In Episode 52, Paul and Phil recall some of the highlights of the first half of Season 4 and continue their conversation about the leadership genius of Ted Lasso, Coach Beard, and Nate the Great, covering Episodes 7 & 8 of the show. Specifically, they discuss:

• Highlights from the interviews we had with Diego Bocanegra, Lance Key, Will Russell, and Tracy Hamm in the first half of Season 4 (2:47)
• Making youth soccer more accessible to all kids, not just the wealthy, across the US (5:36)
• Specialization in youth sports (9:10)
• Using soccer to prepare our kids for adulthood (17:10)
• The power of connections between coach and player, as with Ted's connection with Jamie Tartt (23:40)
• Ted apologizing to Nate the Great, and the power of saying, "I'm sorry." (32:36)
• Lessons learned from Ted empowering Nate to give the pre-game speech at Everton (35:32)
• How the impact a coach can have on his or her players can last a lifetime in unexpected ways (40:20)
• The lessons learned from Ted's darts match with Rupert in Episode 9 (44:10)

Resources and Links from this Episode

• Uncut Video of the Episode
• HSEL Facebook Group
• Phil and HSEL on Clubhouse -- @phildarke
• Email Phil – [email protected]
• The Warrior Way
• Ted Lasso (Apple TV)