The Coaching Journey

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Sharing insights and opinions on coaching and the sport in general, The Coaching Journey helps connect those interested in shaping the future of the beautiful game! Whether you are a coach, a player, or a parent, you will find something useful in the discussion!

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The Coaching Journey episodes:

05.25.2020
Episode 83: Coaching and Financial Literacy: Thinking About Retirement
This week on The Coaching Journey Podcast we continue our discussion on coaching and financial literacy. Last week our episode focused on setting the foundations for your financial success, and this week we look at "what's next." 401K...IRA...Roth IRA...SEP...
05.18.2020
Episode 82: Coaching and Financial Literacy...Wait, What?
Oftentimes coaches go on courses to learn the nuances of technical development, tactics, psycho-social development and much more. In a nontraditional job like coaching, however, what often gets ignored is financial literacy. Given the current crisis that the majority of...
05.11.2020
Episode 81: Coaching, and Living, During Covid-19
This week, The Coaching Journey Podcast returns after a brief coronavirus hiatus. On today's episode, I talk about how today's crisis has made me realize even more the importance of establishing routines in our daily life. With uncertain times still...
03.09.2020
Episode 80: Dan Abrahams Talks About Embodied Cognition and Developing Better Players
This week The Coaching Journey Podcast is excited to welcome Dan Abrahams back on the show! Dan is a sports psychologist as well as the host of the Sport Psych Show! On today’s episode, Dan talks about Embodied Cognition...
03.02.2020
Episode 79: James Wagenschutz Talks About Training Your Body for Long Term Success
This week The Coaching Journey Podcast is excited to welcome James Wagenschutz on the show! James is a performance coach with the Colorado Rapids Academy. He has 15 years experience as a former development academy director and is a USSF...
02.24.2020
Episode 78: Ian Barker Talks About Meeting The Needs of Modern Coaching Education
This week, The Coaching Journey Podcast is excited to welcome back Ian Barker on the show! Ian is the Director of Coaching Education with United Soccer Coaches. On today’s episode, I ask Ian what topic within coaching education has...
02.17.2020
Episode 77: Matt Danaher Talks About How SoccerPulse Can Help Your Team Achieve Its Potential
This week The Coaching Journey Podcast is excited to welcome Matt Danaher on the show! Matt is a youth soccer coach with Charlotte Independence Soccer Club and the founder of SoccerPulse. Our discussion today looks at several ways in...
02.10.2020
Episode 76: Willie McNab Talks About Developing Players Who Can Play on the Move
This week The Coaching Journey is excited to welcome back Willie McNab on the show! Willie is currently the Head of Children's Programme with Celtic FC. On today's show we talk about Willie's presentation at the United Soccer Coaches...
02.03.2020
Episode 75: Shawn Danhouser Talks TOPSoccer and How You Can Make an Incredible Difference
This week The Coaching Journey Podcast is excited to welcome Shawn Danhouser on the show! Shawn is a TOPSoccer coach in the Chicago area as well as having roles with Illinois Youth Soccer and US Youth Soccer with the goal...
01.27.2020
Episode 74: Paddy King Talks About Game Models and Why You Need One
This week, The Coaching Journey Podcast is excited to welcome Paddy King on the show! Paddy is the Director of Coaching at CUSA as well as the author of several books including A Game Model and Accompanying Session Plans. ...
01.20.2020
Episode 73: Todd Beane Talks Positional Play and Shifting The Developmental Paradigm
This week The Coaching Journey Podcast is excited to welcome Todd Beane back on the show! Todd is the founder of the TOVO Institute in Barcelona. On today's episode Todd discusses his presentation at the United Soccer Coaches Convention...
01.13.2020
Episode 72: The Coaching Journey Gets Interviewed for a Change!
