An amazingly heartfelt, open and honest insight into what it was like for Sarah developing her career in sport. Really enjoying school and seeing it as a safe and happy place, through being a women in a predominantly male football environment and then making some huge decisions to leave the FA and join another sport (netball) as a Performance Coach Developer.
She is truly a ‘learner’ and you can see why she now does what she does and in the way she does it. Her openness, self awareness and vulnerability is a pleasure to engage with and there are no shortages of take aways, tips and advice from listening in.
Sarah’s desire to help others develop shines through and she shares a number of great pieces of advice as well as some fantastic book recommendations for all those aspiring to maximise their impact and be as ‘true’ to themselves as possible
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Success quotes or sayings:
Behaviour is a result of something – so try understand the ‘something’
The connection she made between her personal journey and how it has informed and influenced her thinking and view of the world
I just wanted to be remembered for being a nice person
Just go to the interview and see if it is a place YOU want to work.
In the interview I told myself ‘just to be me’
If they don’t want me it’s not a reflection on me – it just I am not want they wanted
I didn’t need to be that 'purposeful disagreer' to ‘stand out’ – just be me
A question that I was asked and stayed with me – ‘How do you maintain a positive self image’
Ask yourself - Do you believe you can do this job and do it really well
We spoke as manager to support each other to be the best we could be
I needed to leave and go and be the Sarah Green I know I am now – and be see for this. And also start again and have an impact in a different space
I needed to lose he element of my job title that I believed made people want to listen to me – I am Sarah Green
I didn’t give myself enough time to grieve for what I had lost/left behind – the routine
I had a break building schools in Kenya
As a young coach and leader I was told what I should do and as a consequence I lost who I was
It is really important for me to acknowledge when I am happy, sad, frustrated etc…
Understanding peoples motivations and being attuned to what makes them happy, sad, etc….
You can do anything you set your mind to Sarah
Being ok at times with not having a goal was important to me.
Be careful of chasing things forward and just be present.
Be ok with who you are and enjoy the moment
Quick fire questions:
The books that you would recommend are?
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell
The Heat of the Moment: Life and Death Decision-Making From a Firefighter by Dr Sabrina Cohen-Hatton
Running Like a Girl by Alexandra Heminsley
How do I prepare to be the best version of myself…
Mute WhatsApp groups
Phone on do not disturb
No generic notifications on my phone
Being outside
Taken up running
Ensuring I have clear boundaries and good rest
In one sentence – What advice would you give to your teenage version of yourself?
Feel better about being yourself
I wish I could have been braver sooner
Whos’ Sport Story would you be really interested in hearing?
Gareth Southgate
Jess Thirlby
Coaching questions I would like to pose:
1
How does your job title help or hinder you, and who you think or believe you are?
2
What are your really proud of doing or saying in the last few years and why? What does this say about you and what does it give you?
Contact info:
Twitter - @SGreen_1
Danielle Brown MBE - 2x Paralympic Gold Medallist, 1st Para athlete to represent England in able-bodied, Speaker, Children’s Author
Christophe Ridley - Professional Rugby Union Referee and Performance Leadership Coach
Sam Parfitt – CEO/Founder of the True Athlete Project and former Tennis Player
Will Jefferson - Founder of Performance Catalyst Ltd and Former 1st Class Cricketer
Eboni Usoro-Brown (Nee Beckford-Chambers) - England and TeamBath netballer, solicitor, wife and mum
Karen Brown MBE – Former 3x Olympic Hockey Player and 3x Olympic Hockey Coach now Coach Developer
Lou Englefield – Director of Pride Sports UK, Campaign Director of Football v Homophobia, Fare Network board member & sports activist.
Kevin Nicholson - Head of Coaching at Exeter City Football Club and former professional footballer
Lucy Moore - Head of Professional Workforce at Sport England, Trustee at Activity Alliance, PhD student with The Open University.
Steve McCormack - Head of Welfare at Rugby League Cares and former Head coach of the Scotland Rugby League team
Dr Cath Bishop – Author of The Long Win, business coach, medal winning Olympic rower and former diplomat
Kevin Sinfield MBE – Director of Rugby at Leeds Rhinos and marathon fundraiser for MND Association.
Chris Ratcliffe - CEO Boccia England and previously represented GB in the 1985 Deaflympics (Water Polo) and Wales Deaf Rugby
John Blain – Former Yorkshire, Northamptonshire & Scotland Cricketer and now Director of Cricket at The Grange C.C. in Edinburgh.
Prof. Damian Hughes – Co-host High Performance Podcast, international speaker and best-selling author
Sport Stories Podcast: Review of the first 30 episodes
Greg Baker – Head Coach British Para Table Tennis, Performance Mentor and Executive Coach
Emma Brunning - Head Triathlon Coach, People Developer and Founder of Activblu
Jen Lace – Head of Sports Psychology and Personal Development at Nottingham Forest Football Academy previously at Burnley FC.
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