
Episode 74 - The Canadian Premier League and Youth Development, a conversation with Oliver Gage, Director of Football at the CPL
12/13/21 • 50 min
In this episode we discuss the launch and first three seasons of the new Canadian Premier League with the leagues Director of Football, Oliver Gage.
Oliver talks to us about his journey, his role with the CPL and how CPL is hoping to support and grow player development in Canada. We discuss the leagues history, some of the challenges, its current situation and the hopes for the future.
To find out more about the Canadian Premier League of Oliver Gage please follow the links below;
The Canadian Premier League - https://canpl.ca/
Oliver Gage Twitter - @G4gey
Thank you for listening and we hope you enjoy the episode!
T - @SoccerCoachCast
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In this episode we discuss the launch and first three seasons of the new Canadian Premier League with the leagues Director of Football, Oliver Gage.
Oliver talks to us about his journey, his role with the CPL and how CPL is hoping to support and grow player development in Canada. We discuss the leagues history, some of the challenges, its current situation and the hopes for the future.
To find out more about the Canadian Premier League of Oliver Gage please follow the links below;
The Canadian Premier League - https://canpl.ca/
Oliver Gage Twitter - @G4gey
Thank you for listening and we hope you enjoy the episode!
T - @SoccerCoachCast
This episode was brought to you in association with our friends at Spond...
Spond takes all the hassle out of organising ANY group event, removing the hurdles so everyone can spend more time on what they love, like organising your fantasy football team...and it is 100 % free!
With Spond you can organise anything, so let's say you are trying to organise a football game. All you have to do is download the Spond app using the link in the description, set up the event using their easy-to-use event organiser, send the link to your teammates and then relax and wait for them to reply...easy!
Spond works across any device and even allows you to share files, create polls, schedules, manage events and attendance, make payments, send group AND private messages...it even syncs with your calendar.
Hit the link in the description below and join the one million other coaches, teams and awesome people using this popular free app to save hours organising all their event needs and engage members.
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Episode 73 - Running a Football Coaching Franchise Business, a conversation with Sean Conlon and Eve McBrinn from We Make Footballers
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To find out more about We Make Footballers please use of the following links;
Parents/Players - https://www.wemakefootballers.com/
Franchisees - https://franchisewmf.com/
Thank you for listening and we hope you enjoy the episode!
T - @SoccerCoachCast
This episode was brought to you in association with our friends at Spond...
Spond takes all the hassle out of organising ANY group event, removing the hurdles so everyone can spend more time on what they love, like organising your fantasy football team...and it is 100 % free!
With Spond you can organise anything, so let's say you are trying to organise a football game. All you have to do is download the Spond app using the link in the description, set up the event using their easy-to-use event organiser, send the link to your teammates and then relax and wait for them to reply...easy!
Spond works across any device and even allows you to share files, create polls, schedules, manage events and attendance, make payments, send group AND private messages...it even syncs with your calendar.
Hit the link in the description below and join the one million other coaches, teams and awesome people using this popular free app to save hours organising all their event needs and engage members.
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Episode 75 - Adopting a Constraints-led Approach to Player Development, a conversation with Ben Bartlett, Head of Academy Coaching at Fulham Football Club
In this episode we discuss the benefits of adopting a constraints-led approach to player development with Ben Bartlett, Head of Academy Coaching at Fulham Football Club.
Ben talks to us about his coaching journey including time at Colchester FC, Chelsea FC, The FA and now Fulham FC. Ben also explains what a constraints-led approach to player development is, how coaches can adopt it and the benefits for the players.
We also discuss Ben’s new book, Constraining Football - a vision for player and coach development, and take a look at the chapters and how coaches can use the book to support their understanding and their players development.
To find out more about Ben and his book please see the links below;
Constraining Football – a vision for player and coach development - https://www.soccercoachweekly.net/product/constraining-football/
Ben Bartlett Twitter - @benbarts
Thank you for listening and we hope you enjoy the episode!
T - @SoccerCoachCast
This episode was brought to you in association with our friends at Spond...
Spond takes all the hassle out of organising ANY group event, removing the hurdles so everyone can spend more time on what they love, like organising your fantasy football team...and it is 100 % free!
With Spond you can organise anything, so let's say you are trying to organise a football game. All you have to do is download the Spond app using the link in the description, set up the event using their easy-to-use event organiser, send the link to your teammates and then relax and wait for them to reply...easy!
Spond works across any device and even allows you to share files, create polls, schedules, manage events and attendance, make payments, send group AND private messages...it even syncs with your calendar.
Hit the link in the description below and join the one million other coaches, teams and awesome people using this popular free app to save hours organising all their event needs and engage members.
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