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 new team, national women’s team of China• Power of communication • The start of her coaching career • How the Dutch performance attitude differ...

#65 Elite field hockey coach Alyson Annan: The power of honest communication

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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. With your support we can continue to invite elite coaches to inspire you.As a benefit you will have access to all the webinars of The coaches' room.S...

#73 English Football Language coach, Matt Slade: Language is nothing without confidence

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.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...

#72 Arsenal FC U16’s assistant coach, Danny Buck: Attention is everything!

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. With your support we can continue to invite elite coaches to inspire you.As a benefit you will have access to all the webinars of The coaches' room.S...

#71 The relative age effect with Guido den Dikken, individual development coach and founder of Born to Play

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 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 w...

#70 Author & Executive Mindset Coach Steve Sallis: What coaches can learn from teachers!

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 here.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...

#65 Elite field hockey coach Alyson Annan: The power of honest communication

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