Player Development Project is about enabling coaches to create positive environments for their players.

 

We provide the tools for coaches around the world to best serve their players. This means that our content must be relatable, practical and evidence-based. We want to give coaches, researchers and coach developers a voice to showcase their work via our platform.

 

We follow the UIU principle of content production

No matter what you’re writing about, the benchmark for every single article should be to make it Unique, Interesting and Useful.

Unique: Does this article stand out from everything else that has been written on this topic? It doesn’t matter if something has been covered a thousand times; find an angle of approach that makes yours the best.

Interesting: Does this post entice the reader to keep going at every point? Are you using stories, images, research, or other devices to make the post not just readable, but irresistible?

Useful: Is there a practical application outlined in this content? Do you make it clear what that something is?

Our Key Themes and Values:

• Who we are, is how we play: We believe that every player’s mindset is shaped by their unique cultural upbringing.
• Play: We believe the freedom of informal play should be a cornerstone of player development
• Innovation: we want to facilitate and encourage innovation in the way we coach young players.
• Question everything: Challenging the status quo and understanding the role of tradition in coaching.
• Long-term player development: We believe that player development is a long-term, holistic process that focuses on the whole individual, not just the player.
• Player-centred coaching: We believe that effective learning environments are engaging, empowering and focused on meeting the needs of each player.

We believe the true value in research is communicating it to coaches in a clear and concise way that leads to real change.

 

Writing Style

Our articles need to be at a level that they appeal to the coaching community across the board. We want everyone from grassroots parents to coaching experts to enjoy our content and have them leave learning something.

PDP encourages diversity and we always want to hear a range of voices or ideas. We are looking for writers who can engage and captivate our reader with new ways of thinking or interesting stories, and provide research or evidence to back up ideas. We have very high standards in what we aim to deliver. We therefore have a policy of open, honest feedback, be it to each other or to our contributors. We will work with you to make sure your article or story is ready for publication on our website.

 

The Publishing Process

When you submit your work it will be peer reviewed by the PDP team and we will provide feedback. If you are working on something for the magazine, you will be given a deadline for the applicable issue that your article is planned to feature in. Once that deadline is met, PDP will review the content and work with you on your submission. You will then get a chance to approve any changes and it will go to the editing team for a final draft.

 

Who to Contact

You can contact us directly via Facebook or Twitter or alternatively, send your ideas, articles, previous blog posts or resume to the contacts below. If you are approved as a contributor, we can then give guidance on topics/themes and deadlines. See details below:

Dave Wright
Editor & Co-Founder
E: [email protected]