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Today I am honoured to have my mentor on the show, Korouch Monsef.

Korouch is not only a top class practitioner, coach, coach educator and diverse thinker, but someone that I owe a great debt of gratitude to, as he challenged me to be better in so many ways during those formative years as a coach and a football development manager. 

I was fortunate enough to play under Korouch in two different leagues as well as employ him to lead our talent pathway whilst I was at Coastal Spirit. 

Since those earlier days, he has gone on to lead the evolution of football for many coaches and clubs across NZ through his various roles, none more important than leading the advanced coach development courses through NZF.

This was a special episode for me, a slightly different format than past episodes as I attempt to highlight the pivotal role that mentors can provide us all, as well as the value of ongoing education.

Let's Go

Player:

• NZF U17 and U20 programs (1986/90
• Clubs in England (apprentice Liverpool & Tranmere Rovers) and Holland (FC Wageningen, VV Rheden - amateurs)

Coach:

• Vitesse - Arnhem (Dutch Eredivisie - internship U14's & U19's)
• Canterbury United Youth team, NZ Youth National League (2005 – 2008)
• Canterbury United, NZ men's national league (2008 – 2009)
• Coastal Spirit, Mainland Premier League

Administrator:

• Director of Football, Mainland Football
• Director of Football, Northern Football
• Coach Development Manager, New Zealand Football

Chapters -

1.20 Gareth & Korouch’s origin story

6.50 Korouchs being my mentor 

11.10 Korouchs playing, coaching and administration story

17.27 The love for Coach Education

20.54 Does the mentor have a mentor?

33.30 Am I the only mentee or are there others?

39.15 Mentoring and Coach Education. Are they harmonious?

49.00 The evolution of formalised coach education.

57.50 Does being a coach educator a tool to become a better coach?

1.02.20 Rapid Fire Questions 

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Today on the show I talk with Sarah Rowe.

Sarah is an Irish international, 3-code athlete, starring in Galic Football, Australian Rules Football and real Football, Soccer Football.

With an incredible sporting journey that has led to playing in the All Ireland Galic Football final, to playing both Youth and Senior Football for the Republic of Ireland before heading to Australia to play in the A league and now Aussie Rules Football with Collingwood.

Sarah has an enthusiastic love for all sports but also experienced burnout and lost passion. 

Her story is an interesting one and her learnings will help many aspiring athletes and coaches at the pre performance levels.

Let's Go

Athlete:

• Triple Code Sportswomen
• Football
  • Ballina Town, Raheny United, Shelbourne Ladies, Bohemians (League of Ireland)
  • Melbourne Victory (Australian A league)
  • Republic of Ireland International
    • U15, U17, U19 (Euros), Seniors
• Gaelic Football
  • Youth teams through to seniors for Mayo
    • All Ireland Championship final (2017)
• Australian Rules Football
  • Collingwood (2019 – present)
    • Best and Fairest 2019

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Chapters -

0.10 Defining “Football” 

2.13 Gareth & Sarahs' origin story

6.55 Growing up in Ireland  

10.44 Pros and Cons of cross codes

16.15 Adapting to a foreign country 

20.55 Common traits of good coaches

26.45 The role my parents play

33.07 Rapid Fire Questions 

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Today I welcome an old mentor of mine (of sorts), Ken Lynch to the show.

One of my roles at NZF was the HPAD (High Performance Athlete Development) Manager, where I reported into Ken, in his role at HPSNZ as the National HPAD Manager.

Prior to his time in NZ, Ken worked at the Ireland Institute of Sport Head as well as the Olympic Team Manager for Triathlon Ireland at the London Olympics.

Ken has since moved across the ditch and is now the National Performance Pathway Manager for Australian Sailing.

Unlike traditional guests of the pod, Ken offers a unique insight across the systems, pathways and components of our “transitioning athlete”, which is another way of saying the HPAD space.

Administrator / Coach:

• Ireland Institute of Sport - Personal Performance & Head of Talent Development
• Olympic Team Manager London Olympics (Triathlon Ireland)
• HPSNZ – HPAD National Manager
• 2013-2020
• Australian Sailing - National Performance Pathway Manager 2020 – Present
• AIS Consultant – Elevate Lead – Athlete and Coach Development streams

Chapters -

1.10 Gareth & Ken’s origin story & defining HPAD

6.14 Team vs Individual Sports 

8.20 The Irish Olympic Experience

11.00 High Performance Sport NZ

22.20 How to do a GAP analysis

25.50 Key components of a HPAD system

36.50 Advice to HPAD athletes 

45.40 Coaches at the HPAD level need to be getting this right...

57.40 Things parents of HPAD athletes can do more of this 

1.24.54 Rapid Fire Questions 

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This week we welcome Rob Sherman.

Rob is not only a highly regarded football coach, coach educator, and football development super brain, but also a mentor of mine.

Knowing what it takes to make it as an athlete and as a coach, Rob is uniquely positioned to share his insights and advice with aspiring athletes and coaches. Even more so he is a dad to Drew, an ex-athlete and talented coach in his own right.

