Mark Carter, Director, Ministry of Football
My passion is play, and in particular the joy and connection that happen when people come together to play and move.
I have enjoyed an interesting and varied career, mixing teaching and coaching, coach development and data analysis roles. I can't remember the last time I didn't have two jobs at the same time. More on that below if you're interested.
In this blog, you will read about some of the discussions I have had in my head over the years. They are not necessarily meant to make sense, but might help describe my journey, challenges and considerations. I hope some of it is interesting to coaches, teachers, parents and coach educators. Please get in touch if you'd like to know more or would like to collaborate or have a chat.
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Coaching and Coach Education
I have worked for three football NGBs, beginning my coaching journey in Papua New Guinea, where I won the PNG FA Cup in 2003. I spent four beautiful years as Director of Coaching at the biggest football club in New Zealand, responsible for the development pathways of 2000 young players and over a hundred volunteer and paid coaches. I have coached young players at Premier League clubs, and directed and managed Ministry of Football since 2007.
Teaching and Teacher Training
Since 2014, I have led the PE Network for Future Zone - a consortium of primary and secondary schools in Islington, London. I spent three years with the English FA, as part of their PE Unit, training teachers, delivering PE CPD in schools, and developing coaches from professional clubs to deliver high-quality PE. I am the PE Chef behind the Primary PE Cook Book, a collection of PE recipes, top tips and secret ingredients for primary class teachers (@cook_pe on Twitter).
Data analytics consulting
I have a degree in Population Studies, and ten years experience of data analytics consulting and data project management. I've enjoyed working with organisations like Medical Research Council, Barclays Bank and the Care Quality Commission to help them make sense and purpose of data and relate it to strategic outcomes and the measurement of success. I spent two years as lead analyst on the government's Gifted and Talented education programme.
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Mark Carter
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