Testimonials

Brad has made an impact on our players' ability to develop a greater understanding of themselves, which ultimately will lead to better people and improved performances.

Working with Brad has been really positive. He is personable, professional, and open-minded in his approach to the scope and direction of work within our national programme. He has built great relationships with both the players and also the staff, always focusing on putting the client first.

He sees the players not just as athletes but you people. His ability to build and maintain relationship with players has had a direct influence on the quality of service he provides and the goals we are trying to achieve with our players.

Brad has adapted his approach to the differing ages and experiences, which has helped influence the quality of service. The scope of his work has included goal-setting, developing partner-led values, and providing support strategies for parents.

We hope Brad can continue working with Scotland’s best juniors in our programme for the foreseeable future.

Brad excelled in building strong, trusted relationships with our young players when working as a Wellbeing Coach.

He worked with male players aged 14 - 17 and was able to connect with them, encouraging them to open up about what was important to them.

In his private conversations with players, they were comfortable opening up about challenges they faced, such as balancing the demands of being an academy footballer, dealing with injuries, and dealing with normative and non-normative transitions.

Brad also created and delivered workshops to up to 30 young players a time on topics important to their wellbeing and development on and off the pitch. He communicated in an engaging manner to get across important messages to the players.

Brad's approach has been an important part of our programme , helping players understand that they are more than just footballers and to consider other areas of their life to help them grow as people as well as players. He has successfully adapted his approach to meet the individual needs of all the players he has worked with.

It's all well and good supporting someone when things are going well, but I think it's more important to find ways to navigate psychological challenges that are affect performance in your sport. Brad did a wonderful job of being that sounding board to reflect, discuss and challenge me to come up with solutions that work for me.

Using a holistic approach, he ensure that whenever we faced setbacks and challenges, we were using the support network he provided to find ways to improve our situation.

Brad has taught me that there has to be a degree of resilience developed outside sport. As he explained, you can't really control your thoughts but you can control your behaviours that inevitably impact the thoughts and feelings you’re having. Ultimately, this has really benefitted me and has been somewhat of a transformational process.

As someone who was going through a transition from being a top D1 NCAA athlete to a less formal and less competitive zone of competition, I initially struggled with a lack of enjoyment. Trying to rediscover my ‘why’ and set goals made me want to compete again.

The process of working with Brad was easy. It was an extremely daunting thought to reach out for support to open up fully about my struggles with performance anxiety, which was negatively impacting my sport. Brad tailored the sessions to make them relatable to my situation and helped me navigate through the course with no judgement, only support. He helped me identify the root causes of my performance anxiety, providing coping mechanisms to deal with them and most importantly, helped me find enjoyment from the sport I love again. I cannot thank him enough for the help he gave me.

I have never felt more in control of myself. I no longer really consider performance anxiety as a major issue and now actively look forward to playing important games. I find myself much more confident in high-pressure scenarios. If I do find myself struggling again or experiencing a blip, i have processes, routines and mechanisms to deal with this in the most positive manner.

I could not be more grateful to Brad for the help he has given me and would actively encourage anyone who is apprehensive of Sports Psychology to get in touch with him.