Training Ground Guru

Discipline: Football Operations Job type: Permanent To access the full job description for this role please click HERE Be part of something bigger. Turn insight into opportunity and help shape the future of Newcastle United Women. We are the heartbeat of the city, a club with bold ambitions on a global stage and deep roots in our community.

Discipline: Football Operations Job type: Permanent To access the full job description for this role, please click HERE Be part of something bigger. Turn insight into an edge across recruitment. We are the heartbeat of the city, a club with bold ambitions on a global stage and deep roots in our community.

Discipline: Medical and sports science Job type: Permanent To access the full job description for this role please click HERE Be part of something bigger. Raise standards every day — where detail, data and discipline collide. We are the heartbeat of the city, a club with bold ambitions on a global stage and deep roots in our community.

Skip to navigation Skip to main content Skip to footer Written by Ian Westbrook October 14, 2026 The Scottish Rugby Union (SRU) have been benefitting from a rapid live communications service which has transformed the way their coaching and technical staff work. They are in their third season of using the Riedel Communications technology, which Performance Analyst Christopher Chapman says has become vital for their daily work.

Skip to navigation Skip to main content Skip to footer Written by Dr Sofie Kent October 14, 2026 As a Sport Psychologist, I have worked with a range of key stakeholders during the course of my career: athletes, coaches, sport scientists and parents. However, romantic partners have rarely been actively supported or meaningfully integrated into the wider performance environment – either during my training or in my subsequent work in elite sport.

Skip to navigation Skip to main content Skip to footer Written by Ian Westbrook October 14, 2026 Burnley have appointed Nick Meace as their Head of Performance after a summer of change at Turf Moor. Meace replaces Damien Roden, who left in February, and joins the club after a close season in which a new managerial team led by Head Coach Nicky Hayen arrived. Following a brief playing career with Wigan, Meace returned to the game in 2014 as Head of Medical at Bury.

Paul Tait, who left Everton in the summer when his role as Under-21s Head Coach was removed in a restructure of the club's Academy, has been appointed Youth Team Manager at National League North club Chester. Tait, who holds a UEFA Pro Licence, worked with players including Ross Barkley and Anthony Gordon in Everton’s Category One Academy. Supporter-owned Chester play in the sixth tier and, as a non-league club, sit outside the Elite Player Performance Plan.

Skip to navigation Skip to main content Skip to footer Written by Simon Austin October 12, 2026 Andrew Sparkes has been appointed Goalkeeper Coach of Canada’s men’s national team and will combine the role with his full-time job as Head of Goalkeeping at QPR. Sparkes told TGG the appointment came about through Head Coach Jesse Marsch and their shared background in the Red Bull system.

Skip to navigation Skip to main content Skip to footer Chris Hargreaves has been appointed Head of Academy Recruitment at Crystal Palace following three years as National Recruitment Manager at Brighton. The former midfielder, who made 646 league appearances over 21 years for clubs including Hull, West Brom and Northampton, left Brighton in May as part of a scouting overhaul at the club.

Skip to navigation Skip to main content Skip to footer Written by Simon Austin October 12, 2026 Forest Green owner Dale Vince says the club are trialling operating without a Manager following the exit of Robbie Savage to Peterborough United.