Best Bucks FA Podcasts (2024)

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Euro 2024 Special Ep2- England Draw with Denmark 30:30

5d ago30:30

30:30

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) 53:03

6d ago53:03

53:03

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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Euro 2024 Special #1- Tournament Preview 36:20

12d ago36:20

36:20

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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110 JordI Condom Auli Barcelona Academy Coach 1:13:18

12d ago1:13:18

1:13:18

Are you a coach who wants to up skill yourself?Check out the online courses, the Coach's Pass and the Online Downloadable Soccer Conference at MyPersonalFootballCoach https://mypersonalfootballcoach.com/iamacoach/JordI Condom Auli joins Saul to discuss what goes on behind the scenes at Barcelona's Academy and what makes it one of the most successfu…

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Rivo & Rich meet...Shaka Hislop (Part One) 52:11

13d ago52:11

52:11

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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Rivo & Rich meet... Arun Brar 1:35:45

21d ago1:35:45

1:35:45

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 1:13:07

28d ago1:13:07

1:13:07

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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109 João Tralhão Developing Champions League Players Coaching Family Special 41:37

29d ago41:37

41:37

João Tralhão Ex Benfica Academy and Monaco 1st Team Coach joins Glen and Saul to discuss the best way of Developing Champions League Players.How can we stress and challenge players to prepare them for the game at the very highest level?By MyFootballCoach

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Rivo & Rich meet.... Mariano Levisman 1:17:27

1M ago1:17:27

1:17:27

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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108 Coaching Family Special Developing Defenders 32:08

1M ago32:08

32:08

Tim Bradbury, US Soccer Coach Educator joins Glen and Saul to discuss how to develop defenders. What is the best way to coach this and why does there seem to be such a shortage of quality defenders any the highest level?By MyFootballCoach

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Rivo & Rich meet...Hans Cook for MH Awareness Week 2024 1:21:37

1M ago1:21:37

1:21:37

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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107 Steve Sallis Mindset Consultant English FA 45:52

2M ago45:52

45:52

Steve Sallis is one of the world leaders in mindset development. He Joins Saul and Glen to discuss how we can maximise mindset development not only in our players but in us as coaches also. Check out Steves first book 'Educating Football' which has literally changed the game and his soon to be released follow up 'How not to be a leadership dickhead…

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106 Lee Hayes Yokohama FC Academy Ex West Ham and QPR 41:17

2M ago41:17

41:17

The Virtual Academy is back on the MyPersonalFootballCoach app. The Next Gen Club includes Technical, Tactical, Physical, Psychological and Tips how to get scouted from Premier League Coaches...for just £9.99 a month.https://mypersonalfootballcoach.com/the-virtual-academy-home/Lee Hayes joins Saul to discuss his role at Yokohama FC and what life an…

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105 Danny Buck Arsenal Academy Coach Pt 2 39:32

3M ago39:32

39:32

To find out more about technical coaching, Ball Mastery and 1v1 Duels checkout the MyPersonalFootballCoach Online Coaching Courseshttps://mypersonalfootballcoach.com/level-1-level-2-e-leaning-courses/Arsenal Academy Skills Specialist Danny Buck returns to join Saul to discuss his work at the world famous Hale End, home to Arsenal's Academy. Saul ta…

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104 Paul Holder FA Coach Educator 38:19

3M ago38:19

38:19

Paul Holder is a legend in the English Coaching fraternity. His long career has seen him coach at Academy and 1st Team Level. He has also been a coach Educator at the English Football Association. Paul and Saul discuss coaching topics including the Game Based approach.By MyFootballCoach

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103 Coaching Family is there too much dribbling in Youth Football? 37:34

4M ago37:34

37:34

MyPersonalFootballCoach Coaching Courses and Virtual Conference are now on sale! mypersonalfootballcoach.com/iamacoach/Alex Nichols, Ex Arsenal Academy Coach joins Glenn and Saul to discuss whether there's too much dribbling in youth football.By MyFootballCoach

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102 Where have all the #10s Gone? Coaching Family Special 37:55

4M ago37:55

37:55

MyPersonalFootballCoach Coaching Courses and Virtual Conference are now on sale! https://mypersonalfootballcoach.com/iamacoach/Glenn joins Saul again for the Coaching Family Special asking where are all the #10s gone? Pro and Academy football seem to be missing the mavericks which used to be the mainstay of teams through out the world. Why is this …

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101 Chris Robinson Ex Scout Chelsea FC's Academy 49:29

