Modern Soccer Coach Podcast

What separates the top youth players from the rest and how do we work on developing it at younger ages? Gary gets the answers from NC Courage NWSL Assistant Coach and Academy Director, Sean Nahas

Tom Bates, Head Performance Psychologist at Aston Villa Football Club, joins Gary and 172 other coaches for the recent Modern Soccer Coach webinar. Tom discusses training, games, dealing with players individually, his new book 'The Future Coach, and much, much more.

Founder of Training Ground Guru, Simon Austin, joins Gary to discuss what some of the top clubs in England are doing behind the scenes and what's the next frontier for training.

Anel Lilic has a couple of questions for Gary about how to separate yourself as a coach, and what are the daily habits that define the successful ones.

Gary is joined by Spanish soccer journalist, Guillem Balague, author of the new book 'Brave New World' which gives an in-depth look into the life and work of Spurs coach Mauricio Pochettino. Balague gives his insight into the goals behind the book and how Pochettino was throughout the process.

Gary catches up with former Everton, Aston Villa, and England defender Earl Barrett to talk about the characters in the 1990s teams, preparing mentally to go up against great players, and what it was like to play in the same team as Paul McGrath.

Women's Pro Soccer player Tiffany Weimer from Boston Breakers joins Gary to talk about her career and experiences in the game. She talks about how passionate she was and still is about the game, what she learned from Europe and top players, and how she hopes to inspire the next generation with her work for Duktig Brand.

Gary Curneen gives his response to a common problem with youth sports today: the absence of passion and competitiveness.

Paul Dalglish joins Gary Curneen to talk about the Liverpool boot room, the challenges of being a general manager and coach, and his views on youth development.

Question from Keith Beatty on the process of building teams and culture.