Youth Soccer Coaching Player Development Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Join Saul Isaksson-Hurst, 10 years experience as a Technical Football Coach in the Premier League with Chelsea FC and Tottenham Hotspur FC, as he chats to some of the words leaders in Youth Soccer Development. A podcast aimed at Soccer Players, Coaches and parents interested in the beautiful game and youth soccer player development.
David Webb was until very recently Assistant Coach at Georgia national team and has worked with some of the most talented players in world football — including Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, the PSG sensation taking European football by storm.In this episode David talks about one of the most important and challenging questions in elite coaching — how do you challenge the very best players in the world while still ensuring every player in the squad is catered for?It’s a conversation that gets to the heart of individual development. How do you raise the ceiling for your elite players without raising the floor too high for everyone else? How do you keep the best hungry while keeping the rest engaged?David’s experience at the highest level of international football gives him a unique perspective on this — and his answers will challenge how you think about developing players at any level.This podcast is part of the Developing The Game Changer series — conversations with some of the best coaches in world football about individual player development.If you want to go deeper into the individual development methodology behind this series — my Developing The Game Changer masterclass is now available to every coach for the first time.The same presentation delivered to Aston Villa, Brighton, Chicago Fire, the Hong Kong Football Association and the Premier League Academy Coaches Conference at Old Trafford — at £39.Get instant access here 👇https://mypersonalfootballcoach.com/developing-the-game-changer/
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Nottingham Forest Foundation Phase Lead Nathan Cantrill joins Glen and Saul to discuss the clubs individual based programme focusing on out playing and making the players as good on the ball as possible.
Michel Hordijk spent 6 years at Ajax's famous Academy as a skills coach working under the guidance of Johan Cruyff. Michel discusses his work at the club, and how working under Johan Cruyff one of the greatest minds in world football, help mould a club methodology to develop some of the best players in world football.
Gary Daly specialise in individual and supplementary training. In a short time they have built their Irish business up with a massive social media following and now coaching players including Pros from all around the world.Get 20% off MyPersonalFootballCoach 121 Coaching Training Course with discount code 121COACH20OFF take your 121 coaching and business to Premier League standard.https://mypersonalfootballcoach.com/121-football-coaching-course/
Kylrn Brooks-Lynch previously coached at Brighton and MK Dons before taking the big step to move to Colombia as Head of Methodology at Academia Alemana de Fútbol Popayán. Kylrn talks about his journey in Academy Football and what its been like moving to South America and building a new life.
Get 20% off MyPersonalFootballCoach 121 Coaching Training Course with discount code 121COACH20FF take your 121 coaching and business to Premier League standard.mypersonalfootballcoach.com/121-footbal…ing-course/Dan Holman is an individual striker coach. Dan worked his way up the non league ladder to make it pro. After his career finished he became an 121 striker coach. Dan joins Glen and Saul to discuss his work and how he has created a successful coaching career and business.
Get 20% off MyPersonalFootballCoach 121 Coaching Training Course with discount code 121COACH20FF take your 121 coaching and business to Premier League standard.https://mypersonalfootballcoach.com/121-football-coaching-course/Chris Ramsey is widely seen as one of the best youth developers in the country. He was previously Assistant Academy manager at Spurs, Head of Academy at QPR and he now works for the English FA. Chris joins Glen and Saul to discuss developing match winners, game changers and managing the maverick.
Check out this free off season mic'd up session Saul did with Arsenal and England's Noni Maduekehttps://mypersonalfootballcoach.com/what-separates-trial-ready-players-from-everyone-else-opt-in-podcast/Bradley Allen comes from one of the most famous football families in English football. Both his dad and brother played upfront for Spurs. Bradley also had a successful career as a striker at the highest level. Bradley now coaches at Tottenham Hotspur's famous academy and joins Glen and Saul to discuss his successful career, football upbringing and the lessons he learnt that he now relays to the next generation of stars.
Check out this free off season mic'd up session Saul did with Arsenal and England's Noni Maduekehttps://mypersonalfootballcoach.com/what-separates-trial-ready-players-from-everyone-else-opt-in-podcast/Eduardo Oliviera returns to the show to discuss his new role at the Brazilian Football Confederation. Saul and Eduardo discuss the Brazilian coach education programme, how Brazilian coaches are developed and compare and contrast with the English system.Eduardo has also written a book about the development of players in the Foundation Phase. You can purchase it here. www.2icoaching.com.br/eng
Jackson Moody has been the Foundation Phase Lead Coach at Aston Villa for 8 years. Jackson discusses his role at one of the biggest clubs and most successful academies in the country.
Paul McGuinness Ex Man Utd and The FA returns to the show to discuss how to effectively coach strikers. Players who score goals are the greatest commodity in the game yet there's very little detail available to coaches about the best way to support players with this. Paul, Glen and Saul talk about the best way coach players to score goals, from fundamentaltechniques to the subtleties of the best players in world football.
Edu Rubio was 1st team coach at Wolves and West Ham under Julen Lopetegui. He also has experience at the Academies of Valencia, Chelsea, Palace and MK Dons. Edu joins Saul to discuss his incredible journey, what the Spanish coaching education system os really like and the contrast between the two countries.
Jan Van Loon has over 30 years experience coaching including at Arsenal, the Dutch FA and Utrecht. Jan joins Glen and Saul to talk about his journey and his experiences coaching in England, Holland and India
Carsten Dohm joins Glen and Saul to talk about his role at San Diego and The Right to Dream. The Right to Dream is one of the most exciting player development projects in world football right now. Graduates include Mohammed Kudus from West Ham. Carsten talks about the the project which has academies in West Africa, Egypt, Denmark and now San Diego and how they develop technically excellent decision makers for the 1st teams of their pro teams in Denmark and now San Diego but ultimately for the top leagues in world football.
