Off The Pitch With Active

About Mark O’Sullivan is a UEFA A licensed coach at AIK in Stockholm, Sweden. Mark delivers Swedish FA coach education courses and has run many youth social projects, has his own blog – Footblogball – and is currently doing PhD research in to designing learning environments in youth football. Mark has also worked as a consultant for the Canadian FA (2017) and regularly holds lectures, talks and practical sessions around the world. He has made himself available for a chat with me for an Off the Pitch with Active episode you will enjoy. Overview 1:15     Introduction to Mark O’Sullivan 3:45     Mark’s background and how he “fell” into Academia and pedagogy. Also, how he discovered a change of his passion. 11:15   Perception and how it is important to understand the players. 16:20   Communication is key, even in the younger age groups between parents, players and clubs. 20:20   Great discussion about the environment for learning 43:40   Swedish Football code 55:35   Closing Book: Johan Fallby Gör det bättre själ