The Coaching Journey

This week on The Coaching Journey Podcast we continue our discussion on coaching and financial literacy. Last week our episode focused on setting the foundations for your financial success, and this week we look at "what's next." 401K...IRA...Roth IRA...SEP IRA, the word jumble can be confusing to many. We discuss your potential options when preparing for retirement, and things to look out for as you continue on your journey towards financial literacy! An important discussion that many coaches, especially younger coaches, should start to think about. Follow us on Twitter: @TheCoachJourney Follow us on Facebook: The Coaching Journey Music: http://www.bensound.com

Oftentimes coaches go on courses to learn the nuances of technical development, tactics, psycho-social development and much more. In a nontraditional job like coaching, however, what often gets ignored is financial literacy. Given the current crisis that the majority of the world finds itself in currently, I thought this would be as good a time as any to talk about my journey going from "get a new car on that salary" financially illiterate to a much better path today and how anyone can get started! For some, it may just be common sense. It may be what you've been doing already. For others, it may be some needed information that I have found many coaches, especially those starting off in the profession, don't receive yet desperately need. Follow us on Twitter: @TheCoachJourney Follow us on Facebook: The Coaching Journey Music: http://www.bensound.com

This week, The Coaching Journey Podcast returns after a brief coronavirus hiatus. On today's episode, I talk about how today's crisis has made me realize even more the importance of establishing routines in our daily life. With uncertain times still looming ahead, I talk about what that looks like for us as coaches and people. As always, I want to thank everyone for listening, and those who have reached out recently asking for new episodes. We are happy to be back and hopeful that we can provide you with more content very soon! Follow us on Twitter: @TheCoachJourney Follow us on Facebook: The Coaching Journey Music: http://www.bensound.com

This week The Coaching Journey Podcast is excited to welcome Dan Abrahams back on the show! Dan is a sports psychologist as well as the host of the Sport Psych Show! On today's episode, Dan talks about Embodied Cognition which he has been contemplating for quite some time now. He discusses players internalizing that energy not only in their mind but also throughout their entire body, focusing themselves towards their desired performance and behaviors. It is a great discussion where Dan continues to offer new ideas for any coach to reflect on for the benefit of our players! Be sure to follow Dan on Twitter: @DanAbrahams77 and visit his website: https://danabrahams.com/ Listen to The Sport Psych Show here! Follow us on Twitter: @TheCoachJourney Follow us on Facebook: The Coaching Journey Music: http://www.bensound.com

This week The Coaching Journey Podcast is excited to welcome James Wagenschutz on the show! James is a performance coach with the Colorado Rapids Academy. He has 15 years experience as a former development academy director and is a USSF and United Soccer Coaches Instructor. On today's episode, I talk with James about his presentations at the United Soccer Coaches Convention, focusing on integrating strength and power into a field session. James offers practical takeaways for coaches to utilize to begin improving players' physical performance with a view towards developing healthy men and women beyond the game. He offers fundamental truths that will benefit all who listen to the episode! Be sure to follow James on Twitter: @JamesWagz Follow us on Twitter: @TheCoachJourney Follow us on Facebook: The Coaching Journey Music: http://www.bensound.com

This week, The Coaching Journey Podcast is excited to welcome back Ian Barker on the show! Ian is the Director of Coaching Education with United Soccer Coaches. On today's episode, I ask Ian what topic within coaching education has been on his mind the most recently. We discuss adapting coaching education methods to meet a constantly evolving landscape, and how United Soccer Coaches is working to help coaches at all levels despite structural impediments that may be arising in the soccer education ecosystem. Be sure to follow Ian on Twitter: @IBarkerSoccer Follow us on Twitter: @TheCoachJourney Follow us on Facebook: The Coaching Journey Music: http://www.bensound.com

