Matt Slade is an English language coach and he helps football coaches speak English with confidence and get more opportunities around the world. We discussed coaching in a new (second) language. What is important when you start coaching in a new language, and what should you focus on. Support the podcast by becoming a member of The coaches’ room. W…

Danny Buck is the assistant coach of the U16 at Arsenal FC. He has worked at other Premier League Academies like Tottenham, Brentford and Barnet. Danny has worked on the development of many pro players including Alex Iwobi, Jack Wilshere, Josh Onomah, Marcus Edwards and more. In this episode we discussed the importance of giving players attention. …

Guido den Dikken is an individual development coach at AZ Alkmaar and the founder and owner of Born to Play. He has a history with clubs like Ajax, FC Twente, Volendam and NAC Breda. We talked about the relative age effect and what problems it creates in football and in normal society. Support the podcast by becoming a member of The coaches’ room. …

Steve Sallis is the author of 'Educating Football' and a mindset specialist and coach. He worked with a number of professional football players and professional youth- and senior teams. We talked about how the football development system can learn from the school system. How we should judge coaches and leadership. Support the podcast by becoming a …

Cal Brennan is Senior Product Manager at Veo Technologies and an expert in mobile first technologies. We discussed the impact of technologie in football. When you should start with video analysis for kids and how the future will look like in football. This episode is part of our collaboration with Veo. Check more information and the exclusive deal …

Saul Isaksson-Hurst is an English Individual Skill Development Coach. He spent over 10 years coaching in Premier League Academy Football at clubs such as Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur FC and is the founder of MyPersonalFootballCoach. We discussed: The benefits of isolated training The role of the environment for players His journey as a fo…

Sammy Lander is an English coach that specialized in substitutions. We discussed: The impact of substitutions. How you should communicate with players that are not playing. The importance of the warming-up and getting players ready. The proof in data that substitutions are not impacting the games as they should. Support the podcast by becoming a me…

Ariël Jacobs is a Belgium director of football and former professional coach. He coached at RSC Anderlecht and FC Kopenhagen and is currently Director of Football at OH Leuven. We discussed: His current role at OH Leuven The importance of sharing experiences The difference coaching in current football and the past How coaching can be very tough and…

Alyson Annan is an Australian hockey coach that was one of the best players of the world and is one of the most successful Hockey coaches of the last 10 years. She led the national women’s team of the Netherlands to 10 trophies including Olympic gold in the past 7 years. We discussed: • Why you should stay curious as a coach • The culture at her ne…

Bart Caubergh is a Belgium head of performance that worked at KRC Genk, Iranian national team, Krylia Sovetov Samara and Chelsea FC Women. We discussed: His concept: Team behind the team behind the team The importance of a performance culture Difference between men's and women's football The importance of diversity Support the podcast by becoming a…

Thomas Grønnemark is a Danish throw-in coach. He coached professional clubs like Liverpool FC, AFC Ajax, RB Leipzig, KAA Gent, Atlanta United, and FC Midtjylland. We discussed: Creating an innovative environment His long, fast and clever throw-in method How to connect with players and staff The rule changes in football How consistency and persevera…

Josh and Owen Wolff, father and son combination at Austin FC. Josh Wolff is the coach of Austin FC and former player of US National Team. Owen Wolff joined the first team of Austin FC in 2022. We discuss the start of Josh as Austin FC and how they deal with setbacks. We also talk about how their father and son relationship influences their working …

Joop Oosterveld is the Technical Head of Foundation Phase at PSV Eindhoven. We talk about the 5 Pillars of Development that they implemented and use at PSV Eindhoven: Ownership, dedication, mentorship, outstanding ability and adaptability. Support the podcast by becoming a member of The coaches’ room. With your support we can continue to invite eli…

Guus Hiddink is one of the most successful coaches from the Netherlands. He coached the South Korean national team towards their surprisingly successful performance during the 2002 World Cup. He also coached the national teams of the Netherlands, Australia, Russia and Turkey and coached clubs like Real Madrid, Chelsea, Valencia and PSV. We talk abo…

Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Schöllhorn is the creator of the Differential Learning System. For many years he trained national and international athletes in different sports. We talk about how he applies differential learning in practice and why it is such an effective learning method. Support the podcast by becoming a member of The coaches’ room. With your …

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Dennis Bekking is the Academy Director at the National Academy of Malaysia. And previously he worked as technical director and head of youth for several Dutch football clubs. We talk about his journey from a coach to a management role. How he developed his leadership skills and what is important in a high performance environment. Support the podcas…

