Coaching Development

On this episode of the Inside College Soccer Podcast, Don Williams sits down with Jesse Goleman, Assistant Coach & Goalkeeper Coach at Pittsburgh Panthers women's soccer. Jesse shares his journey through the coaching world - from starting as a volunteer to becoming a full-time coach at the Power 4 level - and the lessons young coaches need to hear. We also dive deep into: ▪️ The importance of volunteering and gaining experience early in your coaching career ▪️ The realities of modern college coaching ▪️ Recruiting timelines and the truth about early commitments ▪️ How the college soccer landscape is evolving ▪️ Ideas for a new 21st-century model for the college soccer season This episode is packed with insights for players, parents, and aspiring coaches navigating the U.S. college system. 🔗 Connect with Jesse: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jesse_goleman/ X: https://x.com/jesse_goleman Goalkeeper Camps: https://setgk.com/pages/setgk-pro-xperience Podcast: The Goleline Podcast 🎯 Powered by SRUSA Helping athletes navigate the U.S. college soccer pathway with clarity, strategy, and real connections.

Cristian Chivu believes he has grown as a person and coach throughout his first season in charge of Inter, which looks set to end with a Scudetto and a new long-term contract. Chivu took the reins when Simone Inzaghi left the Nerazzurri in the aftermath of last year’s Champions League final defeat to Paris Saint-Germain, […] The post ´They wanted to kick me out after five games´ – Chivu reflects on Inter growth appeared first on Soccer News.

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Check Out MSC High School Course Here: https://www.modernsoccercoach.com/challenge-page/46214942-e036-4f32-afa6-8383d4608e2d Check Out Zone14: https://zone14coaching.com/ This might be one of the most important conversations we’ve had on the Modern Soccer Coach Podcast. In this episode, Gary Curneen sits down with Joop Oosterveld, transition coach at BK Häcken and former PSV coach, to break down what it actually takes to prepare players for the highest level of the game. We get into why most training environments are too easy, how underloaded pressing (3v7, 4v6) can accelerate development, and why the best players often stop improving if they are not constantly stretched and challenged. Joop shares insights from his time in Holland, Sweden, and learning from environments like Liverpool, giving a clear picture of what elite player development really looks like. This is a must-watch for any coach serious about developing players who can perform at the highest level. A big thank you to Zone 14 for supporting the podcast. Their coach and player journals are built around intentional development, helping coaches plan, reflect, and stay organized while giving players a structure to take ownership of their progress. If you are serious about improving your environment on and off the pitch, check them out and use the code modernsoccer20 for 20% off. If you enjoyed the episode, please like, subscribe, and share with another coach. #soccercoaching #playerdevelopment #footballcoaching #youthsoccer #elitefootball #soccertactics #coachingdevelopment #soccercoaching #footballcoaching #playerdevelopment #academyfootball #youthsoccer #footballculture #modernsoccercoach #bodøglimt #youthsoccer #youthcoaching #soccerpodcast #garycurneen #youtubepodcast #youtube #youtubepodcast

Check out MSC Coaching eBooks: https://www.modernsoccercoach.com/shop Most clubs agree psychology matters. The challenge is turning that belief into daily practice. In this episode of the Modern Soccer Coach Podcast, Gary Curneen is joined in person by sports psychologist Dan Abrahams, alongside coach and coach developer Kevin Leahy, to explore how psychology can be implemented properly inside football environments. Rather than treating psychology as a one-off workshop or a classroom-based add-on, the conversation focuses on performance psychology — the often-missed layer that directly influences how players learn, decide, and perform on the pitch. Dan breaks down the difference between performance psychology, wellbeing, and mental health, and explains why coaches are already delivering psychology every day, whether they intend to or not. Together, they discuss how clubs can embed psychological support through coaching behaviors, session design, and shared language — while also supporting coaches who are operating under increasing pressure. Topics include: Why clubs struggle to scale psychology across teams and age groups How psychology can live on the training ground, not in PowerPoint slides Supporting players through failure, confidence dips, and transitions Helping young players navigate pressure, social media, and expectations What realistic, coach-led psychological support actually looks like This is a practical, honest conversation for coaches, directors, and leaders who want to build environments that develop better decision-makers, more resilient players, and more supported coaches.

Register for MSC Tactical Flexibility webinar: https://www.modernsoccercoach.com/product-page/upcoming-webinar-how-to-coach-tactical-flexibility-in-an-attacking-manner Sign-Up for MSC Insider: https://modernsoccercoach.mimentorportal.com/subscriptions In the final Modern Soccer Coach podcast of 2025, we step back from tactics and trends and ask a bigger question: What will the game look like in 2026 and beyond? Rather than reviewing downloads or highlights, this episode focuses on three ideas from 2025 that point directly toward the future of soccer coaching and player development. Across the year on Modern Soccer Coach, conversations consistently returned to the same themes: clarity over complexity, individuality over rigid structure, and environments over outcomes. In this episode, we explore: • How modern game models may be limiting individual development • Why more content does not always create better coaches • The growing importance of methodology and clarity • How youth environments shape the future of the professional game This episode is for coaches who want to think beyond the next session and reflect on where the game is actually heading. Thank you for listening throughout 2025. We hope you stay with us in 2026. - Gary Curneen

