The Curve Mindset Podcast with McGinley Coaching

Today I was joined on the Curve Mindset Podcast by Abdullah Abdullah. Abdullah is an author of 2 books called Queens of Europe - Olympique Lyonnais Feminin & Evolution of Chelsea - Europe's next powerhouse. Abdullah is also an analyst and you can find more of his work on pressingmatters.substack.com You can follow Abdullah on Twitter: @KunAbd

Today's episode is with Karan Tejwani. Karan has wrote two books called Wings of Change (Red Bull Model) and Glorious Reinvention: The Rebirth of Ajax Amsterdam. We focused on Cruyff, Ajax and the Reinvention of the club in the 21st Century. You can purchase the book from : https://www.pitchpublishing.co.uk/shop/glorious-reinvention and any other book publication shops. You can also follow Karan o...

This week we spoke with COO of GameInsight, John Wall. GameInsight launches their new football community platform on Wednesday 15th June 2022. You can follow John on Twitter - @jwall81 and GameInsight on @GameInsight_ https://gameinsight.sport/

Series 1 of the Curve Mindset podcast in partnership with McGinley Coaching. Today we spoke with Coach/Teacher and Author Rob Ellis. UEFA B licence holder, 1st class honours degree in Sport Sciences and PGCE in Physical Education. Chelsea FC Foundation coach and author of The Soccer Coaches Toolkit – 250 activities to challenge and inspire https://www.amazon.co.uk/Soccer-Coachs-Toolkit-Activities-...

Series 1 of the Curve Mindset podcast in partnership with McGinley Coaching. Today we spoke with Coach/Development Officer and Author David Baird. We spoke a lot about how communication is a key aspect of coaching and David's new book/app Scoreboard Soccer. David gives us an insight of different games we can use to help encourage more positive play. You can follow David on Twitter @CoachDavidBaird...

Series 1 of the Curve Mindset podcast in partnership with McGinley Coaching. Today we spoke with Coach/Development Officer and Teacher Chris McLaughlin.  We spoke at length regarding football in Scotland, the different roles that Chris has been at and how working in a different country improves your mindset.  You can follow Chris on Twitter @coachchrismcl If you liked the episode then le...

This is our weekly #wednesdaywisdom podcast. This week I talked about 3 things I have learned in the 1st 4 weeks of creating my own business. Public speaking might be a while before I am an expert! But have a listen and you might find 1 or 2 little nuggets of knowledge in the podcast. If you want to learn more about McGinley Coaching then follow my social channels:  Facebook: McGinley Coachin...

Series 1 of The Curve mindset podcast in partnership with McGinley Coaching. Today we spoke with Headteacher/Author/Coach Phil Denton. Laurie discussed leadership skills, communication and what makes a good leader with Phil We also chatted about the new book - The 1st 100 days lessons from the football bosses football. I would recommend buying this book as it has helped me a lot in my football jou...

Derek is a Rangers FC Soccer Academy coach as well as Stenhousemuir Ladies FC 1st team coach. He also works at Cumbernauld Colts as a Community Outreach coach. In this episode we discussed Derek's different roles in football, how having a mentor is such a key part of learning and how working in a team environment helps the players we are working with. Why don't you leave us a review on iTunes and...

Debbie Sayers is the Club Secretary and Welfare Officer of Salisbury Rovers FC. When the club was founded, they were very open, honest & forthright with their three pledges.  Provide the best quality of environment  Allow kids to play with freedom  Develop the whole child Although these may be things we all think we might do, Debbie & the team at Salisbury Rovers truly adopt a child-centred approa...

Drew Povey is an influential leadership authority with a unique multi sector viewpoint on creating innovative and sustainable change. He has over twenty years’ experience working in elite level sport and education. Drew is also a published author with two books:  Educating Drew: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Educating-Drew-story-Harrop-School/dp/1911382322/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&qid=1593795694&am...