Joop Oosterveld joins Glen and Saul to talk about his move from PSV to BK Häcken in Sweden and how he quickly became interim Head Coach of the 1st team. Now back in his role as 1st Team transition coach Joop discusses his life and work in Sweden and how BK Häcken plan to be the best development club in Scandinavia.
Alex Nichols fills in for Glen in this Coaching Family special talking about small group sessions and how to best design and deliver when working with a small group of players.
Neil Harris spent over two decades coaching at Man United's famous Academy. Neil discusses his journey with Saul and tells us what makes United's Academy one of the best in world football.
Gary White has had an incredible career, coaching all over the world. He is currently National Team Manager of Taiwan. Gary has left every national team he has coached at a higher FIFA ranking than when he arrived. He has also been Head Coach in the Chinese Super League and the Japanese League.Gary tells his inspiring story of starting his career as a 22 year old and packing his bags and travelling to the other side of the world.
Steve Gale joins Saul to talk about his journey from Estate footballer to non league player to Chelsea and Fulham's Academy and how his playing background effected his coaching and recruitment philosophy at two of the best academies in English football. Try the Virtual Academy Next Gen Club for free for 3 days now! Download the MyPersonalFootballCoach app.Download the MyPersonalFootballCoach App on IOS https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/mypersonalfootballcoach/id1320840506Or Download the MyPersonalFootballCoach app on ANDROID https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.onbit.footballcoach&hl=en_GB
Try the Virtual Academy Next Gen Club for free for 3 days now! Download the MyPersonalFootballCoach app.Download the MyPersonalFootballCoach App on IOS https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/mypersonalfootballcoach/id1320840506Or Download the MyPersonalFootballCoach app on ANDROID https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.onbit.footballcoach&hl=en_GBRicky Clarke has been coaching for over 25 years. He has coached at every level and was until recently Head Coach of the Houston Dash in the Women's Pro League in America. Ricky shares his journey from starting his career coaching at summer camps to being Head Coach of one of the biggest teams in the USA with some of the best players in world football.
Beto Lima is one of the most exciting young coaches in world football right now. Brazilian born he now works in America. An individual skill specialist he supports players individually both in Academy and Grasssroots football. Beto specialises in supporting players to produce game changing moments linking them to game analysis from professional football at the highest level.
John Lawson joins Glen and Saul to discuss the foundation phase programme at Glasgow Rangers. Get 20% the MyPersonalFootballCoach Ball Mastery and 1v1 Coaching Courses. Learn about the key methodologies used to develop skilful players at the best academies in world football. Use code MPFCCOACH https://mypersonalfootballcoach.com/level-1-level-2-e-leaning-courses/
Michael Beale is one of the best young English Coaches in the country. His incredible career has seen him work at all academy age groups at Chelsea and Liverpool. He has been 1st team assitant coach in Brazil, in the Premier League at Aston Villa and at Rangers. He also been Head Coach at QPR, Rangers and Sunderland. Micahel joins the boys to discuss development from the very youngest all the way to the 1st team.Get 20% the MyPersonalFootballCoach Ball Mastery and 1v1 Coaching Courses. Learn about the key methodologies used to develop skilful players at the best academies in world football. Use code MPFCCOACH https://mypersonalfootballcoach.com/level-1-level-2-e-leaning-courses/
Eddie Johnson has a successful playing career in America and England, he's now one of the most exciting young coaches in the USA. Eddie has been fighting against the conventional coaching system in the USA, his technical coaching philosophy has come under attack by many but the results speak for themselves. Now the doubters have become fans!Get 20% off the MyPersonalFootballCoach Ball Mastery and 1v1 courses and the Virtual Conference (ready to download now) with the code MPFCCOACHhttps://mypersonalfootballcoach.com/iamacoach/
Tom Byer returns to the show to chat with Glen and Saul about his ground breaking work with early years skill development. Tom argues that the real key to developing top players is engagement between 2 and 6 years old. Tom consults with some of the biggest clubs in the world and with Federations.Use code MPFCCOACH to get 20% off the MyPersonalFootballCoach Ball Mastery and 1v1 Courses and the Virtual Conference.mypersonalfootballcoach.com/iamacoach/
Alex Nichols, ex Arsenal Academy Coach joins Saul and Glen to discuss, what's more important, dribbling or passing?Use code MPFCCOACH to get 20% off the MyPersonalFootballCoach Ball Mastery and 1v1 Courses and the Virtual Conference.https://mypersonalfootballcoach.com/iamacoach/
In the latest 'Next Generation' series, Kai Parkinson joins Saul to talk about his coaching and player journey. Kai was a young Academy player at clubs including Chelsea. He's now one of the most exciting young coaches in the UK.
Anton joins Glen and Saul to discuss his role with Tottenham Hotpsur Women's Team where he works with the 1st team and as a transition coach for players coning through the Academy. Anton, also discusses his journey as a young pro and then an Academy Coach at Spurs.
David Webb returns to the show to discuss his current role as 1st team coach of Georgia's national team. Saul and David discuss their remarkable Euros campaign. How the got there and what was the day to day workings to make football history for this relatively small nation.
Juan Carlos Amorós is Head Coach NY/NJGotham FC Head Coach where he has cemented his position as one of the leading coaches in the Women's Pro game. This follows successful spells at Tottenham Women's, Real Betis and Houston Dash. Juan joins Glen and Saul to talk about his rise from grass roots football to the top of the Women's game.
In this new series Saul invites some of the best young coaches emerging onto the show. Matteo Esposito has a huge Instagram following and also coaches at Arsenal in the Pre Academy. Matteo talks about his journey and how he's developed his methodology and his very successful coaching business.
The Virtual Academy Next Gen Club...This month Live classroom sessions with English and Scottish FA mindset specialist Steve Sallis. Luc Stolker ex Ajax Academy Coach also joins to deliver a technical challenge. Check out full coach list here.https://mypersonalfootballcoach.com/the-virtual-academy-home/Glen and Saul are back reflecting on the Euros and Southgate's influence on English football. They also look at the next gen players coming through and importantly what are the trends and impacts on us as coaches when looking at player development in the future.
