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Media Interviews, Public Speaking & Example Teaching

In the Spotlight: Gérard Jones in Professional Media

Step into the world of coaching with Gérard Jones, an expert in practice design, coach education, and sports directorship. Through thought-provoking interviews, Gérard shares his unique perspectives, proven strategies, and transformative approaches to coaching across a range of roles. From U21 Assistant & Academy Coach, to Head of Academy Coach and Director of Coaching to Elite Coach Educator and Sports Director, Gérard shares his experiences, innovative methodologies, and thought leadership across a variety of professional roles. His interviews dive into the key principles that define modern coaching, practice design, and player development, offering valuable perspectives for coaches at all levels.

👉 Explore some of Gérard's Media Appearances across past and present roles below!

Media Interviews

Le7tv Interview 2020

Gérard Jones as an Elite Coach Educator with the Royal Moroccan Football Federation was interviewed by Le 7 TV in Morocco supporting women's football initiative in partnership with Lead Morocco and the US Embassy in Rabat, event alongside US Women's National Team Coach Jill Ellis.  Gérard speaks in french to the media with colleague Kelly Lindsay, then Director of Women's Football. Gérard speaks in French.

FRMF Royal Moroccan Football Federation Interview 2021

Gérard Jones as an Elite Coach Educator with the Royal Moroccan Football Federation speaking as Course Director on the FRMF A Youth Licence - Second module for a unique Youth coaches course for all Botola Pro Academy Coaches. The module focused on individual and individualised training methods with Gérard delivering field session working with U15 and U17 Women's Moroccan Youth National team.


Modules focus on:

- Individual and Individualised Training Methods

- Different methods of Feedback

- Utilising video analysis to enhance coaching feedback

- Best practice examples from Liverpool FC, PSV and Benfica

Gérard speaks in French.

FRMF Royal Moroccan Football Federation Interview 2021

Gérard Jones as an Elite Coach Educator with the Royal Moroccan Football Federation speaking as Course Director on the first ever FRMF A Youth Licence - first module for a unique Youth coaches course for all Botola Pro Academy Coaches sharing world leading best practices in coaching, guest session with U17 Moroccan Men's Youth national team, and modules on:

- The Future Player

- The 5 Pillars 

- Practice Design

 Focus of the course is developing the individual player within the collective through individualised methods and practice design considerations to improve elite youth players in Morocco. 

Gérard speaks in French.

FRMF Royal Moroccan Football Federation Interview 2021

Gérard Jones as an Elite Coach Educator with the Royal Moroccan Football Federation speaking on the Technical Directors course teaching and mentoring the Sporting/Technical Directors across professional Botola Pro clubs. Gérard speaks in French.

FRMF Royal Moroccan Football Federation Interview 2020

Gérard Jones as an Elite Coach Educator with the Royal Moroccan Football Federation speaking on the CAF A Licence course Module 2, sharing insights from the course and hearing from other educators and student coaches. Gérard speaks in French.

FRMF Royal Moroccan Football Federation Interview 2020

Gérard Jones as an Elite Coach Educator with the Royal Moroccan Football Federation speaks to the media on reflection for the CAF A Licence course Module 3, sharing insights from the course with takeaways and messages from student coaches on the course. Gérard speaks in French.

Sporting KC Interview 2022

Hear from Gérard as he was appointed a Director of Coaching, Sporting City North within the youth department at MLS Sporting Kansas City outlining his new role and plans

Sporting KC Interview 2023

Hear from Gérard a year into his role as a Director of Coaching, Sporting City North at MLS Sporting Kansas City as he explains how the club has grown in size, increased revenues, had players progress into SKC's Youth Academy and several players commit to colleges. Gérard shares his vision and diversity across the staff he identified and mentors and plans for the future

Sporting KC Interview 2024

Hear from Gérard and his coaching staff, alongside different player and parent perspectives two years into the role as the club has introduced individualized coaching methods and launched vision that has grown the club across all areas into becoming the largest and most successful in the city group

The CoachesVoice 2021

Hear from Gérard teaching on the CoachesVoice on a webinar focusing on "Practice is Search" covering topics around practice design and decision making in football. The CoachesVoice is a. online subscription platform delivering exclusive, premium content from elite football coaches to coaches at all levels of the game. Gérard has also contributed to several podcasts and CVSpaces analysing Premier League Matches, Ralf Rangnick tactics and other discussion points via the CoachesVoice Podcast.

Bristol Rovers FC Interview 2017

Hear from Gérard at his first press conference with the media upon being hired as Head of Academy Coaching, following press coverage on SkySports Interview. 

Coaching Education

Coach Development within a Club

Gérard Jones as a Director of Coaching, Sporting City North at MLS Sporting Kansas City delivers a guest webinar for CoachBetter platform to Club DOCs and Technical Leads in the UK and US live

Activity Design Considerations for Developing Player Learning & Scanning

Gérard Jones as US Soccer Coach Educator and Director of Coaching, Sporting City North with MLS Sporting Kansas City shares a unique insight into a Webinar for North Texas Soccer state association in the U.S., in connection with his CPD article posted on U.S. Soccer Learning Center

Shorts - Importance of Unified and Intentional Coaching Language

Gérard Jones as US Soccer Coach Educator sharing short insight from podcast with the Western Virginia Soccer Association "Beyond the Pitch Podcast"

Shorts - Allowing Players to become a Language Architect. Empowering players in language they understand

Gérard Jones as US Soccer Coach Educator sharing short insight from podcast with the Western Virginia Soccer Association "Beyond the Pitch Podcast"

Shorts - Importance of Peer to Peer Learning

Gérard Jones as US Soccer Coach Educator sharing short insight from podcast with the Western Virginia Soccer Association "Beyond the Pitch Podcast"

Shorts - Importance of Play Practice Play

Gérard Jones as US Soccer Coach Educator sharing short insight from podcast with the Western Virginia Soccer Association "Beyond the Pitch Podcast"

Coaches' Room Webinar

Gérard Jones as a Elite Coach Educator delivered a prep interview  for The Coaches' Room, online coaching platform linked with PSV discussing his upcoming Webinar on Developing Decision Makers and his PhD journey as well as examples of how coaches can design decision rich environments that guide players' search for solutions 

Coaches' Room Short

Gérard Jones as a Elite Coach Educator speaking on a Webinar with the Coaches' Room, talking about how every player has their own unique movement signature. As coaches we need to help players become more adaptable and learn how to move in their own bodies

Coaches' Room Short

Gérard Jones as a Elite Coach Educator shares short from the Developing Adaptable Decision Makers on The Coaches' Room, online coaching platform linked with PSV.

Here he goes through exploratory behaviour of the player, how players adapt their body to search, discover and implement their own unique and adaptable movement solution

Here Gérard describes how every player has their own unique movement signature

Media recognition

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Listen to some recent Podcast talks

Magic Academy Gerard Jones podcast - Inspire, Involve & Inform
Gerard Jones talking with Sky Sports presenting discussing new role at SKC
Gerard Jones pocast with Gold Dust, sharing how coaches are designers of experiences
Gerard Jones speaking on the Talent Equation podcast about his journey on PhD

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