Rob has a wealth of knowledge and has spent the better part of 20 years designing environments and developing today's leading coaches in NZ and Australia through his roles leading the Football Departments at NZF, Football Australia and Melbourne Victory.

Rob is currently embarking on a new challenge, leading the Bula Boys (Fijian National men’s football team) as he aims to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

From working with players such as Gareth Bale, to winning a Bronze medal at the London Olympics with the Canadian Women's national team, to laying the foundations for the establishment of the club model and advanced coaching courses, Rob has seen it, done that, and got the t-shirt to prove it.

I always leave conversations with Rob with a new idea, a reinforcement of my progress, or with some food for thought. I'm sure you will experience the same.

Player

·       Cardiff City, Swansea City, Hull City

·       Wales National Team

o   Also represented Wales in Athletics and Surf Lifesaving

Coach:

·       Wales U16 national team (2000 – 2007)

·       Canada Women’s Assistant Coach (Bronze medal at London Olympics 2012)

·       Canada Mens Assistant Coach (2019)

·       Fiji Mens National Team Head Coach (2023 – present)

Technical Roles:

·       FA Wales National Player Development Manager (2001 – 2007)

·       New Zealand Football Technical Director (2007 – 2009 & 2014 – 2016)

·       Asia Pacific Football Academy Football Director

·       Football Australia (2011 – 2014 & 2019 – 2020)

o   Head of Coach Education

o   Technical Director

·       Melbourne Victory Director of Football (2017 – 2019)

·       Oceania Football Confederation High Performance Consultant (2022)

·       FIFA Coach Educator

o   AFC / OFC A licence

o   AFC Pro Licence

Parent:

·       Drew Sherman 

o   Youth player at Swansea City 

o   Southampton Academy Coach

o   Academy Manager various clubs

o   Coach Islands National team Head Coach & Technical Director

o   FA Wales

§  Technical Lead

§  Senior National Academies Manager

o   AFC Pro Licence 

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Chapters -

0.33 Gareth & Robs origin story

4.12 Changes in modern football since Robs' professional career in Wales

6.40 Structured training vs informal play & multi-sport options

12.30 Creating a model pathway

17.50 Balancing a Coaching role with a Club or Management role

20.30 Robs' experience as a head coach

29.10 Being an effective assistant coach

35.20 Robs learnings from leading MA’s and Coach Education

46.18 Robs role a

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Just a chance to explain the reasoning as to why I've started a podcast.

Some teasers as to upcoming guests.

Some shoutouts to those sending through fan mail and subscribing.

A few of my favourite podcasts to listen to.

Lets Go..... 

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Todays guest is Richard Bell.

Richard is a successful businessman the world of video and music production but has also volunteered many hours to the local football and futsal organisations in Christchurch over the years.

 His oldest son is Joe Bell. Joe is a leading figure in the NZ All Whites and is currently plying his trade at Viking FC in Norway.

 In this episode we discuss the role of futsal in development, having a child move away from home at 15 to follow his dreams and then into the US College system, and being a support network from a distance.

Joe is going to be a future All Whites Captain for years to come. This is a great chance to learn about his formative years and the role that Richard and his wife played in fostering the environments for Joe to develop into the professional he is.

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Chapters -

0.22 Gareth & Richards origin story

1.33 Richards love of Futsal  

3.37 Joes' football journey takes him away around the world

7.58 As a sporting parent, when did we spot Joes' talent

11.44 Moving to the Asia Pacific Football Academy

20.42 Transitioning into the Wellington Phoenix Football Academy

35.00 Advice to other sporting parents without large code specific knowledge

39.44 Joe’s move to the US College System

52.28 New Zealand Football pathway and captaincy 

1.07.00 Advice to young athletes

1.13.30 Advice to coaches

1.20.07 Rapid Fire Questions 

If you are interested in the US College Pathway, we encourage you to connect with our trusted partners Platform Sports Management. If you use the code STRIVE they will see you’re a Strive 365 listener and will take special care of you. Use this link to get connected on your journey - TBC

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Today I welcome a past colleague of mine Jenny Bindon to the show.

Jenny is an incredible guest to have on the pod, as she is what I refer to as a “triple threat” meaning she can speak from all three perspectives (being an Athlete, a Coach and a Parent) with great authority.

Jenny has represented NZ 77 times including at 2 Olympic Games and 2 FIFA Womens World Cups, before moving into coaching, where she acted as a head coach, assistant coach and a GK coach whilst in NZ, before working in the US College system with the UCLA Bruins and Loyola Marymount, before moving to England where she is currently with Readings boys academy. 

Jenny is also the mum to Tyler, who at 19 has already represented US Soccer at youth level, NZ at senior level and is a regular in the Reading first team playing in the UK League 1. 

Tyler is following in his mums footsteps and in currently competing at Paris 2024.  

Lets go!