Craig Joyce is the current 1st Team Manager at Glasgow Women FC & creator/host of the excellent 6,8, or 10 Podcast ( https://open.spotify.com/show/6dtOjhWatInce8f5F1YUJC ).  Craig has had numerous roles within the Scottish FA & is currently a FFIT Development Officer at the SPFL Trust ( https://spfltrust.org.uk/projects/football-fans-in-training/ )

Tim Rich is a sports journalist and author based in Manchester. He has covered five World Cup finals and was formerly the northern football correspondent of the Independent and the Daily Telegraph. Tim has written three football books & his latest work "A Quality of Madness: A Life of Marcelo Bielsa" is the first English biography of one of football's most contradictory characters.  Free...

Jonas currently works at Nottingham Forest as an academy coach & began his journey back in Norway with Vålerenga, Oslo at 18 years old. At that young age he was given the responsibility as Head Coach with the U14 recruit team. Since then, Jonas has worked with boys and girls, from 5's to 19's boys and women's 1st team. His experiences in Norway, England and in the Faroe Islands have allowed him to...

Damon is an English futsal coach with a UEFA A licence – studied for in Spain. He began his futsal coaching career at the tender age of 21 and has valuable experience over the last 15 years that has seen him coach in England, Spain, Malta and the Champions League before ending up in his current position as head coach of Perak FA in the Malaysia Premier Futsal League. Damon is owner of Futsal Camp...

In today's podcast, Laurie spoke with Stephen Rice. Stephen is an ex-player who played for Bohemians, Shamrock Rovers & Longford Town in Ireland. Stephen is currently completing his UEFA Pro-licence, is a FAI Coach Education Tutor & he is now the head coach of Shamrock Rovers U19s. 

In our latest podcast, Craig caught up with Steve Curnyn, Head of Academy Football Science and Medicine at Hibernian Football Club. Steve has had a fascinating journey and shares his knowledge and experience across the academy right through to the 1st Team. 

In today's podcast Craig spoke with Graham Goulden. Graham is an experienced and committed leadership and violence prevention trainer.  For thirty years he was a Scottish police officer and Chief Investigator specialising in criminal investigation, drug investigation, training and crime prevention. After his work in the Scottish Violence Reduction Unit, Graham was able to develop approaches and pr...

To stay informed about these exciting opportunities, get in touch with Graham on Twitter @Graham_Goulden & visit his website h ttps://grahamgoulden.com .  Stay tuned for Graham's full interview this Wednesday (20th of May)

Today, Craig was joined by Hibernian FC's first ever Sporting Director Graeme Mathie. Graeme had been Head of Player Identification & Recruitment at the club since August 2014. In today's episode we spoke about the future of academy football, talent ID, player pathways & the mindset required to break into the 1st team. 

Today Laurie caught up with Keith Beaty. Keith is a UEFA A licence holder and current Academy Director of Queen City Mutinty FC. Keith also hosts a very successful podcast called KB Flow where you can hear some of his work below https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kb-flow/id1477501010

In this week's pod, Craig catches up with Tom Kitchin. Tom is Scotland’s youngest Michelin starred chef proprietor, having achieved a star aged only 29, and has become a well-known face on television, having appeared on BBC’s Saturday Kitchen, UKTV Food’s Market Kitchen and in BBC2’s successful series, The Great British Menu.

Today Laurie is joined by UEFA A & UEFA Youth Licence coach John Wall. John is also CEO of GameInsight Soccer and co-written 'Rotations & Inter-Changes' with Hans Backe inspired by the work of Marcelo Bielsa. The book is available on https://www.duktigbrand.com/collections/all

Matt Ward is the owner of 'Matt Ward Consulting' and the 'British Football Coaches Network'.  With his past experiences as a professional coach in two top tier leagues and two 2nd tier leagues, he is now supporting other coaches in giving their career a kick-start. Follow Matt on Twitter @Coach_mattward. Check out his website https://www.mattwardconsulting.com/ and the Network for British Foo...

Tony McMinn is a Box Soccer UK (Twitter @boxsocceruk)franchisee and schools programme developer. As well as this, Tony is also Scottish League One side, East Fife FC Assistant Manager. Follow Tony on Twitter @antsmcminn