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UEFA A Licence Coach Mark 'Rivo' Rivers, and Berks & Bucks FA's, Richard Brant, catch up with local and national football coaches to discuss their journeys, coaching philosophies and personal experiences in the sport. Follow Rivo & Rich as they catch up with old friends, new colleagues and footballing legends, and listen in, as each guest provides their own fascinating insight into football coaching from every level of the game.
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Euro 2024 Special Ep2- England Draw with Denmark
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Send us a Text Message. Throughout UEFA Euro 2024, Mark "Rivo" Rivers and Richard Brant will be discussing the tournament in Germany, from looking ahead to the festival of football to dissecting and reviewing England's performances as 24 teams bid for European glory. On this episode, Rivo & Rich look back at England's draw with Denmark which keeps …
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Rivo & Rich meet...Shaka Hislop (Part Two)
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode, Mark 'Rivo' Rivers & Richard Brant are joined by former Reading, Newcastle United & West Ham Utd goalkeeper, Shaka Hislop for the 2nd part of the special. Shaka begins with his first stint at West Ham Utd under Harry Redknapp where he says under Harry's leadership, players like Joe Cole, Rio Ferdinand, Frank…
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Send us a Text Message. Throughout UEFA Euro 2024, Mark "Rivo" Rivers and Richard Brant will be discussing the tournament in Germany, from looking ahead to the festival of football to dissecting and reviewing England's performances as 24 teams bid for European glory. On the eve of the tournament and with Rivo in the States with Arsenal, Rich caught…
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Rivo & Rich meet...Shaka Hislop (Part One)
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode, Mark 'Rivo' Rivers & Richard Brant are joined by former Reading, Newcastle United & West Ham Utd goalkeeper, Shaka Hislop. On the pod, Shaka talks about his early days growing up in Trinidad & Tobago before attending Howard University in the States and studying mechanical engineering. Shaka explains how, whe…
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode, Mark 'Rivo' Rivers & Richard Brant are joined by Arun Brar, a grassroots coach from Berks & Bucks FA. On the pod, Arun talks about his early memories of football, how he fell in love with the game and provides insight into his journey and some of the challenges he has faced along the way as coach from a hist…
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Rivo & Rich meet.... Vicky Farleigh
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Send us a Text Message. Mark 'Rivo' Rivers & Richard Brant are back with Series 8 of the award-winning podcast and this week they are joined by Vicky Farleigh. On the pod this week, Vicky shares her footballing journey which started out as a player before becoming a coach. Vicky talks about her life changing moment when she contracted meningitis an…
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Rivo & Rich meet.... Mariano Levisman
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Send us a Text Message. Mark 'Rivo' Rivers & Richard Brant are back with Series 8 of the award-winning podcast and this week they are joined by Mariano Levisman. On the pod this week, Mariano talks about his coaching journey which started attending Berks & Bucks FA Level 2 course in High Wycombe all the way to his role at the time of recording at G…
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Rivo & Rich meet...Hans Cook for MH Awareness Week 2024
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Send us a Text Message. Mark 'Rivo' Rivers & Richard Brant are back with Series 8 of the award-winning podcast and this week they are joined by Berks & Bucks FA's Business Support Administrator, Hans Cook. Each year, Rivo & Rich release a special podcast to promote and highlight Mental Health Awareness Week and this year it takes place from 13th to…
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Send us a Text Message. Mark 'Rivo' Rivers & Richard Brant are back with Series 7 of the award-winning podcast and this week they are joined by Berks & Bucks FA's Football Development Officer, Alex Pratt. On the pod this week, Alex talks about his journey which started playing at U9 and becoming secretary of his local grassroots Club at the age of …
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Send us a Text Message. Mark 'Rivo' Rivers & Richard Brant are back with Series 7 of the award-winning podcast and this weeks guest is FA Coach Developer & Mentor, Chris Berry. This week, Football Development Officer Alex Pratt is guest co-host alongside Rich as Rivo is away on holiday in Portugal. On the pod, Chris shares his journey from his expe…
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Send us a Text Message. Mark 'Rivo' Rivers & Richard Brant are back with Series 7 of the award-winning podcast and this weeks guest is Premier League Referee Graham Scott. This week, Referee Development Officer Sam Myatt leads a Referee Takeover of the podcast in Rivo's absence alongside Rich. On the pod, Graham shares his journey from his playing …
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Rivo & Rich meet... Stephen Jeffery
