Nimesh Chinna

History made. Proud to become the first South Asian Head of Coach Development in academy football in England - at Notts County Football Club. Let’s raise the game

We are disgusted by racist abuse received by Joe Willock on Instagram on Sunday evening. Following our win over Crystal Palace, Joe received several direct messages from an Instagram account that included racial slurs and deeply disturbing threats of violence towards Joe and his family. Sadly, Joe has faced this before. Each time, we have acted quickly to support him and that has been our immediate priority again. We have swiftly reported this matter to the police and we will fully support any investigation to identify the person responsible and hold them accountable, wherever they are. This can only happen with meaningful action from Meta, Instagram's owners. We urge Meta to give the police all the information they need to identify the perpetrator, and to do so quickly. Removing content and applying message filters is not enough. Social media companies must do more to protect users and support the prosecution of those who seek to break the law on their platforms. We stand firmly with Joe and anyone else who faces this kind of abuse.

@DanAbrahams77 Day 12 🎄 Final Coaching Goodwill Share. Nick Andrews (Head of Performance, Halifax Wanderers FC) highlights the power of aligned, multidisciplinary teams. This series wasn’t a tell. Just a share of ideas to spark thought. Thanks to everyone who engaged positively.

@DanAbrahams77 Day 11 of the 12 Days of Christmas Coaching Share 🎄 From Scotland, Academy Director Scott Allison (Dundee United) shares a simple practice to support finishing the attack. 25+ years across senior leadership & academies. High repetition, GK involvement, player ownership.

Coaching chat on here has felt a bit negative lately. Too many put-downs, not enough curiosity. So from tomorrow to Christmas Eve, I’m sharing 12 festive ideas from top coaches, developers, and leaders. A small push to end the year helping each other, not knocking each other.

🚨 We’re hiring! Notts County Academy is looking for two part-time coaches to join our Youth Development Phase. If you want any further information please drop me a message 📅 Closing date: 15th November 2025 irecruit.efl.com/vacancies/2334…

Fantastic workshop from @Gregtempest, our Head of Player Care, with the U13s & U14s on mindset, pressure and ANTs 🐜. Sessions like these not only support our players, but also help our coaches deepen their understanding of how thoughts and emotions shape performance 👏⚽️

Movement shapes thought. Thought shapes play. Last night’s Notts County Academy CPD — “Developing Thinking Movers” — explored how connecting movement & decision-making builds adaptable, expressive players. Thanks to Kevin Paxton & Ben Small for inspiring reflection. ⚪️⚫️

Why is Gavi so technically good? The answer:

@willawells @leicsccc Looking well mate! 👍🏽

Sun’s out! Not quite. Last day of the championship season for @leicsccc as we romp to the title.

Post-game, we linked reflections to Kolb’s Experiential Learning Cycle. Now Jack & Tris have 10 weeks to own their development focuses before the next review → measuring the impact on player development. Excited to see the journey continue 🔥 #CoachEducation #NottsCounty

Jack’s challenge: make ILPs visible & “live test” them in games. Tris’s challenge: use purposeful questions at the right time to shift what players saw & did. Both collaborated to support players’ learning while managing the whole group.

1/4 ⚽ Coach Development in Action @Official_NCFC This week I worked with U12 coaches Jack Bryan & Tris Whitman. •Jack → embedding ILPs into real match moments •Tris → refining questioning & observation behaviours