Bio
Credentials
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APA Membership 2024
American Psychological AssociationJan, 2019- Apr, 2026
Experience
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Sportsbeat/News Associates
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London, United Kingdom
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Freelance Writer
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Feb 2017 - Present
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London, United Kingdom
Producing written content, primarily for 'The League Paper'.
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Think Sports Management
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Manchester, United Kingdom
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Sports Psychology Consultant
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Aug 2016 - Present
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Manchester, United Kingdom
http://www.thinksportsmanagement.co.uk/news/Think Sports Management are a global sports and professionals management company, registered with the (ECB) England & Wales Cricket Board and (FA) Football Association. Think Sports was founded in 2014 by the UK’s first female accredited ECB agent Fara Gorsi, who has recently been appointed as a Non-Executive Director for Lancashire Cricket Board At Emirates Old Trafford. The company deals with many top International superstars from both Cricket and Football.
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Personal Consultations- Sport Psychology
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2007 - Present
Personal Consultations/ project collaboration within a Sports Psychology context with many different types of sports-people. Including but not limited to Football players, Rugby Players, WWE Superstars, NFL players, Olympians, National and World Boxing Champions.
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Player Education Consultant
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2005 - 2007
Responsible for ensuring educational attainment for young elite footballers, via the League Football Education programme entitled- "Apprenticeship in Sporting Excellence."
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Player Education and Sport Psychology Practitioner
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2005 - 2007
Delivering individual and group mentoring sessions gravitated around Player Education, Transition Management and specific Sports Psychology inputs.
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Sports Science Lecturer
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2000 - 2007
*Taught on several modules of study including, but not limited to: Sports Psychology, Sports Coaching Methodology, Leadership, Qualitative Analysis, Criminal Psychology, Life-Span Psychology, Human Behaviour.*Course Leader for BTEC National Diploma Sport and Exercise Sciences.*Strategic consultation and implementation of the college's first ever Soccer Academy; within two years of set-up, the Academy was ranked within the top thirty of all college soccer programmes in England and Wales.*An academic lead tutor with responsibility for delivering a mentoring/tracking programme with the express mission of driving up student retention. As a result- retention improved by 14%.*Worked successfully to negotiate contractual terms, regarding a partnership with Chelsea FC.
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Soccer Coach
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1995 - 2004
Various coaching positions on a Short-Term and Medium Term basis; including but not limited to:*Crystal Palace FC*Brentford FC *SoccerSmart*FA Soccer Weeks*Adidas Goalkeeping Academy
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U.S. Soccer Federation
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Sweden, Denmark, Holland
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Soccer Coach
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1998 - 2002
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Sweden, Denmark, Holland
*Responsible for preparing US Soccer affiliated teams for overseas competition within the "International Soccer USA" framework. *Achieved the personal accolade of gaining the best results with Boys Soccer teams that the organisation has ever achieved, at Gothia Cup, Gothenburg- Sweden and the annual Manchester United F.C tournament. *Coached many Olympic Development Program (ODP) and future International players within this framework.
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Education
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University of Jyväskylä
Sport Psychology -
Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College
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Buckinghamshire New University
PGCE-Post-Compulsory Education -
University of Central Lancashire
Certificate in the Professional Management of Sport -
UCL
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