5M ago49:29

49:29

The Virtual Academy Club Next Gen goes live February 1st. Get the complete player development programme. Technical, Tactical, Mindset, Physical and tips how to get scouted. Sign up on the MyPersonalFootballCoach app or follow this link https://mypersonalfootballcoach.com/the-virtual-academy-home/Chris Robinson spent over 10 years as a Scout at Chel…

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100 Yousuf Sajadd Ex Arsenal Head of Emerging Talent Current TD FC Den Bosch 58:49

5M ago58:49

58:49

The MyPersonalFootballCoach Virtual Academy Next Gen Club is going live February 1st. Technical, Tactical, Physical, Mindset and tips how to get scouted from some of the best talent developers in world football. https://mypersonalfootballcoach.com/the-virtual-academy-home/Yousuf Sajjadd has gone from volunteer scout at Brentford to Technical Direct…

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99 Colin Bergmans Skills Coach PSV Eindhoven 43:23

7M ago43:23

43:23

Check out Saul's new Coach Mentoring. Take your coaching and/or Soccer coaching career/business to the next level...https://pdafootball.co.uk/coach-mentoring/Colin Bergmans is a Skills Coach at PSV Eindhoven. Colin outlines how his ‘Skill Box’ works and the individual focus that sets PSV apart from most Academies.…

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98 Diogo Pavia Head of Individual Development FC Porto 54:47

7M ago54:47

54:47

Check out Saul's new Coach Mentoring. Take your coaching and/or Soccer coaching career/business to the next level...https://pdafootball.co.uk/coach-mentoring/Diogo Pavia joins Saul to discuss his role as Head of Individual Development at FC Porto. This famous Portuguese club has a long and successful track record of player development. Pepijn Lijnd…

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97 Coaching Family Special: Technical Players how do we Coach/Develop them? 39:15

9M ago39:15

39:15

Alex Nichols, former Technical Coach at Arsenal FC joins Saul and Glen to talk about Technical Players. What do they look like and how do we coach/develop them?By MyFootballCoach

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96 Coaching Family Special Ball Striking 36:26

9M ago36:26

36:26

Saul and Glen are back in the Coaching Family special to discuss Ball Striking. Is it important and when, where and how is the most effective way to coach and improve it?By MyFootballCoach

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95 Kenneth Santa Head of Talent ID Singapore, ex Brondby and Aspire Academy 59:13

10M ago59:13

59:13

Kenneth Santa has had an extraordinary career already taking him around the world as a talent ID Specialist. Starting his career in Denmark at clubs including Brondby, before moving to Aspire in Qatar, working as European Scout for Wolves, a stint in Saudi Arabia then India. He's now Head of talent ID in Singapore. Kenneth shares his journey and le…

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94 Does Possession Matter? Coaching Family Special 37:59

10M ago37:59

37:59

Glen joins Saul for another Coaching Family to discuss 'does possession matter?'. Guardiola has changed the game in the UK and in World Football...but is it important for your team to dominate the ball? In terms of youth development, is it key and how do you train it?By MyFootballCoach

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93 Jeroen Chantrain Anderlecht Academy Coach 46:15

10M ago46:15

46:15

Jeroen Chantrain joins Saul to talk about is work at Anderlecht's famous academy. He has spent 6 years at the club working firstly with this youngest age groups in the foundation phase and now with the 13/14s.He also coaches in the Purple Talents programme which is Anderlecht's school programme for 'their better players'. Check out more about Ander…

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92 Coaching Family Special 'Developing midfielders' 36:00

10M ago36:00

36:00

Glen Hicks joins Saul for this Coaching Family special discussing how to develop midfielders. Looking at the current trend of central midfielders going for big money in the Premier League and La Liga...what are the key attributes needed to play and prosper in this area of the pitch and how does that effect our session design?…

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Rivo & Rich meet... Alex Pratt 1:26:09

10M ago1:26:09

1:26:09

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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Rich & Alex meet... Chris Berry 1:17:47

11M ago1:17:47

1:17:47

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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Rich & Sam meet... Graham Scott 1:26:19

11M ago1:26:19

1:26:19

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 1:14:26

11M ago1:14:26

1:14:26

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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Rivo & Rich meet... Vicky Fisher 1:23:43

11M ago1:23:43

1:23:43

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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Rivo & Rich meet... Liz Verrall 1:16:14

12M ago1:16:14

1:16:14

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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Rivo & Rich meet... Sir Mo Farah 1:16:25

