Sarah McQuade is our Coach Development Mentor

Sarah is the founding director of E.T.C coaching consultants, a US-based consultancy practice specialising in the professional development of sports coaches and sports coach developers.

Sarah has spent more than 20 years working within sports and sports coach education, which began with Sports Coach UK. She then moved into consulting sports organisations in the UK to support the training and ongoing professional development of coaches and coach developers.

Some of the fantastic organisations Sarah has worked with are UK Sport, Sport Scotland, The Professional Golf Association, Rugby Football Union, UK Athletics and many more.

Now based in the USA, Sarah works collaboratively with partners to create the right coaching systems, coaching programs and coaches to ensure they can positively impact athlete experiences and outcomes. Current clients include the US Olympic Committee, International Olympic Committee, World Rowing and USA Football.

She is proud to work extensively with the University of Delaware and of course United Soccer Coaches, where she is a tutor and mentor on the Master Coach Program. She has also designed and delivered United Soccer Coaches’ Coach Developer Diploma.

Sarah believes there is a significant demand for a platform like MiMentor and said she has always wanted a platform like this since she started working in her field.

Sarah said: “MiMentor is invaluable. It has the potential to remove all geographical barriers and create a coaching community of academics, 'pracademics' and practitioners to share, challenge, learn and develop.

“This platform presents the opportunity to reach more coaches to share some key learning and messages that sit outside the Xs and Os, and I believe are critical to quality coaching."

Follow Sarah on Twitter @etcconsultants

SARAH'S COURSES AND CONTENT ON THE MIMENTOR PLATFORM

Content NameContent Type
Coach Mentor DiplomaDiploma course
The Art of Effective CommunicationCPD course
Introduction To Emotional IntelligenceCPD course
The Art of Effective CommunicationWebinar
Coaching Emotional IntelligenceWebinar
Through The Lens Of A Player: Shaun Wright-PhillipsWebinar
Sarah McQuade
Meet our Coach Development Mentor, Sarah McQuade
Resources
Ipswich Town U18s coach Callum Tongue talks about how he went from being a young goalkeeper to coaching outfield players in a professional academy.
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Elliott Ward, former Premier League defender and now UEFA A Licence coach at Colchester United's academy, speaks to the MiMentor team for the Coaches Coffee Club
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In this leadership guide we look at some of the important things you should be considering ahead, or during your early days, of becoming a manager or head coach.
Articulate
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.
Whether during pre-season or through the campaign, strength has become a much more important element of the game in recent times.
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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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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