Ball at all Cost
This podcast dives deep into the world of grassroots football, offering insights and guidance to help parents navigate the often challenging and intricate landscape of youth sports.
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He Joined the Army at 16… Now He Scouts Future Footballers w/ Dane Krafft (opens the original)
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⚽️ Football development is never as straightforward as people think. Dane Krafft has seen that from several sides… as a player, a coach and now a scout.🎖️ He joined the British Army at 16, eventually found his way back into football and built a coaching career before moving into scouting. In this conversation, he opens up about the experiences that shaped the way he sees young players today.🧠 We talk about players getting released, late developers, academy football, playing up age groups, social
Elite Mindset in Youth Football: Parenting, Rejection & The Road to Newcastle (opens the original)
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👀 What does it really take to develop an elite young footballer?🎙️ Leon Hall joins us for a deep and honest conversation about youth football, parenting, academy development and the realities behind trying to reach the highest level.🧠 From his own experiences of rejection as a young player to navigating his son Eli’s football journey, Leon explains how his approach to development has been shaped by both personal experience and years around the game.🎯 We discuss the importance of technique over p
Is Dubai the Next Big Destination for Young Footballers? (opens the original)
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Could Dubai become one of the most exciting destinations for young footballers looking to develop, compete and find a pathway into the professional game? 🇦🇪⚽That’s one of the big questions we explore in this episode of Ball at All Cost with Bobby and Anthony from BJM Academy.Having worked within English football, Bobby and Anthony share their experiences of developing young players in Dubai and explain how the environment can differ from what many families are used to in the UK. 🇬🇧➡️🇦🇪We get int
Academy Football EXPOSED w/Saul Isaksson-Hurst (opens the original)
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🎙️ We sit down with football coach Saul Isaksson, who shares his experience working across elite academy environments and discusses what young players, parents and coaches need to understand about modern player development.🏟️ Saul talks about his coaching journey, including his time working with Tottenham’s youth academy, Chelsea, and other clubs, while comparing different approaches to academy football and player development.🧠 We go deep into technical development, ball mastery, grassroots foot
Former Pro Wayne Gray on Youth Football & Parents (opens the original)
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🎙️ What does it really take to make it in football? 🏟️ Wayne joins us for a wide-ranging conversation about his journey from grassroots football to the professional game and what young players and their parents can learn from his experience. 🚀 Wayne opens up about being spotted as a youngster, choosing Wimbledon over Arsenal and Tottenham, the sacrifices he made to pursue football, injuries that changed the direction of his career, and what he learned from playing across different levels of the
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