Ross McGuire

• Leading the support and preparations for the Upcoming Touch Rugby world cup in July
• Responsibilities include, assisting the head coach with the design and implementation of training to include psychological principles of practice, developing values, purpose and direction for the team in its approach to the world cup, facilitating effective communication, teamwork and cooperation across the team and coaching staff with shared language and managing crisis moments and difficult periods during the process such as selection.

• The Sport and Exercise Psychologist (in Training) role involves providing support across the 14 sport in which Millfield are competitive at grassroots, professional and national levels
• Support takes the form of 1 to 1 sport psychology counselling sessions throughout the school day with specific clients
• Additionally, group/team sessions on targeted topics outlined by the school, director of sports or sports coaches
• Delivery takes many creative forms from presentations, to interactive sessions, to activities all designed to maximise engagement and buy-in
• Additionally, such role has a teaching element which involved creating, designing and implementing a sport psychology class as part of the schools educational curriculum
• Such tool the form of developing mental skills through developing PCDE’s and followed with using ACT principles to look develop coping & thriving skills and psychological flexibility.

• Coaching an under 15 football team as part of the football programme and providing pastoral support within a 9 near boarding house accommodating 64 students
• Key responsibilities of the lead coach role included developing footballing expertise in line with the Millfield values and Millfield football curriculum while caring for the needs and safety of all players
• Key responsibilities of the pastoral role included caring for the in house needs of all students and providing educational, safeguarding and psychological support to the student residents.

• Shadowing, observing and interviewing Under 18s Academy coach Gareth Evens
• Gaining experience of the current Psychological and mental skills practices of a Scottish Premier League football club
• Experience of the inner workings of a Professional football academy at all age groups.

• Providing a player and performance psychology prospective while assisting director of football
• Working closely with the director of football to develop a club culture, efficient development pathway and optimise talent development, selection and identification.

• Working as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide medical care throughout a range of hospitals and wards throughout Edinburgh
• Working to the high medical standards of the NHS upholding patient confidentiality and dignity
• Proving personal care and medical care in a high pressure environment
• Experience with handling large amounts of responsibility.

• Assisting Estonian National Women’s Under 19s during their UEFA qualifying group stage
• Key responsibilities included ensuring the needs and requirements of the team were met at all times throughout their stay
• Such included the organisation of transport, training facilities, adequate nutrition and match day preparation.

• Assisting the Coach with game day preparation and training
• Working with players to develop their technical, tactical, physical and mental skills
• Acting as a mentor to young adults who have recently begun their university lives providing support both inside and outside of sport.

PhD project with a focus on Youth Development in Sport. Currently research how coaches design and plan sessions to optimise learning and sporting development within elite football environments.

Additionally researching different coaching interventions to optimise learning across the four corner model (physical, technical/tactical, psychological and social areas).

• Relevant course: Peak Performance, Stress coping and control, Planning and instruction for Performance
• Men’s Football 1st Team captain and committee member

• Relevant course: Psychology of Sport Injury Dissertation, Psychological Therapies, Psychology of Mental health
• Men’s Football 1st Team captain and Events Organiser