This week The Coaching Journey Podcast is excited to welcome Matt Danaher on the show! Matt is a youth soccer coach with Charlotte Independence Soccer Club and the founder of SoccerPulse. Our discussion today looks at several ways in which coaches can best help their players when it comes to enhancing physical performance and preparation. Matt talks about how SoccerPulse can aid your coaching by bringing a new level of information to your fingertips which will help you adapt and serve your players every single day! Be sure to follow Matt on Twitter: @MattDanaher and check out SoccerPulse here!   The Coaching Journey Podcast is sponsored by Heja! Heja is a free team management app for getting your team organized this season. Schedules, player availability, attendance, messaging with read receipts, and much, much more. Best of all, Heja is 100% FREE for all team members! Click the link to download Heja now: go.heja.app/coaching Follow us on Twitter: @TheCoachJourney Follow us on Facebook: The Coaching Journey Music: http://www.bensound.com

This week The Coaching Journey is excited to welcome back Willie McNab on the show! Willie is currently the Head of Children's Programme with Celtic FC. On today's show we talk about Willie's presentation at the United Soccer Coaches Convention focusing on receiving and releasing the ball on the move. Willie breaks down his thoughts and offers practical takeaways for any coach to implement some key concepts within their own sessions! Be sure to follow Willie on Twitter: @WillieMcNab!   The Coaching Journey Podcast is sponsored by Heja! Heja is a free team management app for getting your team organized this season. Schedules, player availability, attendance, messaging with read receipts, and much, much more. Best of all, Heja is 100% FREE for all team members! Click the link to download Heja now: go.heja.app/coaching Follow us on Twitter: @TheCoachJourney Follow us on Facebook: The Coaching Journey Music: http://www.bensound.com

This week The Coaching Journey Podcast is excited to welcome Shawn Danhouser on the show! Shawn is a TOPSoccer coach in the Chicago area as well as having roles with Illinois Youth Soccer and US Youth Soccer with the goal of growing TOPSoccer programming! Our discussion today focuses on how Shawn got involved with TOPSoccer and why he believes everyone should have the opportunity to get involved in this great program. We discuss the formative experience Shawn and his volunteers have found working with the program, as well as exploring the powerful language we use when discussing these issues. Shawn shares his tip for any coach to maximize the involvement of any and every player you have in your squad, and it is a truly powerful conversation sharing a side of the game we don't include enough of. Be sure to follow Shawn on Twitter: @TOPSCoachShawn!   The Coaching Journey Podcast is sponsored by Heja! Heja is a free team management app for getting your team organized this season. Schedules, player availability, attendance, messaging with read receipts, and much, much more. Best of all, Heja is 100% FREE for all team members! Click the link to download Heja now: go.heja.app/coaching Follow us on Twitter: @TheCoachJourney Follow us on Facebook: The Coaching Journey Music: http://www.bensound.com

This week, The Coaching Journey Podcast is excited to welcome Paddy King on the show! Paddy is the Director of Coaching at CUSA as well as the author of several books including A Game Model and Accompanying Session Plans.  Our discussion today revolves around the concept of a game model. Paddy delves into what it is, how he went about creating one, and breaks down the idea for any coach to get a start on their own game model today. We talk about positional play activities and rondos and how several core activities can far outweigh a thousand different sessions, and Paddy discusses the difficulties in implementing a club wide style of play and how he overcame these challenges throughout his coaching journey. Be sure to follow Paddy on Twitter: @King8Paddy and check out his most recent book here!   The Coaching Journey Podcast is sponsored by Heja! Heja is a free team management app for getting your team organized this season. Schedules, player availability, attendance, messaging with read receipts, and much, much more. Best of all, Heja is 100% FREE for all team members! Click the link to download Heja now: go.heja.app/coaching Follow us on Twitter: @TheCoachJourney Follow us on Facebook: The Coaching Journey Music: http://www.bensound.com

This week The Coaching Journey Podcast is excited to welcome Todd Beane back on the show! Todd is the founder of the TOVO Institute in Barcelona. On today's episode Todd discusses his presentation at the United Soccer Coaches Convention in Baltimore focusing on positional play as well as looking at why Todd believes we are underserving our youth players and need to shift our traditional development paradigm based on these fundamental concepts. Be sure to follow Todd on Twitter: @_ToddBeane and check out TOVO at www.tovoinstitute.com   The Coaching Journey Podcast is sponsored by Heja! Heja is a free team management app for getting your team organized this season. Schedules, player availability, attendance, messaging with read receipts, and much, much more. Best of all, Heja is 100% FREE for all team members! Click the link to download Heja now: go.heja.app/coaching   Follow us on Twitter: @TheCoachJourney Follow us on Facebook: The Coaching Journey Music: http://www.bensound.com

