Modern Soccer Coach Podcast

Gary is joined by Martin O'Neill for a special live interview alongside the North American Irish Coaches. The former Ireland, Celtic, Sunderland, Aston Villa manager discusses his journey and experiences in the game, including: - Playing under Brian Clough - Why he chose Roy Keane as an assistant coach - Difference between coaching for development versus results - Do coaches today overcomplicate the game - Relationship with Henrik Larsson - Coaching the underdog If you would like to support Modern Soccer Coach and are looking for some reading over the break, we currently have a 40% OFF special offer on MSC books on our website. Please click below and use the code MSCSPECIAL https://www.modernsoccercoach.com/shop

Gary is joined by legendary basketball coach Tom Crean. Currently Head Coach at University of Georgia, and with a hugely successful spells at Indiana and Marquette, Tom has developed winning teams and NBA players in the process. In this interview he disucsses: - How to challenge players every day - Ways that staff can help or hinder environment - Pathway of NBA Player Development - Communicating to families and club coaches - Dwayne Wade's level of honesty and awareness in college And much more!!! This podcast is brought to you by Bounce Athletics. If you are running a summer camp Bounce Athletics offers fully customized micro-stitched textured premium camp balls for under $9/ball. To receive free shipping, with delivery in May, order by February 15th. These are same camp balls that are used by major DI programs like Wake Forest, Creighton, Texas Tech, Michigan State, Florida State, and Clemson to name just a few. Modern Soccer Coach listeners can get a $50 discount on their first order of custom balls or training vests by mentioning the podcast when they email info@BounceAthletics.com to begin the order process.

Gary is joined by current Roma U17 and UEFA Pro Coach, Fabrizio Piccareta. He talks about his journey as a coach, his time as assistant coach to Paolo Di Canio at Sunderland, current role, and the following: - How can you prepare U17 for the pressures of playing with such a big club? - Are Italian players naturally more disciplined with regards to lifestyle management and diet? - How was Paolo Di Canio on a daily basis? - How difficult is it to change the culture of a club mid-season? - How can Italy balance flair with defensive focus in their football culture? And much more! This podcast is brought to you by Bounce Athletics. If you are running a summer camp Bounce Athletics offers fully customized micro-stitched textured premium camp balls for under $9/ball. To receive free shipping, with delivery in May, order by February 15th. These are same camp balls that are used by major DI programs like Wake Forest, Creighton, Texas Tech, Michigan State, Florida State, and Clemson to name just a few. Modern Soccer Coach listeners can get a $50 discount on their first order of custom balls or training vests by mentioning the podcast when they email info@BounceAthletics.com to begin the order process.

Gary is joined by former Orlando Pirates and new Chippa United coach, Rulani Mokwena. He discusses: - How his values and coaching philosophy are integrated - Importance of reflecting before communicating - Role of an assistant coach - challenging and supporting - Love of video and tactical analysis in daily life And much more!! This podcast is sponsored by Total Football Analysis. A monthly magazine, with 120+ pieces of analysis per month, along with a website which has an all-access subscription, allowing you get back access to all the magazines plus every piece of content on the site! Discount code: MSC20 - gets people 20% off anything on the site up until end of April. totalfootballanalysis.com/

Gary is joined by Head of Academy Coaching at Aberdeen FC, Gavin Levey. Gavin discusses the role of coaches under these difficult circumstances currently including: - How are technical workouts distributed at Aberdeen FC? - Are there other areas that they are looking to improve players? - How are they communicating to parents? - What role do coaches have during this time? - How can a coach inspire a young player to do individual workout, rather than just instructing them? 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. Please check out their work at www.SportsLab360.com

Gary is joined by throw-in coach, Thomas Gronnemark. He talks about his work at Liverpool, Ajax, FC Midtjylland, and addresses the following: - Why Jurgen Klopp asked him to start right away - How he achieves buy-in from players - How his work must compliment playing philosophy - How he deals with Steve Nicol and Andy Gray criticism - Advice to young coaches who want to be specialists And much more!!! 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. Please check out their work at www.SportsLab360.com

Gary is joined by Keir Wenham-Flatt, a strength and conditioning coach based in the USA, who has worked with elite level rugby players all over the globe in places like the UK, China, Australia, Argentina and Japan. Kier discusses: - How a philosophy can also restrict a coach - How coaches can give themselves too much credit - Why soccer injury counts are not effect - What we must do to create more robust soccer players - Improving relationships with S&C Coaches And much more!! This podcast is brought to you by Bounce Athletics. If you are running a summer camp Bounce Athletics offers fully customized micro-stitched textured premium camp balls for under $9/ball. To receive free shipping, with delivery in May, order by February 15th. These are same camp balls that are used by major DI programs like Wake Forest, Creighton, Texas Tech, Michigan State, Florida State, and Clemson to name just a few. Modern Soccer Coach listeners can get a $50 discount on their first order of custom balls or training vests by mentioning the podcast when they email info@BounceAthletics.com to begin the order process.

Gary is joined by Finland national team captain and FC Midtjylland midfielder Tim Sparv. He takes an inside look into his journey as a professional, views on coaching, and life inside his current club. - What did he learn most at Southampton academy? - Differences between Dutch and English football culture? - Environment at FC Midtjylland - How can training set pieces become enjoyable? - How does a player view the role of data? - What can coaches learn about feedback to elite players? And much more! This podcast is sponsored by Total Football Analysis. A monthly magazine, with 120+ pieces of analysis per month, along with a website which has an all-access subscription, allowing you get back access to all the magazines plus every piece of content on the site! Discount code: MSC20 - gets people 20% off anything on the site up until end of April. https://totalfootballanalysis.com/

Gary is joined by former FIFA, World Cup referee, and Rules Analyst for Fox TV, Dr. Joe Machnik. He discusses the both the controversy in the modern game in terms of officiating and gives clarity on issues in the college and pro side of the game, including: - Why are the Premier League having so many problems with VAR? - Is it completely out of bounds for a ref to have a joke with an opposing player? - Should a coach be allowed to confront a ref after a game? - How have offside decisions improved so much? - Should refs do post-game interviews? And much more!! This podcast is brought to you by Bounce Athletics. If you are running a summer camp Bounce Athletics offers fully customized micro-stitched textured premium camp balls for under $9/ball. To receive free shipping, with delivery in May, order by February 15th. These are same camp balls that are used by major DI programs like Wake Forest, Creighton, Texas Tech, Michigan State, Florida State, and Clemson to name just a few. Modern Soccer Coach listeners can get a $50 discount on their first order of custom balls or training vests by mentioning the podcast when they email info@BounceAthletics.com to begin the order process.

Coach and tactical analyst Judah Davies discusses game models and their impact on soccer teams, including differentiation, youth vs. pro objectives, Man City's failures, creativity restrictions, session creation, and more. The episode also explores strategic adjustments, tactical training, bringing fresh ideas, future goals, Twitter's impact, and the evolution of game models and coaching strategies.