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João Tralhão Ex Benfica Academy and Monaco 1st Team Coach joins Glen and Saul to discuss the best way of Developing Champions League Players.How can we stress and challenge players to prepare them for the game at the very highest level?
Tim Bradbury, US Soccer Coach Educator joins Glen and Saul to discuss how to develop defenders. What is the best way to coach this and why does there seem to be such a shortage of quality defenders any the highest level?
Steve Sallis is one of the world leaders in mindset development. He Joins Saul and Glen to discuss how we can maximise mindset development not only in our players but in us as coaches also. Check out Steves first book 'Educating Football' which has literally changed the game and his soon to be released follow up 'How not to be a leadership dickhead.'The Virtual Academy is back on the MyPersonalFootballCoach app. The Next Gen Club includes Technical, Tactical, Physical, Psychological and Tips how to get scouted from Premier League Coaches...for just £9.99 a month.mypersonalfootballcoach.com/the-virtual…ademy-home/
The Virtual Academy is back on the MyPersonalFootballCoach app. The Next Gen Club includes Technical, Tactical, Physical, Psychological and Tips how to get scouted from Premier League Coaches...for just £9.99 a month.https://mypersonalfootballcoach.com/the-virtual-academy-home/Lee Hayes joins Saul to discuss his role at Yokohama FC and what life and football culture is like in Japan. Lee also talks about his work at his previous clubs including West Ham and QPR.
To find out more about technical coaching, Ball Mastery and 1v1 Duels checkout the MyPersonalFootballCoach Online Coaching Courseshttps://mypersonalfootballcoach.com/level-1-level-2-e-leaning-courses/Arsenal Academy Skills Specialist Danny Buck returns to join Saul to discuss his work at the world famous Hale End, home to Arsenal's Academy. Saul takes a deep dive into Danny's work with the 15/16s and how he structures his technical work. Looking at how he develops players individually and in small groups and how he challenges the players and himself.
Paul Holder is a legend in the English Coaching fraternity. His long career has seen him coach at Academy and 1st Team Level. He has also been a coach Educator at the English Football Association. Paul and Saul discuss coaching topics including the Game Based approach.
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MyPersonalFootballCoach Coaching Courses and Virtual Conference are now on sale! https://mypersonalfootballcoach.com/iamacoach/Glenn joins Saul again for the Coaching Family Special asking where are all the #10s gone? Pro and Academy football seem to be missing the mavericks which used to be the mainstay of teams through out the world. Why is this and is it a reflection of our recruitment/coaching process?
The Virtual Academy Club Next Gen goes live February 1st. Get the complete player development programme. Technical, Tactical, Mindset, Physical and tips how to get scouted. Sign up on the MyPersonalFootballCoach app or follow this link https://mypersonalfootballcoach.com/the-virtual-academy-home/Chris Robinson spent over 10 years as a Scout at Chelsea FC's Academy. He describes what goes on behind the scenes and how they have dominated Academy football in England for the last generation. He now runs thescoutinggame.co.uk ... a service for players and parents who want to get scouting reports for Premier League scouts.
The MyPersonalFootballCoach Virtual Academy Next Gen Club is going live February 1st. Technical, Tactical, Physical, Mindset and tips how to get scouted from some of the best talent developers in world football. https://mypersonalfootballcoach.com/the-virtual-academy-home/Yousuf Sajjadd has gone from volunteer scout at Brentford to Technical Director of FC Den Bosch in Holland in just over 10 years. Along the way he's worked full time at Chelsea in the recruitment department and was Head of Emerging Talent at Arsenal. Yousuf talks about the changing nature of recruitment at the highest level and what it looks like at two of the biggest academies in England.
Check out Saul's new Coach Mentoring. Take your coaching and/or Soccer coaching career/business to the next level...https://pdafootball.co.uk/coach-mentoring/Colin Bergmans is a Skills Coach at PSV Eindhoven. Colin outlines how his ‘Skill Box’ works and the individual focus that sets PSV apart from most Academies.
Check out Saul's new Coach Mentoring. Take your coaching and/or Soccer coaching career/business to the next level...https://pdafootball.co.uk/coach-mentoring/Diogo Pavia joins Saul to discuss his role as Head of Individual Development at FC Porto. This famous Portuguese club has a long and successful track record of player development. Pepijn Lijnders previously held this role within the club. Diogo shares his work and his insight to individual player development and why Porto continues to produce such technical and creative footballers.
Alex Nichols, former Technical Coach at Arsenal FC joins Saul and Glen to talk about Technical Players. What do they look like and how do we coach/develop them?
Saul and Glen are back in the Coaching Family special to discuss Ball Striking. Is it important and when, where and how is the most effective way to coach and improve it?
Kenneth Santa has had an extraordinary career already taking him around the world as a talent ID Specialist. Starting his career in Denmark at clubs including Brondby, before moving to Aspire in Qatar, working as European Scout for Wolves, a stint in Saudi Arabia then India. He's now Head of talent ID in Singapore. Kenneth shares his journey and lesson learnt from different footballing cultures.
Glen joins Saul for another Coaching Family to discuss 'does possession matter?'. Guardiola has changed the game in the UK and in World Football...but is it important for your team to dominate the ball? In terms of youth development, is it key and how do you train it?
Jeroen Chantrain joins Saul to talk about is work at Anderlecht's famous academy. He has spent 6 years at the club working firstly with this youngest age groups in the foundation phase and now with the 13/14s. He also coaches in the Purple Talents programme which is Anderlecht's school programme for 'their better players'. Check out more about Anderlecht with the Inside the Academy documentary. https://youtu.be/uJ1hd5fcbx8?si=lNNvqyT7DvwwquPk
Glen Hicks joins Saul for this Coaching Family special discussing how to develop midfielders. Looking at the current trend of central midfielders going for big money in the Premier League and La Liga...what are the key attributes needed to play and prosper in this area of the pitch and how does that effect our session design?