The Coaching Journey is back, and we are excited to unveil a brand new season for our listeners! To start the new season, we decided to change things up a bit, and let you hear an interview where we were the one answering the questions, not asking them. Last year, we had the opportunity to be a guest on the "On The Touchline" Podcast hosted by Jason Broadwater! It was a great discussion where Jason looked at the origins of The Coaching Journey and my own personal coaching career. Be sure to follow Jason on Twitter @SoccerCoachJB and give his podcast a listen! We will be in Baltimore this week for the United Soccer Coaches Convention and we are excited to bring you a great lineup of episodes with some excellent recurring and new guests! The Coaching Journey Podcast is sponsored by Heja! Heja is a free team management app for getting your team organized this season. Schedules, player availability, attendance, messaging with read receipts, and much, much more. Best of all, Heja is 100% FREE for all team members! Click the link to download Heja now: go.heja.app/coaching Follow us on Twitter: @TheCoachJourney Follow us on Facebook: The Coaching Journey Music: http://www.bensound.com

This week on The Coaching Journey Podcast I explore a topic that has been circling my own thoughts recently. As I transition into a new coaching role, I have been wondering how often coaches think of "the next opportunity" and miss out on the present one. How are we finding ways to continually develop ourselves in our roles without always looking for "the next challenge." I share my thoughts in the episode. This will be our last episode before we begin our summer break. We will not have any new episodes as we take a short hiatus, and after the break we will have some excellent interviews and discussions coming your way. Stay tuned! 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 Info@BounceAthletics.com Follow us on Twitter: @TheCoachJourney Follow us on Facebook: The Coaching Journey Music: http://www.bensound.com

With the US Women's National Team having just won their second World Cup in a row, and appearing in 3 finals in a row, today's podcast might seem weird. In fact, over the last few World Cup cycles, I have been wondering if the results we see are happening while stagnation or decline is underway. As coaches, how are we honestly assessing the results while analyzing the overall process? Are we setting ourselves up for success through continual improvement, or are we resting on past successes while others start to bridge the gap? 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 Info@BounceAthletics.com Follow us on Twitter: @TheCoachJourney Follow us on Facebook: The Coaching Journey Music: http://www.bensound.com

A conversation I saw on social media yesterday had me thinking on the play-practice-play methodology put forth by the U.S. Soccer Federation. Whether you like it, hate it, or find yourself somewhere in the middle, I shared my thoughts on who it might best serve, how any coach can utilize it, and why a blended approach may be a coach's best friend.   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 Info@BounceAthletics.com Follow us on Twitter: @TheCoachJourney Follow us on Facebook: The Coaching Journey Music: http://www.bensound.com

With the Spring season ending for most coaches, I have been thinking on ways for coaches to continue their professional development in informal ways. In our podcast today, I challenge you to try one thing that I have found most helpful in my own coaching journey and development! 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 Info@BounceAthletics.com Follow us on Twitter: @TheCoachJourney Follow us on Facebook: The Coaching Journey Music: http://www.bensound.com

This week, with the Women's World Cup underway and the United States Women's National Team about to play their first game, I have found myself thinking of Tony DiCicco and the conversation I was lucky enough to have with him, as well as his contribution to the game as a coach and coach-educator. I had the privilege of meeting Tony at a coaching course with what was then the NSCAA, now United Soccer Coaches, and a little while later I was surprised when I found Tony's contact information in the subscriber list of The Coaching Journey's blog. I quickly sent him a message and after a bit of back and forth, we got on the phone and recorded a conversation. Tony's legacy will never disappear from the game, or from the countless players and coaches he has impacted however big or small. Our conversation, although several years old as of today's release, is still full of valuable and timely pieces of wisdom which is another testament to Tony. Enjoy the discussion, enjoy just a sliver of wisdom from Tony, and as you watch this year's World Cup, take a moment and think of those who have helped pave the way for today's players and coaches. 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 Info@BounceAthletics.com Follow us on Twitter: @TheCoachJourney Follow us on Facebook: The Coaching Journey Music: http://www.bensound.com

