The Boot Room


Issue 10 August 2014


"I have been fortunate to have had access to some of the game’s best brains, it’s the best way to learn. Observe and adapt ideas to your own personal method and philosophy whilst always keeping an open mind to adapt and change with time."


A meticulous student of the game with an appetite for continued learning, Holland stresses that qualifications alone will not help coaches forge their way to the top, instead pointing to the message that education sends to future employers.


"Qualifications alone won’t necessarily guarantee that you get jobs, but taking qualifications is an indication of your commitment to learn and being serious about developing yourself for a role.


"I passed my full coaching licence (UEFA A) aged 21 and have also completed the English Pro- Licence and Applied Management Certificate at Warwick University. Part of that was to hold the relevant qualifications, but also it was a willingness to learn and explore what the courses could teach me.


"In the end you compile as much knowledge and experience as possible and then decide on your own way. The more knowledge you have the better equipped you should be to succeed, with hard work, of course."


"With any session, the happier the players are and the more they’re enjoying their work the more you get out of them"


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