Ed Jackson-Sankey started coaching at the age of 12, helping his mother run the after-school team at a local primary school.
That was 16 years ago. Now, Ed is in the final stages of completing his Uefa A and Elite Youth A Licenses.
His coaching journey, which has taken him to South Korea and seen him take up roles in England with Portsmouth and Oxford City, among others, was interspersed with a stint as a secondary school teacher.
Now, he bases a lot of his coaching methodologies on the principles he learned as a teacher. SCW caught up with Ed to talk about one principle he’s particularly committed to: player-led environments…
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