#012 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Mark O’Sullivan, UEFA A licensed coach at AIK in Stockholm, Sweden

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 själv


I hope you enjoyed this as much as I did. To follow Mark’s work


Twitter: @markstkhlm


www.footblogball.wordpress.com