Future Champions Podcast: Recent Episodes
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The Future Champions Podcast will help you develop the skills required to chase your dreams in life. Episodes provide practical insights on ideas that come directly from people who are chasing their dream, living their dream or have achieved their dream. The FC Podcast also explores important themes for success. Meaningful and powerful – A MUST LISTEN!
Sheddon Taylor has taken on the FC Podcast TEAM CHALLENGE. His goal is to select the best of the best from his chosen team. The criteria for for his challenge is:
Celtic Football Club
Between 2010-2020
Must choose only one player from each position
Must cover each position
For each day of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham England, we look at the best moments. It is a quick wrap of each day – celebrating everything that is good about the GAMES. Come on Aussie!
For each day of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham England, we look at the best moments. It is a quick wrap of each day – celebrating everything that is good about the GAMES. Come on Aussie!
For each day of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham England, we look at the best moments. It is a quick wrap of each day – celebrating everything that is good about the GAMES. Come on Aussie!
For each day of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham England, we look at the best moments. It is a quick wrap of each day – celebrating everything that is good about the GAMES. Come on Aussie!
For each day of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham England, we look at the best moments. It is a quick wrap of each day – celebrating everything that is good about the GAMES. Come on Aussie!
For each day of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham England, we look at the best moments. It is a quick wrap of each day – celebrating everything that is good about the GAMES. Come on Aussie!
For each day of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham England, we look at the best moments. It is a quick wrap of each day - celebrating everything that is good about the GAMES. Come on Aussie!
For each day of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham England, we look at the best moments. It is a quick wrap of each day - celebrating everything that is good about the GAMES. Come on Aussie!
For each day of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham England, we look at the best moments. It is a quick wrap of each day - celebrating everything that is good about the GAMES. Come on Aussie!
For each day of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham England, we look at the best moments. It is a quick wrap of each day - celebrating everything that is good about the GAMES. Come on Aussie!
For each day of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham England, we look at the best moments. It is a quick wrap of each day - celebrating everything that is good about the GAMES. Come on Aussie!
Sheddon Taylor has taken on the FC Podcast TEAM CHALLENGE. His goal is to select the best of the best from his chosen team. The criteria for for his challenge is:
Celtic Football ClubBetween 2010-2020Must choose only one player from each positionMust cover each position
For this episode he has chosen the legend Scott Brown.
In this episode of the FC Podcast Five Quotes, we look at five quotes from Barak Obama’s book, A Promised Land.
Barack Obama is one of the most inspiring people of this century. He has a powerful presence, an unrelenting resolve, unwavering values, and unbreakable integrity. This book captures an incredible journey of an even greater man.
Sheddon Taylor has taken on the FC Podcast TEAM CHALLENGE. His goal is to select the best of the best from his chosen team. The criteria for for his challenge is:
Celtic Football ClubBetween 2010-2020Must choose only one player from each positionMust cover each position
In PART 3 of of this episode of The FC Podcast, we finish our chat with George Cowie during one of his West Ham United Foundation Camps in Hervey Bay. On a beautiful sunny Queensland day, George shared his football experiencing - playing professional football for West Ham United and Heart of Midlothian FC. George then moved into international coaching and player development.
He now runs the very successful West Ham United Foundation Camps in Australia. This is Part THREE of George's journey.
Find out about George Cowie's programs at www.georgecowie.com.au.
In PART 2 The FC Podcast, we speak to George Cowie during one of his West Ham United Foundation Camps in Hervey Bay. On a beautiful sunny Queensland day, George shared his football experiencing - playing professional football for West Ham United and Hearts FC. George then moved into international coaching and player development.
He now runs the very successful West Ham United Foundation Camps in Australia. This is Part TWO of George's journey.
Find out about George Cowie's programs at www.georgecowie.com.au.
In this episode of The FC Podcast, we speak to George Cowie during one of his West Ham United Foundation Camps in Hervey Bay. On a beautiful sunny Queensland day, George shared his football experiencing - playing professional football for West Ham United and Hearts FC. George then moved into international coaching and player development.
He now runs the very successful West Ham United Foundation Camps in Australia. This is Part ONE of George's journey.
Find out about George Cowie's programs at www.georgecowie.com.au.
Mentoring is a well used, but little understood word. In this episode of the FC Podcast, we catch up with Peter Taylor and start to unpack the concept of mentoring. It is a very genuine conversation about developing your potential.
