When you’re injured, everyone asks about the knee. Fewer ask how you’re doing. Here’s what no one talks about: feeling invisible, becoming “the injured player”, and losing a bit of who you are.
Parental advice in parenting a child who has just had their sporting dreams shattered - or so it feels like.
For Players
Dealing with the pressures of first-team football
You spend your whole life preparing to become a professional footballer - tactically and physically - but are we psycholgically trained to cope when the opportunity arises.
Mental Health
Gambling nearly took everything. Here's what I wish someone had said to me.
How I hid my gambling addiction, the toll it had, and how I overcame it with professional help.
My Story
The day I got released - twice - and what nobody tells you about it
Sam's experience of being released, and what he'd tell his 19-year-old self now.
My Story
The Things No One Talks About Being Injured
Injury isn’t just physical. Here’s the side of being injured that no one talks about.
Let's have a conversation.
Player, parent, club or school - the first chat is free, private, and comes with no pressure. Tell me what's going on and I'll come back to you personally.