People ask why do you work in the women’s game! The simple answer is the people, the culture and the true willingness to do the best job possible! Can’t beat days like today! #FIFAWorldCup #Lionesses
Mark swales
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Mark swales
@swales_mark
Director of Women’s Football at Wrexham AFC
- Delighted to be at such a forward thinking club!We are delighted to announce the appointment of Mark Swales as Director of Women’s Football, joining from the FA. Welcome to Wrexham, Mark 🫡 🔴⚪ #WxmAFC
- For those interested please see the post for the fulltime position of Women’s Head coach at Burnley FC
- Delighted to have @l3savage join @APGreyMattersUK @Welburn1 @pringlerobbie82 and @Kels_Byrne1 in the National coach development team for 2023! Looking forward to supporting the growth and development of coaches in the WSL, WC & Pro Game Academies
- Back home after supporting the delivery of Finish the Attack on the UEFA A License at SGP. The question is do you know how your team scores goals? And if so how do you make practice realistic to develop even further? Always fun and thought provoking!
- When coaches try to build a culture, a way of playing, a way of behaving it doesn’t happen over night! There will be bumps but ride the bumps and the results will take care of themselves! Give people time!!!
- Qualifications are important to coaches journey and their development, but it’s just as important to gain hours of coaching on the grass. Find an environment that allows you to learn, fail and reflect. Be open minded, build relationships, be curious! Rome wasn’t built in a day!
- A defining moment in the future of coaching! It’s not about gender but the qualities and abilities of the person! Congrats @LydiaBedford87 and well played @BrentfordFC 👏🏼👏🏼Excl: Brentford set to appoint ex-Leicester women’s boss Lydia Bedford as their new U-18s head coach, sources tell @TelegraphSport, in a landmark moment for women coaching in the men’s game, as one of the first woman to coach at a men's Premier League club telegraph.co.uk/football/2023/…
- Supporting the Women’s and Girls grassroots conference today! Well done @suey_smith and team for delivering a fantastic day for female game coaches.
- Congratulations @freyagodfreyyy Look what happens when youngsters play games. A credit to @ArsenalWFC and @ITFCWomen for providing the platform for youth development! Great to see @goldie_teyah back too!
- Doesn’t matter what sport it is, or what age group you coach, male or female, get these basics right and you’ll see the benefits!
- Applications are now open for the 2024 UEFA Pro Licence! Follow the link below for further details! link.service.thefa.com/u/gm.php?prm=V…
- As we close in on the start of a new WSL season. A team appreciation post for the The FA’s WNCD’s who support clubs and coaches across the @BarclaysWSL @BarclaysWC @pringlerobbie82 @Kels_Byrne1 @APGreyMattersUK @ladycoach_coops
