STEVEN REID HAS left his place at Nottingham Forest, with the previous Republic of Eire worldwide outlining his ambition to take his profession “in a brand new route”.
Reid was a part of the Forest teaching staff that helped the membership safe promotion to the Premier League for the primary time in 23 years this season.
However the 41-year-old has determined to go away his place as an assistant coach on the membership, as he appears to start a brand new chapter as a ‘specialist coach’ – with a give attention to serving to gamers enhance their psychological well-being and confidence.
“It’s with a heavy coronary heart that I announce that I’m leaving my teaching place at Nottingham Forest and taking my profession in a brand new route,” Reid mentioned.
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“As these near me know, I’ve had psychological well being and confidence points all through my taking part in and training profession, which has spanned from League 1 academy soccer by means of to the Premier League, World Cup and European Championships. I’ve been fortunate in that I’ve had a wonderful assist community round me to drag me by means of these occasions.
I now need to dedicate my time to being a part of that assist for any gamers/athletes or employees who may not have this community in place. That’s the reason I’ll now offer my providers as a specialist coach – serving to folks enhance their psychological well-being, confidence, and management; in all probability a mixture of all three. That is the world that I’ve turn into passionate with over latest occasions.
“I imagine that the mixture of getting been there and skilled the various implausible highs and determined lows, alongside my ongoing coaching as a counsellor and LMA Mentor, will assist others to carry out at the next degree.
“My time at Nottingham Forest couldn’t have completed on an even bigger excessive than promotion to the Premier League, and I’ve little doubt beneath the steerage of Steve Cooper and employees, subsequent season can be one other nice success. I go away with some superb recollections – none extra so than being lucky sufficient to guide the staff towards Huddersfield away.
“A giant thanks to everybody at Forest during the last two seasons, and for making final 12 months such an incredible one. All the perfect for the long run.”
The previous Milwall, Blackburn Rovers and West Brom participant joined Forest as an assistant to former first staff supervisor Chris Hughton in 2020, and was later put in as caretaker supervisor for a September 2021 fixture towards Huddersfield City, main the membership their first victory of the 2021/22 season.
With Steve Cooper employed as Hughton’s substitute, Reid stayed on as an assistant coach as Forest safe promotion to the Premier League by coming by means of the Championship play-offs.
Cooper added: “I’m clearly disenchanted that Steven can be departing, as not solely was he an integral a part of our teaching staff, however he was additionally a superb man to have round on a day-to-day foundation.
“He can be sorely missed, however on the identical time, we absolutely respect his choice and need him one of the best on his subsequent chapter which I do know he’s very captivated with.
“There’s little doubt he’ll succeed within the subsequent part as that’s the kind of man he’s.”
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