Sports Development Consultant

Gary Purcell

Think Clearer. Build Better.

Helping clubs, coaches, and sports organisations build better programmes and think more clearly about what they're actually doing.

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20+ years in sport
Tennis · Golf · Performance Environments
Europe · Australia · Asia · Pacific
Coach · Developer · Consultant
About

"Most programmes don't fail from lack of effort. They fail from lack of clarity."

Tennis Golf Player Development Coach Education Programme Design Tournament Direction Europe Australia Asia Pacific

Twenty years across coaching, player development, programme design, tournament directing, and performance environments. Multiple sports. Multiple continents. One consistent thread: building things that actually work.

The work is about clarity. Helping clubs, coaches, and organisations cut through the noise, identify what matters, and build something that holds up over time.

Not theory borrowed from textbooks. Experience earned on the ground — in sessions, in programmes, in the conversations that happen when things are working and when they aren't.

Services

What I offer

Clear entry points. Every engagement is focused, structured, and built around your specific situation.

Day Rate · Project Scope
Club Consultancy
Structured engagement with your club or organisation. Assessment, recommendations, and a delivered strategic framework. Entry point: The Development Audit — a full review of your current programme with a clear written recommendations report.
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Half Day · Bookable
CPD Workshop
Reels to Real — turning trending social content into purposeful player development. Built for academy directors, county boards, and coaching teams who want their coaches thinking better, not just scrolling more.
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Free Tools

Built for coaches

Practical tools you can use on court, on the go, right now. No sign-up. No cost. Built from the same thinking behind the consultancy work.

Writing

The thinking

Cross-disciplinary writing for coaches and sport professionals. Peer-level. No preaching.

The Clarity Session

Two hours.
Real clarity.

No slides. No agenda sent in advance. Just a focused conversation about whatever you're working through — a programme, a team, a decision you can't quite land on. Written summary within 48 hours.

Duration
2 Hours
Follow-up
48hr Summary
Format
Video or In Person
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Contact

Let's talk

Whether it's booking a Clarity Session, discussing a consultancy engagement, or finding out more about the CPD workshop — get in touch directly.

gary@garypurcell.com
GaryPurcell.com

Based in London.
Working internationally.