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Send us a Text Message. Mark 'Rivo' Rivers & Richard Brant are back with Series 7 of the award-winning podcast and this week they are joined by grassroots coach, Stephen Jeffery. In the episode, Stephen shares his journey from his first memories of playing football and a memory that has stayed with him to his current role as a grassroots coach. Ste…
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Send us a Text Message. Mark 'Rivo' Rivers & Richard Brant are back with Series 7 of the award-winning podcast and this week they are joined by FA Regional Coach Development Officer, Vicky Fisher. In the episode, Vicky shares her fantastic journey from her first memories of football playing at primary school to her current role at The FA. Vicky tal…
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Send us a Text Message. Mark 'Rivo' Rivers & Richard Brant are back with Series 7 of the award-winning podcast and to help them kick off the new season, the duo are joined by Berks & Bucks FA’s Chief Executive Officer, Liz Verrall. In the episode, Liz shares her journey about her first football experience at just 5 years old and how the sport has p…
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Send us a Text Message. In a special episode of the podcast, Rivo & Rich were joined by one of the greatest British sportsman of all time, Sir Mo Farah. On the pod, Mo takes us on a journey from his first experiences in sports as a child to becoming a 4 time Olympic Gold medallist. Mo shares what it takes to be an elite athlete both physically and …
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Rivo & Rich meet... for Mental Health Awareness Week 2023
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Send us a Text Message. To support Mental Health Awareness Week, this special episode of The Grassroots Football Coach features our hosts Mark 'Rivo' Rivers & Richard Brant discussing their own mental health experiences. The theme of the week this year is anxiety. Anxiety is a normal emotion in us all, but sometimes it can get out of control and be…
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Send us a Text Message. To mark Black History Month 2022, this special episode of The Grassroots Football Coach is dedicated to celebrating Black History Month. Black History Month is a national celebration which aims to promote and celebrate achievements by Black people and their contributions to the British society. First celebrated in this 1987,…
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World Mental Health Day 2022 Special
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Send us a Text Message. To mark World Mental Health Day 2022, this special episode of The Grassroots Football Coach listens back at clips from our previous Mental Health episodes. On the pod, we hear from Jason McMahon, Manisha Tailor MBE, Marvin Sordell, Cara Ostryn, Martin Sinclair & Martin McCloskey who all shared their own experiences of mental…
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Send us a Text Message. In the final episode of Series 6, Rivo & Rich week caught up with recently qualified UEFA B coach, Sukh Hunjan. On the pod, Sukh takes us on a journey from his playing days to the present day and his role as a Coach. Coinciding with South Asian Heritage month, he also discusses his personal experiences in the game, the barri…
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Send us a Text Message. This week, marking the 50th episode of the podcast, Rivo & Rich caught up with West Ham United legend, Tony Carr MBE. In this episode, Tony shares his journey in the beautiful game. From his early playing days (which were cut short by injury) to turning his attention to coaching. Tony provides a fantastic insight into an inc…
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Send us a Text Message. This week, Rivo & Rich caught up with Maidenhead Utd First Team coach, Aaron O’Brien. In this episode, Aaron shares his journey from his early experiences playing to the present day where he is coaching at his hometown club. He also offers great insight into the weekly routine of a National League Club match analysis, match …
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Send us a Text Message. This week, Rivo & Rich catch up with the MK Warriors, UEFA B Licenced Coach, Elijah Bada. In this episode, Elijah shares his journey from growing up in Brixton, South London before moving to Milton Keynes and his first experiences of football. Elijah opens up about his personal experiences which ultimately led to him taking …
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Send us a Text Message. This week, our dynamic duo, Rivo & Rich caught up with the brilliant, Sarah Davern. In this episode, Sarah shares her fantastic journey in the game. From her first experiences of grassroots football right up to the present day and playing for Ascot United. She talks in detail about her experiences playing mixed football and …
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Rivo & Rich meet... Grant Downie OBE
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Send us a Text Message. Mark 'Rivo' Rivers & Richard Brant are back with Series 6 of the award-winning podcast. The duo are joined by special guest, Grant Downie OBE, to help them kick off the new season! In this episode, Grant shares his incredible journey from his early days at the NHS all the way to the present day as a Consultant in medical & p…
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Rivo & Rich meet... for Mental Health Awareness Week 2022
