Coaches Coffee Club

Back once again, this time Lee is joined by Birmingham City's Lead PDP coach Martyn Olorenshaw. Martin discusses how to develop the individual as well as the team, characteristics of Elite players and fajita Friday's! For more resources, visit www.minervacoachdevelopment.co.uk

Something slightly different this week, Lee talks us through his 6 top tips for landing your first role within academy football. Visit our website www.minervacoachdevelopment.co.uk for resources and more information on our upcoming projects.

After a considerable time off the air, the Coaches Coffee Club returns with none other than good friend of the show Matt Craddock! Matt shares his experiences from working within the senior game and reflects on his learning, key characteristics of professional players and even what it is like to lead a team at Wembley. You won't want to miss this one!

This week I’m joined by Men’s Performance Coach at England Futsal John Tapia Owens. John and I discuss his transition into a full time coaching career, some of the crossovers between futsal and football in terms of player development, relationism and more. Thank you for listening, if you haven’t done so yet please do subscribe! If you are enjoying these regular episodes you can support the show at...

This week I’m joined by Matt Layton, head of youth development phase at Swansea City. Matt is 3 years into a PHD looking at the effectiveness of academies - we talk about some of his findings so far! Thank you for listening, if you haven’t done so yet please do subscribe! If you are enjoying these regular episodes you can support the show at www.buymeacoffee.com/coachescoffeeclub

Darren Moss is this weeks guest. We discuss a range of topics including mentoring, personal development and even thrash metal! Make sure you follow Mossy on social media, particularly to keep up to date with his latest venture ‘Mentorial Performance’. Thank you for listening, if you haven’t done so yet please do subscribe! If you are enjoying these regular episodes you can support the show at www....

Ash Civil joins us this week. Ash is currently coaching in Finland and shares his story of coaching in various countries. We talk about how you can build connections to open doors, the differences between the English pyramid and those overseas, how he has put himself in situations where he has no choice but to work for his desired outcomes, and more. Thank you for listening, if you haven’t done so...

In today's episode we are joined by Head of Academy Coaching at Oxford United Nick Adkins.   Nick shares some key messages pertinent to his role as Coach Developer, reflects on his time with the Premier League working to design and implement a high level personal development programme, and how he is supporting individuals through his excellent work with Strive25. If you are finding the episodes en...

In today's episode we are joined by Leicester City pre-Academy coach mark Lyons.   Mark shares some considerations for coaches working with players at the very infancy of their footballing journey, how he uses disguised learning to encourage player development, the importance of knowing your role within the bigger picture, and much much more. If you are finding the episodes enjoyable or insightful...

Show your support for the Coaches Coffee Club Podcast! You can buy us a coffee at www.buymeacoffee.com/coachescoffeeclub Sam Manoochehri is with us this week. Sam is Head Coach of the England Senior Deaf squad, as well as youth development phase coach at West Bromwich Albion academy. We hear about Sam’s route into coaching, how important volunteering was in terms of building experiences, the consi...

Show your support for the Coaches Coffee Club Podcast! You can buy us a coffee at www.buymeacoffee.com/coachescoffeeclub Today’s guest is somebody who I had the pleasure of working for, and who I hold in high regard, both personally and professionally. Kieran Scarff is assistant manager at Peterborough Utd football club and joins us to discuss his career across a number of roles within the profess...

Show your support for the Coaches Coffee Club Podcast! You can buy us a coffee at www.buymeacoffee.com/coachescoffeeclub In this weeks episode we are joined by Phil Smart, academy goalkeeping coach at Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers. Smarty talks us through what it’s like working with goalkeepers in ‘a sport within a sport’, how he uses data to drive practice design, the importance of...

Show your support for the Coaches Coffee Club Podcast! You can buy us a coffee at www.buymeacoffee.com/coachescoffeeclub A familiar voice joins Lee this week - former co-host of the show Matt Craddock is back! Matt is now Bolton B team manager, so we hear what it’s like to work in this capacity, how he is finding being back on the grass, what if anything has changed regarding his coaching philosop...

