The Bold Tackle

Sarah Green is a performance coach developer currently working for England Netball. She describes herself as a disruptive thinker who is passionate about helping others become better. But what really is a coach developer? How do you become one and what does the role entail? In this episode, Sarah will be giving us an insight into her career as a performance coach developer. She will be sharing her...

Think back to a time in your life where you encountered a person that had a remarkable impact on you. A person that inspired you. A person that earned your respect and trust. A person that got the best you out of you. Who is this person for you? Maybe this person was somebody at work. Maybe it’s someone in your family or maybe it’s a complete stranger that had the ability to captivate you and for...

After a busy time for Sophie at the King Power stadium last weekend, we sat down to discuss the role and importance of the Foxes supporters for the team, the club and Sophie herself. In this episode, we will be highlighting what the fan’s support means to Sophie and how this strong connection has developed and evolved over the years. Further, we will be addressing the unique fan base of women’s fo...

After last week’s win over Birmingham, Leicester City have now been drawn Liverpool in the FA Cup Quarterfinal. A hopefully exciting game that both teams will be looking to advance from. But what about league? And international? In this episode, we will be discussing the latest ongoings at club and country for Sophie. After discussing the latest FA Cup fixture against Birmingham, we’ll be discussi...

As a professional athlete you travel the world and get to know different cultures. Surely, as you’re part of a team you’re never lonely and seemingly always happy. You benefit from sponsorships and preferential treatment – in the end, you’re a professional. In this episode, we will be discussing the clichés of the game and profession. Have we maybe developed an untrue perception of overall glory a...

I think it’s fair to say that it’s been very sad news for every single Liverpool supporter this past week – Jürgen Klopp has announced that he will be leaving the Reds at the end of the 2023/24 season. After an incredibly successful spell at the club, Klopp will be departing as one of the greatest. But what makes Klopp so good? Why is he so loved by the fans and the community and how come his play...

From crying in the changing room wondering what she was doing ‘here’ to winning the Women’s Champion’s League twice and being Belgium’s most capped women’s player - It’s fair to say Janice Cayman is an incredible athlete who used her passion for the game to overcome frustration and disappointment and to go and pursuit her dreams. Now, Janice is part of Leicester City’s set-up and is looking to bri...

There’s no doubt that Women’s Football has come a long way in recent years and has undergone an incredible development to get to the stage that it’s at now. But what really are the biggest changes from a decade ago? What does a professional set up entail and what support is offered to the athletes to reach their potential? In this episode we will be discussing the impressive development of women’s...

Head knocks and head injuries – a topic close to Sophie’s heart and a topic that she is not only passionate about but unfortunately also has a fair bit of experience with. Soph received her latest concussion during the last game in 2023 before the Christmas break and has fortunately managed to recover smoothly and quickly and is back on the pitch working hard. In this episode we will be discussing...

We are finally back! In this very first episode of the second round of discussions we will be talking about contracts and the transfer window. What is the role of agents in contract talks? Why are contracts offered in women’s football so much shorter than in men’s football? And what factor does age play in the negotiations? In this episode we will be discussing the process of contract negotiations...

As our final episode before Xmas and therefore our final episode for this year we are taking this opportunity to do a review of 2023. After a very eventful year both personally and career-wise, we a will be discussing each of our highlights and will be addressing potential low points of the year. What made us happy this year? What are we proud of and what are we looking forward to in the upcoming...

Back on international duty, back to Nations League. Scotland currently sit bottom of the table and have everything to play for in these next two games against Belgium and England. In this episode, we will be discussing the upcoming games for Scotland and the role the results of the remaining games within the group could have for not only the final standings but more interestingly the qualification...

What’s been happening? In this week’s episode we will be using the opportunity to recap the last couple of weeks. What’s been happening on the pitch for LCFC’s Women? What’s been the big take-aways from the recent tough games and where does this leave the group going forward? Furthermore, we are also giving a quick debrief on our latest two episodes where we will be discussing our favourite moment...

She’s a professional rugby player, a former hammer thrower, a gas engineer and a firefighter. And that’s only mentioning a few of her successful careers on and off the pitch. When Shaunagh is approached and seizes an opportunity, she commits wholeheartedly and gives it her all. For this episode, we invited Shaunagh Brown to discuss her incredibly unique life story. She highlighted the important ro...

Katharina Kleinfeldt is one of the upcoming sports presenters in Germany. Currently, she is a TV presenter for the German broadcaster Sport1 and has spent many years covering the biggest sports competitions ranging from the German Handball Bundesliga to London’s famous Grand-Slam Wimbledon. We invited Katharina, who grew up playing football with Sophie’s twin sister, to join us on the podcast and...

Media coverage is an essential part of any sport these days. It increases visibility and promotion; it allows fans to connect with their club and players and it gives an insight into what happens in the day-to-day life at the training ground. Often, what fans really want to see is content from behind the scenes and entertaining coverage around the players and team especially off the pitch. But whe...

Not long ago, we released an episode on our views on players’ agents within the game. Through our discussions it became very clear that we generally were missing a wholistic approach towards the player’s care and wanted to find out more about this business through some first-hand insights. Therefore, for this episode, we invited Christian Leonhardt to join us. Christian is a former sports agent th...

It’s fair to say that Leicester’s Women have had an impressive start to the 2023/24 season. Seven points from three games and second in the league on goal difference. Historically and statistically this certainly is the best start to a season that LCFC Women have had in the WSL. But what is their secret to success? What is the team doing differently this season to lead to the performances we’ve se...

“What do I tell my child when it hasn’t made the team?” “How do I rebuild my child’s knocked confidence?” and “How do I manage my own frustrations and feelings when I see my child struggling?” Parents play an incredibly crucial part in their children’s development and are often the ones their son and daughters look to for support, encouragement and guidance. However, sometimes even parents don’t h...

“She doesn’t even look like an athlete”. “There’s nothing to her. How can she even tackle anyone?” “She must have been hitting the gym lately”. These are the comments we’ve all heard at some point - whether directed at us directly or our teammates. Unfortunately, we have developed an ideology of what a female footballer should look like. Skinny and attractive but not too skinny. Strong and athleti...

Not too long ago, we found ourselves having a good old “dinner time” conversation during a car ride home from a family gathering. As this discussion caused not only a hell of a lot of laughter in us both, but more importantly as we realised how incredibly much we learned about one another during this conversation, we decided to share our thoughts and outcomes with you all. What is fear and where d...

Every person will at some point have to deal with disappointment and rejection. Athletes will have to add injuries to the list. When you’re injured you unfortunately automatically drop in terms of priority for selection and performance can for a long time be impacted by injuries. Therefore, rejection is definitely one of the biggest silent struggles the athletes deal with. But what if you’re fully...

As the women’s summer transfer window in the UK is closing today, it’s the perfect opportunity to take a closer look at the role of mediators in football. Agents - the players’ apparent right hand and who every now and then make an appearance in the headlines after sorting a record-breaking deal or a trailblazing move to a new club. But what really is the standing of football agents in the game? A...

While trying to make history and constantly improving the game of women's football, you are not allowed to forget that behind each great athlete there is a person, a mother, a father, a sibling or a child. It is so important, to always see the person beheind the professional, so therefore, in this episode, we will be looking at Sophie’s life off the pitch and what she gets up to outside of footbal...

For years we have been hearing the shout for equal pay. Across the globe women are fighting for equality in all areas of life. But is equal pay really what we should be asking for in football? And how does this align with the principles of business and finance. In this episode we'll really be getting into the nitty-gritty stuff around finances in football when discussing the difficulty of demandin...