Show Notes
This is episode number 14 and my final one for the fundraiser for Temple Street Childrens Hospital. Over the past few weeks, I've been asking people to submit any coaching questions they may have and in this 30 minutes or so I've tried to answer some of those queries. While this is the final episode, I'll be giving the fundraiser another two weeks before I wrap it up to allow people the time to contribute if they would like to. To that end, I'd be very grateful if people would share this or any episode they particularly enjoyed to spread the word on social media or WhatsApp to people who may as yet be unaware of the podcast or fundraiser. I want to say a big thanks to every contributor over the past number of weeks, its fair to say the quality of guest was of a very high standard and they shared some brilliant insights. I also want to thank everybody who has listened, shared and in particular, donated to the cause. I want to wish every coach who'll be getting back into their sport over the next few weeks all the very best for the year ahead, hopefully you've picked up a few nuggets from some of the contributors that will help you in your role. Thanks again for listening.
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