Show your support for the Coaches Coffee Club Podcast! You can buy us a coffee at www.buymeacoffee.com/coachescoffeeclub This week Lee is joined by Adam Temple, Assistant Manager at Barrow AFC. Adam shares his journey, reflecting on working in youth development at some of the biggest clubs in the world before his most recent venture into the senior game. Lee and Adam discuss gathering experiences,...

Show your support for the Coaches Coffee Club Podcast! You can buy us a coffee at www.buymeacoffee.com/coachescoffeeclub In the much awaited return Lee speaks with Jimmy Unwin, U18 lead coach at Cambridge United. They talk about the range of experience Jimmy gained in a number of different roles at Cambridge Utd, Norwich City and Leyton Orient, how he values building relationships and connection w...

Show your support for the Coaches Coffee Club Podcast! You can buy us a coffee at www.buymeacoffee.com/coachescoffeeclub This week the guys had the pleasure of speaking with Ben Bartlett, Head of Coaching at Fulham. Ben talks about his time at the FA, his current role and the way in which his approach to constraints based coaching has had an impact on Lee and Matt. Please share, subscribe and revi...

Show your support for the Coaches Coffee Club Podcast! You can buy us a coffee at www.buymeacoffee.com/coachescoffeeclub Russell ‘Rusty’ Earnshaw joins Lee and Matt to talk all things coaching and coach development. Rusty drops knowledge bombs galore in this episode, talking around his use of games for coaching and the methods and strategies we can use to appropriately challenge our players. For m...

Show your support for the Coaches Coffee Club Podcast! You can buy us a coffee at www.buymeacoffee.com/coachescoffeeclub This week see’s Steve Sallis join Matt and Lee for what can only be described as one of the most thought provoking, informative and enjoyable conversations since the podcast began. Make sure you check out Steve’s work across social media, or by visiting his website solutionsmind...

Lincoln City’s Academy Manager Jordan McCann joins Lee and Matt for this episode. Jordan touches on his career to date, how he became an Academy Manager at a young age, his thoughts on developing people, and more. If you haven’t done so already, go back and listen to some of the other episodes from series 1 and 2, and let us know your thoughts! Please subscribe and share this podcast - we greatly...

Lee & Matt had the pleasure of speaking to former England international Trevor Sinclair on this week's episode. Trevor discussed his experiences as one of the top young talents in the country, the coaches that inspired him the most, and much more.  Please subscribe so as to get notified every time a new episode goes live, and if you haven't done so already, go back and listen to some of our other...

This week, Lee and Matt are in the company of John Prince, Senior Youth Development Phase Coach at Blackburn Rovers Academy. John shares his journey, how he switched careers to take up coaching, and his mindset for learning. John also hosts the ‘Curious Coaches Club’ podcast, so be sure to check that out too! https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/curious-coaches-club/id1551527828 Please keep sendi...

Lee and Matt welcome Craig Hinton onto this weeks episode to chat about his playing & coaching journey, his role at the FA, the Euros & much more! If you haven’t already, go back and listen to some of the other episodes from series 1 and 2, and let us know your thoughts! Please subscribe and share this podcast - we greatly appreciate all of the support and feedback we receive.

Matt and Lee are back for a third season with more guests sharing their knowledge and expertise. In this episode Newcastle United Lead PDP Coach Neil Winskill shares his expertise, discusses his journey, describes how he likes to work with players and his immense pride at working for a club he has followed since childhood. Please subscribe and share this episode if you found it useful, or leave us...

Matt and Lee are back for a third season with more guests sharing their knowledge and expertise. Be sure to subscribe and share this episode if you found it useful.

Lee & Matt are back again to discuss a variety of topics from listeners in the latest from the ‘Half Time’ series. For more content, including our book ‘Game On’ visit www.minervacoachdevelopment.co.uk