VINNY HALSALL

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[VINNY HALSALL @vphalsall]

A fabulous landmark listen for Episode200 - Dan Carter: The Art of Winning. Got me thinking even more about MY PURPOSE, summed up in HALSALL:
"Healthy Active Life Style And Lifelong Learning" https://t.co/iX6HSs16o7 via @acast

[VINNY HALSALL @vphalsall]

@DanAbrahams77 @DanAbrahams77 Lots of interesting and valid points here. However, one key inaccuracy is that our first change came on 72 minutes with Gordon off and Konsa on. That was the decision of our coaching team, which reinforced the “let’s protect what we have” tactical approach 😉🙁⚽️

[VINNY HALSALL @vphalsall]

@Teamgrassroots_ ❗️It’s July, Grassroots football for young players is out of season. Let the youngsters play other sports 🎾 🏏 🏊‍♂️
‼️ For youth-adult Grassroots football, good coaching means adapting sessions eg: regular water breaks
❗️❗️❗️Player welfare first. If unsure cancel the session🥵

[VINNY HALSALL @vphalsall]

@Mishi_2210 8118 😁

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#SundayShare A powerful reminder why we need to keep striving to get rid of such disgusting, abusive behaviour. Thank you for sharing this @RobbieSavage8 @thesilkmen and let’s continue to use football as a vehicle to change society @Sports_ESFC @OxfordshireFA @EnglandFootball

[BBC Sport @BBCSport]

This is why @RobbieSavage8 hired a bodyguard for @thesilkmen match days...

▶️ Robbie Savage: Managing Macclesfield FC | Watch now on BBC iPlayer

[VINNY HALSALL @vphalsall]

#SundaySage A very wise chap that John Wooden fella 👏💪❤️

[Coach AJ 🎯 Mental Fitness @coachajkings]

John Wooden said, "Don't whine. Don't complain. Don't make excuses."

"Get out there and whatever you're doing do it to the best of your ability."

You can't control everything - But you can control how you show up.

Attitude. Effort. Ownership.

That's leadership.

[VINNY HALSALL @vphalsall]

Development Derby: An entertaining first half of action @BUFCDevelopment @BanburyUnitedFC v @Sports_ESFC in miserable conditions, with 2-1 scoreline to ESFC 😁⚽️⚽️⚽️ ☔️ ☔️

[VINNY HALSALL @vphalsall]

Enjoying the action at this afternoon’s @BanburyUnitedFC @Sports_ESFC Development squads local derby. Great save which has led to first goal to @Sports_ESFC after 13 minutes 😁👏

[VINNY HALSALL @vphalsall]

Saturday Share: The most uplifting social media post that I’ve read in a while. Thanks for sharing @MrPitbull07 ❤️👏💪 #Care #Compassion #Community

[Mr PitBull Stories @MrPitbull07]

"My name's Raymond. I'm 73. I work the parking lot at St. Joseph's Hospital. Minimum wage, orange vest, a whistle I barely use. Most people don't even look at me. I'm just the old man waving cars into spaces.
But I see everything.

Like the black sedan that circled the lot every morning at 6 a.m. for three weeks. Young man driving, grandmother in the passenger seat. Chemotherapy, I figured. He'd drop her at the entrance, then spend 20 minutes hunting for parking, missing her appointments.

One morning, I stopped him. "What time tomorrow?"
"6:15," he said, confused.
"Space A-7 will be empty. I'll save it."
He blinked. "You... you can do that?"
"I can now," I said.

Next morning, I stood in A-7, holding my ground as cars circled angrily. When his sedan pulled up, I moved. He rolled down his window, speechless. "Why?"
"Because she needs you in there with her," I said. "Not out here stressing."
He cried. Right there in the parking lot.

Word spread quietly. A father with a sick baby asked if I could help. A woman visiting her dying husband. I started arriving at 5 a.m., notebook in hand, tracking who needed what. Saved spots became sacred. People stopped honking. They waited. Because they knew someone else was fighting something bigger than traffic.
But here's what changed everything, A businessman in a Mercedes screamed at me one morning. "I'm not sick! I need that spot for a meeting!"

"Then walk," I said calmly. "That space is for someone whose hands are shaking too hard to grip a steering wheel."

He sped off, furious. But a woman behind him got out of her car and hugged me. "My son has leukemia," she sobbed. "Thank you for seeing us."

The hospital tried to stop me. "Liability issues," they said. But then families started writing letters. Dozens. "Raymond made the worst days bearable." "He gave us one less thing to break over."

