Newport County AFC
Christopher Silver is a trainee sport psychologist currently working with Newport County AFC, focusing on workshops and one-on-one sessions for academy players. In addition, Christopher holds the roles of Active Wellbeing Lead and Active Wellbeing Support at Bridgend College and is the founder of Performance Potential, offering expertise as a performance and wellbeing psychologist. Previous experience includes competing as a professional triathlete with Welsh Triathlon, serving as a motivational speaker for Inspired Through Sport, and contributing as an assistant psychologist at Camino Healthcare and Ludlow Street Healthcare Group. Christopher's educational background includes a Master's degree in Sport Psychology from Cardiff Metropolitan University, an MRes in Clinical Psychology from the University of Birmingham, and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Bath.
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Newport County AFC
In the heart of the city; Newport County AFC is a professional football club competing in League Two of the EFL. Nicknamed the 'Exiles'. County originally formed in 1912 due to some football-fanatic steelworkers who had migrated from Birmingham and weren't interested in rugby which was the sport of choice for the locals. Almost entirely made up of Wolverhampton Wanderers fans, the steelworkers opted for amber as their team colour and began playing on the fields opposite their workplace, Lysaghts. Fast forward 77 years and a club with so much history found itself bankrupt and falling out of existence. Following the sad demise of Newport County in February 1989, a new club, Newport AFC, was created by a group of County supporters three months later. The intention was to play at the highest level possible in the Football League pyramid, with the ultimate aim of returning League football to Newport. The new club was founded, financed and run by supporters. Its motto was “Football with a Future”. Ten years later, the name Newport County AFC was adopted