The Coaching Journey is back, and we are excited to unveil a brand new season for our listeners! To start the new season, we decided to change things up a bit, and let you hear an interview where we were...
07.15.2019
Episode 71: Are You Missing the Present Opportunity By Focusing on What's Next?
This week on The Coaching Journey Podcast I explore a topic that has been circling my own thoughts recently. As I transition into a new coaching role, I have been wondering how often coaches think of "the next opportunity" and...
07.08.2019
Episode 70: Are We Winning Despite the Process?
With the US Women's National Team having just won their second World Cup in a row, and appearing in 3 finals in a row, today's podcast might seem weird. In fact, over the last few World Cup cycles, I have...
06.24.2019
Episode 69: Play-Practice-Play and What Methodology is Best for You?
A conversation I saw on social media yesterday had me thinking on the play-practice-play methodology put forth by the U.S. Soccer Federation. Whether you like it, hate it, or find yourself somewhere in the middle, I shared my thoughts on...
06.17.2019
Episode 68: A Challenge to You!
With the Spring season ending for most coaches, I have been thinking on ways for coaches to continue their professional development in informal ways. In our podcast today, I challenge you to try one thing that I have found most...
06.10.2019
Episode 67: Tony DiCicco Shares Lessons From a Lifetime of Soccer
This week, with the Women's World Cup underway and the United States Women's National Team about to play their first game, I have found myself thinking of Tony DiCicco and the conversation I was lucky enough to have with him,...
06.03.2019
Episode 66: Tom Rowney Adds a Different Perspective to the Skill Acquisition Discussion
This week, The Coaching Journey Podcast is excited to welcome Tom Rowney on the podcast! Tom is a coach whose experience has seem him work at the youth, college, and professional levels. He is a self styled eclectic pragmatist, and...
05.27.2019
Episode 65: Reed Maltbie Talks About Raising Excellence With Your Players, Teams, and Coaches
This week, The Coaching Journey is excited to welcome Reed Maltbie back on the show! Reed is the founder of Raising Excellence, a lifelong coach, and the host of the Coaching Code podcast! We have a great discussion in...
05.20.2019
Episode 64: Sefu Bernard Talks about The Parallels in Basketball Youth Development with Soccer, Coaching Myths, and More!
This week, The Coaching Journey Podcast is going back in time with a throwback episode featuring Sefu Bernard! Sefu is currently the Director of Player Development with the Washington Mystics as well as the founder of theLLaBB! When we...
05.13.2019
Episode 63: Jamie Hamilton Talks About VAR, Coach Education, and Whether or Not Robots Will Replace Barmen and Coaches
This week, The Coaching Journey Podcast is excited to welcome Jamie Hamilton on the show! Jamie is a football coach, barman, as well as a writer on a variety of topics within the sport. We have a great discussion...
05.06.2019
Episode 62: John Pranjic Talks About Building Your Coaching Brand
This week, The Coaching Journey is excited to welcome John Pranjic on the show! John is a coach as well as the host of the 3four3 Podcast. We have a great discussion on why John started his podcast in...
04.29.2019
Episode 61: Dr. Peter Vint Talks About Using Analytics, Management Styles, and Creating Models of Assessment
This week, The Coaching Journey Podcast is excited to welcome Dr. Peter Vint on the show! Dr. Vint is a former Academy Director with Everton Football Club as well as being considered one of the top experts in the world...
04.22.2019
Episode 60: Yael Averbuch Talks About Empowering Female Athletes, Techne Futbol, and More!
This week, The Coaching Journey Podcast is excited to welcome Yael Averbuch on the show! Yael is a professional player as well as the founder of Techne Futbol and the Executive Director of the NWSLPA. We have a great...
04.15.2019
Episode 59: Stuart Armstrong Talks about Skill and How Coaches Can Develop It
This week, The Coaching Journey Podcast is excited to welcome Stuart Armstrong on the show! Stuart is the Head of Coaching at Sport England as well as the Founder of Talent Equation and the Host of the Talent Equation Podcast!...