Bertrand Théraulaz is the Co-Founder of the ActionTypes. We talk about ActionTypes and how this approach contributes to the development of the unique identity of football players. Support the podcast by becoming a member of The coaches’ room. With your support we can continue to invite elite coaches to inspire you. As a benefit you will have access…

Part 2. Antal Vergeer is a Coach Educator at the US Soccer Federation and assistant coach for the U15 US national team. We continue our talk about coach education and we also discuss the value of coach education points or credit system. Support the podcast by becoming a member of The coaches’ room. With your support we can continue to invite elite …

Antal Vergeer is a Coach Educator at the US Soccer Federation and assistant coach for the U15 US national team. We talk about the importance of session design, principles of play and a detailed game model. Support the podcast by becoming a member of The coaches’ room. With your support we can continue to invite elite coaches to inspire you. As a be…

Part 2. Bastiaan Riemersma is an expert on youth development, former youth academy coach of PSV Eindhoven and former Head of youth of Willem II. We talk about his trip to several elite clubs in the UK and we continu our talk about the youth development system. Support the podcast by becoming a member of The coaches’ room. With your support we can c…

Bastiaan Riemersma is an expert on youth development, former youth academy coach of PSV Eindhoven and former Head of youth of Willem II. We talk about the importance of a good youth development program, why a coach should never copy other coaches without background information. We also talk about the youth academy system in the Netherlands and his …

Liam Bramley is First Team Coach at Norwich City FC. We talk about the importance of clarity, consistency and repetition. These three concepts are discussed at length, as they influence the way Liam works and wants to be in his relationship with all the players. Support the podcast by becoming a member of The coaches’ room. With your support we can…

Claudio Reyna is Sporting Director at Austin FC and former US National team record cap holder. We talk about Claudio's career, his road to playing pro in Europe and getting into the US National team. We also talk about the the collaboration between Austin FC and PSV and how both clubs will learn and benefit from each other. Support the podcast by b…

Ali Speechly is a football coach and mentee that worked at Chelsea FC girls academy and Tottenham Hotspur FC girls academy. We talk about the evolvement of the women’s game, the challenges as a women in the football world and the parts that still need to change. We also talk about the challenges of being an ambitious coach and how football can help…

Jack Brazil is an a academy Coach at PSV Eindhoven. He is part of the methodology development staff and assistant coach at the U17's. We talk about how he makes his develops players by analyzing them and give them the individual help they need to improve. We also talk about how understanding the culture and who you are as a club can lead you to be …

James Kerr is the Best-selling author of the book "Legacy - 15 lessons in Leadership". In "Legacy" James goes deep into the heart of the world's most successful sporting team, legendary rugbyteam the All Blacks of New Zealand. We talk about how he started writing about his expertise. How to focus the mind and how to get a whole group to focus om th…

In this Coffee break, we look back at episode #20 with Marvin Schmitz who is the trainer of Bayer 04 Leverkusen U12. We talked about how Marvin creates time-efficient training sessions for young talented kids. Support the podcast by becoming a member of The coaches' room. With your support we can continue to invite elite coaches to inspire you. As …

In this Coffee break, we look back at episode #36 with Vitor Matos, elite development coach of Liverpool FC. We talk about his role in helping youth players transition into the first team. How he develops relationships with them and why it is important to get to know the player outside of football as well. Support the podcast by becoming a member o…

Henk Groener is an elite handball coach and a team dynamics expert. He coached the national handball teams of Netherlands and Germany. We talk about team dynamics and how to coach a group of individuals. We also talk about world of sport changing and making improvements. Support the podcast by becoming a member of The coaches’ room. With your suppo…

In this Coffee break, we look back at episode #35 with Joe Montemurro, head coach of Juventus women. We talk about his coaching and managing style, what is important for him in his relationships with his players and about one of his most important traits: selflessness. Support the podcast by becoming a member of The coaches' room. With your support…

Mark Huis in 't Veld is the founder of Total Soccer Network that helps coaches around the world. We talk about the way you ask questions to your team to help them develop. We also talked about other coaching behaviors, relationships with your players and communication in general. Support the podcast by becoming a member of The coaches’ room. With y…

In this Coffee break we look back at episode #30 with Daniel Niedzkowski, the head of the DFB PRO license and the assistant coach of Germany U21's, We talked about the importance of informal talks, the role of the assistant coach, how it is so difficult to find someone for this assistant role and we discussed his personal development. Support the p…

Robbert de Groot is Head of Development at the best pro-cycling team in the world: Team Jumbo Visma. We talk about how Team Jumbo Visma manage to keep their number 1 spot in the world ranking of cycling. We also talked about working with talented young players and cyclists and how to develop them into full time pro's working for the team. Support t…