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Send us a Text Message. To support Mental Health Awareness Week, this special episode of The Grassroots Football Coach features our hosts Mark 'Rivo' Rivers & Richard Brant discussing their own mental health experiences. The theme of the week is loneliness, and together, Rivo and Rich talk openly about their own experiences and discuss the impact l…
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Rivo & Rich meet... Per Mertesacker
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Send us a Text Message. For this years Christmas Special, Rivo & Rich caught up with Arsenal legend and World Cup Winner Per Mertesacker. On the pod Per opens up about his early experiences in football and what impact his Dad had on his career. Per speaks of taking opportunities presented to him which led to making his debut for Germany at just 20 …
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Send us a Text Message. Rivo & Rich caught up with FA Tutor and UK Coaching’s Adam Colley. In this episode, Adam shares his journey from his early playing days and coaching experiences. He talks about his positive attitude and his determination to continue developing as a coach which he believes has led him to the roles he is in today. Adam also ta…
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Send us a Text Message. Rivo & Rich caught up with MK Dons SET, Women’s Participation Officer, Ellie Reid. In this episode, Ellie shares her experiences as a young player in grassroots football and reflects on the resilience she has gained as a result. She provides an insight into the journey that has since led her to her current role at MK Dons SE…
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode, Rivo & Rich caught up with Oxford Utd U14 Girls' Head Coach and former colleague, Ellen Hopkins. On the pod, Ellen shares her journey from youth player, to coaching in the USA, and to becoming a UEFA B licenced Coach. She talks fondly of her experience across the pond and reflects on where she is now in her …
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Send us a Text Message. Mark ”Rivo” Rivers & Richard Brant are back with Series 5 of The Grassroots Football Coach podcast. This week, Rivo & Rich caught up with local grassroots coach, Jay Lovejoy. In this episode, Jay shares his experiences as a grassroots coach, discussing the importance of the social and psychological on young players plus tran…
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Rivo & Rich meet... Mickey McCloskey for Mental Health Awareness Week 2021
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Send us a Text Message. Mark ”Rivo” Rivers & Richard Brant caught up with Mickey McCloskey for Mental Health Awareness Week 2021. Mickey, Plymouth Argyle’s Community Trust Health & Disability Officer, shares his journey from growing up in Glasgow to his life-changing move to Plymouth and the impact his personal experiences of Mental Health had on h…
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Rivo & Rich rewind with... Chris Ramsey MBE
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Send us a Text Message. Mark 'Rivo' Rivers & Richard Brant revisit some of the best clips, interviews and discussions from a summer packed full of unmissable content. In this episode, we head back to May 2020 when Rivo caught up with QPR Techincal Director Chris Ramsey MBE. On the pod, Chris talks about his playing career before moving into coachin…
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Rivo & Rich rewind with... Graeme Carrick
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Send us a Text Message. Mark 'Rivo' Rivers & Richard Brant revisit some of the best clips, interviews and discussions from a summer packed full of unmissable content. In this episode, we head back to June 2020 when Rich caught up with Graeme Carrick, The FA's National Lead for the Youth Development Phase. On the pod, Graeme talks about his early pl…
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Rivo & Rich rewind with... Sally Needham
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Send us a Text Message. Mark 'Rivo' Rivers & Richard Brant revisit some of the best clips, interviews and discussions from a summer packed full of unmissable content. In this episode, we head back to May 2020 when Sally Needham, FA Affiliate Tutor, shared her coaching experiences and journey. Sally also talked to us about the Polyvagal Theory and t…
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Send us a Text Message. Mark 'Rivo' Rivers & Richard Brant revisit some of the best clips, interviews and discussions from a summer packed full of unmissable content. In this episode, we give grassroots coaches an early Christmas present as we head back to May 2020 to relive a brilliant from Pete Sturgess, The FA's Technical Lead for the Foundation…
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Rivo & Rich rewind with... Andy Ritchie and 'Messi v Ronaldo'
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Send us a Text Message. Mark 'Rivo' Rivers & Richard Brant revisit some of the best clips, interviews and discussions from a summer packed full of unmissable content. In this episode, we head back to May 2020 when Andy Ritchie, FA Affiliate Tutor, shared his coaching experiences and insight into the fantastic careers of Theo Walcott & Gareth Bale’s…
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Rivo & Rich rewind with... Tom Hartley and the 2018 World Cup
