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ETHNIC MINORITIES AND COACHING IN ELITE LEVEL FOOTBALL IN ENGLAND: 2017 UPDATE
A REPORT FROM THE SPORTS PEOPLE’S THINK TANK IN ASSOCIATION WITH FARE NETWORK AND THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUGHBOROUGH.
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Ethnic minorities and coaching in elite level football in England: 2016 update
A REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE SPORTS PEOPLE’S THINK TANK, PUBLISHED NOVEMBER 2016, BY THE SPTT AND THE FARE NETWORK IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUGHBOROUGH.
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Levels of BME coaches in professional football: 1st annual follow up report (October 2015)
A REPORT PREPARED BY DR STEVEN BRADBURY (LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY) ON BEHALF OF THE SPORTS PEOPLE’S THINK TANK.
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REPORT: NOVEMBER 2014 – ETHNIC MINORITIES AND COACHING IN ELITE LEVEL FOOTBALL IN ENGLAND – A CALL TO ACTION
BY THE SPTT AND DR STEVEN BRADBURY IN ASSOCIATION WITH FARE NETWORK
Although the issue of ethnic under-representation is regularly aired in public discussions, action has not matched the level of debate. English football is globally recognised with enormous social and financial capital at its fingertips, but the governing bodies have so far failed to bring about any meaningful change to increase coaching diversity.
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About Us
The SPTT is all about thought leadership and sportspeople proactively playing their part in finding solutions to issues within sports.
The organisation was formed by sports people, for sports people to address social, cultural, and all common issues current sports professionals and ex-sports professionals consider important and in need of change.
The main purpose of the SPTT is to effect change. What is required to change will vary depending on the social climate at the time and the requirements of the SPTT’s members.
The SPTT is the voice of its members and sportspeople in general. We believe sportspeople can play a greater role in addressing pressing issues in sport – and as a group, we are determined to do so.
OUR TEAM
The founding members of the SPTT are graduates of the corporate governance forum and thus have an in-depth understanding of the requirements of a board to govern and steer the direction of an organisation
Jason Roberts MBE
Leon Mann
Kelly Sotherton
Darren Moore
Michael Johnson
Nathan Talbot
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