Football Fitness Federation Podcast
Ben Cartwright
Podcast by Ben Cartwright
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Jul 24, 2019 • 30min
#39 "Growth & Maturation" With David Johnson
Episode 39 of the Football Fitness Federation podcast is with Academy Sport Scientist at Bournemouth FC David Johnson.
David joined us to talk about:
-Growth & maturation
-What/how to monitor G&M
-Bio Banding
-The relationship between training load and G&M
& much more!
You can follow David on twitter @david_johnson11
Keep up to date with all the goings on at Football Fitness Federation by following us:
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Jul 17, 2019 • 53min
#38 "Nudge The Culture Along" With Nick Grantham
Episode 38 of the Football Fitness Federation podcast is with Nick Grantham.
Nick is a consultant in performance sport and has previously worked at clubs such as West Brom.
Nick came on the podcast to talk about:
-His biggest lessons from working in football.
-How to show players the importance of building the fundamentals.
-His views on Pre Season.
-How to plan for chaos.
-How to nudge the culture along.
& much much more!!
You can follow Nick's work on his website:
http://nickgrantham.com/
You can also follow Nick on twitter @coachnickg
You can keep up with everything that is going on at Football Fitness Federation including details on our latest networking events and resources at the links below:
Twitter - @FootballFitFed
Instagram - @FootballFitFed
Email - mail@footballfitfed.com
Website - www.footballfitfed.com

Jul 10, 2019 • 1h 21min
#37 "Treat The Person, Not The Injury" With Grant Downie OBE
Episode 37 of the podcast is with Grant Downie OBE.
Grant Downie OBE is a consultant in medical and performance solutions for elite sport and industry. Grant's distinguished career spans over 32 years at the heart of professional football and elite sport.
Grant joined us to speak about:
-How Sport Science has developed throughout his career.
-His work with Gareth Southgate as a player and a coach.
-The future of Sport Science.
-The positives and negatives of private work.
& much much more!
You can follow all of Grant's work via his website www.grantdownie.co.uk.
You can also follow him on twitter @grant_downie.
To keep up with all the goings on at Football Fitness Federation including all of our latest resources and upcoming network meetings you can follow us:
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Website - www.footballfitfed.com
Email - mail@footballfitfed.com

Jul 3, 2019 • 37min
#36 "The Truth Hurts" With Laurie Mcginley
Episode 36 of the podcast is with Laurie Mcginley.
Laurie is a UEFA Licensed coach working in u23 women's football.
Laurie joined us to talk about COACH HEALTH and spoke about:
-Keeping a positive mindset.
-The importance of mentors.
-Why the 5 people you're closest to are so important.
-Daily habits he uses.
& much more!
You can follow Laurie on twitter @LaurieMcginley1
You can keep up with everything that's going on at Football Fitness Federation including our latest network meetings by following us:
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Website - www.footballfitfed.com
Email - mail@footballfitfed.com

Jun 26, 2019 • 40min
#35 "What Makes A Good Fitness Coach?" With Adam Kerr
Episode 35 of the Football Fitness Federation podcast is with the Head of Physical Performance at Scunthorpe United Adam Kerr.
Adam joined us to talk about:
-How to adapt to different regimes.
-Understanding the role of Sport Science in the coaching process.
-Some tricks he has used with players to create 'buy in'
-What makes a good fitness coach.
& much more!
You can follow Adam on twitter @AdzKerr
For all information on our upcoming network meetings please go to our website www.footballfitfed.com
You can keep up to date with our meetings and latest resources by following us on:
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Jun 19, 2019 • 49min
#34 "The Value Of Experience" With Matt Springham
Episode 34 of the Football Fitness Federation podcast is with Senior Lecturer at St Mary's University Matt Springham.
Matt joined us to speak about:
-The pros & cons of working in private sector S&C.
-Whether players are being exposed to the correct load/intensities.
-Common mistakes made by coaches/teams when it comes to load management.
-What he has learnt/changed his mind about over the years.
& much more!
You can follow Matt on twitter @MattSpringham and find him on research gate by searching "Matt Springham".
You can keep up with everything that's going on at Football Fitness Federation including all the details of our upcoming network meetings by following us.
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Email - mail@footballfitfed.com

Jun 15, 2019 • 25min
BONUS EPISODE "Soccer Science Preview" with Rhys Carr
This is a bonus episode of the podcast with the creator of the Soccer Science Conference Rhys Carr.
Rhys joined us to give a preview to the Soccer Science Conference and talk through how the day will run.
The Soccer Science Conference will be held at Hotel Football in Manchester (next to Old Trafford) on Friday 21st June.
Tickets are available via
www.soccer-science.co.uk/2019-tickets.html
Use code 'FFF10' at checkout for 10% discount.
You can get all speaker announcements, conference timetable & speaker subjects by following the conference on twitter @SoccerScience.
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Jun 12, 2019 • 43min
#33 "The Football Specialist" With Chris Neville
Episode 33 is with Chris Neville.
Chris is a lecturer in Football Science at Solent University, Southampton.
Chris spoke about:
-His lessons from the transition from football to other sports.
-Early specialisation for coaches.
-His views on Football Specialists.
-His top advice for young coaches.
& much much more!
Follow Chris on twitter @c_nev1 and check out Solent University @solentuni
Chris will be hosting the next of our network meetings at Solent on Friday 28th June 6-9pm.
The meeting will be based on Pre Season, tickets are available on our website footballfitfed.com
Mark Armitage, a former guest of the podcast will be leading the meeting.
You can keep up with everything thats going on at Football Fitness Federation by following us:
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Jun 4, 2019 • 48min
#32 "Leave Ego Out Of The Room" With Callum Walsh
Episode 32 of the Football Fitness Federation podcast is with Senior Physical Performance coach at Huddersfield Town Callum Walsh.
Callum came onto the podcast to talk about:
-His biggest lessons from working across different countries, leagues and cultures.
-What he has changed his mind about over the past few years.
-Some methods he uses with players that other coaches may see an un-optimal but he finds it works in his situation.
-His views on movement screens.
& much more!
You can follow Callum on twitter @Walshy2123
Come and see Callum speak at the Soccer Science Conference on Friday 21st June at Hotel Football in Manchester.
Soccer Science is the sponsor of this episode with Callum.
You can get tickets to the conference by going to the Soccer Science website, use code FFF10 at checkout for 10% discount on tickets.
You can keep up to date with everything that is going on with Football Fitness Federation including our next network meetings, all of our resources and blogs at the following links.
Twitter - @FootballFitFed
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Website - www.footballfitfed.com
Email - mail@footballfitfed.com

May 29, 2019 • 49min
#31 "Modern Soccer Coach" With Gary Curneen
Episode 31 of the podcast is with Coach, Author & podcast host Gary Curneen.
Gary came on to speak about:
-Why the Modern Soccer Coach podcast was created.
-His experience working with S&C coaches.
-What level of technical and tactical knowledge S&C coaches need.
You can follow Gary on twitter @GaryCurneen & follow all the goings on with Modern Soccer Coach @msceducation
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