Sheddon Taylor has taken on the FC Podcast TEAM CHALLENGE. His goal is to select the best of the best from his chosen team. The criteria for for his challenge is:
Celtic Football ClubBetween 2010-2020Must choose only one player from each positionMust cover each position
In this Episode, Stuart and Robert talk about three champions - Jack Newton, Andrew Symonds and Adam Reynolds.
Sean Nicoll is the marketing manager for the Brisbane Roar Football Club. Each month, Sean has an open mic to share what's on his mind. This month, Australian Football is on his mind and he doesn't hold back.
In this episode we catch up wth Mick Irwin from Uncaged in Australia. Mick travels across Australia and captures special moments for the Uncaged in Australia socials. Mick's message of disconnecting from the day-to-day life and getting uncaged is an important message for everyone.
In this episode of the Future Champions Podcast, we speak to Adam Vieglais about his journey in life, after being struck down by a debilitating muscle condition. Adam has a simple yet powerful message about finding life during adversity.
Majak’s autobiography is an inspiring book of survival. Overcoming the darkness and fighting for something more profound. Life.
He made mistakes. He had setbacks. He failed. But never gave up. As in keeping with the principles of Five Quotes, I have selected five quotes that I believe will empower and inspire them as they set out on their journey in life.
He was an Australian icon. The greatest and the most ordinary! The legend, Shane Warne. On 4 March 2022, Shane Warne died of a heart attack. His loss was felt around the World. Aged 52.
In this episode of the Podium, Robert and Stuart talk about three sporting memories and what the life of Shane Warne meant to the ordinary Australian. He was one of us!
Sheddon Taylor has taken on the Future Champions TEAM CHALLENGE. His goal is to select the best of the best from his chosen team. The criteria for for his challenge is:
Celtic Football ClubBetween 2010-2020Must choose only one player from each positionMust cover each position
Introducing a new series in the Future Champions Podcast. In this episode of Open Mic with Sean Nicoll, we look at Rahmat Akbari - professional football player at Brisbane Roar. There is more to Rahmat than football.
Sean Nicoll is the marketing manager at Brisbane Roar Football Club and has a unique insight into professional and personal development.
In this episode of the Future Champions Podcast, Robert Garland talks about the life of the late, great Rod Marsh.
Marsh was an Australian cricket legend who died from a heart attack, aged 74.
Sheddon Taylor has taken on the Future Champions TEAM CHALLENGE. His goal is to select the best of the best from his chosen team. The criteria for for his challenge is:
Celtic Football ClubBetween 2010-2020Must choose only one player from each positionMust cover each position
The All Blacks Rugby Union team is arguably one of the best and most successful international teams in history. But after losing in the Tri-Nations Series to South Africa in 2004, the All Blacks were in crisis.
Their culture was poor, their motivation to succeed limited, and their disfunction as a team obvious. The leadership group within the All Blacks recognised this and set a course for change.
James Kerr's Legacy, explores how the All Blacks changed their culture and performance to become something more than just World Champions.
In this episode of the Future Champions Podcast, Brian Collins speaks about three football managers from Scotland and how they reached the pinnacle of European football. Jock Stein, Matt Busby and Bill Shankly.
In this episode of the Future Champions Podcast, we speak to Robert Garland about his bronze, silver and gold moments of January 2022.
Three great moments!
Graham FYFE has had an eventful footballing journey, including as a Celtic youth player. As the U18 Brisbane Roar Academy Coach, he shares some invaluable life lessons.
Sheddon Taylor has taken on the Future Champions TEAM CHALLENGE. His goal is to select the best of the best from his chosen team. The criteria for selection are:
Celtic Football Club Between 2010-2020Must choose only one player from each positionMust cover each position
In this episode, Sheddon has selected his goalkeeper for the Celtic Team Challenge. His choice is Fraser Forster.
Jhaspah Taylor speaks to the Future Champions Podcast and explains why he believes the FURY v WILDER fight 3 was the best sporting event of 2021.
Jhazara Taylor loves horses - competing, training and living with them. When she was asked what her favourite sporting moment for 2021 was, she didn't hesitate. Her choice was Julia Krajewski, who represented Germany in Equestrian Eventing at the Tokyo Olympics.
Krajewski is the first and only female to win a Olympic gold medal in equestrian eventing as an individual.
Michael Taylor is a teacher in the Sunshine Coast with a passion for sport and mentoring young people. In this episode of the Future Champions Podcast, Michael shares why he believes Ash Maloney's 1500m run at the Tokyo Olympics was the top sporting moment for 2021.
