The series will involve identifying and selecting youth soccer coaches from around the world with an array of qualifications and experiences. Allowing coaches to share their insights surrounding parental involvement within youth sports.
Jan Alm – Head of player/trainer development at one of Sweden’s biggest youth clubs
Jason Edwards – Head Coach for FC Pittsburgh 2002 and 2001 Squad,& 2nd Assistant at Point Park University.
Scott Sellars – Wolves FC U21 Head Coach
Sion Eifion Jones – U19 Head Coach at Porthmadog & Performance Analyst Intern with Man City FC Academy
Pat Hedges – Football Queensland Regional Development Officer & FFA Coach Educator
John O’Sullivan – Founder and CEO of Changing The Game Project
Helen Lorraine Nkwocha – Founder of Immersed In The Game
Lee Butler – Essex County FA Grassroots Coach of the Year 2012
Part 1 – Bill Courtney / Part 2 – Bill Courtney – Founder and CEO at American Hardwoods, American Football Coach, Speaker & Author
Chris Thomas – Founder and Director of Football for Humanity and the Vice President and Director of the Football Council of Naga (FCN) in the Philippines
Part 1 – Sean Doyle / Part 2 – Sean Doyle – Grassroots Coach at Cootehill Harps AFC, Assistant-Coach with C.M.U.L Emerging Talent Programme & Performance Academy Coach with Coerver Coaching
Mark O’Sullivan – Stockholm district Coach Educator for Swedish FA & Head of Education at Stockholm club Älvsjö AIK.
Fran Alonso – Everton FC First team Assistant Coach
Dr.Richard Bailey – Academic qualifications in physical education, philosophy and psychiatry.
Martin Longworth – Cardiff Met FC First Team Assistant Coach & Academy Director, Sports Coaching Doctoral Student. Additionally a Sports Coaching Doctoral Student, FAW/UEFA A Youth Licence.
Johan Fallby – F.C. Copenhagen – sport psychologist with a cognitive behavioural therapy approach working and frequently hired by the Swedish Olympic Committee, the Swedish Sport Federation and other NGBs.
Kristoffer Lie – MSc Sports Coaching Candidate @LJMU– UEFA A Licence candidate, former PE Teacher, academy coach for Norwegian premiership side Lillestrøm SK and the Norwegian FA working closely with U14 – U16.
Andres Giske – Founder: Giske Defending, UEFA A Licence Coach, 38 Caps for Norway, Ex-Prof Bayer 04 Leverkusen, FC Cologne, FC Nürnberg among other clubs.
More interviews with some fantastic coaches coming soon…
Thank you
The Sporting Influencer
