The Coaching Journey

This week, The Coaching Journey is excited to welcome John Pranjic on the show! John is a coach as well as the host of the 3four3 Podcast.

We have a great discussion on why John started his podcast in the first place, as well as how he looks to build his brand as well as his podcast's brand. It's an interesting episode for any coach looking to explore how to improve, and perhaps even start creating their own "coaching brand."

Be sure to follow John on Twitter: @ThatCroatianGuy and listen to the 3four3 Podcast here!

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This week, The Coaching Journey Podcast is excited to welcome Dr. Peter Vint on the show! Dr. Vint is a former Academy Director with Everton Football Club as well as being considered one of the top experts in the world on high performance athletes. He spent ten years with the United States Olympic Committee serving as Senior Director of Competitive Analysis, Research, and Innovation among other roles. He is currently the Co-Founder of Protea Analytics.

We have a great discussion looking at Peter's roles with the United States Olympic Committee, talking about using analytics and whether or not there is such a thing as "too much information." We discuss creating assessment models and how Peter thinks data analysis can be used by any coach or club to help them improve, whether it be how they play or how they identify talent.

Looking at his time at Everton, we talk about management styles and how Peter entered the role, instituting new ideas in a traditional organization. He shares great lessons and ideas that any coach at any level can take something away from!

Be sure to follow Peter on Twitter: @PeterVint and on LinkedIn here!

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This week, The Coaching Journey Podcast is excited to welcome Yael Averbuch on the show! Yael is a professional player as well as the founder of Techne Futbol and the Executive Director of the NWSLPA.

We have a great discussion ranging from Yael's thoughts on growing the female game as well as empowering current and future female athletes. We talk about her role with the NWSLPA fighting for the betterment of female professional players and we highlight issues that some may not realize the average professional women's player faces in the United States (and beyond). It is a great chat for any player, coach, or parent to get a better appreciation in the mindset of a professional athlete. We also discuss Yael's new company, and app, Techne Futbol and explore the reasons why she founded it and what she hopes to provide to all players, coaches, and clubs!

Yael has a great offer for listeners to The Coaching Journey Podcast, giving you ONE MONTH FREE on the Techne Futbol App! Contact [email protected] to receive this special offer!

Be sure to follow Yael and interact with her and Techne Futbol on social media!
Twitter: @Yael_Averbuch/@TechneFutbol
Website: http://www.yaelaverbuch.com / https://www.technefutbol.com/
Instagram: TechneFutbol / YaelAverbuch

Once again, listeners of The Coaching Journey Podcast can get ONE MONTH FREE for any club or coach on the Techne Futbol app by contacting [email protected]. Take advantage of this offer ASAP and see how useful the app can be for your players, coaches, and club!

The Coaching Journey Podcast is sponsored by Bounce Athletics! They have premium, customizable soccer balls, training vests, and pop-up goals that we love. Check out their website at www.bounceathletics.com and you can get 10% off your order by mentioning our podcast when you email [email protected]

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This week, The Coaching Journey Podcast is excited to welcome Stuart Armstrong on the show! Stuart is the Head of Coaching at Sport England as well as the Founder of Talent Equation and the Host of the Talent Equation Podcast!

We discuss Stuart's background and the event that led him to rethink and reshape his coaching philosophy. We talk about what "skill" means and the best way to go about helping develop it within players, as well as the nuance required when talking about youth development practices. Stuart talks about "drills," and why he says we should get rid of them.

Looking at research and academic literature, we explore how coaches should complement their personal experience with the scientific literature to guide their session design and overall coaching philosophy. It's a great discussion tackling various, overarching topics that all coaches will think about!

Be sure to follow Stuart on Twitter: @stu_arm and visit the Talent Equation website, where you can listen to the podcast and find more resources, here!

The Coaching Journey Podcast is sponsored by Bounce Athletics! They have premium, customizable soccer balls, training vests, and pop-up goals that we love. Check out their website at www.bounceathletics.com and you can get 10% off your order by mentioning our podcast when you email [email protected]

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This week, The Coaching Journey Podcast is excited to welcome Sarah McQuade and Linda Low on the show! Linda and Sarah are both coach development consultants based in the United States with a wealth of international expertise committed to develop excellence in coaching.

Our discussion this week focuses on the "Coach Developer," and who or what that person and role looks like. Oftentimes traditional clubs have coaches, a director of coaching, and an executive or technical director. The role of coach education and staff development can fall to several different people with various hats to wear. On today's show we delve into the importance of the Coach Developer role and how it is now starting to emerge in clubs and organizations. We discuss how clubs can start this process, as well as how coach developers can best implement their ideas and create buy-in when working with their coaching staff.

