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Rick Fenoglio has over twenty years experience working in professional football as an adjunct to his primary position as a sport and exercise researcher at Manchester Metropolitan University. He has produced major reports for Manchester United FC, The Football Association of Wales and The Professional Footballer’s Association / Football in the Community. He is an active researcher in the field and recognised leader in the areas of youth football development, skill acquisition and small-sided games both in the professional and grassroots areas, via his work with Give Us Back Our Game.
In addition, I am a regular featured speaker / guest on national and regional media outlet panels on matters relating to youth football, skill acquisition, the adultification of youth sport and player-child development.
Give Us Back Our Game! and associated media work
Give Us Back Our Game! was a world-class grassroots ethics and development campaign I co-founded in October 2006 which achieved very high impact on a national and, increasingly, international scale. Since 2006, the campaign and Manchester Metropolitan University have been highlighted in over 150 media outlets (73 in 2007-2008) including Channel 4 News, Sky Sports (three times), various BBC national radio programmes (seven times), BBC regional radio programmes (31 times) and numerous others. The campaign was an advocate for children’s rights in sport and was supported by the NSPCC, National Children’s Bureau, Alliance for Childhood, FairTrade, Play England, The FA and other organisations. The programme eventually became the National Children’s Football Alliance which is currently organised and delivered by the National Children’s Bureau.
MSc / BSc
Wellness Programme Director (USA)
Sports training, youth sports development, critical coaching, small-sided games, skill acquisition, professional and grassroots football.
Fenoglio, R and Taylor, B (2011) From winning-at-all-costs to Give Us Back Our Game: Perspective Transformation in Youth Sport Coaches. Paper accepted for publication to the Journal of Coaching and Sport Pedagogy in September 2012.
Fenoglio, R (2012) The Human Rights of Sporting Children: An Auto-Ethnography of an Emerging Youth Sport Philosophy and Approach. Paper submitted to Qualitative Research in Sport and Exercise. February 2012.
Fenoglio, R (2011) From WAAC to GUBOG: Perspective Transformation in Youth Sport Coaches. Conference communication. Sports Coaching: Past and Futures Conference.
Fenoglio, R (2009) What is Give Us Back Our Game? Lead article in the inaugural Give Us Back Our Game coaching journal. Edition 1. Spring. Sportfacilities, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Fenoglio, R (2008) The Auto-ethnography of a Youth Football Ethics and Development Campaign. Oral communication at the Researching Youth Football Conference. Loughborough University. September 2008.
Fenoglio, R (2008) Structure and Environment: The Give Us Back Our Game Approach to Youth Football Development. Oral communication at the FC Business Youth Development Conference. Walsall FC 15 July 2008.
Fenoglio, R and Cooper, P (2008) The Give Us Back Our Game campaign. Oral communication at the Health, Well-being and Happiness Conference, University of Teeside, Middlesbrough. June 2008.
Fenoglio, R. (2008) A Neuro-physiological Basis for Developing Future Gifted Football Players. Article in Total Youth Football coaching magazine. February 2008.
Fenoglio, R. (2007), The Manchester United Football Academy Syllabus. First Edition. Lead writer and project director for the production of a 300 page in-house coaching manual for Manchester United Football Club. Manchester Metropolitan University Press.
Fenoglio, R (2006) The Manchester United 4 v 4 Pilot Scheme. Oral communication to southern Academy and Centre of Excellence professional coaches at Southampton Football Club on behalf of The Football League, July 2006.
Fenoglio, R (2006) The Manchester United 4 v 4 Pilot Scheme. Oral communication to midlands Academy and Centre of Excellence professional coaches at Birmingham City Football Club on behalf of The Football League, June 2006.
Fenoglio, R (2006) The Manchester United 4 v 4 Pilot Scheme. Oral communication to northern Academy and Centre of Excellence professional coaches at Barnsley Football Club on behalf of The Football League, June 2006.
Fenoglio, R. and Jones, B. (2006) Constraints Theory and Football Development. A presentation for youth football coaches at Burnley Football Club, May 2006.
Fenoglio, R. (2005), A 4 v 4 Pilot Scheme for U9 Academy Football Players. Oral Presentation given at the 1st International Conference for Qualitative Research in Sport and Exercise, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, England.
McGuire, B. and Fenoglio, R. (2004), "Football in the Community: Resources and Opportunities, A National Research Project for the Footballer's Education Society." Funded by The Footballer's Education Society. Research Report submitted to the Footballer's Education Society, The Football Association, The FA Premier League, The Football League and the Professional Footballer's Association. Manchester Metropolitan University Press.
Fenoglio, R. (2004), "The Manchester United Pilot Scheme for U9s - Part I. Article in Insight:" In: The FA Coach's Association Journal, Spring, 2004, pp. 13-14.
Fenoglio, R. (2004), "The Manchester United Pilot Scheme for U9s - Part II". In: Insight - The FA Coach's Association Journal, Autumn pp. 30-31.
Fenoglio, R. (2003), "A 4 v 4 Pilot Scheme for U9 Academy Football Players. 250 page research report submitted to The Football Association, The FA Premier League, The Football League and Manchester United Football Club.", In-house publication.
Fenoglio, R. (2002), "Physical Conditioning for Football: A Guide for Professional Coaches. 160 page scientific review and coaching education manual submitted to the Football Association of Wales for inclusion in their Professional Coaching License course material. UEFA approved." In-house publication.
Fenoglio, R. (2001) Physical Conditioning for Football. Series of presentations as course tutor on the FAW UEFA Pro License.