Grant Downie OBE is our Global Performance Mentor.

Grant has a wealth of knowledge of the world of football having worked in elite sport physiotherapy for 33 years. During his career he has worked in clinical leadership roles for many clubs and organisations including the English Football Association, Glasgow Rangers FC, Middlesbrough FC and for Manchester City in their men's, women's and academy departments.

Awarded an OBE in 2013 for his services to physiotherapy, sport and working with young people, those who have worked with Grant have described him as an amazing mentor, influential in their career and a great guy to work alongside.

Nowadays, Grant runs his own business offering medical and performance solutions. You can find out more about Grant and his career via his website, here.

Grant said: “MiMentor platform gives you access to the best practice experts in their field directly to you and you can watch content again and again.

“For me this is the ‘future’ way of learning and upskilling, without the need of attending expensive courses, and can be done in your own time. Win, win!”.

Follow Grant on Twitter @grant_downie

GRANT'S COURSES AND CONTENT ON THE MIMENTOR PLATFORM

Content NameContent Type
Building An Elite CultureCPD course
Coaching Emotional IntelligenceWebinar
Through The Lens Of A Player: Shaun Wright-PhillipsWebinar
Grant Downie OBE
Meet our Global Performance Mentor, Grant Downie OBE.
Resources
Daryl McMahon, boss of National League outfit Dagenham & Redbridge, joined MiMentor's Ross Embleton and James Baker to talk about his thoughts and experiences on his journey into coaching in the professional game

The former West Ham United and Stevenage midfielder moved into management with Ebbsfleet in 2014, before a spell in charge at Macclesfield.

In 2020, Daryl took the helm at the Daggers and this season steered them to an eighth-place finish.
Daryl talks in the Coaches Coffee Club about his career in the game, as well as his views on what makes a great coach, while also sharing with us one of his favourite sessions.
Even the best-prepared coaches face unexpected hurdles. And while planning is essential, the ability to adapt under pressure is what separates good coaches from great ones.
Whether during pre-season or through the campaign, strength has become a much more important element of the game in recent times.
Check out these tips to help you create individual player development plans, an essential part of nurturing both the athletic and personal growth of players.
Encouraging young players to dribble with the ball not only helps them develop key skills, but also plays an important role in maintaining possession.
In this episode of the MiMentor Coaches Coffee Club we discuss The Art of Observation with former FA Tutor Jamie Godbold.
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Join The Centre Circle, our exclusive coaching members group hosted within MiMentor’s new MiGroups social media-style tool in the MiMentor Coaching Platform.
In this webinar, questions were put to our expert conditioning mentors around conditioning with regards to youth players, pre-season, in-season and technology.
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In our Mentoring Soccer Coaches Diploma course webinar, tutor Sarah McQuade led a case study exercise between herself as a mentor and MiMentor's James Baker as the coach mentee.
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