Ash Maloney represented Australia as a Decathlete in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games (held in 2021). Coming into the last event, he could not afford to drop more than 64 points to secure an Olympic bronze medal. To do this, he called on an Australian teammate for help.
Brian Collins lives in Scotland and has an unbridled passion and exceptional knowledge of sport. As a season ticket holder at Celtic Park, you would expect him to choose a Celtic FC moment as his top sporting moment in 2021. Instead he chose the boxing championship title fight between Anthony Joshua vs. Oleksandr Usyk on 25 September 2021.
In this episode of the Future Champions Podcast, Brian explains his reason for choosing this moment.
Warren Moon is the Head Coach of the Brisbane Roar A-League Mens team and is passionate about football in Australia. For this reason, it was surprising that he chose the Australian Men's basketball team (Boomers) winning a bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics as his sporting moment for 2021.
The Boomers achievement is one of the most significant moments in Australian sport and in this episode, Warren shares his reason for choosing it as his 2021 sporting moment.
In this episode of the Future Champions Podcast, Jhairah Taylor shares his favourite sporting moment of 2021. Cristiano Ronaldo is arguably the greatest footballer of all time. His decision to return to Manchester United "broke the internet".
Achieving greatness takes dedication, determination and planning. Fraser Coast Deputy Mayor Darren Everard considered these attributes when selecting his sporting moment of 2021. Team New Zealand's win of the 2021 America's Cup was years in the planning, of which Darren was privileged enough to witness. In this podcast he shares some of that journey.
The Tokyo 2020 Olympics Games were held in 2021 after being postponed due to COVID. One of the standout performances of these Olympic Games was the gold medal won by Australia's Keegan Palmer in skateboarding. Keegan will go down in history as being the first athlete to win a gold medal at the Olympics for skateboarding. Rugby Union great, Chris Latham has selected Keegan's achievement as the best sporting moment of 2021. Find out why on this episode of the Future Champions Podcast.
Sheddon Taylor is an avid Celtic fan, so it is no surprise that he has chosen Scottish giants, Celtic FC winning the Scottish League Cup as his 2021 sporting moment. But his reason for selecting this moment has more to do with the current Manager. Ange Postecoglou is a former Brisbane Roar and Australian national team manager. His announcement as the Celtic FC manager was exciting for an Australian born Brisbane Roar and Celtic FC fan.
The first 10 episodes of 2022 are looking back at sporting moments of 2021 that left their mark. Ten people have been asked to share their number ONE sporting moment of 2021. In this episode, Robert Garland has selected Ash Barty's Wimbledon Championship win as his sporting moment.
Tyson Fury is British professional boxer and current heavy weight champion of the world. He made his professional debut at the age of 20 in December 2008.
Seven years after his professional debut, Tyson had the opportunity to contest for the World Heavy Weight title against Wladimir Klitschko. Tyson won the fight, to become the the Heavy Weight Champion – a title previously held by fighters like Mike Tyson and Mohamed Ali. He was on top of the world.
In December 2016 - on the back of a drug investigation, Fury announced that he was vacating his Heavy Weight World Champion belts. The reasons were due to his problem with drugs and an ongoing battle with depression.
Four years later, in 2020 Tyson reclaimed the title of Heavy Weight Champion of the World in a title fight against Deontay Wilder.
Behind the Mask captures Tyson’s journey to the top of world boxing, his fall into severe depression and then his rise back to the top. In this episode of the Future Champions Podcast, we explore five quotes from this incredible journey.
In this episode of the Future Champions LivePOD, we catch up with Richard Roar from Richard Roar’s BANTA.
Richard Roar is a die-hard, tragic, Brisbane Roar fan. His orange wig and often orange mo has reached cult status within the Roar fan base. More importantly, he is infectiously positive and spreads the type of joy we need in our community at the moment.
We met at the Peninsular Power versus Brisbane Roar Youth game - for a top of the table NPL clash. Peninsular Power won a very entertaining game 2-1.
In this episode of the Future Champions Podcast, we catch up with Brisbane Roar FC Head Coach Warren Moon, at the the Peninsular Power v Brisbane Roar Youth game.
On 17 April 2021, James Swao walked out onto the Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre. It was very first time he wore the Maroon uniform to represent Queensland, making the final of the u17 400m to compete for the Australian Championship.
