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What is coaching?

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The question this week comes from Dan Wright, who was asked:

“What is coaching?”

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Dan Wright Dan Wright is a football coach who holds the FA Advanced Youth Award, the UEFA A license and coaches at a Premier League club academy. Dan is also a blogger and educator with coaching experience working at grassroots level through to professional academies in the UK & Africa.

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