It is a great chat for all to start thinking on who currently is the coach developer in their club or organization, and how they might start to more clearly embody that role within their environment.

Make sure you check out Sarah and Linda's work by visiting their website ETC Coaching Consultants (where you can also find email contact information.

You can follow Sarah onTwitter @ETCConsultants and Linda @LindaOrkneylass.

The Coaching Journey Podcast is sponsored by Bounce Athletics! They have premium, customizable soccer balls, training vests, and pop-up goals that we love. Check out their website at www.bounceathletics.com and you can get 10% off your order by mentioning our podcast when you email [email protected]

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This week, on The Coaching Journey Podcast, I want to talk about snake oil. Coaching Education and social media is rife with conversations on steering coaches clear of "snake oil" and pointing them in the direction of better coaching resources. Oftentimes, the advice is to limit the amount of educational information or areas to learn from. I disagree.

Listen to the discussion as I offer my advice to coaches, especially newer ones, on why one of the best tools a coach can have is being able to find the needle in the haystack in every learning opportunity.

The Coaching Journey Podcast is sponsored by Bounce Athletics! They have premium, customizable soccer balls, training vests, and pop-up goals that we love. Check out their website at www.bounceathletics.com and you can get 10% off your order by mentioning our podcast when you email [email protected]

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This week, on The Coaching Journey Podcast, we're going to talk about failure.

That's right. I've failed. And I want you to fail too.

Listen to the discussion because I want you to start thinking on how you're going to embrace the struggle and seek to improve as a coach every single day.

The Coaching Journey Podcast is sponsored by Bounce Athletics! They have premium, customizable soccer balls, training vests, and pop-up goals that we love. Check out their website at www.bounceathletics.com and you can get 10% off your order by mentioning our podcast when you email [email protected]

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This week, The Coaching Journey Podcast is excited to welcome Kristoffer Liicht on the show! Kris is the founder of the Copenhagen Panna House, one of the leading organizations within street soccer, he finished in 3rd place in the 1v1 World Championships in 2017, and he is one of the leading figures in the Street Soccer scene.

Our discussion today revolves around panna, incorporating it into your environment, as well as skill development and how creativity, whether on the streets or the field, is developed. Looking at the culture instilled in the street soccer environment, we look at how players can incorporate that confidence. It is a great discussion that has a lot of pertinent takeaways!

Be sure to follow Kris on Instagram @Liicht and the Copenhagen Panna House @PannaHouse . He can also be found on Linkedin!

The Coaching Journey Podcast is sponsored by Bounce Athletics! They have premium, customizable soccer balls, training vests, and pop-up goals that we love. Check out their website at www.bounceathletics.com and you can get 10% off your order by mentioning our podcast when you email [email protected]

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This week, The Coaching Journey Podcast is excited to welcome Jason Grubb on the show! Jason is the Head of Goalkeeping with the Houston Dynamo Academy as well as the Goalkeeper Coach with their PDL team.

We have a great discussion today looking at the modern goalkeeper and the changes in the training environment that need to take place to prepare them for today's game. Looking at common misconceptions when coaching keepers, Jason offers great knowledge on the role as well as expanding on incorporating goalkeepers into field sessions.

Be sure to follow Jason on Twitter: @Grubberno1

The Coaching Journey Podcast is sponsored by Bounce Athletics! They have premium, customizable soccer balls, training vests, and pop-up goals that we love. Check out their website at www.bounceathletics.com and you can get 10% off your order by mentioning our podcast when you email [email protected]

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This week, The Coaching Journey Podcast is excited to welcome Osian Roberts on the show! Osian is the Assistant Manager of the Welsh Men's National Team and the Technical Director of the Welsh FA.

We have a great conversation today looking at the overhaul that Osian helped spearhead to take a country ranked 117th in the world into the top ten, most notably finishing as semi-finalists in the 2016 European Championships. Talking about the necessary steps taken to change the culture and the performances, we talk about "The Welsh Way" and explore how a nation's coaching education and performance pathways improved hand-in-hand.

Be sure to follow Osian on Twitter: @Osian_Roberts! Keep up to date with the Welsh FA at http://www.faw.cymru/en/

The Coaching Journey Podcast is sponsored by Bounce Athletics! They have premium, customizable soccer balls, training vests, and pop-up goals that we love. Check out their website at www.bounceathletics.com and you can get 10% off your order by mentioning our podcast when you email [email protected]

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