04.08.2019
Episode 58: Sarah McQuade and Linda Low Talk About The Critical Role of the Coach Developer
This week, The Coaching Journey Podcast is excited to welcome Sarah McQuade and Linda Low on the show! Linda and Sarah are both coach development consultants based in the United States with a wealth of international expertise committed to develop...
03.25.2019
Episode 57: How Coaches Can Distinguish Between Resources and "Snake Oil"
This week, on The Coaching Journey Podcast, I want to talk about snake oil. Coaching Education and social media is rife with conversations on steering coaches clear of "snake oil" and pointing them in the direction of better coaching resources....
03.18.2019
Episode 56: I Failed, and You Should Too
This week, on The Coaching Journey Podcast, we're going to talk about failure. That's right. I've failed. And I want you to fail too. Listen to the discussion because I want you to start thinking on how you're...
03.11.2019
Episode 55: Kristoffer Liicht Talks Panna, Street Soccer, and Competing Against The Best in The World
This week, The Coaching Journey Podcast is excited to welcome Kristoffer Liicht on the show! Kris is the founder of the Copenhagen Panna House, one of the leading organizations within street soccer, he finished in 3rd place in the 1v1...
03.04.2019
Episode 54: Jason Grubb Talks Modern Goalkeeping, Incorporating Keepers into Your Session, and More!
This week, The Coaching Journey Podcast is excited to welcome Jason Grubb on the show! Jason is the Head of Goalkeeping with the Houston Dynamo Academy as well as the Goalkeeper Coach with their PDL team. We have a...
02.25.2019
Episode 53: Osian Roberts Talks About "The Welsh Way," Taking a Nation Ranked 117th to the Top Ten
This week, The Coaching Journey Podcast is excited to welcome Osian Roberts on the show! Osian is the Assistant Manager of the Welsh Men's National Team and the Technical Director of the Welsh FA. We have a great conversation...
02.18.2019
Episode 52: Carl Darlington Talks About The Welsh Way of Educating Coaches
This week, The Coaching Journey Podcast is excited to welcome Carl Darlington on the show! Carl is the Head of Coach Education for the FAWales Trust and the 1st Team Assistant Coach at Wrexham FC. Our discussion today revolves...
02.11.2019
Episode 51: Ian Barker Talks Coach Education, Maintaining Standards With an Evolving Game, and More!
This week, The Coaching Journey Podcast is excited to welcome Ian Barker back on the show! Ian is the Director of Coaching Education with United Soccer Coaches. We sat down to talk about coaching education and the role Ian...
02.04.2019
Episode 50: Todd Beane Talks TOVO, Cognitive Development in Youth Development, and More!
This week, The Coaching Journey is excited to welcome back Todd Beane on the show! Todd is the founder of the TOVO Institute in Barcelona. We sit down to talk about cognitive development within youth development and how Todd...
01.28.2019
Episode 49: Dr. Ceri Bowley Talks Mindset, Combining Research With Coaching, and More!
This week, The Coaching Journey Podcast is excited to welcome Dr. Ceri Bowley on the show! Ceri is a mental performance coach and a senior lecturer at the University of South Wales. Our discussion today revolves around Ceri discussing...
01.21.2019
Episode 48: Dan Abrahams Talks About Sport Psychology and How To Get The Best Out of Your Players!
This week, The Coaching Journey Podcast is excited to welcome Dan Abrahams on the show! Dan is a global sport psychologist, working alongside leading players, teams, coaches, and organizations across the world. Our discussion today revolves around Dan's work...
01.14.2019
Episode 47: Adelaide Gay and Tiffany Weimer of Duktig Brand Talk Playing Pro, Promoting Female Coaches, and More!
This week, The Coaching Journey Podcast is excited to welcome Tiffany Weimer and Adelaide Gay from Duktig Brand on the show! We sat down with the founders at the United Soccer Coaches Convention in Chicago this year, and had a...
01.07.2019
Episode 46: Kieran Smith Talks Positional Play, Rondos, Designing Sessions, and More!
