{"id":1164,"date":"2025-03-23T11:53:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-23T11:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/139.59.113.186\/happyconfidentkids-wp\/?p=1164"},"modified":"2026-09-30T08:58:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T08:58:30","slug":"we-recently-did-a-confidence-masterclass-at-west-coventry-academy-in-coventry-with-the-amazing-carl-baker-ex-pro-footballer-it-was-amazing-to-see-the-kids-responses-in-the-session-we-talked-alot-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/139.59.113.186\/happyconfidentkids-wp\/we-recently-did-a-confidence-masterclass-at-west-coventry-academy-in-coventry-with-the-amazing-carl-baker-ex-pro-footballer-it-was-amazing-to-see-the-kids-responses-in-the-session-we-talked-alot-a\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrity Confidence Masterclass – Carl Baker"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

To maximise the reach and impact of our wellbeing program, we partnered with two exceptional individuals to jointly deliver engaging Confidence Masterclasses:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carl Baker (Ex-Professional Footballer)<\/strong>: Carl delivered sessions to approximately 690<\/strong> learners from Years 7, 8, and 9, sharing his journey and demonstrating practical wellbeing tools. He also led smaller, focused football coaching sessions for 40 learners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Both Carl and Amy received comprehensive training from Happy Confident Kids to be able to effectively integrate alongside us in the Masterclass. The masterclasses covered key concepts such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Mindful Breathing<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Understanding Confidence<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Body Awareness<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Setting Goals and Visualizing Success<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Positive Self-Talk (Inner Coach)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • The Power of Smiling<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Hydration<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Recognising and Appreciating “Glimmers” (Tiny Moments of Joy)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    These sessions aimed to equip learners with practical strategies for managing emotions, building confidence, and fostering a positive mindset. By sharing their personal experiences, Carl demonstrated that these tools are accessible and achievable. Carl’s local success was especially relatable for many learners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    During the masterclass, learners were asked to raise their hands if they had drunk any water that day. In the Year 9 session, approximately 5% raised their hands, indicating that they hadn’t had anything to drink since the previous day due to sleep. This suggests that 95% of the learners in the room were potentially dehydrated, which can negatively impact concentration and focus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The masterclasses generated significant excitement and engagement throughout the school, providing learners with the unique opportunity to connect with successful athletes who champion wellbeing. icant confidence boost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    One learner, who had previously participated in “In the Wild” and 1-2-1 sessions, demonstrated a remarkable transformation. Previously prone to anger and aggression, she focused her energy positively on the game, showcasing significant self-expression and improved behaviour, enabled by the interventions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    The “glimmer” feedback from learners revealed a wide spectrum of positive experiences and sources of joy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Positive Feedback Highlights:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • “Meeting Carl Baker and hearing his story… it made me feel Joyful.”<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • “Listening to Carl talk about being positive and never letting anyone stop you. It makes me feel positive to myself.”<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • “Carls story of what confidence is… it made me feel Happy.”<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • “Meeting a football legend. It made me feel Happy.”<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • “Hearing carl and his inspiring speech… it made me feel Brilliant.”<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      The positive feedback received from both learners and staff underscores the value and effectiveness of this initiative. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      To maximise the reach and impact of our wellbeing program, we partnered with two exceptional individuals to jointly deliver engaging Confidence Masterclasses: Carl Baker (Ex-Professional Footballer): Carl delivered sessions to approximately 690 learners from Years 7, 8, and 9, sharing his journey and demonstrating practical wellbeing tools. He also led smaller, focused football coaching sessions […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1353,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[75,56,57,77,23],"class_list":["post-1164","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-school-workshop","tag-coach-laura","tag-coventry","tag-innovate-uk","tag-miranda","tag-west-coventry-academy"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/139.59.113.186\/happyconfidentkids-wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1164","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/139.59.113.186\/happyconfidentkids-wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/139.59.113.186\/happyconfidentkids-wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/139.59.113.186\/happyconfidentkids-wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/139.59.113.186\/happyconfidentkids-wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1164"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/139.59.113.186\/happyconfidentkids-wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1164\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2485,"href":"http:\/\/139.59.113.186\/happyconfidentkids-wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1164\/revisions\/2485"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/139.59.113.186\/happyconfidentkids-wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1353"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/139.59.113.186\/happyconfidentkids-wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1164"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/139.59.113.186\/happyconfidentkids-wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1164"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/139.59.113.186\/happyconfidentkids-wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1164"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}