This week, The Coaching Journey Podcast is excited to welcome Tom Rowney on the podcast! Tom is a coach whose experience has seem him work at the youth, college, and professional levels. He is a self styled eclectic pragmatist, and indeed our conversation today looks to add some different perspectives to the skill acquisition discussion. Be sure to follow Tom on Twitter: @TRsFactualFooty! 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 Info@BounceAthletics.com Follow us on Twitter: @TheCoachJourney Follow us on Facebook: The Coaching Journey Music: http://www.bensound.com

This week, The Coaching Journey is excited to welcome Reed Maltbie back on the show! Reed is the founder of Raising Excellence, a lifelong coach, and the host of the Coaching Code podcast! We have a great discussion in which Reed talks about the common issues facing coaches at all levels, as well as the solutions that can be found from grassroots and elite level coaches. We talk about empowering youth athletes in an age in which parental control is at an all-time high, and Reed shares some excellent stories with his travels throughout the country on best practices within youth development. Be sure to follow Reed on Twitter: @Coach_Reed, check out his website at www.CoachReed.com and listen to Reed's Podcast, "The Coaching Code," here! If you are interested in the Coaching Think Tank, check out this great offering featuring dozens of coaching and sporting leaders 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 Info@BounceAthletics.com Follow us on Twitter: @TheCoachJourney Follow us on Facebook: The Coaching Journey Music: http://www.bensound.com

This week, The Coaching Journey Podcast is going back in time with a throwback episode featuring Sefu Bernard! Sefu is currently the Director of Player Development with the Washington Mystics as well as the founder of theLLaBB! When we first recorded this discussion almost four years ago we had a great discussion on a variety of coaching topics, looking at the similarities and differences between basketball youth development and soccer youth development, coaching myths within both sports, and much more! Be sure to follow Sefu on Twitter: @SefuBernard and visit his website 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 Info@BounceAthletics.com Follow us on Twitter: @TheCoachJourney Follow us on Facebook: The Coaching Journey Music: http://www.bensound.com

This week, The Coaching Journey Podcast is excited to welcome Jamie Hamilton on the show! Jamie is a football coach, barman, as well as a writer on a variety of topics within the sport. We have a great discussion taking pieces of Jamie's works and going into more detail into subjects affecting all aspects of the game. We look at VAR and question whether it will have positive or negative affects on the game. We talk about coach education and the barriers to entry some enforce with regards to a playing background, as well as alternate coaching resources that continue to pop up. Jamie ponders automation and whether or not it will ever replace the coach, or the barman. It is a fun and interesting conversation focusing on various aspects of the sport with a few different twists added in! You can follow Jamie on Twitter: @stirling_j and read more of his articles on Medium 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 Info@BounceAthletics.com Follow us on Twitter: @TheCoachJourney Follow us on Facebook: The Coaching Journey Music: http://www.bensound.com

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! 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 Info@BounceAthletics.com Follow us on Twitter: @TheCoachJourney Follow us on Facebook: The Coaching Journey Music: http://www.bensound.com

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! 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 Info@BounceAthletics.com Follow us on Twitter: @TheCoachJourney Follow us on Facebook: The Coaching Journey Music: http://www.bensound.com

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 Yael@technefutbol.com 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 Yael@Technefutbol.com. 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 Info@BounceAthletics.com Follow us on Twitter: @TheCoachJourney Follow us on Facebook: The Coaching Journey Music: http://www.bensound.com

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 Info@BounceAthletics.com Follow us on Twitter: @TheCoachJourney Follow us on Facebook: The Coaching Journey Music: http://www.bensound.com

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 Info@BounceAthletics.com Follow us on Twitter: @TheCoachJourney Follow us on Facebook: The Coaching Journey Music: http://www.bensound.com

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 Info@BounceAthletics.com Follow us on Twitter: @TheCoachJourney Follow us on Facebook: The Coaching Journey Music: http://www.bensound.com

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 Info@BounceAthletics.com Follow us on Twitter: @TheCoachJourney Follow us on Facebook: The Coaching Journey Music: http://www.bensound.com