In this Coffee break, we look back at episode #28 with Andrew Findlay, Performance Analyst at the A Squad of Norway. Andrew also worked at Manchester United, Wolverhampton and FC Kopenhagen. We talked about how to share information with players in the most effective way and why it is so important to do it in the correct way. Support the podcast by …

In this Coffee break, we look back at episode #26 with João Tralhão, former academy coach at SL Benfica and former assistant coach at AS Monaco. We talked about how your behaviour and body language can have an impact on players and performances. Support the podcast by becoming a member of The coaches’ room. With your support we can continue to invi…

Jarno Voorinholt, Frank van der Stelt and Maxim Wouters. Respectively the physical coach, the performance coach and the performance analyst for the 1st team of FC Groningen in the Netherlands. We talk about how they prepare players during pre-season for the upcoming season and how they start implementing the new play style of the new coach. We also…

In this Coffee break, we look back at episode #23 with Luka Lalić who is the Academy Director of Lion City Sailors FC in Singapore. We talked about having a strong mindset when having conversations with players and knowing when what type of feedback is more effective. Support the podcast by becoming a member of The coaches’ room. With your support …

In this Coffee break, we look back at episode #19 with Robin Veldman who is the head coach of RSC Anderlecht's U21. We talked about the importance of investing in yourself and in knowledge, learning how to manage your staff, how working with specialists is and the difference in working with different age groups. Support the podcast by becoming a me…

In this episode we talk with Jarno Voorinholt, Frank van der Stelt and Maxim Wouters. Respectively the physical coach, the performance coach and the performance analyst for the 1st team of FC Groningen in the Netherlands. We talk about how they make sure new players are in a position to perform on the highest level. We also discuss the way they kee…

In this Coffee break we look back at Episode #18 with Mark Otten (Trainer of NEC's U21) & Stefan Madsen (Player development coach of FC Kopenhagen). We talked about how it is important for players who are new to a club or are on trial that they feel comfortable and develop in the best way possible. Support the podcast by becoming a member of The co…

Vitor Severino is the assistant coach at Botafogo FR, Brazil. We talk about traveling the world with a technical staff of four coaches and working at FC Porto, Shakhtar Donetsk and Al-Duhail. We also talk about how he wants his training sessions to go, to get the right results during the game. Support the podcast by becoming a member of The coaches…

Wouter von Brucken Fock is co-founder Voetjebal, a training concept for kids starting at 2 years old. Loran Vrielink is the founder Tactalyse, he helps players like Cody Gakpo with tactical training. The three of us talk about the importance of individual development and how video analyses can help with that. We also talk about what professional cl…

Roger Bongaerts is the Head of Academy at VVV Venlo. We talk with Roger about generation Z and the impact of good coaching. Support the podcast by becoming a member of The coaches’ room. With your support we can continue to invite elite coaches to inspire you. As a benefit you will have access to all the masterclasses of The coaches' room. Stay upd…

Rebecca Sawiuk is the Director of Football at Loughborough University, the best sports university in the world. We talk about how Rebecca developed herself as a coach and how she took her time to develop her philosophy. We also talked about her research into care in women’s football and the steps that management, coaching and care still have to tak…

In this episode we talk with Michael Valkanis, Headcoach at Kas Eupen, Belgian Pro League. We talk about how Michael stepped in as a coach at Kas Eupen to keep them from relegation, in which he succeeded just a few days ago. How his experiences at the Greek national team helped him with this. We also talked about the important relationship between …

In this episode we talk with Pedro Pontes, coach at Sporting Clube de Portugal U14. We talk about developing players, while winning games and tournaments is a necessity to remain as a coach at the club. We also talk about the importance of playing against other cultures and teams from other countries. Support the podcast by becoming a member of The…

In this episode we talk with Vitor Matos, Elite development coach at Liverpool FC as part of Jürgen Klopp's staff. We talk about his role in helping youth players transition into the first team. How he develops relationships with them and why it is important to get to know the player outside of football as well. Support the podcast by becoming a me…

In this episode we talk with Joe Montemurro, head coach of Juventus women. We talk about his coaching and managing style. What is important for him in his relationships with his players? And about one of his most important traits: selflessness. Support the podcast by becoming a member of The coaches’ room. With your support we can continue to invit…

In this episode we talk with Bradley Wall, Senior UK coordinator & Lead Technical Scout at Wolves. We talk about Bradley's career, which he started as a student at Liverpool FC. As an analyst he learned from some of the best managers in the Premiere League. We talk about the change in perspective when he went to work for the FA and his transition i…