Respect: The Core Of ROOTS
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Grant Small is a former coach and sports sciences professor from the University of Abertay, Dundee, and now serves as the Program Manager for Positive Coaching Alliance Scotland (@ScottishFA_PCS). Small was responsible for research in small-sided game development, recipient of the UEFA coaching award, and worked as a performance manager for the Hibernian Football Club.
In this video, Small explains the elements within PCA's model of sportsmanship and respect, ROOTS.
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