When adults dictate every decision in the game, the players become dependent on them making the decisions, instead of using their own judgment. When the adults let the players make judgements, make mistakes, and solve problems on their own, the players learn what the game is all about.

Our first ever piece of merchandise is officially sold out. When we ordered the bobble hats, I genuinely didn't think we'd sell them all. Honestly, expected to be left with a box full, wondering what we were thinking. Instead, they're across the UK, in the USA, in Canada, on coaches' heads while they're coaching, on the sideline, at conferences, in moments we never anticipated. The real highlight came on Sunday at Leicester City Training Ground, at the Sunday Share CPD event. Walking around and seeing coaches from different parts of the country wearing the hats together. That pinch-me moment where something we made became part of how people recognised each other, how they showed they were part of something. That matters more than the numbers. You received photos from coaches coaching in them. ⇢ From coaches on sidelines. ⇢ From people who bought them and made them part of their work. • That's not just merchandise sold. • That's community. • That's people deciding The Sporting Resource was worth wearing, worth representing, worth being part of visibly. To everyone who supported the platform by buying a hat a genuine thank you. You believed in what we're building enough to wear it. You brought the community into physical spaces, made it visible, made it real. So here's the question, shall we do this again? We're thinking about next winter. ➟ Different colours maybe. ➟ Different designs. But the same idea, something that says "I'm part of this, I believe in this, I'm coaching differently because of this community". Let us know, tell us what you'd want to see and thank you for making the first run sold out. That's on you.

The TSR Black & White Baseball Cap is now available to buy. A black cap finished with bold white TSR embroidery on the front and The Sporting Resource embroidered across the back. We’ve kept the numbers limited again, so there won’t be an endless supply once these start going. As with all of our hats, the profits go directly back into The Sporting Resource and help fund the next improvements we make to the page, website and resources. You can get yours here: thesportingresource.co.uk/st…

When you first started coaching, which qualification did you hope to achieve? Have you reached the level you originally aimed for, or has your ambition changed along the way?

Can we get to 200 votes? 🙌