Academy Football Network Podcast

Season 3! BIGGER & BETTER -  The Academy Football Network . Hosted by Carlan Edgar Emma May Walker joins the Network. Emma is Southampton's Player Care Manager. Emma oversees Player Care across the entire club. Emma is widely thought of as one of the best in the business. Football often gets bad press about the care of its young people. We would be the first to say more work need to be do...

Season 3! BIGGER & BETTER -  The Academy Football Network . Hosted by Carlan Edgar Ben Garner joins the Network. Ben is an experienced coach both at academy and first team level. Ben has coached in the Premier League working with Crystal Palace and West Brom's first teams. Ben experience extends to working abroad in India before coming back to England to become Bristol Rovers Manager. Fas...

We are back with Season 2 of The Academy Football Network. Jamahl Jarrett is currently Assistant Head of Recruitment at Crystal Palace and Co Owner of the renowned Lambeth Tigers. This episode Jamahl not relying too much on the data, working with released players and player profiling.  Thank you for listening. Don't forget to Comment, Like and Subscribe.  Intro Music - Fly High by Bigzy Twitt...

We are back with Season 2 of The Academy Football Network. Sian Fitzpatrick is currently Head of Post 16 Girls are Sutton United and Millwall Lioness Defender. Sian has experience of coaching boys and girls. This episode Sian discusses her playing experiences and her preference of working with boys over girls.  Thank you for listening. Don't forget to Comment, Like and Subscribe.  Intro Music...

We are back with Season 2 of The Academy Football Network. Jamahl Jarrett is currently Assistant Head of Recruitment at Crystal Palace and Co Owner of the renowned Lambeth Tigers. This episode Jamahl discusses the hard work involved in recruitment, competing with CAT 1 clubs and the importance of building a team when it comes to talent ID.  Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcadFN Insta: https://www.in...

We are back with Season 2 of The Academy Football Network. Sian Fitzpatrick is currently Head of Post 16 Girls are Sutton United and Millwall Lioness Defender. Sian has experience of coaching boys and girls. This episode Sian discusses transitioning from working in a bank, giving up a full time salary to pursue her dreams in football. Sian discusses her experiences and the differences she has foun...

We are back with Season 2 of The Academy Football Network. Jamahl Jarrett is currently Assistant Head of Recruitment at Crystal Palace and Co Owner of the renowned Lambeth Tigers. This episode Jamahl discusses the 3 fundamentals to get to an Academy player into the first team, his journey into Academy football and how he worked within his community to produce something special.   Twitter: https://...

We are back with Season 2 of The Academy Football Network. Apple Westcott is a  former fire fighter now Lead Phase Coach and involved in recruitment at MK Dons. This is a powerful episode that pulls no punches! Open and honest! This episode we discuss creating a high pressure pressure nurturing environment and is that possible? Apple's personal philosophy vs the Club's, can they coexist?...

We are back with Season 2 of The Academy Football Network. Apple Westcott is a  former fire fighter now Lead Phase Coach and involved in recruitment at MK Dons. This is a powerful episode that pulls no punches! Open and honest! This episode we discuss transitioning from Firefighter to coach, egos and leadership to qualifications and jobs.   Thank you for listening. Don't forget to Comment, Li...

We are back with Season 2 of The Academy Football Network. Anthony Limbrick is an Australian born football coach, who most recently was the assistant manager of Grimsby Town. Anthony has enjoyed Academy coaching roles with Southampton and West Ham. Anthony was also part of the coaching staff at for England under-17's. In May 2017, Limbrick was appointed manager of National League club Woking,...

We are back with season 2 of the Academy Football Network Podcast.  This is part 3 of 3 from our discussion with Saul Isaksson-Hurst, former Academy coach at Tottenham and Chelsea and world renowned 1-2-1 coach and coaching app creator. Saul has passion for technical football and believes it is the number one foundation a football player must have. He has coached hundreds of players to take their...

We are back with Season 2 of The Academy Football Network. Anthony Limbrick is an Australian born football coach, who most recently was the assistant manager of Grimsby Town. Anthony has enjoyed Academy coaching roles with Southampton and West Ham. Anthony was also part of the coaching staff at for England under-17's. In May 2017, Limbrick was appointed manager of National League club Woking,...