Paul McGuinness ex Man Utd Coach for 20 years and Glen Hicks ex Premier League Academy coach join Saul for this round table special discussing Paul's notion of 'Flow', how to identify and how to coach it in football.
MPFC Podcast host Saul Isaksson-Hurst is interviewed by Inside the Coaches Room in this special episode.Saul talks about his 20 year career, coaching at the Academies of Chelsea, Spurs and Arsenal and his work as an individual coach working with and developing some of the best young talent in world football.
GET 20% OFF THE MyPersonalFootballCoach Virtual Conference with the code 'podcastvc'Ivan Kepcija joins Saul to talk about his career which has seen him be instrumental in the rise of Croatian football to the top of World Football.Ivan was assitant Academy Manager then Academy Manger of Dinamo Zagreb. He then moved in to be a Technical Director at Legia Warszawa and then at Hajduk Split. Ivan discusses his work and the secrets behind the extraordinary success of Croatian Football.
Get 20% off the MyPersonalFootballCoach Virtual Conference with code 'podcastvc'https://mypersonalfootballcoach.com/virtual-conference-2022/Dan Micciche is regarded as one of the best coaches in the country and has had an extraordinary career already. Starting coaching a Crystal Palace he soon moved across London to work under Chris Ramsey and John McDermott at Spurs. He then moved on to work at MK Dons, responsible for brining such players as Dele Alli through.His next role came at the English FA where he supported Dan Ashworth and Gareth Southgate in developing and defining the new England DNA as U16 Head Coach.His most recent role in youth development came at Arsenal where he worked in numerous roles including head of the PDP.
Check out the MyPersonalFootballCoach Virtual Conference. 14 of the worlds best talent developers. Get 20% off with the code 'podcastvc'https://mypersonalfootballcoach.com/virtual-conference-2022/Chris Docherty has had an amazing career in the game already. Starting his career in Academy football in Scotland as a coach and then moving to work with the Scottish FA in their performance programme. He then moved to work firstly in China and then Croatia progressing and mixing his roles working in the first team environment and then more club systems and management.He is now Sporting Director of Budapest Honved one of the biggest clubs in Hungary.
The MyPersonalFootballCoach Virtual Conference is now live! 14 of the best player developers in world football present their ideas, methodology, hints and tips from elite level coaching. Download now and keep. GET 20% WITH 'PODCASTVC' CODE https://mypersonalfootballcoach.com/virtual-conference-2022/ Doug Lemov is one of the world leaders in teaching and learning in sports coaching and football. He's joined by Tim Bradbury, US Soccer Coach Educator and Glen Hicks, Ex Premier League Academy Coach as they discuss with Saul teaching and learning in football coaching and how to create and develop the optimum learning environment for your players.
Ricardo Moniz is regarded as the world's leading skills coach. His time at Spurs as first team skills coach left a legacy on the whole club but particularly the Academy. He has also worked at the Red Bull Clubs, Hamburg and Feyenoord. He has also has stints in management in England and Europe. Ricardo, a disciple of Wiel Coerver took his work to the next level and has helped inspire coaches from all around the world including Saul who regards Ricardo as pivotal in helping him develop his Dynamic Ball Mastery methodology.
Michel Ribeiro is the 1st Team Individual Coach Genk, he was also previously the Individual Coach in the Academy of the same club. Michel talks about his career and one of the worlds leading individual coaching specialists. Saul and Michel discuss how and why Genk have become one of the best player development environments in world football and how much of an impact technical coaching can have on players from 9 years to the 1st team.
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Russell Martin joins Saul to talk about his footballing philosophy and how he made firstly MK Dons in League 1 one of the best possession football teams in Europe with stats only behind Man City and Barcelona.
He also talks about his current role as Head Coach of Swansea City and how he's continued to try and develop a team that can dominate the ball from start to finish.
Saul and Russell discuss how he implements this on the training ground and what have been the main challenges since he started coaching.
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Alex Nichols is a Technical Coach at Arsenal FC's Academy. Alex discusses what goes on on the grass at Hale End to make it one of best Academies in world football right now.
Andy Parslow is a specialist coach with AFC Wimbledon's 1st team. As set-piece coach he's managed to make Wimbledon's set-piece stats some of the best in the country. He's also had a long and distinguished career in Academy Football at Brentford, Watford and AFC Wimbledon. Saul and Andy discuss the rise of specialist coaches in football and how important they've become to players and teams at the highest level.
Joe Antonelli is Lead u14 and u15 Lead Coach at Crystal Palace's Academy. Joe talks about the great work going on at the South London club and their transition to a Cat 1 Academy. Joe also talks about his previous roles at Fulham and Barnet's Academy. This one is not to be missed.
Hasney Aljofree spent 10 years coaching at Manchester United's famous Academy. Working across the age groups from 12 to the 23s Hasney gives us the behind the scenes low down on one of the best Academies in world football and what went on day to day on and off the grass.
Timo Jankowski has had an incredible career starting working for the German FA and progressing to Grass Hopper Zurich where he held several positions including First Team Coach, Head of Performance and Head of Player Development. He is now Technical Director of Fiji. Timo shares his journey and experiences supporting player development in this unique environments.
Thiago Macedo has coached at 3 of the biggest clubs in Brazil. He joins Saul to discuss his career and give us the insight into one of the greatest football cultures in world football. Why and how do Brazil keep producing such technically excellent players and what are the differences in approaches by the country's biggest clubs.
Angel City FC is the new Womens Soccer Team Franchise in LA. Freya Coombe is Head Coach and joins Saul to discuss her inspirational story which has led to hear securing one of the top jobs in Womens Soccer. Freya started her career in the UK working for the FA and the Reading girls programme. She then moved to the USA to work in grass roots but was quickly given the opportunity of a life time to coach the Sky Blues (now Gotham FC) which she took with both hands.
