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THE!TEAM!BEHIND THE!TEAM

GETTING THE BALANCE RIGHT
EXPERIENCED!NON-LEAGUE!PHYSIO!GAVIN!BLACKWELL CONSIDERS!THE!IMPORTANCE!OF!BACKROOM!!STAFF!AND THE!UNCERTAINTY!THEY!SOMETIMES!FACE…

HAVING been involved in football for many years, I have worked for a number of managers and in many backroom teams
At professional level at least, the latter now consists of assistant managers, coaches, a goalkeeper coach, physios, doctors and sport scientists, analysts and fitness coaches.
As with a football team on the field, one member who doesn’t perform effectively can undermine the entire group.
The backroom team memb...

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