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 Info@BounceAthletics.com Follow us on Twitter: @TheCoachJourney Follow us on Facebook: The Coaching Journey Music: http://www.bensound.com

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 Info@BounceAthletics.com Follow us on Twitter: @TheCoachJourney Follow us on Facebook: The Coaching Journey Music: http://www.bensound.com

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 Info@BounceAthletics.com Follow us on Twitter: @TheCoachJourney Follow us on Facebook: The Coaching Journey Music: http://www.bensound.com

This week, The Coaching Journey Podcast is excited to welcome Carl Darlington on the show! Carl is the Head of Coach Education for the FAWales Trust and the 1st Team Assistant Coach at Wrexham FC. Our discussion today revolves around Carl's work with the FAWales Trust and their coaching education. We look at the courses from the grassroots through the UEFA B, A, and Pro Licenses and get an insight into their methodology for developing coaches as many professionals continue to flock to their program. Be sure to follow Carl on Twitter: @CarlDarlington and learn more about the work of the FAW Trust at https://www.fawtrust.cymru/ 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 Info@BounceAthletics.com Follow us on Twitter: @TheCoachJourney Follow us on Facebook: The Coaching Journey Music: http://www.bensound.com

This week, The Coaching Journey Podcast is excited to welcome Ian Barker back on the show! Ian is the Director of Coaching Education with United Soccer Coaches. We sat down to talk about coaching education and the role Ian sees United Soccer Coaches playing in a coach's professional development. We talk about maintaining standards amongst instructors as the game continues to develop rapidly, and look at why some organizations seem to want to create a manufactured ceiling for many coaches on their educational pathway. Be sure to follow Ian on Twitter: @IBarkerSoccer and learn more about the course offerings from United Soccer Coaches 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 Info@BounceAthletics.com Follow us on Twitter: @TheCoachJourney Follow us on Facebook: The Coaching Journey Music: http://www.bensound.com

This week, The Coaching Journey is excited to welcome back Todd Beane on the show! Todd is the founder of the TOVO Institute in Barcelona. We sit down to talk about cognitive development within youth development and how Todd sees TOVO filling the gap within the educational process in many countries. Talking about US Soccer, we look at areas for improvement and break down some coaching concepts for all to have a back and forth on.  It is a great episode that will get a discussion started with your colleagues! Be sure to follow Todd on Twitter: @_ToddBeane and check out TOVO at www.tovoinstitute.com 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 Info@BounceAthletics.com Follow us on Twitter: @TheCoachJourney Follow us on Facebook: The Coaching Journey Music: http://www.bensound.com

This week, The Coaching Journey Podcast is excited to welcome Dr. Ceri Bowley on the show! Ceri is a mental performance coach and a senior lecturer at the University of South Wales. Our discussion today revolves around Ceri discussing the mindset of elite academy players and how we can create an environment to bring out the best in our own players. We discuss academic research and how we can join that with practical coaching, learning myths, and how the coach is a "performer." Be sure to follow Ceri on Twitter: @CeriBowley and more information including an email address can be found 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 Info@BounceAthletics.com Follow us on Twitter: @TheCoachJourney Follow us on Facebook: The Coaching Journey Music: http://www.bensound.com

This week, The Coaching Journey Podcast is excited to welcome Dan Abrahams on the show! Dan is a global sport psychologist, working alongside leading players, teams, coaches, and organizations across the world. Our discussion today revolves around Dan's work in sport psychology, and how he was able to implement his work in a sporting culture that can be hard to break into. He offers his advice for the change coaches need to make in order to better connect with players and he explains the mindset needed for both coaches and players to excel at the highest level! Be sure to follow Dan on Twitter: @DanAbrahams77, check out his website at www.danabrahams.com and check out some of the books he has available such as Soccer Tough and Soccer Brain! 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 Info@BounceAthletics.com Follow us on Twitter: @TheCoachJourney Follow us on Facebook: The Coaching Journey Music: http://www.bensound.com

