Coach, Academy Manager and Scout - Sean Kimberley - #19

Todays guest, Sean Kimberley has been involved in professional football his whole career. Starting as a youth player, and then the youngest A-Licence Coach, Sean went on to spend time at Blackburn, over a decade at Villa, and now at Celtic in a scouting capacity. We discuss how the game has changed over the years, the importance of building a network, the role of an academy director plus some mentions of some elite coaches Sean has had the pleasure to work with and learn from. If you enjoy this conversation, please give the video a like and be sure to subscribe if you haven't already. Book recommended by Sean - Henry Cecil: Trainer of Genuis - https://amzn.to/3KiHssB ◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️ 0:00 - Introduction 1:18 - Sean joins and gives background 5:54 - First big break in coaching 7:28 - Learning from elite players and coaches 11:28 - Blurred lines between coaches, analysts and scouts 14:33 - The challenges of recruiting 16:12 - The role of Academy Manager 20:32 - The changes over the years, some advice 26:42 - Life after Villa 31:13 - Scouting for Celtic 33:48 - Advice and the definition of success 37:31 - Tactical changes and innovative coaches 40:25 - Book recommendation (not what you expect!) 42:33 - Final Thoughts Book recommended by Sean - Henry Cecil: Trainer of Genius - https://amzn.to/3KiHssB ◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️ USEFUL LINKS 💻 Video Analysis Software - https://www.in-playsports.com/software/individuals ⚽️ Football Analysis Education (Use code Gill10 for 10% off) – https://apfa.io/course/ref/chrisgill_UK/ 📊 Get FREE sports data by learning web scraping – https://mckay-s-site.thinkific.com/?ref=3f7c5c FREE RESOURCES 📝 My downloadable CV Template – https://cvtemplate.chris-gill.com/download 📚 The ultimate list of sports analysis/coaching books - https://books.chris-gill.com/download MY OTHER SOCIALS 🌍 My Website – https://www.chris-gill.com 🆇 X/Twitter – https://www.twitter.com/chrisgill_UK 👨🏼‍💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisgilluk