Rick Meana is the Director of Coaching for New Jersey Youth Soccer, leading a staff of national state coaching school instructors from across the state influencing learning for thousands of kids. He is a former college coach and currently on the US Youth Soccer National Instructor Staff .

In this podcast Dave Clarke talks to Rick about his coaching education programme that covers philosophy, methodology and how the youth players are educated with fun, a sense of belonging, development and the best way to discipline out of line players:

• Philosophy, methodology
• Parental education
• Type of coach you should be
• Late bloomers
• Sitting on the bench
• Coaching challenges