This week, The Coaching Journey Podcast is excited to welcome Tiffany Weimer and Adelaide Gay from Duktig Brand on the show! We sat down with the founders at the United Soccer Coaches Convention in Chicago this year, and had a great discussion with a range of pertinent topics. On today's episode we talk about Adelaide and Tiffany's path as professional players, spanning continents and countries. Talking about the persistence needed, we look at how their playing background helped give life to Duktig Brand and look at what needs to happen to promote more female players and coaches in the game. Both offer a great, real, and honest insight into their world and they aren't afraid to talk about the things they see that piss them off in the game. Follow Duktig Brand, Adelaide, and Tiffany on Twitter and be sure to check out their website: https://www.duktigbrand.com/ Follow us on Twitter: @TheCoachJourney Follow us on Facebook: The Coaching Journey Music: http://www.bensound.com

This week, The Coaching Journey Podcast is excited to welcome back Kieran Smith on the show. Kieran is a coach and educator most known for his work on positional play and rondos. Kieran describes positional play, including the main principles as well as what Kieran often coaches within rondos to achieve that style of play. We dissect a session plan and Kieran talks about his own personal journey as well as his recent return to the game with an exciting new project! Be sure to follow Kieran on Twitter @KieranSmith1 Subscribe to the podcast to stay up to date on the latest episode and please leave a rating and review! Follow us on Twitter: @TheCoachJourney Follow us on Facebook: The Coaching Journey Music: http://www.bensound.com

This week, to close out 2018, we have a solo episode musing on the importance of asking "why?" As 2018 closes and 2019 is about to begin, we discuss the importance of understanding our own "why" and being comfortable with asking why of the coaching and education advice we see on a daily basis. Can we enter the new year more equipped to discern the "real deal" from the snake oil? Subscribe to the podcast to stay up to date on the latest episode and please leave a rating and review! Follow us on Twitter: @TheCoachJourney Follow us on Facebook: The Coaching Journey Music: http://www.bensound.com

This week, The Coaching Journey Podcast is excited to welcome Eric Tenllado on the show! Eric is a Coach and Coach Educator, currently serving as the Director of Competitive Programs and the Coach Development Manager with Toronto High Park F.C.. He has a UEFA Pro License, a BsC in Sports Sciences, and previously served as a Coach with RCD Espanyol in Spain. Our discussion today focuses on positional play, what it means to Eric, and his thoughts on implementing it within a youth club. We talk about utilizing the key principles of positional play at an age appropriate level throughout the different phases, and ask why we don't see it happen more often. Be sure to follow Eric on Twitter: @Tenllado7 and check out his website www.et-tacticaleducation. com for more information on his positional game modules!  Subscribe to the podcast to stay up to date on the latest episode and please leave a rating and review! Follow us on Twitter: @TheCoachJourney Follow us on Facebook: The Coaching Journey Music: http://www.bensound.com

This week, The Coaching Journey Podcast is excited to welcome Sean Afkhaminia on the show! Sean is the CEO and Technical Director of Footy Factory, based in Dallas, Texas. Our discussion today focuses on Sean's background, and how his playing career shaped his future coaching career in a desire to bridge the gap he saw with the training he and others were receiving. We talk a lot about Sean's decision to start Footy Factory, a training organization turned club, and the challenges he faced in getting it off the ground. This is a great conversation and eye-opener for anyone wanting to know more about building or growing a club! Be sure to follow Footy Factory on Twitter:@FootyFactoryDal Intagram: @FootyFactory Facebook: Footy Factory Dallas Website:www.footyfactory.us Subscribe to the podcast to stay up to date on the latest episode and please leave a rating and review! Follow us on Twitter: @TheCoachJourney Follow us on Facebook: The Coaching Journey Music: http://www.bensound.com

This week, The Coaching Journey Podcast is excited to welcome Tom Byer on the show! Tom is originally from New York, but has lived in Asia as a technical coach for the past 30 years, most notably with his time in Japan. He is the author of "Football Starts at Home" and is considered by many as a leading technical and development expert throughout world football.  Our discussion today focuses on skill acquisition at the youngest ages, breaking from certain myths on age appropriate development put forth by most governing bodies. We talk about Tom's own experiences breaking down these barriers with his children and his work in soccer schools throughout Asia, as well as his pilot program through US Soccer and the subsequent non-renewal that surprised many. Be sure to follow Tom on Twitter: @Tomsan106 , check out his website at www.tomsan.com and be sure to look into "Football Starts at Home" on Kindle here. Subscribe to the podcast to stay up to date on the latest episode and please leave a rating and review! Follow us on Twitter: @TheCoachJourney Follow us on Facebook: The Coaching Journey Music: http://www.bensound.com

