Modern Soccer Coach Podcast

Gary talks with Brazil national team assistant coach, Matheus Bachi, to discuss his role with the national team and get an insight into their culture, environment, and player relationships. Matheus featured heavily in the 'All Or Nothing' documentary on Amazon Prime about the Copa America success, and discusses a variety of different contexts: player relationships, pressure from fans, team-talks, player-coach interactions, and "playing with joy."

Gary is joined by Laurie Bell, a professional player whose career has taken him to England, USA, and Sweden. He also works at Heja and discusses the changing role of communication in the game including the following: - What makes a coach a great communicator? - Are we reluctant to praise players today? - How did coaches challenge him at Manchester City? - Does the role of coach change in USA and Europe? - How is technology changing how we communicate? - Does tomorrow's coach need to be proficient with technology? And much more!! This podcast is sponsored by our good friends at Heja. On Heja, you can see exactly who reads the information you send out and, unlike whatsapp or text messages, you can organise training times and details using a separate team calendar within the app that’s easy for everyone to view, meaning those all important dates and times do not get lost in a buzzing group chat. Heja is actually free-to-use for your whole team, nobody has to pay anything, and so I would recommend you download it now and giving it a go to save yourself some time and get your team better organised and all together this season. You download Heja for FREE on the link below: https://go.heja.app/msc

Gary is joined by David Webb to discuss recruitment at the professional level. David is the former Head of Football Operations at Huddersfield Town, and has also worked at Bournemouth, Ostersunds FK, Tottenham Hotspurs, Crystal Palace and Southampton. David discusses the following: - Working with Mauricio Pochettino and what type of players he was looking for? - What makes a player stand out at early ages? - What role does data have in the process? - Can you measure character and personality? - How does a coach transition from the pitch to upper level management and working in recruitment? And much more!

Gary is joined by Sheffield United Individual Development Coach, Rhys Carr, who discusses his role, along with the dynamics of player development at the professional level. Rhys gives his perspective on "exposing the player" to their weaknesses in the development process. At youth level, you often see the best players cruise through training sessions, but Rhys explains how a young defender in the Premier League will find themselves up against the best opposition forward sooner rather than later, and there is no hiding place at that level. So testing and challenging the player in every session if possible, is key. He also talks about the process around "search-decide-execute" and how he factors that into the planning process for the young players. Player development is a complex process and Rhys gives an outstanding overview of the variables and factors that coaches at all levels need to take into consideration.

Gary is joined by Brighton and Hove Albion manager Hope Powell. She was the coach of the England women's national football team and the Great Britain women's Olympic football team until August 2013. In this interview, she shares her thoughts about the advances in the women's game at the professional level and how this has impacted staffing and creating an elite environment. We are excited to team up with Duktig Brand for this interview. Duktig Brand offers a variety of soccer-specific waterproof notebooks, planners and accessories for coaches and players. Started by two professional players and coaches, Duktig Brand strives to create tools that are simple and well-designed. Head over to https://www.duktigbrand.com/ and use the discount code MSC for 10% off your order.

Gary is joined by StatsBomb founder and CEO Ted Knutson and discusses the role of data and analytics in the game today. Ted gives a great insight into the following: - How Liverpool have managed to use their data and create a huge competitive advantage. - Role of data in recruitment - Is data moving faster than coach education? - Set-pieces and data - How does an analyst make an impact in a team environment? - Will we start seeing more multi-functional coaches in the future? and much more! We are excited to team up with Duktig Brand for this interview. Duktig Brand offers a variety of soccer-specific waterproof notebooks, planners and accessories for coaches and players. Started by two professional players and coaches, Duktig Brand strives to create tools that are simple and well-designed. Head over to https://www.duktigbrand.com/ and use the discount code MSC for 10% off your order.

Gary is joined by legendary UNC Chapel Hill Coach Anson Dorrance, to discuss the oldest argument in the game: which is more important, the players or the system. He may have won 21 national titles and a World Championship, but is still one of the most humble and funniest people that you will listen to. This podcast is brought to you again by SportsLab360, an outstanding platform designed to empower youth players to increase their Soccer IQ and allow coaches to guide player development outside of training. We have some exciting news on how you can claim a very special offer. Please check out their work at www.SportsLab360.com

Gary is joined by manager of Chelsea Women FC, Emma Hayes. She discusses the following: - Her views on the role of data & analysis - Balancing family life - Challenges of Champions League football - Importance of effective daily processes - Differentiating yourself as a coach - Ways young coaches can get ahead And much more!! We are excited to team up with Duktig Brand for this interview. Duktig Brand offers a variety of soccer-specific waterproof notebooks, planners and accessories for coaches and players. Started by two professional players and coaches, Duktig Brand strives to create tools that are simple and well-designed. Head over to https://www.duktigbrand.com/ and use the discount code MSC for 10% off your order. Duktig Brand is a proud supporter of Modern Soccer Coach and the work Gary is doing to bring high-level coach education to all.

Gary is joined by Director of World Football Academy, Raymond Verheijen, for a conversation around football fitness and coach education. In part two, Raymond discusses coach education and how he facilitates his objectives in a classroom environment, which includes throwing coaches out of the course and "holding the mirror up." We have teamed up with CoachTechSoccer for this interview. They are an analysis centered platform who offer online courses in opposition scouting and post-game analysis. Designed by professional coaches, scouts and analysts, their courses have been successfully educating youth, college and professional coaches for the last 3 years. Get 20% off any CoachTech courses using the code ‘MSC20' up until July 14th. www.coachtechsoccer.com/soccer-coaching-courses/

Gary is joined by Director of World Football Academy, Raymond Verheijen, for a conversation around football fitness and coach education. In part one, Raymond discusses teams returning to training after the lockdown. He shares what coaches should be looking for and discusses what areas they should see changes. He also gives an insight into competence preceding consciousness and how that can be developed on the training pitch. We have teamed up with CoachTechSoccer for this interview. They are an analysis centered platform who offer online courses in opposition scouting and post-game analysis. Designed by professional coaches, scouts and analysts, their courses have been successfully educating youth, college and professional coaches for the last 3 years. Get 20% off any CoachTech courses using the code ‘MSC20' up until July 14th. https://www.coachtechsoccer.com/soccer-coaching-courses/