The PFT Podcast

This week on The PFT Podcast, we are proud to welcome Jamie Williams. A highly respected coach who has influenced the game across England through his work with professional clubs and the English FA, Jamie brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the conversation. In this episode, we discuss the importance of creating positive learning environments for young players, why enjoyment is a key dr...

Ahead of your child’s football season we answer some of the most asked questions from parents! ✔️What to look for in a club for your child ✔️Volunteer coaching ✔️Youth Development ✔️Showcases NOT trials ENJOY❤️

Our first pod of 2026! How to make football better in 2026? What are we going to keep? What are we going to leave in 2025? We discuss all in this month’s edition of the PFT PODCAST. Enjoy❤️

Newcastle United, Middlesbrough, Leeds United & Sunderland! An exciting end to another wonderful England Tour. This podcast was all about the North of England as we go into depth about our incredible experiences at these top Football Clubs. We hope you enjoy it and thanks for listening as always❤️⚽️

The next leg of our England tour saw some more incredible experiences. Louis and Mark go into detail about our days with Wolverhampton Wanderers, St George’s Park and Derby County. Just another 48 hours crammed into 20 minutes of our Onside Sports PFT Pod. We hope you enjoy💙

An incredible two weeks saw Pro Football Training visiting England to experience games, training & live matches at some of the biggest clubs in the country. In Part one of our recap, Louis and Mark go into the first 5 days of the tour. This saw the boys and girls play 5 games, train 3 times and watch 2 live games. Listen and find out how they went💙⚽️

It’s that time of the year where children unfortunately have to “trial” to play junior soccer. Louis and Mark discuss the concept of showcases instead of trials and things to look out for as parents when looking at clubs and coaches for your child’s sports season. A tour update as 35 PFT ballers take flight to England for an amazing two weeks of experiences! Enjoy

Sit down on a comfy chair, sip on a nice warm coffee & watch your child play sport! This message is one we shout from the rooftops in regard to sidelines at children’s sport. We’ve decided to follow this message by providing our very own Sit, Sip & Watch coffee keep cups. We are so passionate this message and on this podcast we discuss its importance for the future of our game for children.

With the season starting we’ve been receiving a lot of feedback around experiences on the sideline at children’s football games…with that Louis and Mark bring you a really important message surrounding what it means to be on the sideline and how you should be when watching children play. Enjoy 👏🏼

In our latest episode Louis & Mark talk about a child and parent’s journey in sport A wonderful insight into the mind of child and our experiences of coaching children in primary school all the way to their lives as a professional footballer We hope you enjoy💙 To become a better person, footballer, parent & coach you have to attend our live webinar with Wayne Goldsmith on Wednesday 2nd April 7-83...

Since the early 1990’s, Wayne has worked directly with Olympic Champions, Professional Athletes, Professional Teams & Winning Coaches all around the world If you want to become better as a coach, parent, teacher or have dreams of reaching your sporting potential then you must attend this live webinar! Find out more on the Pod💙🙌🏼

Have you ever wondered what the life of a full time coach looks like? Have you ever wanted to coach full time? In this podcast Louis and Mark discuss the life outside of the pitch for a PFT full time coach and the ins and outs of a football coaching business! The journey to full time work is never easy and in this discussion we share how you can get there! We hope you enjoy!

In this episode Mark and Louis will be discussing what they will be leaving in 2024 and what they will be bringing into 2025 within coaching and all things youth football!

On the 12th of December PFT will be holding an event with a special panel of guests ranging from Sport Psychologists to distinguished coaches and players. Listen to how you can attend and who and why are guests for the panel are so special!

This week we discuss the journey of a parent through their kids sport! It is so important that you support your children in the right way so this conversation will go into the best ways to do that. Mark talks about his experiences as a dad to his boys while Louis talks about it from the child’s perspective. ENJOY💙

The DNA of a coach will define how they impact people! This week Louis and Mark discuss what is inside the DNA of a PFT coach. A deep conversation discussing a coaches journey and how their values and understanding towards people can make or break a session. We hope you enjoy💙

Football trials and grading can be a really anxious time for children and footballers in general. In this pod Louis and Mark aim to take away some of that stigma and discuss great ways to think about trials. Also a great a chance for clubs explore ideas on how to run their showcases and how to communicate to footballers around this time!

There are 4200 chances to make an impact on people’s lives. This week Louis and Mark discuss the number 4200 and what it means to us as coaches, fathers, mates and people in general. Listen to this and we guarantee that you will better yourself in more aspects than one…ENJOY💙⚽️

How will you coach in 2024? After a successful year in 2023, Louis and Mark discuss all things PFT in 2024 as well as discussing some key areas that need to change in youth football. There is also an exclusive special offer hidden in the pod for our player confidence course driven by former professional coaches. It was so good to be back behind the mic, we hope you enjoy!

Our final episode of the UK Tour Series! This time it was a trip to Leeds for an incredible experience with Leeds United Football Club. The perfect way to end an unforgettable trip, we hope you enjoy!

The next leg of our England tour! Louis and Mark discuss our time in the North East and the clubs that we visited and had experiences at. Some absolute gems for our listeners to find out listening to the pod. Thank you and we hope you enjoy💙

The next leg of our PFT England tour! Mark and Louis go through a number of experiences and moments during the second week of the journey. Some special people met and moments we will never forget. Enjoy💙

Listen to Louis Carlish and Mark Lee dissect the first half of the Pro Football Training Tour of England. An incredible experience with so many memories, moments and lessons. Enjoy!

Coaches Mark Lee and Louis Carlish discuss how important adapting as a coach or being a chameleon is, in order to create safe and positive environments for young footballers and all other young sportsman and women👏🏼

A great chat with Jack Rolfe from The Coaching Lab about creativity within coaching and the use of his Matchplay cards which are used internationally at many levels of different sport.