1y ago1:16:25

1:16:25

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 1:20:12

1y ago1:20:12

1:20:12

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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91 Special with Paul McGuinness ex Man United and Glen Hicks 46:19

1y ago46:19

46:19

Paul McGuinness ex Man Utd Coach for 20 years and Glen Hicks ex Premier League Academy coach join Saul for this round table special discussing Paul's notion of 'Flow', how to identify and how to coach it in football.By MyFootballCoach

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90 Special Episode. Saul is interviewed by The Coaches Room 59:32

1y ago59:32

59:32

MPFC Podcast host Saul Isaksson-Hurst is interviewed by Inside the Coaches Room in this special episode.Saul talks about his 20 year career, coaching at the Academies of Chelsea, Spurs and Arsenal and his work as an individual coach working with and developing some of the best young talent in world football.…

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Ivan Kepcija Ex Dinamo Zagreb Academy Manager and Hajduk Split TD 55:30

1+ y ago55:30

55:30

GET 20% OFF THE MyPersonalFootballCoach Virtual Conference with the code 'podcastvc'Ivan Kepcija joins Saul to talk about his career which has seen him be instrumental in the rise of Croatian football to the top of World Football.Ivan was assitant Academy Manager then Academy Manger of Dinamo Zagreb. He then moved in to be a Technical Director at L…

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Dan Micciche Ex England, Arsenal and Spurs 1:20:16

1+ y ago1:20:16

1:20:16

Get 20% off the MyPersonalFootballCoach Virtual Conference with code 'podcastvc'https://mypersonalfootballcoach.com/virtual-conference-2022/Dan Micciche is regarded as one of the best coaches in the country and has had an extraordinary career already. Starting coaching a Crystal Palace he soon moved across London to work under Chris Ramsey and John…

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87 Chris Docherty Sporting Director Budapest Honved 1:27:21

1+ y ago1:27:21

1:27:21

Check out the MyPersonalFootballCoach Virtual Conference. 14 of the worlds best talent developers. Get 20% off with the code 'podcastvc'https://mypersonalfootballcoach.com/virtual-conference-2022/Chris Docherty has had an amazing career in the game already. Starting his career in Academy football in Scotland as a coach and then moving to work with …

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86 Round Table Special Doug Lemov 'Teaching and Learning in Football' 1:11:36

1+ y ago1:11:36

1:11:36

The MyPersonalFootballCoach Virtual Conference is now live! 14 of the best player developers in world football present their ideas, methodology, hints and tips from elite level coaching. Download now and keep.GET 20% WITH 'PODCASTVC' CODEhttps://mypersonalfootballcoach.com/virtual-conference-2022/Doug Lemov is one of the world leaders in teaching a…

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Black History Month Special 2022 1:03:52

1+ y ago1:03:52

1:03:52

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 1:20:18

1+ y ago1:20:18

1:20:18

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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85 Ricardo Moniz Skills Coach Spurs, Red Bull, Hamburg, Feyenoord 1:06:33

2y ago1:06:33

1:06:33

Ricardo Moniz is regarded as the world's leading skills coach. His time at Spurs as first team skills coach left a legacy on the whole club but particularly the Academy. He has also worked at the Red Bull Clubs, Hamburg and Feyenoord. He has also has stints in management in England and Europe. Ricardo, a disciple of Wiel Coerver took his work to th…

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84 Michel Ribeiro 1st Team Individual Coach Genk 1:05:11

2y ago1:05:11

1:05:11

Michel Ribeiro is the 1st Team Individual Coach Genk, he was also previously the Individual Coach in the Academy of the same club. Michel talks about his career and one of the worlds leading individual coaching specialists. Saul and Michel discuss how and why Genk have become one of the best player development environments in world football and how…

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Rivo & Rich meet... Sukh Hunjan 1:09:11

2y ago1:09:11

1:09:11

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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Rivo & Rich meet... Tony Carr MBE 1:13:40

2y ago1:13:40

1:13:40

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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83 Russell Martin Swansea City Head Coach 1:03:51

2y ago1:03:51

1:03:51

Russell Martin joins Saul to talk about his footballing philosophy and how he made firstly MK Dons in League 1 one of the best possession football teams in Europe with stats only behind Man City and Barcelona. He also talks about his current role as Head Coach of Swansea City and how he's continued to try and develop a team that can dominate the ba…

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Rivo & Rich meet... Aaron O’Brien 57:32

2y ago57:32

57:32

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 …