This week, The Coaching Journey Podcast is excited to welcome David Garcia on the show! David is a UEFA A licensed coach currently working as the Select Director of U9-U12 with Rapids Youth Soccer. Born in Mexico City and later moving to Rochester, David began coaching in upstate New York, and in 2013 moved to Spain to immerse himself in the country and bring his coaching to the next level. Working with various clubs in Spain, most recently TOVO Academy in Barcelona, he completed his UEFA courses and now returns to the United States. Our discussion today focuses around David's journey abroad, uprooting his life with the goal of learning the game from some of the best. We talk the sacrifices he needed to take, youth development, positional play, and more! Be sure to follow David on Twitter @IJASport and check out his website: www.itsjustasport.com   Subscribe to the podcast to stay up to date on the latest episode and please leave a rating and review! Follow us on Twitter: @TheCoachJourney Follow us on Facebook: The Coaching Journey Music: http://www.bensound.com

This week, The Coaching Journey Podcast is excited to welcome back Paul Holocher on the show. Paul is the current Academy Director with the Houston Dynamo. Our discussion today focuses around the first steps a person will take as they embark in a new organization, especially in a leadership position. Paul talks about the culture they want to magnify at the Dynamo, the necessary progressions to create a comprehensive "development" culture, and more! Be sure to follow Paul on Twitter: @HolocherPaul, and the Dynamo Academy: @DynamoAcademy Subscribe to the podcast to stay up to date on the latest episode and please leave a rating and review! Follow us on Twitter: @TheCoachJourney Follow us on Facebook: The Coaching Journey Music: http://www.bensound.com

This week, The Coaching Journey Podcast is excited to welcome Jess Ibrom on the show! Jess is a coach who has most recently been the Technical Director of the Cook Islands, as well as a Coach Instructor under the guidance of the Oceania Football Confederation and FIFA. He has also served as the the Academy Director of Wellington Phoenix F.C., a High Performance Coach for Chelsea F.C. in New Zealand, and has a coaching career that has seen roles in the United States, Mexico, England, and beyond. Our discussion today focuses on how Jess began his coaching career, and the decisions that led to him leaving his home and traveling throughout the world for the beautiful game. We discuss the sacrifices required in making football a full-time career, as well as the adaptability needed for a coach when faced with differing roles and environments. Jess shares some great stories of his journey and experiences! Be sure to follow Jess on Twitter: @IbromJess, and you can read more on his website: https://www.jess-ibrom.com/ Subscribe to the podcast to stay up to date on the latest episode and please leave a rating and review! Follow us on Twitter: @TheCoachJourney Follow us on Facebook: The Coaching Journey Music: http://www.bensound.com

This week, The Coaching Journey Podcast is excited to welcome Adin Osmanbasic back on the show! Adin is a coach and analyst, with recent experience as the First-Team Analyst with the Columbus Crew and often featured on Spielverlagerung. Our discussion today focuses on how Adin sees the relationship between analysis and coaching, shifting trends in the modern game, and his approach to analysis as well as some common misconceptions. Be sure to follow Adin's work on social media and beyond: Twitter: @AdinOsmanbasic Youtube Website: www.adinosmanbasic.com Subscribe to the podcast to stay up to date on the latest episode and please leave a rating and review! Follow us on Twitter: @TheCoachJourney Follow us on Facebook: The Coaching Journey Music: http://www.bensound.com