Chapters -

0.30 Gareth & Jenny’s origin story

2.40 Jenny playing career 

9.30 Advice for athletes 

14.20 Jennys coaching journey 

36.20 Jennys son Tylers story to this point 

50.20 The role Jenny now plays as a sporting parent of a professional athlete

57.10 Rapid Fire Questions 

@JennyBindon

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This conversation is a deep dive into the US system. As we have many prospective Student-Athletes listening in that will be working through the various steps that are required, so hopefully you can provide a bit of a road map.

Professional football player, Tori Hansen has experienced the industry-leading female soccer program in the US, that of UNC Chapel Hill. The program is led by the G.O.A.T Anson Dorrance and the same school that Michael Jordan went to.  

 Athlete:

• The University of North Carolina (2019 – 2022) 21 NCAA TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS
  • 65 appearances, 9 goals
  • 2 x College Cup Championship Runners Up (2019, 2022)
  • College Soccer New All-American First Team
  • NCAA.com Best XI
  • All ACC First Team, 
  • NCAA All-Tournament Team
  • ACC All-Tournament Team
  • United Soccer Coaches All-American Second Team
  • UNC Player of the Year
• Orlando Pride (2023)
  • 3rd round draft pick
  • 2 appearances, 1 goal
• Melbourne Victory (2023 – )
  • 19 appearances, 2 goal
• US Soccer 
• U15, U17 & U20 appearances

Chapters -

0.28 Gareth & Toris’ origin story
1.23 The University of North Carolina (UNC) experience 

3.45 Recruitment process into the US College system

10.10 Pre (season) arriving onto campus

15.10 Talking roster spots and subs

20.00 Being coached by the G.O.A.T Anson Dorrance

29.35 Being a Student Athlete

45.25 Turning professional with Orlando Pride in the NSWL and Melbourne Victory in the ALW

55.25 Toris’ support network

58.20 Positive coaching traits

1.01.00 Parting advice to athletes

1.02.00 Rapid Fire Questions 

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This week we chatted with former NZ All Whites head coach, Fritz Schmid.

Fritz has been a professional coach for over 35 years, working across Europe, NZ and now in Africa. His CV is impressive with roles at the following clubs:
o Racing Zurich, FC Zurich, SC Kriens 
o Grasshoppers (Swiss Champions x27) - Youth Team Coach
o Tottenham Hotspurs EPL – Assistant Coach 
o FC Basel (Champions League) – Assistant Coach
o Austria National Team - Assistant Coach
o Malaysia Technical Director
o New Zealand All Whites – Head Coach
o Kotoku Royal (Ghana Premier League Champions) – Head Coach 

Firtz holds the highest coaching qualification in football, the UEFA pro licence and currently works as a consultant for the AFA (Africa Football Association) 

A man with a fascinating journey and lots of experiences to draw upon.

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@strive655 @nz_football  

Chapters -
0:30 Gareth & Fritz origin story 
1:48 I wasn’t used to a full extent at NZ Football
3:18 What has Fritz been up to since leaving NZ Football  
8:13 Reflections on Head Coach vs Assistant Coaching positions  
12:50 Reflections on International Coaching vs Professional club coaching
20:14 Adapting around limited resources
25:15 Mentor advice to coaches
33:30 Wisdom to Athletes
40:00 Fritz speaks directly to sports parents
46:10 Quick fire questions

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Today we speak with not only an Australian Football icon but also all all-around personality figure, Archie Thompson. 

With a storied career in Europe and Australia, Archie also holds a world record for the most goals in an International Match, with 13 goals for Australia against American Samoa. His goal scoring feats also extend to scoring 5 in an A league grand final for Melbourne Victory in 2007.

With over 50 caps (and 28 goals) for Australia, including competing at two Confederation Cups, the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, Archie has been there, got the t-shirt and has a lot of funny stories, let along pearls of wisdom to share.

Chapters -
0:03 What has Archie been up to lately?
1:51 Gareth & Archies origin story 
4:10 Archies New Zealand roots
5:30 Has the game evolved since the NSL days?
7:45 Melbourne Victory Legend
11:45 Guus Hiddink sends Archie to PSV Eindhoven 
17:45 Taking on the world with the Socceroos
23:58 Being the young pup in the changing room
32:50 How do you make the most impact on trials?
38:10 Establishing yourself in a national program
42:10 Working with some great coaches
46:30 Advice to young coaches
48:30 Archies support network
57:35 Rapid Fire Questions 

Archies Football Bio:

o Melbourne Victory (2005 – 2016)
• 224 appearances (90 goals)
• 2 x Premiers (2007, 2009)
• 3 Championships (2007, 2009, 2015)
• 1 FFA Cup winner (2015)
• 1 Joe Marston Medal winner
• 1 A league golden boot
• 2 Victory Medal winners
o PSV Eindhoven (Dutch Eredivisie 2006)
o Australia (2001 – 2013)
• 54 caps (28 goals)
• World Record 13 goals vs American Samoa (2001)
• Confederation Cup (2001, 2005)
• FIFA World Cup Germany (2006)
• AFC Asian Cup (2007)
• Olympic Games (2008)


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