Born in Adelaide and raised in Alice Springs, James shares his inspirational story. His wisdom and humility make him a joy to speak to. In every sense of the word, James Swao is a champion.
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In this episode of the Future Champions Podcast, we explore the word adapt. Everybody has to deal with change. It is how you deal with that change that makes the difference.
This is part two of an interview with Amanda Christen, who lost her son to a vicious type of brain cancer. In this episode she talks about the process of love, loss and healing.
From this experience, Amanda has collaborated with Coral Vass and Nicky Johnston to write a book, through the charity Hand in Hand Fighting Brain Cancer, Where the Magic Happens. It is a resource for children with brain cancer and their families, to prepare them for the scary journey brain cancer.
If you would like to know more about Where the Magic Happens, visit www.handinhandfbc.org.
Amanda is the co-author of a very different and difficult book, Where the Magic Happens. It is a book that Amanda hopes no one would ever have a need to read. Through her own experience and tragedy, Amanda identified the need for a book that explains to a child what they can expect when they are treated for brain cancer.
In this episode Amanda shares the joys of raising her beautiful son Cooper Christensen. Then the fear felt when she began to sense something was wrong. The heartbreak of discovering that Cooper had a form of brain cancer that no person has ever survived. Finally the complete tragedy of the death of her son.
In this episode of 5 Quotes, we explore some of the themes in Shane Warne’s Biography – No Spin – co-authored by Mark Nicholas.
Shane Warne is an Australian cricket legend voted in the top 5 cricketers of the century.
He represented Australia in 145 test matches in a career that spanned from 1992 to 2007. He is one of the most gifted players the world has ever seen and also has one of the most incredible cricket minds.
Enthusiasm is a decision. It is a choice. It is not dictated by your circumstance. In fact, it is the exact opposite, enthusiasm dictates how you approach your circumstances.
Michelle Obama is highly regarded as the former First Lady of the United States of America. This book recounts her journey as a young African American growing up in Chicago, to becoming one of the most powerfully inspiring people on the planet.
Becoming is an incredible book about a remarkable journey.
In this episode of the Future Champions podcast, we explore the word, patience. Insightful view of what patience means for anyone chasing a dream.
In this episode of the Future Champions Podcast we explore the journey of Noah Byrne. There is something about this young man that makes me think he is going to continue strive and achieve his goals.
Noah is 13 years old and currently attends St James Lutheran College in Hervey Bay. He has always had a passion for acting.
As a keen 7-year-old he joined the Macabre Theatre Company in Hervey Bay.
When he turned 12, Noah was eligible to join the Z-PAC Junior Theatre Group, and it only took a few weeks before he started to feel like he belonged.
MANDELA: My Prisoner, My Friend is the story of one of the world's greatest freedom fighters, Nelson Mandela, through the eyes of his prison guard, Christo Brand.
This is a powerful book that explores one of the hardest periods of South African history. It is a true story of friendship, justice and forgiveness.
In this episode of the Future Champions Podcast, Stuart Taylor shares five quotes from Brand's book that left an imprint on his soul.
This is part two of the interview with champion, Willie Wallace. Willie Wallace is a former professional football, Celtic FC legend and Scottish Football Hall of Fame inductee. He was part of the Celtic Football team that won the European Cup in 1967 – the first British to claim the trophy.
We met for a chat at the Croatian Football Club on the Coast to watch the U18 Brisbane Roar v Gold Coast United.
Willie Wallace is a former professional football, Celtic FC legend and Scottish Football Hall of Fame inductee. He was part of the Celtic Football team that won the European Cup in 1967 - the first British to claim the trophy.
We met for a chat at the Croatian Football Club on the Coast to watch the U18 Brisbane Roar v Gold Coast United.
Sometime we make planning bigger than it needs to be. We shouldn't!
In this episode of the the Future Champions Podcast, we explore the word planning. Surprising, many people overlook or under value the importance of planning. It is something we should do in every area of our life.
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In this episode of the Future Champions Podcast we delve into an enthralling book by the famous actor, writer and comedian, John Cleese - So, Anyway. There is so much to this book and the life that is John Cleese, but the five quotes chosen for this podcast focus on the following themes.
Timing Anxiety MistakesThe Process Improvement
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In this Episode of the Future Champions Podcast we explore the word initiative.
It is a powerful message and well worth a listen.
As a podcaster my goal is to equip people with tools required to achieve their goals in life. Ultimately, I want to see Champion people, before Champion outcomes. Who you are is important.
