Andrew Triggs
UCFB Manchester
Course Lecturer
BA (Hons) Football Coaching (Distance with attendance)
Andrew is a Lecturer at UCFB Manchester, specialising in coaching, talent development and perceptual-cognitive skills in football. Alongside his academic role, he coaches within academy football and works as a Coach Developer for the Football Association.
He is currently undertaking a PhD investigating perceptual-cognitive skills in talent development environments. This work aims to enhance the way academy coaches understand and apply perceptual-cognitive skill identification and assessment within their practices. With experience across education, research and professional practice, Andrew aims to bring a blend of evidence informed insights and practical experiences to his teaching.
Area of expertise
- Perceptual-cognitive skills
- Talent identification
- Talent development
- Coaching
Industry expertise
- Academy Coaching;
- Coach development
- Talent identification and talent development principles & practices
- Perceptual Cognitive Skills
- Talent identification
- Talent development
- Fellow, Advance HE
- MSc Exercise Physiology
- PGCE
- BSc (Hons) Sport & Exercise Science
- Advanced Youth Award (AYA)
- UEFA B License
- Talent Identification Level 2
- Andrew, M., Barraclough, S., Triggs, A. O., Dugdale, J. H., Kelly, A., & Reeves, M. J. (2025). How do college coaches in the United States identify youth female and male soccer players?. PLoS One, 20(9), e0331134.
- Triggs, A. O., Causer, J., McRobert, A. P., & Andrew, M. (2025). Perceptual-cognitive skills and talent development environments in soccer: A scoping review. PLoS One, 20(7), e0327721.
- Andrew, M., Barraclough, S., Dugdale, J. H., Reeves, M. J., Triggs, A. O., & Kelly, A. L. (2025). Relative age effect at Concacaf championships: Influence of sex, age, nationality, playing position, and playing status. PLoS One, 20(6), e0321245.
- Scott, N., & Triggs, A. O. (2025). Coaching in the Foundation Phase. In Football Coaching (pp. 59-83). Routledge.
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