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ALEX FERREIRA OF FOOTBALL ACADEMY MADRID ON COACHING IN SPAIN & THE US - PART 2 | Ep. 47
Welcome back to another episode of The Football Amateur Show, a podcast dedicated to bringing the Soccer community together in an effort to better understand our craft and community!
Today we have ALEX FERREIRA again! He is the director of football and head coach at Football Academy Madrid, a new club focused on providing an alternative pathway to going pro in the US! On this episode, we feature his coaching knowledge, asking him about his coaching philosophy, his experience coaching in Spain and how it compares to the US, discussing how other sports can help in teaching Soccer and so much more!
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/footballacademymadrid/
Website: https://www.fam2021.com/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKUDMy5zAz46kZKZvek-keg?
Blog on website: https://www.fam2021.com/blog
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Time Stamps
0:00 - 0:43 | Introduction
0:44 - 1:43 | Brief Alex Ferreira bio
1:44 - 2:34 | Coaching background
2:35 - 6:16 | Alex on transformative coaching
6:17 - 10:11 | Alex on possession drills
10:12 - 11:08 | Alex on Marcelo Bielsa
11:09 - 21:28 | How Alex runs a typical session and session philosophy
21:29 - 24:31 | How Alex measures progress
24:32 - 27:09 | Biggest challenge Alex has overcome at the coaching level
27:10 - 28:45 | How coaching has changed Alex
28:46 - 31: 23| Alex’s experience with U5 players
31:24 - 33:44 | Something Alex knows now about coaching that he wishes he knew when he started
33:45 - 42:56 | Coaching in US vs in Spain
42:57 - 45:22 | Something Alex has learned from coaching in Spain
45:23 - 48:21 | Opinion on applying other sports tactics & techniques to Soccer
48:22 - 50:24 | Spanish youth players vs US youth players
50:25 - 51:21 | Advice to coaches wanting to become better
51:22 - 53:21 | Good & bad qualities of a coach according to Alex
53:22 - 54:29 | How Alex deals with pressure
54:30 - 57:15 | Advice to players trying to improve
57:16 - 1:01:51 | Alex on discipline
1:01:52 - 1:03:46 | Advice to trainers trying to maximise chances of their players making it to a higher level
1:03:47 - 1:04:55 | Final thoughts & promo
1:04:56 - 1:06:15 | Outro
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Year 2 Credits
Executive Producer: Alfonso Castaneda (@alfonsoc.96)
Script Writer: Alfonso Castaneda
Editors: Alfonso Castaneda
Hosts/Research: Alfonso Castaneda
Graphic Designer: Claire Sum (@claireisawesum) & Alfonso Castaneda
Social Media: Alfonso Castaneda
Guest Acquisition: Tony Alcala (@tu_tony) & Alfonso Castaneda
Music: Jeremy Fields (@jeremy._field)
Publisher: Alfonso Castaneda
Do not forget to leave us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts! If there is something that you would like us to discuss or debate on, or if you have any feedback, DM us on our Instagram @the.fa.show or send us an email at [email protected]!
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Welcome back to another episode of The Football Amateur Show, a podcast dedicated to bringing the Soccer community together in an effort to better understand our craft and community!
Today we have ALEX FERREIRA again! He is the director of football and head coach at Football Academy Madrid, a new club focused on providing an alternative pathway to going pro in the US! On this episode, we feature his coaching knowledge, asking him about his coaching philosophy, his experience coaching in Spain and how it compares to the US, discussing how other sports can help in teaching Soccer and so much more!
===
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/footballacademymadrid/
Website: https://www.fam2021.com/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKUDMy5zAz46kZKZvek-keg?
Blog on website: https://www.fam2021.com/blog
===
Time Stamps
0:00 - 0:43 | Introduction
0:44 - 1:43 | Brief Alex Ferreira bio
1:44 - 2:34 | Coaching background
2:35 - 6:16 | Alex on transformative coaching
6:17 - 10:11 | Alex on possession drills
10:12 - 11:08 | Alex on Marcelo Bielsa
11:09 - 21:28 | How Alex runs a typical session and session philosophy
21:29 - 24:31 | How Alex measures progress
24:32 - 27:09 | Biggest challenge Alex has overcome at the coaching level
27:10 - 28:45 | How coaching has changed Alex
28:46 - 31: 23| Alex’s experience with U5 players
31:24 - 33:44 | Something Alex knows now about coaching that he wishes he knew when he started
33:45 - 42:56 | Coaching in US vs in Spain
42:57 - 45:22 | Something Alex has learned from coaching in Spain
45:23 - 48:21 | Opinion on applying other sports tactics & techniques to Soccer
48:22 - 50:24 | Spanish youth players vs US youth players
50:25 - 51:21 | Advice to coaches wanting to become better
51:22 - 53:21 | Good & bad qualities of a coach according to Alex
53:22 - 54:29 | How Alex deals with pressure
54:30 - 57:15 | Advice to players trying to improve
57:16 - 1:01:51 | Alex on discipline
1:01:52 - 1:03:46 | Advice to trainers trying to maximise chances of their players making it to a higher level
1:03:47 - 1:04:55 | Final thoughts & promo
1:04:56 - 1:06:15 | Outro
===
Year 2 Credits
Executive Producer: Alfonso Castaneda (@alfonsoc.96)
Script Writer: Alfonso Castaneda
Editors: Alfonso Castaneda
Hosts/Research: Alfonso Castaneda
Graphic Designer: Claire Sum (@claireisawesum) & Alfonso Castaneda
Social Media: Alfonso Castaneda
Guest Acquisition: Tony Alcala (@tu_tony) & Alfonso Castaneda
Music: Jeremy Fields (@jeremy._field)
Publisher: Alfonso Castaneda
Do not forget to leave us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts! If there is something that you would like us to discuss or debate on, or if you have any feedback, DM us on our Instagram @the.fa.show or send us an email at [email protected]!