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Send us a Text Message. Mark 'Rivo' Rivers & Richard Brant revisit some of the best clips, interviews and discussions from a summer packed full of unmissable content. In this episode, we look back to April 2020 when Tom Hartley, FA Affiliate Tutor and Senior Coach Developer at UK Coaching, discussed his thoughts and journey in the game with Rivo & …
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Send us a Text Message. In the final episode of Season 3 Rivo and Rich are joined by former Reading, Wycombe Wanderers, MK Dons, Wales international striker, Simon Church. On the pod, Buckinghamshire born Simon talks about the start of his career joining Wycombe before moving to Reading and playing an important role in the club's promotion to the P…
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Send us a Text Message. In this week’s episode, Rivo and Rich were joined by former Chelsea, Swindon, Bradford and England U21 Goalkeeper, Rhys Evans. On the pod, Rhys talks about starting his career at Lilleshall then moving on to Chelsea. Rhys talks about which goalkeepers have inspired him and about his current role as a coach at Swindon Submari…
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Send us a Text Message. In this week’s episode, Mark catches up with former Newcastle United, QPR and Crystal Palace defender, Peter Ramage. On the pod, Peter talks about the start of his playing career at his beloved Newcastle United and speaks of his time under coaches such as Alan Irvine, Graeme Souness, Kevin Keegan and Sir Bobby Robson. Peter …
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Send us a Text Message. In this week’s episode, Paul talks about the beginning of his playing career and his early days with Arsenal, the impact of playing alongside First Teamers such as Liam Brady, Tony Adams, David Rocastle and Ian Wright. Paul also talks in-depth about the infamous league title victory at Anfield in 1989, his time coaching at K…
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Send us a Text Message. In this week’s episode, we look back to late last year when Rivo caught up with former Preston, and then Stevenage manager, Graham Westley. On the pod, Graham talks about the start of this playing career with QPR, representing England at U18 level and the impact of working under managers such as George Graham and Barry Fry. …
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Send us a Text Message. In this week’s episode, Rivo & Rich catch up with former Slough Town & Reading FC forward, Lloyd Owusu. On the pod, Lloyd talks about his playing career starting out at Slough Town which included a four-goal debut, reminisces about his Brentford days, his goal scoring debut for Sheffield Weds and his debut for Ghana which in…
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Send us a Text Message. In this week’s episode, Rivo catches up with former Reading midfielder, Mikele Leigertwood. On the pod, Mikele talks about his playing career at Wimbledon, Crystal Palace, Sheffield Utd, QPR and of course at Reading FC. Mikele also talks about his current role at Reading as U18 Academy Coach, his coaching style and the peopl…
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Send us a Text Message. In this week’s episode, Mark & Rich are joined by former Liverpool & Scotland legend, Steve Nicol. On the podcast, Steve talks about his 13 year career at Anfield, which included winning four League titles, three FA Cups and one European Cup, as well as sharing some of his experiences with The Reds. We also hear about Steve’…
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Send us a Text Message. In this week's episode Mark & Rich are joined by MK Dons FC manager, Russell Martin. On the podcast, Russell talks about his playing career including starting out at Wycombe before spending 9 years at Norwich City, he talks about his early coaching aspirations and how he spent his time on long journeys to games on the team b…
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Send us a Text Message. In this week's episode Mark & Rich meet former Reading legend, Michael Gilkes. On the podcast, Gilksey talks about his 13 year career with Reading experiencing highs and lows; the valuable time spent coaching at Slough, Hungerford and Basingstoke; he gives an insight into his role at the time of recording at Reading and we h…
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Send us a Text Message. On this week's podcast Mark & Rich meet current Wycombe Wanderers Manager, Gareth Ainsworth. On the pod, Gareth talks about his playing career at Preston and Port Vale which led to a move to then Premier League side, Wimbledon. He also discusses how learning Spanish created an opportunity at QPR and how it feels to be the lo…
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Send us a Text Message. Mark Rivers & Richard Brant meet FA Cup winning captain Emmerson Boyce. On the pod, Emmerson talks about the start of his career as a striker at Aylesbury United before joining Luton, his time at Crystal Palace and more recently at Wigan Athletic including the memorable FA Cup Final victory over Manchester City in 2013. For …
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Send us a Text Message. On the podcast this week Mark & Rich continue their conversation with current Lionesses and former Reading FC player, Jade Moore. On the pod, Jade talks about her club career at Birmingham, Notts County and Reading FC and also about her England career which has so far led to 50 caps and representing her Country at two World …
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