No doubt you have heard the words ‘Emotional Intelligence’ being used within the sports coaching context over and over again.

Ask yourself, and be honest, how clear are you on what these words mean and whose Emotional Intelligence we are referring to? Yours as the coach? Your coaching staff and colleagues? Or the participants, players and athletes you coach?

Emotional Intelligence, or EI, is the ability to identify, assess and manage your emotions, and the emotions of other individuals and groups. So, we are talking about your EI, specifically your Coaching EI.

What is a growth mindset and how can it help you and your players reach your potential? Check out our guide for coaches.

This free mini-course explores the fundamental principles of mental toughness, its importance on performance and the core pillars that underpin it.

This short course will explore four key components of how to develop mentally tough players.

This sports psychology course will explore the adolescent years of players, helping to develop a greater awareness and understanding of the developmental changes occurring during this period and provide some key considerations for coaches, support staff and parents.

This course will give you a greater knowledge of anxiety, as well as help you understand how it might affect you in your role within football and development.

In this free module, part of our Emotional Intelligence series, we delve into the area of self-awareness and how you as a coach can help your players to develop key skills on their own Emotional Intelligence journey.

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD, is a condition which impacts on behaviours.

This guide will help coaches to understand it, and how to support those players and coaches with ADHD.

Autism Spectrum Disorder, or ASD, is a developmental disability caused by differences in the brain.

This guide will help coaches to understand it, and how to support those players and coaches with ASD.