Coming together is a beginning
Staying together is progress
and working together is success
Henry Ford
Sharing rich experiences & new ideas
Our team have skills and experiences:
- Sport science
- Sport psychology
- Rich history in sport as athletes and coaches (professionals & amateurs)
- Teaching
- Sports parenting
- Teenage students
Partnerships
Working with Parents in Sport (WWPIS)
Gordon MacLelland is CEO of WWPIS, a UK based organisation providing services in UK, Europe, North America & Australia.
He has a BA/Hons degree in Sports Science from University College Chester and also a Post Graduate Degree in Education.
He is the author of three books, ‘Great Sports Parenting’ & Engage’. Engage is co-authored with Reed Maltbie) & Two Hats.
WWPIS, works with a number of leading sports organisations including, Youth Sports Trust, UK Coaching, England Rugby, Basketball England, Cricket Scotland, Sport Northern Ireland, Soccer Nova Scotia Canada, Little Athletics and Triathlon NSW & Yellow for Yelling to name a few.
Gordon features in "Off the Pitch with Active" podcast;
#022 Gordon MacLelland & Darren Wensor (Little Athletics NSW)
Game Play Learn (GPL)
Joey Peters, a former Matilda player who represented Australia in 3 World Cups and one Olympic Games, is also the founder of GPL.
After retiring from Playing Professional Football in 2009, Joey has continued her passion for sport in the coaching space with experience in Grassroots to Professional Learning Environments attaining C, B and A, Advanced Coaching Licenses through Asia (AFC) and Australian (FFA). Peters has now developed her own Coaching Methodology GAME PLAY LEARN which ‘Hides Learning In FUN’ and provides dynamic, motivating learning environments to Inspire and Nurture Potential.
Now part of the FFA XI
Features in "Off the Pitch with Active" in podcast episodes;
Raising Excellence
Reed Maltbie, has 30 years of experience as an educator/coach with Masters’ degrees in both Sport Psychology and Early Childhood Education. Reed offers a wealth of practical and science-based experience to help coaches lead athletes to excel in sports and beyond.
Reed is co-creator of Positive Discipline Tools for coaches with Dr. Jane Nelsen, and co-founder of the GO! Raise Excellence Think Tank to improve youth sport with Ruth Nicholson.
Since the release of his TEDx talk “Echoes Beyond the Game,” he has become a trusted educator and advisor to sports organizations worldwide. He has worked with organisations such as US Hockey, US Sailing, US Youth Soccer, England Sevens, Canadian PGA amongst many others.
Features in "Off the Pitch with Active" in podcast episodes;
#009 Reed Maltbie-Coach educator behind the TEDx Talk "Echoes beyond the games"
Ambassador - Soccer
Marcos Flores, Yellow for Yelling Ambassador. Over 16 years as a professional soccer player, Marcos played in Argentina, Australia, Chile, China, Indonesia & USA. He signed for the A-League club Adelaide United where he achieved the player of the year in the A-League (2011-Johnny Warren Medallist).
He is the founder of PTA, with the philosophy to focus on the small details of life that are reflected on chasing your dreams with a ball on the green grass. He is also the co-founder of Adelaide Atletico, a full inclusion soccer club in Adelaide. Few people are as passionate about helping children and making football affordable for all.
Marcos features in "Off the Pitch with Active" podcast;
#029 Marcos Flores-Bring your guernsey and come to my office
Collaborators
Mark Upton - Co-Director My fastest mile
Mark graduated with a sport science degree. This led to an opportunity to work in a professional AFL club for 12 years.
Over this time his role gradually became more coaching focused and I became accustomed to operating in a space that blended coaching and science. He contribute to, emerging leadership, culture, skill acquisition and performance analysis initiatives that are now becoming common-place in professional sport.
Early in 2014 he joined the English Institute of Sport as their first-ever Coaching Science Manager. His role involves supporting athletes and coaches directly in their learning and development, as well as providing system-level input into UK Sport’s world-leading coach development programmes and NGB’s coaching and talent pathways.
Matt Wintersgill - Founder C.A.R.D.S Soccer Coaching
Matthew completed his Masters of Teaching 2020. He is accredited soccer coach in the process of obtaining a B-Licence with Football Australia.
He is looking to provide positive learning experiences in sport for children and young people. I believe that the benefits of playing sport are wide-ranging and should be open to all.
Matthew adopts a facilitative approach to coaching and teaching, helping learners find their own solutions and develop their own playing styles. To this end, he has created a junior soccer program based on higher-order skills that can be applied to soccer, sport, the classroom, and wider life.
External Advisor
Mark O’Sullivan, PhD Researcher, Coach & Coach Educator
Mark is a UEFA A licensed coach and is head of youth development for 8-12 at AIK in Stockholm, Sweden and is part of their Research and Development Department. Mark is currently doing a PhD Research project at Sheffield Hallam University, UK, which centres around designing learning environments in youth football.
His area of research is in pedagogy and designing motivational climates in youth sport underpinned by an ecological approach to learning in development.
He regularly holds lectures, talks and practical sessions around the world. Not just confined to soccer Mark has collaborated with coaches in Basketball, Handball, Floorball, Figure Skating and Ice Hockey.
Mark features in "Off the Pitch with Active" podcast
#012 Marc O'Sullivan-Perception and how important it is to understand your players