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
The former England Manager talks to MiMentor about the role of a coach or manager in helping optimise the potential of those around them.
Video
Ipswich Town U18s coach Callum Tongue talks about his time working at Manchester City and the club's aim of being the best in class.
Video
If you have any suggestions for content or courses you'd like to see on the MiMentor Platform, then we'd love to hear from you!
Watch our Coaches Coffee Club chat as Ross Embleton and James Baker have an interesting and enlightening chat with Ipswich Town U18s coach, Callum Tongue.
Elliott Ward, former West Ham United defender and current head coach of Colchester United's U18s academy team, talks us through his favourite coaching session.
Our all-new Mentoring Soccer Coaches Diploma, in collaboration with United Soccer Coaches, is the perfect opportunity for you to develop your understanding of mentoring and become even more effective at supporting others.
The coaches coffee club will be a series of discussions with coaches from all over the world discussing the topic of what quality or characteristic makes an effective coach? We are joined by Tony McCallum on the first episode.
Video
In our next webinar on Friday 30 July, MiMentor coach development expert and UEFA A Licence holder Jamie Godbold discusses ideas around playing out from the back ahead of the launch of our newest CPD course.
What is the 'Half-Space'?