The Grassroots Football Coach

Send us Fan Mail Mark Rivers & Richard Brant meet current Lionesses & Orlando Pride midfielder, Jade Moore. On the pod, Jade talks about the start of her career in football and how in four years she went from playing grassroots football to playing Women’s football at the age of just fourteen. Jade also discusses being called up for England at fifteen years old and then, just two years late...

Send us Fan Mail Mark meets... Cara Ostryn for Mental Health Awareness Week 2020 This week, to mark Mental Health Awareness Week, we're bringing you four special episodes of the podcast. Each episode features an individual who wants to share their story and help raise awareness of Mental Health through talking football. On our final episode of the week, Cara Ostryn, a Psychotherapist and cons...

Send us Fan Mail Mark meets...  Marvin Sordell for Mental Health Awareness Week 2020 This week, to mark Mental Health Awareness Week, we're bringing you four special episodes of the podcast. Each episode features an individual who wants to share their story and help raise awareness of Mental Health through talking football. On the third episode, Marvin shares his experience from coming up thr...

Send us Fan Mail Mark meets... Manisha Tailor MBE for Mental Health Awareness Week 2020 This week, to mark Mental Health Awareness Week, we're bringing you four special episodes of the podcast. Each episode features an individual who wants to share their story and help raise awareness of Mental Health through talking football. On the second episode, Manisha shares her story about twin brother...

Send us Fan Mail Mark meets... Martin Sinclair for Mental Health Awareness Week 2020 This week, to mark Mental Health Awareness Week, we're bringing you four special episodes of the podcast. Each episode features an individual who wants to share their story and help raise awareness of Mental Health through talking football. On this first episode, Mark Rivers and Jonathan Coles are joined by f...

Send us Fan Mail On this special episode of The Grassroots Football Coach, Berks & Bucks FA County Coach Developer, Mark Rivers attends a 'Talking Tactics' event, to meet Jason McMahon, a qualified Mental Health First Aid Instructor and Mental Health Ambassador for Berkshire Rugby. Having suffered with deep depression himself and feeling very alone with no purpose, Jason reflects on...

Send us Fan Mail On this special bonus episode of The Grassroots Football Coach, Berks & Bucks FA County Coach Developer, Mark Rivers meets  On the pod... For more information about disability football in Berks & Bucks, please visit www.berks-bucksfa.com/players/disability Music and post-production by Darren Fellerdale.

Send us Fan Mail On the podcast this week Mark Rivers meets... Rich Beck. On the pod... For more information about grassroots football coaching in Berks & Bucks, please visit www.berks-bucksfa.com/coaches  Music and post-production by Darren Fellerdale.

Send us Fan Mail On the podcast this week Mark Rivers meets... Moaz Awadelkarim. On the pod... For more information about grassroots football coaching in Berks & Bucks, please visit www.berks-bucksfa.com/coaches  Music and post-production by Darren Fellerdale.

Send us Fan Mail On this special bonus episode of The Grassroots Football Coach, Berks & Bucks FA County Coach Developer, Mark Rivers, meets the England Senior Deaf Men's Team Manager, Mike Nolan, and England Cerebral Palsy players Jack Rutter & Martin Sinclair to discuss the upcoming England Talent ID Day at the Madejski Stadium in Reading on Saturday 30th May 2020. On the pod, the g...

Send us Fan Mail On the podcast this week Mark Rivers meets his counterpart at Surrey FA, Pete Augustine. On the pod, Pete discusses his career in the game, managing difference, the importance of parents and carers on developing young players an interesting practice called Eagles & Hedgehogs... For more information about grassroots football coaching in Berks & Bucks, please visit www.berks...

Send us Fan Mail On the podcast this week Mark Rivers meets Reading FC Academy Coach, Shelley Strange. On the pod, Shelley talks about her experiences of coaches including; Brendan Rogers, Brian McDermott and our very own, Mark Rivers, across her 15 year coaching career. Shelley also talks about foreign influences within the game, such as Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola, the importance of goalkeepe...

Send us Fan Mail Season Two of The Grassroots Football Coach podcast kicks-off with Berks & Bucks FA County Coach Developer, Mark Rivers, meeting FA Coach Affiliate Tutor, Taff Rahman. On the pod, Taff talks about his experiences as a player and as International Football Manager of the Guyana national football team. Taff also talks about his time at Arsenal FC and how he moved into sports scie...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of The Grassroots Football Coach podcast, Berks & Bucks FA County Coach Developer, Mark Rivers meets semi-professional footballer for Thatcham Town and Reading FC Coach, Ekow Elliott.    On the pod, Mark and Ekow talk about his career, including of course, that historic FA Vase win at Wembley in 2017/18 with Thatcham Town, as well as going back to his grassroot...

Send us Fan Mail On the podcast this week Mark Rivers catches up with FA Regional PE Coordinator, Lawrence Lok.    On the pod, Mark and Lawrence discuss managing difference, the four corner model, coaching in the USA and much more...    For more information about grassroots football coaching in Berks & Bucks, please visit www.berks-bucksfa.com/coaches     Music and post-production by Darren Fe...

Send us Fan Mail On the podcast this week Mark Rivers meets England Cerebral Palsy team player, and Southampton FC Saintsability Coach, Martin Sinclair.    On the pod, Mark and Martin discuss the disability pathway, Martin's own experiences growing up, coaching styles and making history at London 2012...    If you'd like to find out more about Disability Football in Berks & Bucks, in...

Send us Fan Mail On the podcast this week Mark Rivers meets FA Affiliate Tutor, Mick Lewin.    Mark talks to Mick about ....    For more information about grassroots football coaching in Berks & Bucks, please visit www.berks-bucksfa.com/coaches     Music and post-production by Darren Fellerdale.

Send us Fan Mail On the second episode of The Grassroots Football Coach podcast, Berks & Bucks FA County Coach Developer, Mark Rivers meets Simon Millington, his counterpart at Kent FA.    Mark talks to Simon about his journey in the game and why he got involved in coaching. They also discuss managing behaviours and the England DNA.    For more information about grassroots football coaching in...

Send us Fan Mail On the very first episode of The Grassroots Football Coach podcast, Berks & Bucks FA County Coach Developer, Mark Rivers meets Reading FC Community Trust Manager, Dave Evans. Friends for over 20 years, Mark and Dave chat about their experiences in football whilst reminiscing about the 'early days' and how their points of view and approaches have developed over the ye...