The FDS Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Our Podcast is used to discus our player development programme, what we are offering and what our philosophies and thoughts are on all areas of youth development in Football
This episode explains the philosophy of our Development Centre programme. We explain why we work on 'Master the Ball, Master the Game' in these sessions and why this in our opinion is the most important area to focus on. With over 20 years experience in running this kind of programme, we are pretty pleased with how we have explained this hence THE BEST FDS PODCAST YET (we can't say that for all of them, but we are getting there!)
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We couldn't think of a better title! In this episode we discuss some common questions we are asked about FDS
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In this episode we discuss the reasons and aims for the fixture programme we have with Development Centres and also the Shadow Squad
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This a Podcast discussion with Kian Robben, a young Dutch work experience student who spent the week with FDS. We discuss football, school among other things.
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The 20th Episode - apparently this puts us in the top 1% of Podcasts ever made!
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Scott and Kristian have a chat about the World Cup now that everyone has played their first game.
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In this episode we discuss the upcoming tours and tournaments around Europe and the opportunities and experiences on offer. This includes tournaments in Germany, Holland, Portugal, Denmark, Finland and Austria
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A bit of a different podcast this time - we interview some of the players in Finland about the differences between their schools and the school system in England. In our work in schools in England, there seems to be an interest in what schools are like in Finland from the teachers. This is because of their reputation and ranking in the world (among the best) and how different it is. On previous tours and tournaments our English boys have actually gone to Finnish school for a day - the feedback was really positive. We think it's pretty interesting, see what you think?
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In this episode Scott and Kristian discuss the Elite tournament in Portugal. They discuss the tournament, levels and some of the lessons learned
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Scott and Kristian discuss the Portimao U14 International Cup where a select squad of boys from all over Finland are playing in this TOP tournament. Juventus, Liverpool, PSG, Everton, Benfica, RB Leipzig, Crystal Palace just some of the high class opposition!
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We are back after a long break! In this episode we discuss practicing at home and why it is so important for your game in this day and age
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In this epsidoe Scott, Gemma and Kristian discus all plans for the coming weeks for Development Centre and Shadow Squad players in Lockdown 3.
This podcast is about scouting in youth football and how players can be signed at academies in professional clubs. This is in answer to Twitter poll we ran in November, where scouting was the most popular choice.
In this episode we discuss the T.I.P.S system (Technique Intelligence Personality Speed). This is taken from Ajax, maybe the best youth developers in the history of the game, and is how we assess and develop players.
Look out for future episodes where we break down each of the areas
In our 10th Podcast we discuss some of the successes we have had after the summer lockdown and our online training programme and how we will continue this during the upcoming 4 week lockdown - lots to be postive about
This podcast is the audio from a zoom Q & A with Kaine 'Dingle' Sheppard, a Pro from Australia. Dingle worked with FDS coaches between the age of 7 and 15 and has kept in touch ever since. He has played as a pro in England, Finland and Australia. We felt the detail and insight from the meeting was so good that we wanted to turn it into a podcast. Well done to the players for the quality of questions and a Big Thanks to Dingle for sharing! we hope you enjoy it and find it interesting. It's a bit longer than normal, but worth it we think!
Scott & Kristian discuss challenges that young players may have during lockdown and offer some tips and advice to help them not only cope with it but also develop, push on and improve. Â
In this episode we discus things we didn't cover in part 1 and also discus some of the things you maybe hear about top players and sports people and how this might relate to FDS players.
WE ALSO ANNOUNCE THE WINNERS FOR THE DAY 50 VIDEO COMPETITION!
The next podcast from our Twitter poll is on Diet & Nutrition. We have tried to explain this from our players point of view in relation to the sessions and matches that players attend with us and also some general advice on healthy eating and the right energy for football.
This podcast will be followed up by a chat about professional football and the nutrition habits and disciplines they have.
Player Pathways was the winner on our recent Twitter poll for the next topic to be discussed on the FDS Podcast so here it is!
We hopefully cover all aspects of recruitment and potential player progress within the FDS Programme. We look at this in terms of the professional game, and discuss 'master the ball, master the game' and 'develop the person, build the player'
Todays Podcast discusses the FDS 15 Minute Home Training Sessions we have been delivering during the lockdown - today is Day 44 of these sessions.
We discuss the thinking behind and aims of these sessions and also how things are looking for the coming weeks
The coaches discus a Zoom meeting that goalkeepers from England and Finland had with West Brom Head of Academy Goalkeeping Chris Riley and West Brom Youth Team and Youth International Goalkeeper Maksi. Some valuable lessons and some interesting insights into the journey of a young pro keeper
We discuss all activities at FDS during lockdown including Zoom meetings, home training sessions, virtual learning, team building and more
On Monday April 27th FDS conducted a zoom meeting with our U12, U13 & U14 Shadow Squad boys. The guests for the meeting were Ethan Ingram (West Brom first year scholar and England Youth International), Chris Elliott (Head of Safeguarding at West Bromwich Albion FC) & Scott Curry (Head of Recruitment at West Bromwich Albion FC). The Q & A allowed the players to find out about Ethan's journey and as a late developer give tips on making your way in the game.