In a recent podcast, I spoke about suicide and this is an extension on that episode. But the words of this podcast are not my own. They are from my daughter Jhazara Taylor. She wrote a fictional story about anxiety and depression as a way of explaining her own feelings.
For this episode I am going to read her story "The Silent Killer". Big thank you to Jhazara. You can follow her on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/the.littleredridinghood/
In this episode of the Future Champions Podcast, we explore the concept of intent. What does intent mean in our lives and how can it help us achieve our purpose.
We talk about the purpose-filled life of Dave Grohl and share some wisdom from John Wooden.
In this episode of the Future Champions Podcast - we look explore 5 quotes from Michael Clarkes autobiography, My Story Michael Clarke.
It is a great book from a legend of the game of cricket.
This is a hard topic to talk about and one that most of us avoid.
In Australia, suicide is the leading cause of death in young people aged 14-25. That is a staggering thought. Over 350 young people are stolen from us in the most heart wrenching way possible, at their own hand. We need to talk about it.
Craig Tuffin is remarkable photographer with an even more amazing journey.
In Craig’s words, he is a photographer, who uses really old processes from the beginning of photography, to make photographs as objects to represent ideas that he has.
If you haven’t listened to part one I would encourage you to do so.
In Part 2 Craig talks about imperfection, failure, ego and vision. It is a great insight into a remarkable photographer.
Welcome to the Future Champions Podcast for this episode of the Gospel According to Craig Tuffin Part ONE. Craig is an Australian born internationally recognised photographer who specialises in 19th Century photographic techniques, concentrating on the very earliest methods that produce unique positive images. Craig is no ordinary photographer.
Craig has a remarkable dedication to his craft and has won numerous awards for his work. He is a consultant in 19th Century photographic methods for the Museum of Brisbane and regularly travels as a speaker at institutional events. Graig has exhibited his work nationally and internationally and can be found in numerous publications. His work is in the official collection of the National Gallery of Australia, the State Libraries of Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria, as well as many other private and public collections around the world.
He is driven by a greater purpose and I hope it is captured in this two part episode of the Gospel According to Craig Tuffin.
In this episode of the Future Champions Podcast, we look at five quotes from the book Defying the Enemy Within written by Joe Williams.
Joe Williams is a mental health advocate who has committed his life to teaching others how to create a wellness plan in their lives and protect them from the harsh impacts of mental illness and injury.
As a young Aboriginal man, he grew up in regional New South Wales and was scouted by the late great Arthur Beatson to play for the Sydney Roosters. During his National Rugby League career, he played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs, Penrith Panthers and Canterbury Bankstown, before retiring to pursue a career as a professional boxer. As a boxer Joe Williams won the WBF junior welterweight world title and the WBA Asian title.
On this episode of the Future Champions Podcast we will be exploring the concept of vision. But let’s be clear about what this episode is not about. It is not about having vision in a game or in competition – the ability to understand competition, your role in it and to see things before others do. That type of vision is an incredible skill and something we will discuss in a future episode. But not in this one.
The type of vision that I want to talk about is your future vision. Without a future vision, it is almost impossible to end up where you want to. Because, if you don’t know where you are going, how can you know how to get there.
Your vision is your why.It’s your conviction.Your core source of motivation.
Creating Your Vision Board
My Vision Board for 2021
A vision board is a visualisation tool to help you see your ultimate why. A vision board is a collage of pictures, words, phrases and quotes. Each one is something you personally identify as important in achieving your Why, What and How?
Why is a vision board so important? High performance athletes use visualisation to achieve their vision. Creating and continually reflecting on a vision board is a great visualisation tool and will help you to stay focused on the things you have identified that really matter.
I am not a scrapbooker and this is not a guide on how to create a pretty poster. Rather, I want to share the steps I believe are important in creating meaningful content for a vision statement in your life. If you want your vision to be meaningful, then you need to put the effort in. Rather than steps, I am going to talk in days.
Day One
Collect your thoughts. If you journal, then spend time putting your thoughts on paper. Just start writing what comes to your mind. It doesn’t have to be pretty; it just needs to capture some key ideas such as:
What will your life look like in three years- Best Case?Where will you be?Who will you be with?What will you be doing?How will you be feeling?What are your strengths?What makes you happy?
Take time to dream big and capture those thoughts on paper.