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Thomas Ruesink has been a skills coach at PSV for over 3 years. Working predominantly with the 10-13s age groups. Thomas gives us insight to one of the best Academies in Holland and how his unique 'chaos games' philosophy added something new to the Academy.
Zeb Jacobs has recently begun a new role as Head of Coaching at Rangers Football Club. Zeb talks about his coaching methodology that he moulded in his time at Royal Antwerp. Built around developing players ability to outplay opponents in 1v1 and creating masters of the ball. Zeb goes into detail about what he believes is the best way to develop top pros and the challenges of implementing a new philosophy at a top european club.
Paul Gray is the Senior Foundation Phase Coach at Blackburn Rovers. He's a Foundation Phase specialist with experience working at Accrington Stanley, Blackpool, Preston North End, Bodo Glimt in Norway until he's current position at Blackburn Rovers.
David Webb has had an extraordinary career already, starting coaching in Academy football at Crystal Palace. He quickly got involved in recruitment and was the scout who spotted Zaha. He's gone on to work in recruitment at Southampton and Spurs under Pochettino and also at Bournemouth with Eddie Howe. He progressed on to be Head of Football at Östersunds FK and then Huddersfield Town.
Andy Martino has spent over 20 years coaching at Southampton's Academy. Andy shares his experiences working at one of the best Academies in the country as a Foundation Phase specialist and gives us an insight into how and why Southampton has been one of the most successful Academies in English football in recent times.
Saul is joined by Manisha Taylor MBE who discusses her role at QPR and working under the wing of Chris Ramsey. QPR have one of the best technical programmes in the country. Manisha talks about her quick rise through the ranks a the club and what makes QPR so unique and so successful in developing players
Nottingham Forest's Foundation Phase Lead Jake Henry joins Saul to talk about what goes on behind the scenes at the Academy and their recent transition to Category 1 Academy. Jake discusses his journey from part time coach including his time coaching abroad to his current role at Nottingham Forest.
Mike Dodds is Birmingham City's Academy Manager. He discusses he time at Birmingham working his way up from part time coach in the pre academy to the Foundation Phase, Youth Development Phase, Professional Development phase and now as Academy Manger. Mike knows the Academy back to front and shares the innovation and methodology that has helped Birmingham City to consistently develop players including Jude Bellingham.
Eduardo Oliveria joins Saul to discuss his role at Brazilian giant Fluminense as first Head Of Methodology and now U20 Head Coach. Fluminense has a long proud history and culture of developing players for their first team and the Brazilian national team. Eduardo and Saul discuss the methodology of the club from the very youngest age groups to the U20s that prepares players for professional football and the first team.
Wes Hughes Lead Coach 15/16s at Wolves joins Saul to discuss his journey which includes two stints at Wolverhampton Wanderers and also many years spent at Birmingham City's Academy working across the age groups and also with Jude Bellingham in the Foundation Phase and in the Youth Development Phase. Wes discusses Jude's development and the unique environment they created at Birmingham and how that has effected his coaching methodology and the work he now does helping making Wolves one of the best Academies in the country.
Lewis Craig joins Saul to talk about his role as Man Utd Womens 21's Coach and his coaching career which has seen him be Foundation Phase Lead at Burnley, Assitant Academy Manager at Salford City and also Head of YDP at Morecambe. Lewis' career has seen him work with all ages within the development pyramid and he has lots of great experience and knowledge to share!
Paul McGuinness joins Saul to discuss his journey of over 20 years at Manchester United as a player and Academy Coach and his current role for the English Football Association as a Coach Educator. Paul discusses what went on behind the scenes at United that consistently made it one of the top producers of talent in world football. He also discusses his work with players including Marcus Rashford who he helped develop into the player he is today. This one is not to be missed!!! Check out the MyPersonalFootballCoach Virtual Academy here, some of the world's best player developers in the world's on virtual academy. https://mypersonalfootballcoach.com/virtualacademy/
Lewis Goater, Foundation Phase Lead at Arsenal's Academy joins Saul to talk about his journey and what goes on behind the scenes at one of the best Academies in world football. Arsenal have an unbelievable track record of developing players for their first team and for professional football. Lewis shares what goes on in trying to develop 'Strong Young Gunners' under the inspirational leadership of Academy Manager Per Mertesacker.
Simon Clifford outlines his extraordinary journey that took him from school teacher in England to Brazil and back to England to introduce the Brazilian coaching method to England. A true innovator Simon helped change the coaching game in the UK and challenges myths about Brazilian's only learning football in the streets. Also outlines the importance of technical training for all players.
Paolo joins Saul to discuss the work that goes on in the Academy of one of the biggest clubs in the world. He discusses the methodology and structure of the Academy. He also discusses how they are trying to challenge the stereo type of Italy only producing world class defender and tactically astute players and coaches.
Brighton Hove & Albion's Head Of Coaching Ian Buckman joins Saul to talk about his role at the Cat 1 Academy and what goes on behind the scenes. Ian shares his journey which has included several roles at Brighton and his previous club Portsmouth where he worked his way up from part time Foundation Phase Coach to Assistant Academy Manager.
Saul is joined by Marik Reedijk to discuss what goes on behind the scenes at Ajax, one of the best Academies in world soccer. Mairk discusses his journey which took him from the Dutch Football Association to the Dutch giants for two stints with two spells also at West Brom's Academy in England before his last job in mens professional football in Belgium.
