Youth Soccer Coaching Player Development Podcast

Jackson Moody has been the Foundation Phase Lead Coach at Aston Villa for 8 years. Jackson discusses his role at one of the biggest clubs and most successful academies in the country.

Paul McGuinness Ex Man Utd and The FA returns to the show to discuss how to effectively coach strikers. Players who score goals are the greatest commodity in the game yet there's very little detail available to coaches about the best way to support players with this. Paul, Glen and Saul talk about the best way coach players to score goals, from fundamental techniques to the subtleties of the best players in world football.

Edu Rubio, a seasoned coach with experience at clubs like Chelsea and West Ham, shares his journey from Spain to the English Premier League. He discusses the differences in coaching philosophies and player development between Spain and England. Rubio highlights the importance of personalized training plans and emotional intelligence in coaching. He also explores the intense pressures faced by coaches at top levels and emphasizes the value of networking for career advancement in football. This engaging conversation sheds light on the evolving landscape of youth soccer coaching.

Jan Van Loon has over 30 years experience coaching including at Arsenal, the Dutch FA and Utrecht. Jan joins Glen and Saul to talk about his journey and his experiences coaching in England, Holland and India

Carsten Dohm joins Glen and Saul to talk about his role at San Diego and The Right to Dream. The Right to Dream is one of the most exciting player development projects in world football right now. Graduates include Mohammed Kudus from West Ham. Carsten talks about the the project which has academies in West Africa, Egypt, Denmark and now San Diego and how they develop technically excellent decision makers for the 1st teams of their pro teams in Denmark and now San Diego but ultimately for the top leagues in world football.

Joop Oosterveld joins Glen and Saul to talk about his move from PSV to BK Häcken in Sweden and how he quickly became interim Head Coach of the 1st team. Now back in his role as 1st Team transition coach Joop discusses his life and work in Sweden and how BK Häcken plan to be the best development club in Scandinavia.

Alex Nichols fills in for Glen in this Coaching Family special talking about small group sessions and how to best design and deliver when working with a small group of players.

Neil Harris spent over two decades coaching at Man United's famous Academy. Neil discusses his journey with Saul and tells us what makes United's Academy one of the best in world football.

Gary White has had an incredible career, coaching all over the world. He is currently National Team Manager of Taiwan. Gary has left every national team he has coached at a higher FIFA ranking than when he arrived. He has also been Head Coach in the Chinese Super League and the Japanese League. Gary tells his inspiring story of starting his career as a 22 year old and packing his bags and travelling to the other side of the world.

Steve Gale joins Saul to talk about his journey from Estate footballer to non league player to Chelsea and Fulham's Academy and how his playing background effected his coaching and recruitment philosophy at two of the best academies in English football. Try the Virtual Academy Next Gen Club for free for 3 days now! Download the MyPersonalFootballCoach app. Download the MyPersonalFootballCoach App on IOS https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/mypersonalfootballcoach/id1320840506 Or Download the MyPersonalFootballCoach app on ANDROID https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.onbit.footballcoach&hl=en_GB