Last month, they made it official. "Reserved Parking for Families in Crisis." Ten spots, marked with blue signs. And they asked me to manage it.

But the best part? A man I'd helped two years ago, his mother survived, came back. He's a carpenter. Built a small wooden box, mounted it by the reserved spaces. Inside? Prayer cards, tissues, breath mints, and a note,

"Take what you need. You're not alone. -Raymond & Friends"
People leave things now. Granola bars. Phone chargers. Yesterday, someone left a hand-knitted blanket.
I'm 73. I direct traffic in a hospital parking lot. But I've learned this: Healing doesn't just happen in operating rooms. Sometimes it starts in a parking space. When someone says, "I see your crisis. Let me carry this one small piece."

So pay attention. At the grocery checkout, the coffee line, wherever you are. Someone's drowning in the little things while fighting the big ones.

Hold a door. Save a spot. Carry the weight no one else sees.
It's not glamorous. But it's everything."

Let this story reach more hearts....

Credit: Mary Nelson

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A pleasure and privilege to enjoy 10 years as part of @EnglandFootball @EnglandLearning “Find a job you love and you’ll never do a day’s work in your life!” This vocation has reaffirmed:
✅ Family first, football family next
✅ Connection before correction
✅ Always learning😁

[VINNY HALSALL @vphalsall]

Today marks 10 years since moving on from @WarrinerSchool @NorthOxonSSP to join @EnglandFootball @EnglandLearning What a journey and a privilege, with so much learning along the way:
✅ Person before professional
✅ Humour Honesty Humility
✅ Purpose Passion Priorities
#HALSALL

[VINNY HALSALL @vphalsall]

#TedLassoTuesday You can���t beat these one liners as a source of positive mentality, motivation and humour. Though Ted is a fictional character, his authenticity makes him real. My favourite bit of advice: “Trust your gut and on the way down, check in with your heart.” ❤️

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

Ted Lasso might be fictional.
But his leadership lessons are very real.

Positivity. Empathy. Curiosity.
He leads with heart, and it works.

Here are 7 lessons every coach (and leader) can learn from Ted.

📸 “Leadership Lessons of Ted Lasso”

[VINNY HALSALL @vphalsall]

Always a pleasure and privilege working with colleague @Pe_lxd10 @BathSpaUni @bathspa_soe
and sharing key concepts with PGCE students: ✅AAA
✅Holistic Development
✅Learning Through Games
✅AfL in PE
✅WWWWWHOW questions
✅FAIL: First Attempt In Learning
https://t.co/QHASuBDNfX

[Laura @Pe_lxd10]

An amazing day with @vphalsall and the BSU PE PGCE trainees working hard to develop their holistic understanding of teaching PE and using football as the vehicle. As always insightful and reflective #PE #PlayExplore @BathSpaUni @bathspa_soe

[VINNY HALSALL @vphalsall]

So many strong messages that can be applied to:
✅ Your playing squad
✅ Your coaching group
✅ Your management team
✅ Your colleagues at work
✅ Your family and friends
@Sports_ESFC @NorthOxonSSP @EnglandFootball @OxfordshireFA
😁💪 ❤️ #SharingIsCaring #CoachingWithKindness

[Coach AJ 🎯 Mental Fitness @coachajkings]

UCLA Legend John Wooden on being a great teammate:

"A player who makes a team great is better than a great player."

Great teammates are selfless.
• They prioritize the team.
• They look to make the team better.
• They choose to embrace their roles.

[VINNY HALSALL @vphalsall]

The most ‘insightful’ podcast ever. My takeaways:
Confirm: 22:30 80% of what we learn is through visual processing
Collect: 59:00 Our eyes emerge from our brain in the 1st trimester
Curious: 67:00 Vision Performance Training as a holistic model 👀 🧠 💪 https://t.co/tAtnjYCNVb

[VINNY HALSALL @vphalsall]

A fabulous listen to ⁦@AlexGreenwood⁩ My 3Cs:
Confirmed: success only ever comes before work in the dictionary.
Collected: Serena’s belief in ‘person before player’.
Curious: Positive body image being fundamental to holistic wellbeing
👏💪😁 https://t.co/Ocdcrn2FcX

[VINNY HALSALL @vphalsall]

#PadelPlaytime #LaMangaLifestyle Having fun in the sun, with our son, exploring the challenges of a new game for us 🎾 😁🌞🥵❤️