Youth Soccer Coaching Player Development Podcast

Saul is joined by Danny Searle, ex Head Of Coaching at West Ham United and Michael Beale Ex Assistant Manager of Sao Paulo FC as they answer questions sent in by listeners aimed at the 12-18 age groups. Michael and Danny are 2 of the most experienced player developers in the game and give valuable insight into elite player development.

Saul is joined by Danny Buck, between them they have over 30 years experience in Premier League Academy Football at clubs including Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea. The tackle questions sent in by listeners about player development in the 5-11s age range.

In this podcast special Michael Beale outlines why he left his role as assistant manager of Sao Paulo FC. Michael sets the record straight on a enormously difficult decision and talks about his time in Brazil and now what may lie next for him.

Rasmus Ankersen joins Saul to discuss his roles as Director of Football of Brentford and Chairman of FC Midtjylland in Denmark and how 'Money Ball' or the use of data has given them the ability to punch above their weight and compete with clubs with much larger budgets.

Saul is joined by Tim Lees who has a wealth of Football experience in English Premier League Academies such as Watford, Wigan and Liverpool. Tim shares his knowledge about soccer player development not only in England but also in the USA with his current role as Academy Director of St Louis FC. If your interested in soccer coaching or player development this episode is not to be missed!

Saul is joined by Michael Beale, Sao Paulo FC Assistant Manager. Michael talks about coaching in Brazil, Brazilian football culture and the transition from England. He also reflects at his time at Chelsea FC and Liverpool FC working in the Academies and developing some of the best young soccer players in Europe.

Saul is joined by the Head of Coach Education of the Belgium Football Association Kris Van Der Haegen. Kris shares the philosophies and methodologies of Belgium Soccer Coaching and what has helped them climb to the top of the World Fifa rankings. I f your a coach, player or a soccer parent this is a must to listen to...Enjoy!!!

Stephen Constantine 1st Team Manager of the Indian Football team joins Saul Isaksson-Hurst-Hurst to talk about all things football, with his experiences coaching in Asia, also in England at Millwall Football Club and In Professional Football in Cyprus. If your interested in Soccer and player development this episode is not to be missed!

Tom Byer joins Saul to discuss the Asian football landscape, his work over many years as a football coaching icon in Japan and his current role as consultant to the Chinese government to support the growth and development of soccer in China. Tom is now promoting the technical development of players aged 2-6, arguing that this is in fact that real window of opportunity for player development.

Saul is joined by Romeo Jozak, Ex Head of Dinamo Zagreb's Academy and currently Technical Director of the Croatian Football Association. Romeo discusses the secrets behind what haas made Croatia one of the Soccer worlds most productive hotbeds of developing world class players. All coaches, players and parents interested in soccer player development and soccer coaching must not miss this one!