This should take you at least 20 minutes and be at least two pages of thoughts. If it doesn’t come to you straight away, then that’s okay. Walk away and come back when you feel ready. It doesn’t only have to be about one area of your life. Try to look at what you value your whole life so that you can ensure that there is a good balance as you grow and develop.
Day Two
Pick up your journal entry and read it. Do you need to add to it? Do you need to take things out? Spend a bit of time reflecting on this. Now pull-out important words and concepts from your journal entry. Key words that reflect your WHY, WHAT and HOW. Write these on a separate piece of paper.
Day three
Take all those words, themes and ideas to help you find visual representations. The easiest way to do this is to do a search on Google for words, phrases and pictures that speak to you. Save all the images and write down all the phrases and words that have spoken to you.
Remember that these words and images should reflect your vision (your why). You should also try and capture what you are going to do and how you are going to achieve it. Some will be big things and other may be simple.
If you are a footballer and you want to get better at headers, then go and find a picture of someone you admire heading a ball. Or maybe there is a picture of you heading a ball perfectly - then use that.
Again, your vision board should remind you what you are going to do and how you are going to do it. Let’s us another example. Say you want to be the fastest 100m sprinter in the state. Your what could be to increase your speed over 20meter. How you could achieve that is to get a sprints coach and do three parachute sprints each week.
Day Four
How create your vision board is up to you. It is your vision, your future and needs to speak to you.
If you speak to most coaches, they will tell you that focus is one of the biggest issues for any athlete. This episode of the Future Champions explores the importance of focus.
Intensity is an often misunderstood word.
In this episode of the Future Champions Podcast, we will be exploring the concept of intensity. But fair warning, this is not the definitive guide, nor a deep dive into sports psychology.
The goal of this episode is to get you to think about what intensity means to you, to your sport and to the different situations where it has an impact on your performance.
We speak to Chris Latham, Troy Haligowski and Jacki Gallagher. Jhazara also joins the Podcast to blow up a ballon to help explain pressure and intensity.
John Taylor, aged 30 died in 1918 in a coal mining accident, Hamilton Scotland. As a result, his son at the age of 14 would have to go and work in the same mine that took his father's life.
He did it to make sure his family was cared for. This podcast is a personal account of my grandfather, and the sacrifice he made for his family. My parents recount their memories and my son, shares what he has sacrificed to try and achieve his goals.
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In 2012, Daniel Parker was a soldier in the Australian Defence Force serving a deployment in Afghanistan with the Second Combat Engineer Regiment. As a high research commander, he and his team were responsible for planning the movement of soldiers in combat areas. One year later he was discharged. Physically and emotionally broken.
In this episode of the Future Champions, we explore overcoming adversity. Stix McGavin's story is exactly that. An inspiring story of determination and hope.
Scott Higgins is the inaugural goalkeeper for the Queensland Roar Football Club. Scott has also travelled to Scotland and Israel to play professional football, before returning to Australia to finish his career.
In this episode Scott talks about his football journey, run at politics and view you youth development. This is a very candid chat with a talented football.
This is Part 1 of the Gospel According to Scott Higgins. Scott is a former professional football goalkeeper, who played for Queensland Roar in their first season in 2005.
He also played in Scotland and Israel, before coming back to Australia. He has a wealth of experience and knowledge and is known as one of the funniest men in football.
Here is Part 1.
We also have a very special guest join us for an 'unexpected chat'.
This is the final part of a 3 part interview with Ron Smith. Ron has been mentoring and guiding footballers and coaches for over 40 years. He has some great stories to share. Like Lucas Neill starting out as a wing and then playing professionally as a centre back. Or Harry Kewell who started as a left back and got moved to left wing when he joined Leeds United.
Ron Smith Hosts The Football Centre Website, which is a valuable resource for players and coaches. CLICK HERE to visit Ron's Website.
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In the second episode of the Gospel According to Ron Smith, we answer a few questions from a young athlete's perceptive. Ron and Martin Docherty sit down with 15 year old Henry Brophy and answer some of his questions.
It is a refreshing chat that would be valuable to any player, parent or coach.
Ron Smith was the head of the Australian Institute of Sport, scout for the Nike Football Academy and has been one of the leading minds in football within Australia.
Ron also hosts The Football Centre, which can be found at www.thefootballcentre.com.au
When it comes to player and coach development, Ron has one of the most amazing resumes in football. He has been head coach of the Australian Institute of Sport, a staff coach with the Socceroos, an A-League coach with Perth Glory, a personal coach to Harry Kewell.
Overseas, he has been an instructor for both the Asian Football Confederation and the Oceania Football Confederation. In 1996, he won the Malaysian championship with Sabah, an achievement he still regards as the highlight of his career.
Ron was also a scout for Nike, in "The Chance" and nominated Tom Rogic, who was voted in the top eight from one hundred trialists from all over the world, to spend a year at the Nike Academy in England in 2011.
This is Part 1 of the Gospel According to Ron Smith, Martin Docherty from Football Brisbane also joins in for a chat.
Visit www.thefootballcentre.com.au to access Ron's resource centre.
Earlier in the year we invited Warren Moon and Jordan Courtney-Perkins to participate in a live Webinar. They spoke about GPS Football, Brisbane Roar Academy, Jordan's Joey selection and his debut for the Brisbane Roar A-League side. This is a great interview and very topical, considering Warren's elevation to the head coaching role of the Brisbane Roar A-League team.
This webinar has now been converted into a podcast. There is so much valuable information and insights from two remarkable professional athletes.
Ian Bateman works for The FA as a coach and player educator. His 30 years experience includes coaching at the Bobbie Charlton Soccer School and the Bolton Wanderers Football Club.
His topic for this webinar is Experiences of Player Development. It is an incredible insight for young players on their sporting journey.
George Seymour is the Mayor of the Fraser Coast Regional Council. He has also served as a Councillor and Lawyer.
Mayor Seymour has a passion for youth leadership and shares some insights in this podcast episode.
In this Future Champions podcast we speak to Toby Powers, an exceptional young triathlete and cross-country runner. We explore Toby’s journey in sport and chasing his dream of representing Queensland. It is an amazing story from a very inspiring young man.
In this episode of Future Champions we speak to Shane Stefanutto who played from Brisbane Roar, played for Australia and played professional football overseas.
This was a live Zoom webinar, where Shane digs deep into youth football and the different types of journeys that professional footballers face. He also talks about some of the good and bad behaviours that impact that journey.
In this episode of Future Champions, we speak to Matt McKay, Brisbane Roar’s most capped footballer at 272 games. It was a LIVE webinar for the Brisbane Roar Academy players.
Matt represented Australia 59 times participating in the the Asian Football Championships and FIFA World Cup. In 2015 he was voted in the A-League team of the decade and is one of only three inductees into the Brisbane Roar Hall of fame.
This is the second part in a two part episode of the Gospel According to Martin Docherty. It is a very personal account of an outstanding football player, coach, mentor and parent.
Martin shares his story of a son fighting for his life. Rhian was 13 when he was diagnosed with cancer.
Stepping away from our normal podcast.
One of my greatest life honours was to give the dawn service address at Freedom Park Hervey Bay for the 2015 Centenary of the ANZAC. This is the address i gave.
A special thank you to Robert Garland for putting my name forward. As we can't attend dawn service this year, I wanted to share my address.
Martin Docherty is the Regional Director of Coaching for Football Brisbane. Over the past three years, Martin has been committed to sharing his vision of grassroots football with coaches who work with the 77 Football Brisbane member football clubs.
In Part 1 of the Gospel According to Martin Docherty we learn how simple it should be for children to discover and grow in football.
Martin has developed a simple guide for grassroots football coaches to assist in providing a safe, organised and fun football experience. It is called the Browns Plains Mazda Football Fundamentals Guide.
To view the Browns Plains Mazda Football Fundamentals Guide CLICK HERE.
Martin also speaks about talent selection and mentorship. This is a really good source of information for coaches, parents and players.
What are you scared of? What are your greatest fears and how do you face them?
In sport and life, we have to learn to confront our fear and step forward in strength. This podcast explores the concept of fear and what you can do to overcome it.
Remembering Dunkirk gives it a greater context.
Welcome to Part 2 of the Gospel According to Cassie Vincitorio.
In Part 1 we explored Cassie's progression through junior sport and her desire to represent Australia in touch football. She shared her excitement at being selected into the Australian Squad to trial for the Australian touch football team.
In Part two we find out about Cassie’s disappointment at not making the Australian side in her first two attempts and how she used that disappointment as a motivation to achieve her dream.
I was due to share the second part of Cassie Vincitorio's journey in sport today. But I have decided to leave that until next Friday (28 February). I hope Cassie won't mind!
I did this because really felt compelled to share this message on family violence. No Words for a podcast.
Welcome to the Future Champions Podcast in this episode of the Gospel according to Cassie Vincitorio.