Swansea City Assistant Manager Mike Marsh joins Saul to talk about his journey which started as a player a Liverpool and then also as a coach there firstly in the Academy and then in the 1st Team under Brendan Rodgers. Marsh also was assistant coach for the u17 England Team the won the world cup in India. Marsh now works under Steve Cooper at Swansea City in the Championship. Check out the new MyPersonalFootballCoach Virtual Academy here https://mypersonalfootballcoach.com/virtualacademy/
Martin Ho is Man Utd Women's Team Assitant Coach. He shares his journey that started at Everton's Academy coaching in the boys programme before he progressed in to the Women's Professional 1st Team at the Club. Martin also worked at Liverpool as u21 Coach and Technical Director of the Girls Academy before moving across to United to work under Casey Stoney. To check out the new MyPersonalFootballCoach Virtual Academy go to MyPersonalFootballCoach.com/virtualacademy
Charlton FC's Head of Foundation Phase Dave Chatwin joins Saul to discuss how Charlton consistently produces professional footballers and remains statistically one fo the best Academies in the country despite their relatively modest budget. Dave also discusses his coaching journey which has also seen him coach in the USA, at the world famous Aspire Academy in Qatar and also West Ham.
Joop Oosterveld Lead Coach u8-u12 at PSV joins Saul to give insight to the work at one of the best Academies in World Football. He also shares his remarkable journey that began with his 1st coaching role at 14 years old. Joop discusses the secrets behind the technical programme which so consistently produces world class players and how he has evolved it since being at the club.
René Meulensteen joins Saul to talk about his career and how he developed as a coach. From his start in Academy Football in Holland to being assistant to Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United. René discusses the importance of ball mastery and 1v1 and how important it is not only in grass roots and academy football but at first team level also. If you're interested in player development this episode is not to be missed!
Stefano Pasquinelli joins Saul to talk about his Journey that has taken him from the Academies of Atalanta and A.C Milan to his current role as Head of Academy 7-13 Year Olds at Lazio. Stefano discusses the methodologies at the clubs where he has coached and the importance of Ball Mastery and 1V1 at Lazio.
For the 2nd part of this 50th show special Chris Ramsey returns to the show to discuss all things youth development. Chris is the best Youth Developer in the country and we are fortunate that he came back on the show to share all his knowledge and experience in firstly making Tottenham Hotspur one of the best Academies in World Soccer and now his work at QPR. This show is not to be missed!
For part 1 of this 50th show special Saul is Joined by Michael Beale and Harry Watling. Micahel Beale, current 1st team coach at Rangers previously coached at Chelsea and Liverpool in the Academies as well as a stint coaching in Brazil at Sao Paulo as a 1st team coach. He's one of the best player developers in the country. Harry Watling has coached at Chelsea, Millwall and West Ham. One of the best coaches in Academy football in this country. Harry and Michael answer questions from the listeners as well as discussing some of the main issues surrounding youth development.
Phil Shead is Head of Coaching at Middlesborough Football Club. Phil shares his journey which began as a under 9 at the club gaining a pro contract and then starting his coaching journey. Middlesborough's famed academy is renowned for player development and the first team famously once fielded a whole starting line up of academy graduates. He shares why Middlesborough has a philosophy and a track record of developing technical players and how this is achieved at his club.
Gregg Broughton shares his incredible Journey that has seen him work at Wyombe Wanderers, Rushden and Diamonds, Luton, Norwich and now in Norway. Gregg has worked as Head of Recruitment and Academy Director at Luton and Norwich and now is Academy Director at Bodø Glimt. He shares what it takes to carve out a career at the very top of the game and what it takes to spot talent at a young age but also manage staff to create an elite environment.
Anthony Hayes joins Saul to talk about his career which has seen him progress from a novice coach cutting his teeth in the USA to being Head Coach of the U18s at Charlton Athletic. Anthony shares the secrets behind what makes Charlton one of the most consistent talent producers in English Football. He also tells us about his time spent at Brentford before the club controversially closed the Academy.
Mark Rees shares his experience of working at the very highest levels of the game. Mark started his career at Crewe Alexandra working under the infamous Dario Gradi, he then moved on to Blackburn Rover before moving to Man City. Mark was lucky enough to be at City to see them transition to be one of the power houses of Academy football. He also worked within the Womens Team at City. Mark talks about developing some of the best players in the country and the difference between working with male and female players. This episode is not to be missed!
Jimmy Shan joins Saul on the show to share his incredible journey from coaching the U8s at West Bromwich Albion to Manager of the 1st team in the Championship. Jimmy gives insight into what it takes to work up the ladder to the very top and why it's so important to work with all age groups in the development cycle. This one is not to be missed!
Taff Joins Saul to discuss his football journey that has taken him from Arsenal Academy Player to Assitant Coach to the Guyana National Team with time spent at Arsenal, Tottenham and the Football Association as a Coach in between. Taff shares his incredible experience at all levels of the game from grass roots to the first team and what it takes to coach at the highest level.
Andy Clawson joins Saul to talk about his coaching career which has taken him from Belfast to Thailand via stints at Hearts in Scotland and Manchester United. Andy discusses his journey and what it has taken to set up one of the best Academies in Asia, creating a first class training environment for locals and ex pats and dealing with cultural differences and challenges.
Saul is joined by Harry Watling, Harry has coached at clubs including West Ham, Chelsea and Millwall. Working right across the age groups from 6 year olds to the first team. Harry shares his inspiring journey and the secrets behind his coaching philosophy which has made him one of the most sought after coaching talents in Premier League Academy Football.
Saul is joined by Marko Cindric, Head Coach of the U9s at Dinamo Zagreb's famous Academy. Dinamo Zagreb is one of the most prolific academies in world soccer when it comes to developing professional footballers for the top leagues in Europe. Marko shares the secrets behind Dinamo's success and how the approach the development of young players.
Ryan Maye joins Saul to share his extraordinary career which has seen him work at Chelsea, Rangers The FA and now in his current post as Head Of Coaching at West Brom. Ryan talks about what he looks for in coaches and how he supports players and coaches at West Brom. Ryan also talks about his time at the FA and his involvement in developing the new England DNA project and the Advance Youth Award.
