Soccer & Fitness Show

Looking at 'Grit' from a critical standpoint, Adam Naylor did a really interesting article about this in 2015 and I though it would be interesting to share my views about this new buzz word in the soccer community. Adam Naylor EdD, CC-AASP The Sporting Life https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-sporting-life/201505/grits-dilemma Grit's Dilemma, Athletic Persistence is a Complex Construct

How to become a professional soccer coach and what steps you can take. This is from my experience and what I've learned along the way. My Soccer Coaching Book: https://www.amazon.com/Create-Your-Soccer-Coaching-Session/dp/B088N5HDSB/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=how+to+create+your+own+soccer&qid=1602521553&sr=8-2

Over the past two weeks, I've started coaching at an unaffiliated Crossfit style gym. Thought it could be interesting to discuss the difference between coaching these two sports. I also discuss getting the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine yesterday.

Today I discuss yesterday's dream a topic idea I got from Jason Khalipa former Crossfit athlete and now gym owner. I decide to take the subject one step further and talk about my own experiences on this subject. I discuss wanting to become a Soccer head coach of professional team but recently started to pivot away from that.  Jason Khalipa's original episode -  https://podcasts.apple.com...

Today's episode is mainly about the challenge I did over the weekend. David Goggins 4x4x48 which required me to run 4 miles every 4 hours for 48 hours. I completed the challenge and was very happy about that, however, I did learn a few things along the way. I wanted to share what I learnt and how it links to mental health. I also discuss Covid fatigue which I'm sure a lot of people have right now.

This subjected popped up on my LinkedIn a couple of days a go, I believe I've had some unique experience of this. hope this helps young coaches ask the correct questions and be better prepared to start their adventure. Source from Neil Connor and shared by Liam Arkley UK Football coaches looking to work abroad once the market re-opens a few helpful tips before you take the plunge! - Find out how l...

Next week I'll be doing the David Goggins 4x4x48 challenge. In this podcast I'll be talking about the challenge and why I want to do it but I'll be also discussing David Goggins and his messages. From https://www.gogginschallenge.com/ Timing: You must start and complete the challenge at that same time David is undertaking the challenge regardless of time zone. This will have the greatest impact as...

Back in 2015 one thing lead to another and I found myself having an interview for the Real Salk Lake job. It's been a long time since then and it's a story not many people know about. Hope this story entertains you but also motivates you to send that chance email or make that phone call.

Today's episode is about the crazy week I had here in Houston Texas and an unplanned trip to Louisiana.  "Over the weekend, a massive winter storm descended upon the state of Texas, bringing harsh, unprecedented weather to the region: snow, ice, single-digit temperatures. The inclement conditions were punishing enough — most houses in Texas feature little insulation, which prompted many to cr...

Virgil Van Dijk is a Liverpool FC centre back playing in the Premiership. Unfortunately, he suffered a cruciate knee ligament injury. However, he is back in the gym training hard. What I wanted to discuss today is what work goes in behind the scenes to make the players we see on the weekend. hopefully, this podcast raises some questions on players and coaches fitness development.

Having a look at 'Create your own soccer coaching session' book I put together last year. A little background on coming up with the idea and putting it all together. Also, discuss the benefits of creating your own soccer coaching session. Thank you for listening. Create Your Own Soccer Coaching Session by Amazon.com Services LLC Learn more: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B088ZRG9HS/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp...

This episode is about my experience at the University of Lancashire as Head Coach. I wasn't expecting to find a young student who would go on to be a professional soccer player scoring in the premiership. This is a fun story for me to look back on especially because it has a happy ending. For a moment though wasn't sure it was going to be like that after a number of rejections. If you would like t...

The world has been turned upside down over the past 12 months and Covid-19 has impacted soccer across the board. College soccer has been halted, re-started and pushed back similar to the pro-game. In this episode, we talk about players looking to make their way into the pro game and soccer game using showcases to do that. I discuss the price involved and debate whether or not it can be improved up...

Today's episode is about what I've been up to the past couple day's and how I think it might help the community. I also discuss the US 'pay to play' model positives and negatives. Plus I touch on the importance of removing barriers for talented player.

After listening to an interview with John Kavanagh who's Conor McGregor's coach I thought it could be a good topic to discus. The link to the interview in question can be found below. Thank you for listening, if you would like to support the channel please go to the home page on Anchor FM. Source Link : Ariel Helwani's MMA Show John Kavanagh: Conor McGregor wants Dustin Poirier trilogy fight for b...

This week I've spent most of my time building an 'Online Cardio Course', but one that professional athletes could also do. I didn't water it down or make it easier in any way. This got me thinking of podcast topics...so I decided to do an episode on it. The course will be available on www.athiathletic.com very soon. If you are interested please email me on athiathletic@gmail.com  Fitness and...

This episode is a follow up on episode 4 where I was fortunate enough to have access to Pep Guardiola training sessions. At the start of the episode, I discuss the protocol of getting everything arranged. Then I discuss the actual training session from a coaches perspective. Hope you enjoy the episode. Thanks for listening.

Today's episode we discuss my first visit to FC Bayern Munich meeting Pep Guardiola. After being released by Blackpool FC I decided to take a chance visit to meet Pep Guardiola. I'm going to do a follow-up episode about watching the actual sessions but I think this story is worth sharing. Hope you enjoy the episode and thank you for watching and supporting.

After watching a Monday Night Football interview with Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher I thought it could be an interesting subject to discuss. Fatigue/player burnout and long term injuries. I discuss how this may happen at any level in soccer including youth soccer.  The interview that I'm referring to on Sky Sports can be found on Jamie Carragher's Twitter account https://twitter.com/Carra2...

Today we take a look at Statistics in Soccer and what Xavi has to say. I also talk about my own personal experience regarding this subject. "It makes me laugh to see all these GPS that they put on our bodies. Because when they look at the data, statisticians say to themselves: ' On 100 passes, 80 were accurate. ' Oh really? And how do you know they were good? Do you know how they count them? For t...

Brand new podcast series looking at the relationship of Soccer, Fitness and how they're related. We also introduce myself and why I've decided to do this.