We are back with season 2 of the Academy Football Network Podcast.  This is part 2 of 3 from our discussion with Saul Isaksson-Hurst, former Academy coach at Tottenham and Chelsea and world renowned 1-2-1 coach and coaching app creator. Saul has passion for technical football and believes it is the number one foundation a football player must have. He has coached hundreds of players to take their...

We are back with Season 2 of The Academy Football Network. Anthony Limbrick is an Australian born football coach, who most recently was the assistant manager of Grimsby Town. Anthony has enjoyed Academy coaching roles with Southampton and West Ham. Anthony was also part of the coaching staff at for England under-17's. In May 2017, Limbrick was appointed manager of National League club Woking,...

We are back with season 2 of the Academy Football Network Podcast.  This is part 1 of 3 from our discussion with Saul Isaksson-Hurst, former Academy coach at Tottenham and Chelsea and world renowned 1-2-1 coach and coaching app creator. Saul has passion for technical football and believes it is the number one foundation a football player must have. He has coached hundreds of players to take their...

We are back with season 2 of the Academy Football Network Podcast.  This is part 1 of 3 from our discussion with Paul Holder, National Coach Developer and former Head of Coaching at Brighton and Hove Albion. Part 3 Paul Holder discusses the district football, coaching badges and professionalising the children too soon.   Don't forget to Comment, Like and Subscribe.  Intro Music - Fly High by...

We are back with season 2 of the Academy Football Network Podcast.  This is part 3 of 3 from our discussion with Darren Sarll, Yeovil Town Manager, Former Stevenage Manager and Former Watford and Stevenage Academy Manager. Part 3 we discuss a difficult moment in Darren's career and how the the young people help him through.  Don't forget to Comment, Like and Subscribe.  Intro Music - Fly...

We are back with season 2 of the Academy Football Network Podcast.  This is part 1 of 3 from our discussion with Paul Holder, National Coach Developer and former Head of Coaching at Brighton and Hove Albion. Part 2 Paul Holder discusses technical practices, the need for coaches to accept things will not go right all the time and it is okay! and finally unconscious biases in recruitment of both sta...

We are back with season 2 of the Academy Football Network Podcast.  This is part 2 of 3 from our discussion with Darren Sarll, Yeovil Town Manager, Former Stevenage Manager and Former Watford and Stevenage Academy Manager. Part 2 we discuss who to ready young people for 1st team football, loans and command style coaching.   Don't forget to Comment, Like and Subscribe.  Intro Music - Fly High...

We are back with season 2 of the Academy Football Network Podcast.  This is part 1 of 3 from our discussion with Paul Holder, National Coach Developer and former Head of Coaching at Brighton and Hove Albion. Part 1 Paul Holder discusses the state of youth development and shares possibilities we could implement to make the experience better for the young people that play the game.   Don't forg...

We are back with season 2 of the Academy Football Network Podcast.  This is part 1 of 3 from our discussion with Darren Sarll, Yeovil Town Manager, Former Stevenage Manager and Former Watford and Stevenage Academy Manager. Part 1 we discuss Darren's journey into professional football management at 1st team level and some of the trials and tribulations that along the journey.  Don't forge...

We are back with season 2 of the Academy Football Network Podcast.  This is part 4 of 4 from our discussion with Omer Riza, U23's Watford Manager and U17 England Coach. Part 4 we discuss the mental health of young people and how Omer works in pastorally with young people.  Don't forget to Comment, Like and Subscribe.  Intro Music - Fly High by Bigzy Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcadFN In...

We are back with season 2 of the Academy Football Network Podcast.  This is part 3 of 4 from our discussion with Omer Riza, U23's Watford Manager and U17 England Coach. Part 3 discusses the FA's Black and Ethnic Minorities Scheme and what it is like to work at the national level. Don't forget to Comment, Like and Subscribe.  Intro Music - Fly High by Bigzy Twitter: https://twitter.c...

We are back with season 2 of the Academy Football Network Podcast.  This is part 2 of 4 from our discussion with Omer Riza, U23's Watford Manager and U17 England Coach. Part 2 focusses using the loan system to build the profile of a young player and how he measures success.  Don't forget to Comment, Like and Subscribe.  Intro Music - Fly High by Bigzy Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcadFN...