Youth Soccer Coaching Player Development Podcast

Tom Byer returns to the show to chat with Glen and Saul about his ground breaking work with early years skill development. Tom argues that the real key to developing top players is engagement between 2 and 6 years old. Tom consults with some of the biggest clubs in the world and with Federations. Use code MPFCCOACH to get 20% off the MyPersonalFootballCoach Ball Mastery and 1v1 Courses and the Vir...

Alex Nichols, ex Arsenal Academy Coach joins Saul and Glen to discuss, what's more important, dribbling or passing? Use code MPFCCOACH to get 20% off the MyPersonalFootballCoach Ball Mastery and 1v1 Courses and the Virtual Conference. https://mypersonalfootballcoach.com/iamacoach/

In the latest 'Next Generation' series, Kai Parkinson joins Saul to talk about his coaching and player journey. Kai was a young Academy player at clubs including Chelsea. He's now one of the most exciting young coaches in the UK.

Anton joins Glen and Saul to discuss his role with Tottenham Hotpsur Women's Team where he works with the 1st team and as a transition coach for players coning through the Academy. Anton, also discusses his journey as a young pro and then an Academy Coach at Spurs.

David Webb returns to the show to discuss his current role as 1st team coach of Georgia's national team. Saul and David discuss their remarkable Euros campaign. How the got there and what was the day to day workings to make football history for this relatively small nation.

Juan Carlos Amorós is Head Coach NY/NJGotham FC Head Coach where he has cemented his position as one of the leading coaches in the Women's Pro game. This follows successful spells at Tottenham Women's, Real Betis and Houston Dash. Juan joins Glen and Saul to talk about his rise from grass roots football to the top of the Women's game.

In this new series Saul invites some of the best young coaches emerging onto the show. Matteo Esposito has a huge Instagram following and also coaches at Arsenal in the Pre Academy. Matteo talks about his journey and how he's developed his methodology and his very successful coaching business.

The Virtual Academy Next Gen Club...This month Live classroom sessions with English and Scottish FA mindset specialist Steve Sallis. Luc Stolker ex Ajax Academy Coach also joins to deliver a technical challenge. Check out full coach list here. https://mypersonalfootballcoach.com/the-virtual-academy-home/ Glen and Saul are back reflecting on the Euros and Southgate's influence on English football....

Are you a coach who wants to up skill yourself? Check out the online courses, the Coach's Pass and the Online Downloadable Soccer Conference at MyPersonalFootballCoach https://mypersonalfootballcoach.com/iamacoach/ JordI Condom Auli joins Saul to discuss what goes on behind the scenes at Barcelona's Academy and what makes it one of the most successful talent development centres in world football.

João Tralhão Ex Benfica Academy and Monaco 1st Team Coach joins Glen and Saul to discuss the best way of Developing Champions League Players. How can we stress and challenge players to prepare them for the game at the very highest level?

Tim Bradbury, US Soccer Coach Educator joins Glen and Saul to discuss how to develop defenders. What is the best way to coach this and why does there seem to be such a shortage of quality defenders any the highest level?

Steve Sallis is one of the world leaders in mindset development. He Joins Saul and Glen to discuss how we can maximise mindset development not only in our players but in us as coaches also. Check out Steves first book 'Educating Football' which has literally changed the game and his soon to be released follow up 'How not to be a leadership dickhead.' The Virtual Academy is back on the MyPersonalFo...

The Virtual Academy is back on the MyPersonalFootballCoach app. The Next Gen Club includes Technical, Tactical, Physical, Psychological and Tips how to get scouted from Premier League Coaches...for just £9.99 a month. https://mypersonalfootballcoach.com/the-virtual-academy-home/ Lee Hayes joins Saul to discuss his role at Yokohama FC and what life and football culture is like in Japan. Lee also ta...

To find out more about technical coaching, Ball Mastery and 1v1 Duels checkout the MyPersonalFootballCoach Online Coaching Courses https://mypersonalfootballcoach.com/level-1-level-2-e-leaning-courses/ Arsenal Academy Skills Specialist Danny Buck returns to join Saul to discuss his work at the world famous Hale End, home to Arsenal's Academy. Saul takes a deep dive into Danny's work with the 15/16...

Paul Holder is a legend in the English Coaching fraternity. His long career has seen him coach at Academy and 1st Team Level. He has also been a coach Educator at the English Football Association. Paul and Saul discuss coaching topics including the Game Based approach.

MyPersonalFootballCoach Coaching Courses and Virtual Conference are now on sale! mypersonalfootballcoach.com/iamacoach/ Alex Nichols, Ex Arsenal Academy Coach joins Glenn and Saul to discuss whether there's too much dribbling in youth football.

MyPersonalFootballCoach Coaching Courses and Virtual Conference are now on sale! https://mypersonalfootballcoach.com/iamacoach/ Glenn joins Saul again for the Coaching Family Special asking where are all the #10s gone? Pro and Academy football seem to be missing the mavericks which used to be the mainstay of teams through out the world. Why is this and is it a reflection of our recruitment/coachin...

The Virtual Academy Club Next Gen goes live February 1st. Get the complete player development programme. Technical, Tactical, Mindset, Physical and tips how to get scouted. Sign up on the MyPersonalFootballCoach app or follow this link https://mypersonalfootballcoach.com/the-virtual-academy-home/ Chris Robinson spent over 10 years as a Scout at Chelsea FC's Academy. He describes what goes on behin...

The MyPersonalFootballCoach Virtual Academy Next Gen Club is going live February 1st. Technical, Tactical, Physical, Mindset and tips how to get scouted from some of the best talent developers in world football. https://mypersonalfootballcoach.com/the-virtual-academy-home/ Yousuf Sajjadd has gone from volunteer scout at Brentford to Technical Director of FC Den Bosch in Holland in just over 10 yea...

Check out Saul's new Coach Mentoring. Take your coaching and/or Soccer coaching career/business to the next level... https://pdafootball.co.uk/coach-mentoring/ Colin Bergmans is a Skills Coach at PSV Eindhoven. Colin outlines how his ‘Skill Box’ works and the individual focus that sets PSV apart from most Academies.

Check out Saul's new Coach Mentoring. Take your coaching and/or Soccer coaching career/business to the next level... https://pdafootball.co.uk/coach-mentoring/ Diogo Pavia joins Saul to discuss his role as Head of Individual Development at FC Porto. This famous Portuguese club has a long and successful track record of player development. Pepijn Lijnders previously held this role within the club. D...

Alex Nichols, former Technical Coach at Arsenal FC joins Saul and Glen to talk about Technical Players. What do they look like and how do we coach/develop them?

Saul and Glen are back in the Coaching Family special to discuss Ball Striking. Is it important and when, where and how is the most effective way to coach and improve it?

Kenneth Santa has had an extraordinary career already taking him around the world as a talent ID Specialist. Starting his career in Denmark at clubs including Brondby, before moving to Aspire in Qatar, working as European Scout for Wolves, a stint in Saudi Arabia then India. He's now Head of talent ID in Singapore. Kenneth shares his journey and lesson learnt from different footballing cultures.

Glen joins Saul for another Coaching Family to discuss 'does possession matter?'. Guardiola has changed the game in the UK and in World Football...but is it important for your team to dominate the ball? In terms of youth development, is it key and how do you train it?