This is meant to be the story of Cassie Vincitorio and her journey of representing Australia in Touch Football. But it is so much more than that. Cassie’s journey and her pursuit of representing Australia is inspiring. But for me, it is the relationship between Peter Feldman and his daughter Cassie that really shines through.
Cassie grew up in a small Queensland town called Gayndah in a loving family with parents who were committed to providing their children with every opportunity possible. She immersed herself in a range of sports - swimming, running, netball, football, cross country, triathlon and touch football. Touch football became the sport Cassie pursued into her adulthood.
In April 2019, Cassie travelled to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia with the mixed 30’s Australian Touch team to compete in the Touch World Cup, where they were crown world champions.
This two part series is Cassie’s journey from junior elite sport to becoming a Queensland and Australian representative athlete. It is also the story of a loving father who did what ever he had to in order to give his children every opportunity for success. Including becoming a swimming coach, despite to being able to swim.
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Robbie Borsboom has always loved Rugby League. At ten years of age he started playing for his school and only started playing for his local club, Hervey Bay Seagulls at the age of 12. He is a tall and fast front rower. With only a few months playing for his club, he was identified to represent his region.
In this episode of Future Champions, Robbie shares the progress of his journey in rugby league so far. His joy at representing his city, region and central Queensland. His identification by the Seagulls Academy and the Melbourne Storm Academy. It is a young man’s journey in pursuit of his dream, playing State of Origin.
Welcome to Part Two of the Gospel According to Warren Moon.
In Part One, Warren shared his journey as a professional footballer - how his career was cut short due to a serious injury and then his return to Australia at Easts Football Club, where he started the next chapter in his football journey.
While coaching at Easts, Warren took on a football director role at the Anglican Church Grammar School. This exposed him to the world of Greater Public Schools - their passion, history, culture and rivalry. But more importantly their desire to develop young athletes into greater people.
Warren also shares his experience and expectations in his new role of General Manager of the Brisbane Roar Academy.
Warren Moon is the General Manager of the Brisbane Roar Academy. In this episode of The Gospel According to Warren Moon, we look at Warren Moon the player and then his transition into coaching.
Warren has a wealth of knowledge and experience. His journey is a must listen for any aspiring athlete.
This episode of Future Champions is dedicated to an amazing athlete from Toowoomba Queensland, Carter Blades.
At thirteen, Carter exploded onto the National Athletics scene and has already claimed two Australian Championships and two Queensland Championships. He also broke the under 13 and 14 Queensland 400m records .
The future looks promising for Carter and we are proud to acknowledge him as our Future Champion. We hope you enjoy the Podcast.
This week I interviewed two-time World Champion Guy McLean. At the end of the interview Guy paid tribute to those impacted by the current bush fire crisis in Australia. Guy recited a poem he wrote about a severe bush fire that impacted Australia in 2003. The poem is based on a true story recounted to him. This poem is simply inspiring.
This week I had the opportunity to sit down with rugby great Chris Latham just days before he was due to head to Utah, USA and take on the head coach role for the Utah Warriors Rugby Union Team https://www.warriorsrugby.com/. This is a great listen for any young athlete eager to progress in their sport.
Chris covers a range of important topics:
MotivationIntensity Failure Dealing with mistakes Mentally preparing for games Intensity at training and at the game/competition
Chris also shares his plans to move his family to America and his desire to one day return to Ballymore and coach the Queensland Reds.
Chris Latham - Wallaby Legend
"Train at an intensity higher than you want to play the game".Chris Latham on Intensity at training.
About Chris Latham
TeamCapsAustralian Wallabies 78NSW Waratahs 10QLD Reds 117Worcester Warriors (England)46Kyuden Voltex (Japan)
Played representative football (soccer) as a junior.Represented Australia in three Rugby World Cups (1999, 2003 & 2007). 2006 winner of the John Eales Medal (Australian rugby union player of the year)
The Future Champions Podcast is not far away, with the first episode coming online 16 January 2020. Until then, here is one of our mini episode. We have some great contributors to our Podcast and will highlight some of their words of wisdom in our The Gospel According to.... mini podcast. Here is Hugh McAuley.
Entente Sport is launching their Future Champions Podcast series in 2020. The podcast will connect with professional athletes, high performance junior athletes, sports scientists and psychologists and will be a how to guide for any athlete with aspirations to be better.
The Future Champions Podcast is coming in January 2020.