Non-League Paper

A new, mindful path to encourage us all

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
5 September 2021

By Andy Simpson

WAY FORWARD: Ashton Athletic, in yellow, are one of the clubs to have taken part in a State of Mind session

WHEN Dave Tickle told his players that training was off, and instead they’d be discussing their feelings, he was unsure what the reaction would be.
“I sold it by saying they’d learn more than if we just played seven-a-side,” he recalled.

Appointed manager at St Helens side Pilkington last July, the 38-year-old was swift to sign up his squad for a mental fitness session when the opportunity presented itself.
His is one of more than a dozen clubs to have done...

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