SAINTS hero Matt le Tissier has backed a new venture using football training techniques to boost business performance.

Former Saints goalkeeper Keith Granger has put together the programme with Southampton business development expert Martin Brown.

Based on professional football coaching, motivation and skills training, the Inches to Performance course aims to help companies speed workers’ “speed of thought and mental processing”.

Martin said: “Individuals, the wider team and the business have to be motivated and galvanised to outperform their competitors in the current economic climate.

“Keith has an enviable track record of coaching at the highest levels of professional football. He is a Tutor Trainer for the FA and has delivered in service training to many Premiership clubs and for National FAs in speed of thought and mental processing.

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“Together we have developed a unique, memorable and high energy interactive course that has already received backing from the world of football.”

Footballing legend turned businessman Le Tissier features in the programme and has given it enthusiastic support.

“The content is a real eye-opener, delivered brilliantly,” said the former Dell legend.

“It demonstrates how achieving peak performance in professional football and the business world are very similar and how motivational techniques can transfer across from one to the other to gain real performance advantages.”

• The first preview session of the programme is running with selected businesses on November 18 at 6.30pm at Rownhams House, Rownhams.

The event is open to any interested businesses. Register for a place by contacting Keith on 07760 341268 or email Keith@thefootballgarage.com