This week, The Coaching Journey Podcast is excited to welcome back Kieran Smith on the show. Kieran is a coach and educator most known for his work on positional play and rondos. Kieran describes positional play, including the main principles...
12.31.2018
Episode 45: The Importance of "Why" as We Enter 2019
This week, to close out 2018, we have a solo episode musing on the importance of asking "why?" As 2018 closes and 2019 is about to begin, we discuss the importance of understanding our own "why" and being comfortable with...
12.17.2018
Episode 44: Eric Tenllado Talks Positional Play Within Youth Development
This week, The Coaching Journey Podcast is excited to welcome Eric Tenllado on the show! Eric is a Coach and Coach Educator, currently serving as the Director of Competitive Programs and the Coach Development Manager with Toronto High Park F.C.....
12.10.2018
Episode 43: Sean Afkhaminia Talks about Building a Club from the Ground Up
This week, The Coaching Journey Podcast is excited to welcome Sean Afkhaminia on the show! Sean is the CEO and Technical Director of Footy Factory, based in Dallas, Texas. Our discussion today focuses on Sean's background, and how his...
12.03.2018
Episode 42: Tom Byer, Technical Coach, Youth Development Expert, and Author
This week, The Coaching Journey Podcast is excited to welcome Tom Byer on the show! Tom is originally from New York, but has lived in Asia as a technical coach for the past 30 years, most notably with his time...
11.19.2018
Episode 41: David Garcia, U9-12 Select Director of Coaching Rapids Youth Soccer
This week, The Coaching Journey Podcast is excited to welcome David Garcia on the show! David is a UEFA A licensed coach currently working as the Select Director of U9-U12 with Rapids Youth Soccer. Born in Mexico City and...
11.12.2018
Episode 40: Paul Holocher, Houston Dynamo Academy Director
This week, The Coaching Journey Podcast is excited to welcome back Paul Holocher on the show. Paul is the current Academy Director with the Houston Dynamo. Our discussion today focuses around the first steps a person will take as...
11.05.2018
Episode 39: Jess Ibrom, High Performance and Elite Youth Development Coach
This week, The Coaching Journey Podcast is excited to welcome Jess Ibrom on the show! Jess is a coach who has most recently been the Technical Director of the Cook Islands, as well as a Coach Instructor under the guidance...
10.29.2018
Episode 38: A Discussion with Adin Osmanbasic, Coach and Analyst
This week, The Coaching Journey Podcast is excited to welcome Adin Osmanbasic back on the show! Adin is a coach and analyst, with recent experience as the First-Team Analyst with the Columbus Crew and often featured on Spielverlagerung. Our...
10.22.2018
Episode 37: A Discussion with Sean Nahas, First Team Assistant Coach and Academy Director of North Carolina Courage
This week, The Coaching Journey Podcast is excited to welcome Sean Nahas on the show! Sean is the current First Team Assistant Coach of the 2018 NWSL Champions, North Carolina Courage, as well as serving as the Girls Development Academy...
03.12.2018
A Discussion with Brett Uttley, Assistant Coach at Rio Grande Valley FC
This week, The Coaching Journey Podcast is very excited to welcome Brett Uttley on the show! Born and raised in Rhode Island, Brett is the 1st Assistant Coach for the Rio Grande Valley Toros of the United Soccer League (USLPro), who...
02.11.2018
A Discussion With Zac Ludwig, Founder and CEO of Switching the Field
This week, The Coaching Journey Podcast is excited to welcome Zac Ludwig on the show! Zac is the Founder and CEO of Switching the Field, a company that provides education and development services to youth soccer organizations in areas they...
02.04.2018
Episode 34: A Discussion with Mark O Sullivan, Coach and Youth Development AIK, Coach Education Consultant with the Canadian FA
This week, The Coaching Journey Podcast is excited to welcome Mark O Sullivan on the show! Mark currently works with coach and youth development with AIK, the Canadian FA as Coach Education Consultant, a District Coach Educator in Stockholm and...

