Meet Our Staff

Get to Know Gareth Long

Job Title
Head of Industry Integration and Program Strategy
Contact Details
Qualifications​
MSc Coaching (Loughborough University)
BA (QTS) Physical Education with English (University of Warwick)

Staff Bio

Gareth is an experienced physical educationalist, coach, and coach educator. Having worked at the English FA as the PE & Coaching in Education Coordinator and at Sport Australia in the Physical Literacy Leadership team, Gareth now leads the Bachelor of Football (Development, Management and Performance) works at ACPE.  Gareth is also the Head of Industry Integration and Program Strategy, overseeing Industry Placements and Career Development Services.  Outside of ACPE Gareth is a Coach Education Tutor for Football Australia, a Technical Advisor for Football NSW and regularly presents at conferences to support teachers and coaches.

Teaching Interests

Football Coaching, Coach Development, Physical Literacy, Physical Education – designing intentional PE lessons

Research Interests

Physical Literacy, Coaching Behaviours, Coach Education and Development.

Publications

Barnett, L, Mazzoli, E, Hawkins, M, Lander, N, Lubans, D, Caldwell, S, Comis, P, Keegan, R., Cairney, J, Dudley, D, Stewart, R, Long, G, Schranz, N, Brown, T. & Salmon, J (2020), Development of a self-report scale to assess children’s perceived physical literacy, Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, pp. 1-26, doi: 10.1080/17408989.2020.1849596.
Football Federation Australia. (2019). Primary schools football program. FFA
Long, G. and Laver D. (2019). K-2 soccer in the curriculum. Tennessee State Soccer Association.
Long, G. and Laver, D. (2018). A season of coaching sessions for youth soccer: A 24 week program. Tennessee State Soccer Association
Long, G. and Laver, D. (2015). 25 small-sided football games: Developing problem-solving and decision-making if football players: Vol 1,2 and 3. International Street Soccer Association
Long, G. and Laver, D. (2015). 25 1v1 games: Developing players' abilities to attack and defend in 1v1 situations. Vol 1&2. International Street Soccer Association.
Long, G. and Laver, D. (2015). 25 essential soccer camp games and competitions: For soccer camps, holiday programs, football festivals and large groups. International Street Soccer.
Long, G. and Laver, D. (2015) Soccer scenario cards: For youth football training and PE lessons. Sport 360.
Long, G. Grout, H., and Taylor, S. (2011). 101 classroom games: Energising learning in any subject. Human Kinetics.
Grout, H. and Long, G. (2009). Improving teaching and learning in Physical Education. Open University Press, McGraw-Hill Education

Conference Presentations

2024 An Overview of Physical Literacy in Australia. Lithuanian Sports University 7th International Week
2024 Designing Purposeful Games. NSW Catholic Schools PDHPE Conference
2024 Embedding Analysis and Creative Thinking Skills in Games-Based Learning. ACHPER NSW State Conference
2023 Coaching Communication. Football South Australia Coaching Conference
2023 Purposeful Small-Sided Games. ACHPER State Conference
2023 Supporting Player Ownership through Training. Football NSW State Coaching Conference
2021 Designing the DNA of Physical Education in Your School. Conference Opening and Keynote. ACHPER South Australia State Health and PE Conference
2020 Designing and Modifying Practical Activities and Games to Develop Physical Literacy Elements. ACHPER Victoria 'Teachers in Action' Conference
2020 Small-Sided Games to Promote Collaboration. AFL NSW Coaching Conference.

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