Rafal Ulatowski, Former assistant Manager of Poland and current Head of Coaching at Lech Poznan joins Saul to go over his extraordinary career which have also included first team manager roles in Poland and also Iceland. Rafal shares his experiences of working with players such as Robert Lewandowski in Polands World Cup qualifying campaign.
Saul is joined by Keith Boanas, experienced FA Coach Educator and Woman's Football First Team Manager. Keith has experience at working at all levels of the game. He was Manager at Charlton and Watford Ladies as well as being Head of Womens Football in Estonia. Keith is also one of the biggest influences on Saul's career, as his FA Tutor and on going mentor. This episode is not to be missed
Saul is joined by AFC Wimbledon's Head of Coaching Micahel Hamilton. Michael discusses his role at AFC Wimbledon and how they continue to innovate and punch well above their weight in terms of resources. Wimbledon continue to produce players for their first team and players that are sold on creating vital funds for the club. Micahel has an inspiring journey that he shares that has seen him rise from grass roots coach to Head of Coaching at a Professional Football Club.
Saul Is joined by Ed Graper, former Technical Director of The Aspire Academy in Qatar. Ed talks about setting up the Aspire Academy and making it one of the best Football Centres in the world and the key role he and the Aspire Academy played in the recent Asia Cup Win by Qatar.
Saul is joined by Tom Hounsell, Fulham FC’s U15 Head Coach. Tom shares his journey and the methodology that makes Fulham FC’s Academy one of the best in the country.
Saul is joined by Ross Embleton, current Assistant Manager at Leyton Orient who's career has taken him to Tottenham Hotspur, Bournemouth, Norwich and Swindon. Ross has been fortunate enough to work with players of all ages from 5 to the 1st team and has experienced the highs and lows of a career in football. His inspiring journey is a must listen for any aspiring coach.
Saul is joined by Boris Kubla, Head of Coach Education at the Croatian FA. Boris shares how Croatia has developed into one of the top football nations in the world. He also shares his experiences of being Assistant Coach at DInamo Zagreb where he worked with players including Luka Modric.
Saul is joined by Tim Bradbury. Tim is a Coach Educator for US Soccer. Tim shares his philosophy and experience in the game which has made him one of the best coach educators in the business. Tim is one of influences on Saul's career and methodology, preaching a philosophy of 1v1 and technical excellence which was years ahead of many others in the game.
Saul is joined by Richard Allen, former Head of Talent ID for the English Football Association, Academy Manager of QPR and Head of Recruitment at Tottenham Hotspur. Ricahrd was instrumental in the changes at the FA and the construction of the new DNA, which has produced such amazing results for the England Youth teams. Ricahrd shares the insight from this period and how England progressed to double world champions. He also discusses Talent ID and the secrets behind how to do this effectively in football. This episode is not to be missed!
John Hunter-Barrett joins Saul to discuss his role as Foundation Phase Head of Coaching at Wolverhampton Wanderers. John shares his journey and the insight into what has made Wolves one of the best academies in England.
Saul is Joined by Niels Jansen, Niels is a Technical Coach at Genk Football Club in Belgium. Genk has produced player including Kevin De Bruyne. Niels talks about tis philosophy and that of Genks that makes it one of the most prolific talent developers in European Football.
In this special episode Saul is joined by 3 learning figures in soccer player development discussing supporting players from the the older age groups of Academy football to the Professional game. Gary Curneen is assistant coach of ChicagoRed Stars, a woman's professional team. Harry Watling who at the time of this recording was a coach at Millwall FC'S Academy and Karl Hooper who coaches at Birmingham FC's Academy. These 3 specialist share their knowledge and insight about player development and how to support players in fulfilling their potential.
Saul is joined by Adi Viveash, Adi was formerly u18 and the u23's coach at Chelsea FC's Academy. Add famously led the Chelsea Youth Team to unprecedented success in the FA Youth Cup and the the UEFA Youth Champions League. Adi is now Assistant Manager at Coventry City FC, where he's helped them gain promotion through the play offs in his 1st season.
Saul is joined by Kenny Brown. Head of Coaching at Millwall FC and ex West Ham United player. Kenny shares his journey through the game with fantastic knowledge and insight about player development. Kenny has played and coached at the highest level so they episode is not to be missed!
Saul is joined by Joao Tralhao from Benfica's Academy in Portugal. Joao shares the secrets of one of Europe's best Academies. Joao has worked his way up through the entire academy including spells with the first team. If you're interested in soccer coaching and youth development this is not to be missed!
Saul is joined by Marc Campbell, Head of Coaching and Assistant Academy Manager at Wolverhampton Wanderers. Marc talks about his journey from community coach to number 2 in the Academy. He shares the secrets behind what has made Wolves one of the best Academies in the country.
Saul is joined by Miguel Rios. Formerly Head Of Recruitment and Brentford FC's Academy and Scout for Arsenal FC's Academy. Also previously first team scout at Brentford and Fulham. Miguel is currently first team scout for Wolverhampton Wanderers. Miguel goes through his journey telling us all the secrets about talent identification from the academy to the first team. Miguel is one of there most renowned scouts on the Academy football scene in London, this episode is not to be missed.
Saul is joined by Tony Carr, a living legend in football youth development. Tony was previously Academy Manager of West Ham United's famous Academy, graduates who progressed under him include Rio Ferdinand, Frank Lampard, Michael Carrick, Joe Cole, Jermiane Defoe and many more. Tony shares his story and the secrets behind one of the most successful player development centres in world football.
Saul is joined by Ian Barker, Head of Education of United Soccer Coaches, the biggest soccer coaches community in the world. They also host a yearly convention which is also the biggest of its type in the world. Ian discusses his journey and his role as well as USA soccer in general, it structure, systems and its future.