This week, The Coaching Journey Podcast is excited to welcome Sean Nahas on the show! Sean is the current First Team Assistant Coach of the 2018 NWSL Champions, North Carolina Courage, as well as serving as the Girls Development Academy Director for the Courage. When the WNY Flash moved to North Carolina, becoming the Courage, they were a team that had just finished as NWSL Champions. Finishing as runners-up in 2017, the NC Courage capped off an incredible second season as NWSL Shield winners and NWSL Champions! Our conversation is an insightful one as Sean discusses his work with the Courage, the elite team culture fostered at the club, and his role in establishing that very same culture in the academy, with the hopes of developing excellent players on the field and people off the field. Be sure to follow Sean on twitter: @NahasSean Subscribe to the podcast to stay up to date on the latest episode and please leave a rating and review! Follow us on Twitter: @TheCoachJourney Follow us on Facebook: The Coaching Journey Music: http://www.bensound.com

This week, The Coaching Journey Podcast is very excited to welcome Brett Uttley on the show! Born and raised in Rhode Island, Brett is the 1st Assistant Coach for the Rio Grande Valley Toros of the United Soccer League (USLPro), who are the 2nd Team of the Houston Dynamo in Major League Soccer. In 2016, Uttley was the Fitness Coach for the Seattle Sounders reserve team in the USLPro, in addition to being the Head Coach for the Seattle Sounders U-13 Academy team. Uttley earned the MBP Master in High Performance Soccer (Barcelona, Spain) in addition to a Masters of Science in Soccer Coaching via Ohio University. He holds his NSCAA Advanced National Diploma and is currently in the process of obtaining additional USSF licenses as well as in the process of working towards his ATFA (Argentinean Professional Soccer Coach Association) “A” Professional License. Brett is also a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS). Website: www.togsoccer.com Twitter: @BrettUttley Email: buttley@houstondynamo.com Subscribe to the podcast to stay up to date on the latest episode and please leave a rating and review! Follow us on Twitter: @TheCoachJourney Follow us on Facebook: The Coaching Journey Music: http://www.bensound.com

This week, The Coaching Journey Podcast is excited to welcome Zac Ludwig on the show! Zac is the Founder and CEO of Switching the Field, a company that provides education and development services to youth soccer organizations in areas they otherwise are unable or struggle to sufficiently serve their members. He is also an instructor for various United Soccer Coaches and US Soccer coaching courses. In what is perhaps a timely conversation, our discussion revolves much around US Soccer on the coaching side, with the changes to US Soccer Licensing courses. We also discuss various topics that have been on Zac's mind from a coach development standpoint, and it is an excellent followup to our previous podcast discussion! Be sure to follow Zac and Switching The Field on Twitter and check out his website: https://www.switchingthefield.com/ Subscribe to the podcast to stay up to date on the latest episode and please leave a rating and review! Follow us on Twitter: @TheCoachJourney Follow us on Facebook: The Coaching Journey Music: http://www.bensound.com

This week, The Coaching Journey Podcast is excited to welcome Mark O Sullivan on the show! Mark currently works with coach and youth development with AIK, the Canadian FA as Coach Education Consultant, a District Coach Educator in Stockholm and a PhD Researcher! Our discussion delves deep into the topics of sport specialization, youth development, and much more. It's a great discussion which combines both practical experience with academic research in an approachable manner. Be sure to follow Mark on Twitter: @Markstkhlm and check out his website: https://footblogball.wordpress.com/ Subscribe to the podcast to stay up to date on the latest episode and please leave a rating and review! Follow us on Twitter: @TheCoachJourney Follow us on Facebook: The Coaching Journey Music: http://www.bensound.com

This week the Coaching Journey is joined by Twitter's own @soccrcoachprobs and a panel of her friends to speak about the rampant problems female coaches have in the world of soccer. @soccrcoachprobs joined Twitter in 2011 about three months after her players introduced her to the witty world of @soccergirlprobs. Anonymity has been an outlet for many personalities on the internet and for @soccrcoachprobs this is no exception as she tweets about a wide spectrum of problems from crazy helicopter parents and bad referees to difficult players and the pressure to win. In today's podcast, we will discuss the topic of sexism as seen through the eyes of a female coach. She and her friends cover a wide demographic spectrum in their 20s, 30s and 40s and cover the categories of both youth coaches and college coaches, married and single, gay and straight, kids and no kids. Subscribe to the podcast to stay up to date on the latest episode and please leave a rating and review! Follow us on Twitter: @TheCoachJourney Follow us on Facebook: The Coaching Journey Music: http://www.bensound.com