Modern Soccer Coach Podcast

Gary is joined by UEFA PRO License coach, Cristian Colás. He discusses his coaching journey that has taken him to Spain, Finland, and England, as well as addressing the following: - How do coaches challenge themselves if there are limited opportunities for them? - How can you grow as a coach if you do not have a full-time coaching position - How can you play a possession game if you have limited t...

Gary is joined by Martin O'Neill for a special live interview alongside the North American Irish Coaches. The former Ireland, Celtic, Sunderland, Aston Villa manager discusses his journey and experiences in the game, including: - Playing under Brian Clough - Why he chose Roy Keane as an assistant coach - Difference between coaching for development versus results - Do coaches today overcomplicate t...

Gary is joined by legendary basketball coach Tom Crean. Currently Head Coach at University of Georgia, and with a hugely successful spells at Indiana and Marquette, Tom has developed winning teams and NBA players in the process. In this interview he disucsses: - How to challenge players every day - Ways that staff can help or hinder environment - Pathway of NBA Player Development - Communicating t...

Gary is joined by current Roma U17 and UEFA Pro Coach, Fabrizio Piccareta. He talks about his journey as a coach, his time as assistant coach to Paolo Di Canio at Sunderland, current role, and the following: - How can you prepare U17 for the pressures of playing with such a big club? - Are Italian players naturally more disciplined with regards to lifestyle management and diet? - How was Paolo Di...

Gary is joined by former Orlando Pirates and new Chippa United coach, Rulani Mokwena. He discusses: - How his values and coaching philosophy are integrated - Importance of reflecting before communicating - Role of an assistant coach - challenging and supporting - Love of video and tactical analysis in daily life And much more!! This podcast is sponsored by Total Football Analysis. A monthly magazi...

Gary is joined by Head of Academy Coaching at Aberdeen FC, Gavin Levey. Gavin discusses the role of coaches under these difficult circumstances currently including: - How are technical workouts distributed at Aberdeen FC? - Are there other areas that they are looking to improve players? - How are they communicating to parents? - What role do coaches have during this time? - How can a coach inspire...

Gary is joined by throw-in coach, Thomas Gronnemark. He talks about his work at Liverpool, Ajax, FC Midtjylland, and addresses the following: - Why Jurgen Klopp asked him to start right away - How he achieves buy-in from players - How his work must compliment playing philosophy - How he deals with Steve Nicol and Andy Gray criticism - Advice to young coaches who want to be specialists And much mor...

Gary is joined by Keir Wenham-Flatt, a strength and conditioning coach based in the USA, who has worked with elite level rugby players all over the globe in places like the UK, China, Australia, Argentina and Japan. Kier discusses: - How a philosophy can also restrict a coach - How coaches can give themselves too much credit - Why soccer injury counts are not effect - What we must do to create mor...

Gary is joined by Finland national team captain and FC Midtjylland midfielder Tim Sparv. He takes an inside look into his journey as a professional, views on coaching, and life inside his current club. - What did he learn most at Southampton academy? - Differences between Dutch and English football culture? - Environment at FC Midtjylland - How can training set pieces become enjoyable? - How does...

Gary is joined by former FIFA, World Cup referee, and Rules Analyst for Fox TV, Dr. Joe Machnik. He discusses the both the controversy in the modern game in terms of officiating and gives clarity on issues in the college and pro side of the game, including: - Why are the Premier League having so many problems with VAR? - Is it completely out of bounds for a ref to have a joke with an opposing play...

Gary is joined by coach and tactical analyst and Spielverlagerung writer, Judah Davies. He gives his insight on opinions on Game Models, including: - How do we differentiate ourselves from others with them? - Does a game model objectives change at youth and pro level? - Where did Man City's model fail this season? - Do game models restrict creativity? - How does changing one moment impact another?...

Gary is joined by former Manchester United, Olympiacos, West Ham and Northern Ireland goalkeeper and now GK coach, Roy Carroll. A Premier League winner and playing experience in Greece, England, Denmark and Northern Ireland, Roy discusses the following: - What did he learn from head coaches at different clubs? - What can a GK coach do to help nerves on game day? - How can a coach help a back-up go...