Saul is joined by Chris Ramsey, one of the worlds leading player developers. Chris was formally Assistant Academy Manager at Tottenham Hotspur FC, he drove the philosophy and methodology behind the academy to make it one of the best in world soccer, producing the likes of Harry Kane and Harry Winks. Chris went on to be Assistant Manager of the first team. He then moved to QPR to be first team manager and now Head of Youth. This show is not to be missed!
Saul is Joined by Jess Ibrom, Technical Director of the Cook Islands. Jess's career has taken him from his Hertfordshire up bringing to the USA, New Zealand and to now the Cook Islands. Jess talks about his unique journey, moving into full time coaching and working in elite player development abroad.
Bodo Mendes Academy Manager of Schalke's famed academy that has produced players such as Man City's Leroy Sane, PSG's Julian Draxler and Bayern Munich's Manuel Neuer to name a few. Bodo discusses the secrets behind the Academies prolific record in player development for players for the Bundesliga, the German national team and the strongest leagues in world soccer.
Saul is joined by Danny Searle, Ex Head of Coaching at West Ham United's famous Academy. Danny talks about his coaching journey which has taken him from Southend United, Chelsea, Charlton and West Ham. Danny shares his knowledge, experience and the secrets behind West Ham's Academy and what has made them one of most successful Academies in world football.
Saul is joined by Dermot Drummy, Ex Arsenal Player and Youth team Coach and former Chelsea Assistant Academy Manager and 21/23's Coach. Dermot discusses coaching some of the best young players in world soccer and working under Arsene Wenger, Jose Mourinho and Carlo Ancelotti. He also discusses the challenge of supporting players with the transition from academy to pro football.
Saul is joined by Willem Weiss, a coach with over 10 years experience of working at PSV Eindhoven and Ajax's Academy. Willem shares his knowledge and experience gained in Dutch football talking about the different methodologies of both clubs.
Saul is joined by Danny Searle, ex Head Of Coaching at West Ham United and Michael Beale Ex Assistant Manager of Sao Paulo FC as they answer questions sent in by listeners aimed at the 12-18 age groups. Michael and Danny are 2 of the most experienced player developers in the game and give valuable insight into elite player development.
Saul is joined by Danny Buck, between them they have over 30 years experience in Premier League Academy Football at clubs including Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea. The tackle questions sent in by listeners about player development in the 5-11s age range.
In this podcast special Michael Beale outlines why he left his role as assistant manager of Sao Paulo FC. Michael sets the record straight on a enormously difficult decision and talks about his time in Brazil and now what may lie next for him.
Rasmus Ankersen joins Saul to discuss his roles as Director of Football of Brentford and Chairman of FC Midtjylland in Denmark and how 'Money Ball' or the use of data has given them the ability to punch above their weight and compete with clubs with much larger budgets.
Saul is joined by Tim Lees who has a wealth of Football experience in English Premier League Academies such as Watford, Wigan and Liverpool. Tim shares his knowledge about soccer player development not only in England but also in the USA with his current role as Academy Director of St Louis FC. If your interested in soccer coaching or player development this episode is not to be missed!
Saul is joined by Michael Beale, Sao Paulo FC Assistant Manager. Michael talks about coaching in Brazil, Brazilian football culture and the transition from England. He also reflects at his time at Chelsea FC and Liverpool FC working in the Academies and developing some of the best young soccer players in Europe.
Saul is joined by the Head of Coach Education of the Belgium Football Association Kris Van Der Haegen. Kris shares the philosophies and methodologies of Belgium Soccer Coaching and what has helped them climb to the top of the World Fifa rankings. I f your a coach, player or a soccer parent this is a must to listen to...Enjoy!!!
Stephen Constantine 1st Team Manager of the Indian Football team joins Saul Isaksson-Hurst-Hurst to talk about all things football, with his experiences coaching in Asia, also in England at Millwall Football Club and In Professional Football in Cyprus. If your interested in Soccer and player development this episode is not to be missed!
Tom Byer joins Saul to discuss the Asian football landscape, his work over many years as a football coaching icon in Japan and his current role as consultant to the Chinese government to support the growth and development of soccer in China. Tom is now promoting the technical development of players aged 2-6, arguing that this is in fact that real window of opportunity for player development.
Saul is joined by Romeo Jozak, Ex Head of Dinamo Zagreb's Academy and currently Technical Director of the Croatian Football Association. Romeo discusses the secrets behind what haas made Croatia one of the Soccer worlds most productive hotbeds of developing world class players. All coaches, players and parents interested in soccer player development and soccer coaching must not miss this one!
Episode 5 of the My Personal Football Coach Youth Soccer Player Development Podcast sees Albert Capellas, Ex Youth Coordinator of FC Barcelona's famed Academy discuss player development and the secrets behind one of the most successful academies in the world. Barcelona has produced players like Messi, Iniesta and Xavi to name just a few. This episode is not to be missed!
Episode 4 features Nick Grantham, Strength and Conditioning expert who has worked across elite sports, including working with the British Olympic Team. He also works as a consultant to the English Football Association and Premier League Clubs. Nick discusses the importance of Strength and conditioning in soccer development and best practice in this area.
Join your host, Saul Isaksson-Hurst, Premier League Academy skills coach for 10 years with Tottenham and Chelsea FC as he discusses Soccer Player Development and Coaching with Danny Buck. Danny Buck has been a Premier League Academy Coach for 22 years working at Arsenal, Tottenham, Brentford and Barnet. Danny has played a part in many pro players development including Alex Iwobi, Jack Wiltshire, Josh Onomah, Marcus Edwards and many many more. If you are a football coach, player or parent, this podcast will give you invaluable information about elite player development.
Episode 2 sees Lee Johnson India's Mens Football Team Assistant Coach and U19 Head Coach talk about his career that has spanned 4 continents including stints at Chelsea and Crystal Palace's Academy and being Technical Director of the Rwandan Football Association. Lee shares his experience in Soccer Coaching, developing Youth Soccer Players and the football landscape in England, Africa and India.