E10: The path to elite football and what it takes - Chris Markham, Technical Performance Director at Bolton Wanderers FC chats with Jane & Liv

In this episode we chat to our very good friend, Chris Markham, current Technical Performance Director at Bolton Wanderers Football Club. Previously Head of Performance Analysis at Huddersfield FC followed by several years at the FA as head of Gareth Southgate’s penalty shoot out insights team for our national team. Chris is a huge family man and all round fabulously wise and intelligent individual; husband to Grace, father to Esme and Eva, son and brother. It is so apt that we recorded this episode on International Women’s Day with Chris being surrounded by incredible women in his life at work and home as he proudly works as part of Sharon Brittan’s team at Bolton Wanderers. Like so many young boys his dream was to be a professional footballer. Through his own wisdom, hard work, gritty determination, initiative and ability to build and maintain relationships he as gone on to have 3 dream roles in football, an industry that he is hugely passionate about, and is part of high performing teams despite this not being on the pitch. He said himself that he has had 3 dream jobs with Huddersfield FC as Head of Performance Analysis, with the FA and Chris is one of the brains behind successful teams and players in football and as Liv said we sometimes forget the mass of expertise that goes behind a successful winning team on the pitch or in life. Topics: -The mentor that has a profound, life long, affect on his life -The impact of experiences outside of school -The recipe for success being three things that his dad taught him; Hard work, knowledge and relationships socially and much more………. You can follow Chris on LinkedIn or twitter @‌_chrismarkham Podcasts for us are all about learning and sharing, of course free to listen to. We have some small costs to cover so if you would like to buy us a virtual cup of tea and Chocolate fudge brownie Frappe with soya milk, coffee and cream (Liv’s favourite) when we are planning them out please click here ….. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theschoolrun **Get In Touch: Of course, you can always get in touch with us (publicly or privately) on our socials @‌theschoolrun_official / @‌mrsjanejames on Instagram, or search and follow Jane James on Facebook. We'd love to hear your story - please get in touch with us directly at ****[email protected] ** --- Links: For information of Jane’s company Little Voices head to http://www.littlevoices.org.uk --- Disclaimer: All views expressed in this podcast are done so as respectfully as possible and are of the participants themselves. The information, opinions, and recommendations presented in this podcast are for general information only and any reliance on the information provided in this podcast is done at your own risk. We are just a mum and daughter, sharing their thoughts and chatting with guests that we really respect and sharing our personal stories and insights. Please seek professional advice if you need it.