Gary talks with Lesle Gallimore, who has just completed 26 season as head coach at University of Washington, and achieved phenomenal success with 15 NCAA Tournament appearances, 270 wins, and numerous Coach of the Year awards at national level. Lesle discusses the following: - Are cultures more difficult to manage when you experience success? - How do you judge character of players in the recruitm...

Gary is joined by former rugby professional, coach, and coach educator Russell Earnshaw. He has consulted with and delivered for Google, The English FA, Great Britain Hockey, British Triathlon, the Rugby Football League and British Swimming to name a few. He has also delivered to soccer coaches recently both in the UK and in the US at the Mass Youth Soccer Workshop. Rusty discusses a number: - Wha...

Gary is joined by coach, author, professional speaker, and consultant to NBA and college athletic teams, Jamy Bechler. He has just released a new book called 'The Bus Trip' and he discusses the following questions with Gary: - What is the starting point for a coach to build a leadership group that can eventually drive the standards? - How can a coach facilitate more meaningful communication amongs...

Gary is joined by David and Keith Mayer, authors of the brand new book 'Gold Dust: How To Become a More Effective Coach, Quickly' They discuss: - Optimizing players learning experience - How does a coach begin to understand themselves - Adapting coaching style to suit quiet players - Balancing praise and critical feedback - Impact of Dick Bate And much, much more! This podcast is brought to you by...

Gary talks with founder of Changing The Game Project, John O'Sullivan, about his new book Every Moment Matters. John's book give an insight into unique cultures where players are given ownership to grow, develop, and enjoy the game. He also takes coaches on a journey of self-discovery and asks some tough questions: - Why do I coach? - How do I coach? - How does it feel to be coached by me? John ta...

In the lead up to the United Soccer Coaches Convention this week in Baltimore, Gary talks with Scottish FA Head of Coach Education & Development, Greig Paterson. After recently hosting a Midfield Masterclass with Paul Scholes, Darren Fletcher and Scott Brown, Gary wanted to get Grieg's perspective on if we should place more emphasis on the perspective of players at the highest level. Greig also di...

Gary is joined by James Tippett, football analyst and author of "The Expected Goals Philosophy". He discusses the new book and the increased role of data and analytics in the game at the moment, including the following topics: - What exactly is Expected Goals? - How can it help coaches? - Can we use data from training? - Why is change so hard to implement in the game? - How do teams use xG for sco...

Gary is joined by Lead National Specialist Coach at The English FA. He was recently a member of England's U20 World Cup winning staff in 2017 and he has also worked at Premier League club West Brom and Birmingham City as Head of Analysis and Professional Development Head Coach. Aaron covers a lot of topics in the interview including: - Role of a specialist coach - Efficiency of staff at national t...

How important is it that coaches not only review their team, but also their own work throughout the season? Gary takes a look into the ways that coaches can use the off-season to reflect on their environment and maximize the time during the break to take new ideas and feedback on board. Gary also previews the upcoming webinar on the Modern Soccer Coach Community Platform on December 20, that takes...

Gary is joined by writer and author, Jonathan Harding, to discuss his phenomenal book, "Mensch - Beyond The Cones" and coaches from the UK and USA can learn from German coaching. - Is coaching education too comfortable? - Is coach education too expensive? - Should pass/fail still be implemented? - How important is leadership from national team coaches? - What is the perception of coaches like Jess...

Gary is joined by Pre-Academy Football Coach and Manchester United FC Foundation Coach, Chris Hughes. Chris has built a unique philosophy with the younger age groups and is the author of 'The Complete Series to Coaching 4-6 Year Olds' , which has just been released on Amazon. Chris discusses... - Does fun have a place in a coaching philosophy? - Influence of the coach… the balance between an enter...

Gary gives coaches a sneak peek into the upcoming MSC webinar on Set Pieces that will take place on Wednesday, November 20th, at 4pm ET. The webinar will be FREE to all members of the Modern Soccer Coach Community Platform… you also get access to ALL THE CONTENT on there…a range of webinars, 250+ exercises and weekly content,… go online and take a look… www.modernsoccercoach.com/community - Oliver...

Gary is joined by Ben Garner, a UEFA Pro License coach, who has worked in the Premier League as an assistant coach at West Bromwich Albion and first team coach at Crystal Palace, where he also worked in the academy. He has also coached in the Indian Super League with ATK. He talks about the following: - Difference in working with academy and pro players - What environment youth players need to bec...