola, Frank Leboeuf, Frank and Ronald De Boer, Batistuta, Xavi Hernandez. Writing about Arab football imposes a whole lot of questions which need to be answered coherently, like: Can …
Sports coach as part of the online world
Information technology has brought incredible advances in sports. Computer literacy has become a necessity and need of modern sport, and the use of the internet and social networks an integral part of the life of a coach in the sport. At a time when such a significant amount of our daily lives are being facilitated by the internet, knowledge of digital communication skills is key to ensuring that messages are delivered and received correctly. As I am also spending a good deal of my time on various digital platforms, I have …