Blaine McKenna
Blaine is a UEFA B licence coach who holds a masters degree in Sport Psychology. During the past nine years, he has coached on 5 continents, and ihas just finished his role as Head of Coach Development at Dunedin Technical AFC in New Zealand. He is now Academy Director at Ubon UMT United.
Articles by Blaine McKenna
Is psychology being embraced in coaching environments? Many modern coaching courses and clubs have improved their advocacy of sports psychology, but is there still a stigma or reluctance to hone in on the psychological component of coaching? New PDP contributor, Blaine McKenna shares his research after a survey of coaches in Northern Ireland working in the game as to how they engage with psychology in their coaching environment. This is the first in a series of blogs relating to the findings from my MSc research which…