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The Coaching Journey episodes:

Episode 83: Coaching and Financial Literacy: Thinking About Retirement

Episode 82: Coaching and Financial Literacy...Wait, What?

Episode 81: Coaching, and Living, During Covid-19

Episode 80: Dan Abrahams Talks About Embodied Cognition and Developing Better Players

Episode 79: James Wagenschutz Talks About Training Your Body for Long Term Success

Episode 78: Ian Barker Talks About Meeting The Needs of Modern Coaching Education

Episode 77: Matt Danaher Talks About How SoccerPulse Can Help Your Team Achieve Its Potential

Episode 76: Willie McNab Talks About Developing Players Who Can Play on the Move

Episode 75: Shawn Danhouser Talks TOPSoccer and How You Can Make an Incredible Difference

Episode 74: Paddy King Talks About Game Models and Why You Need One

Episode 73: Todd Beane Talks Positional Play and Shifting The Developmental Paradigm

Episode 72: The Coaching Journey Gets Interviewed for a Change!

Episode 71: Are You Missing the Present Opportunity By Focusing on What's Next?

Episode 70: Are We Winning Despite the Process?

Episode 69: Play-Practice-Play and What Methodology is Best for You?

Episode 68: A Challenge to You!

Episode 67: Tony DiCicco Shares Lessons From a Lifetime of Soccer

Episode 66: Tom Rowney Adds a Different Perspective to the Skill Acquisition Discussion

Episode 65: Reed Maltbie Talks About Raising Excellence With Your Players, Teams, and Coaches

Episode 64: Sefu Bernard Talks about The Parallels in Basketball Youth Development with Soccer, Coaching Myths, and More!

Episode 63: Jamie Hamilton Talks About VAR, Coach Education, and Whether or Not Robots Will Replace Barmen and Coaches

Episode 62: John Pranjic Talks About Building Your Coaching Brand

Episode 61: Dr. Peter Vint Talks About Using Analytics, Management Styles, and Creating Models of Assessment

Episode 60: Yael Averbuch Talks About Empowering Female Athletes, Techne Futbol, and More!

Episode 59: Stuart Armstrong Talks about Skill and How Coaches Can Develop It

Episode 58: Sarah McQuade and Linda Low Talk About The Critical Role of the Coach Developer

Episode 57: How Coaches Can Distinguish Between Resources and "Snake Oil"

Episode 56: I Failed, and You Should Too

Episode 55: Kristoffer Liicht Talks Panna, Street Soccer, and Competing Against The Best in The World

Episode 54: Jason Grubb Talks Modern Goalkeeping, Incorporating Keepers into Your Session, and More!

Episode 53: Osian Roberts Talks About "The Welsh Way," Taking a Nation Ranked 117th to the Top Ten

Episode 52: Carl Darlington Talks About The Welsh Way of Educating Coaches

Episode 51: Ian Barker Talks Coach Education, Maintaining Standards With an Evolving Game, and More!

Episode 50: Todd Beane Talks TOVO, Cognitive Development in Youth Development, and More!

Episode 49: Dr. Ceri Bowley Talks Mindset, Combining Research With Coaching, and More!

Episode 48: Dan Abrahams Talks About Sport Psychology and How To Get The Best Out of Your Players!

Episode 47: Adelaide Gay and Tiffany Weimer of Duktig Brand Talk Playing Pro, Promoting Female Coaches, and More!

Episode 46: Kieran Smith Talks Positional Play, Rondos, Designing Sessions, and More!

Episode 45: The Importance of "Why" as We Enter 2019

Episode 44: Eric Tenllado Talks Positional Play Within Youth Development

Episode 43: Sean Afkhaminia Talks about Building a Club from the Ground Up

Episode 42: Tom Byer, Technical Coach, Youth Development Expert, and Author

Episode 41: David Garcia, U9-12 Select Director of Coaching Rapids Youth Soccer

Episode 40: Paul Holocher, Houston Dynamo Academy Director

Episode 39: Jess Ibrom, High Performance and Elite Youth Development Coach

Episode 38: A Discussion with Adin Osmanbasic, Coach and Analyst

Episode 37: A Discussion with Sean Nahas, First Team Assistant Coach and Academy Director of North Carolina Courage

A Discussion with Brett Uttley, Assistant Coach at Rio Grande Valley FC

A Discussion With Zac Ludwig, Founder and CEO of Switching the Field

Episode 34: A Discussion with Mark O Sullivan, Coach and Youth Development AIK, Coach Education Consultant with the Canadian FA