Steve Crossman & BBC Sport Wales’ Dafydd Pritchard look at how the Welsh FA are fast becoming world leaders in producing elite coaches – with the likes of Mikel Arteta, Thierry Henry and Patrick Vieira being just some of many illustrious products of the FAW’s coaching system. In this episode the guys head to Newport, where they’re given access to the FAW's 2025 Pro License course in Newport, and speak to some of this year's candidates who graduate this summer. You’ll hear from the likes of former Arsenal defender Gaël Clichy, who talks about spending time with the SAS as part of the course. Nuri Şahin opens up about his research project on the All Blacks and why he wanted to study culture after being sacked by Borussia Dortmund in January this year, and Wales Manager Craig Bellamy discusses his love of Japanese culture and why part of his approach to coaching is to try to 'save people' from the mistakes he made.

Coaches: Register for our FREE MSC Set-Piece Webinar with Michele Aragona below: https://event.webinarjam.com/register/442/k3g3rbgy This week, Gary is joined by Head of Coaching at Wellington Phoenix, Joshua Neff, to discuss the Director of Coaching role at youth and pro clubs. Joshua shares his experience at the New Zealand club of building out a methodology but also aligning it with a 'coaching culture' that is built around trust, honesty, passion for the game, and growth mindset. He discusses the unique environment at Wellington Phoenix and how the coaches work alongside one another to help the players and the club progress. Having also experienced MLS academies, Joshua has some some words of advice for coaches in the US who are working through the sometimes challenging role of a Director of Coaching and where you can get high quality professional support.

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the GP Soccer Podcast! Host Giovanni Pacini welcomes his worldwide audience with feedback from last week's show as well as his thoughts on the recent Netflix documentary entitled- "Untold: Hope Solo vs. US Soccer. This week's "Conversation with the Coach" is with Warren Backman, the new Head Men's Soccer Coach at Dean College in Franklin, MA where the discussion revolves around being a first-time head collegiate soccer coach. "Coaches Corner" will feature Da...

Marcus, Andy and Jim are back to answer more of your questions, and we’re kicking off with one that’s dominated English football discourse for years: why doesn't England produce many elite coaches? Whether it’s a lack of intelligent football discussion (guilty), the FA resting on their laurels or dwindling opportunities in the Premier League, there’s loads to get stuck into. We then undo all our cutting insight by dreaming up some footballers’ appearances on celebrity cooking shows. Who would Jose Mourinho poison an unsuspecting victim with a pufferfish? And would Big Sam know his way around a Massaman curry? **Please note that only UK listeners are eligible to enter our Toshiba competition!** Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: [email protected]. Sign up to the Football Ramble Patreon for ad-free shows and a visit from Pete Donaldson to put some fluid up your wall for just $5 per month: patreon.com/footballramble. ***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** The Football Ramble, the original and best football podcast. Brand new podcasts every single weekday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Send us Fan Mail Episode 93, Brought to you in association with our friends at Soccer Coach Weekly (@SoccerCoachWeek) Episode 93 – Developing Your Coaching Blueprint, a conversation with Jason Carney, UEFA coach and author In this episode we talk to Jason about the importance or having a coach’s blueprint and how you can put one together. Jason talks us through his own playing and coaching journey and explains how his own experiences influence his approach to coaching now. ...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 91, Brought to you in association with our friends at Soccer Coach Weekly (@SoccerCoachWeek) Episode 91 – Developing a Team Culture, a conversation with JP Nerbun, coach, author and founder of TOC Culture Consulting In this episode we talk to JP Nerbun about developing a team culture. We discuss JP`s coaching background and experiences and then look at some of the key areas that impact on culture developing. These included What is Transformational L...

Gary is joined by Swansea City Set-Piece Coach, Andy Parslow, to talk about the role of a specialist coach at a pro club. Andy has also worked at AFC Wimbledon as a first-team restarts coach, as well as academy coaching at Luton, Wycombe, Watford, and Brentford. Please join us for a MSC Set-Piece Webinar with Andy on July 26. During the webinar, Andy will break down the processes required for building successful set-piece framework and share some insights towards session design, as well as weekly planning and review. All coaches who register will receive an on-demand copy of the webinar and have access to the replay at any time. Register below: https://www.modernsoccercoach.com/product-page/live-msc-set-piece-webinar-with-andy-parslow

Send us Fan Mail Episode 84, Brought to you in association with our friends at Soccer Coach Weekly (@SoccerCoachWeek) Creating a Great Training Environment, a conversation with Jonny Martin from the Football Fun Factory In this episode we talk with Jonny Martin, Co-Founder and Director @ the Football Fun Factory. Jonny talks to us about his own coaching journey and time he spent in academy football, as well as the evolution of the Football Fun Factory (FFF) since its inception in 2019...

Hosts Dan Bardell and Flo Lloyd-Hughes are joined by The Athletic's Jay Harris - fresh from his recent visit to St. George's Park - to discuss how the FA are trying to put an end to the fact that an English manager has never won the Premier League title or The Champions League! You'll hear from some of the latest cohort of ex-senior England professionals embarking on a revolutionary coaching programme with the FA, how Italy and Germany have set the standard as well as how Gareth Southgate fits into the bigger picture. Plus, the trio debate recent comments from the likes of Steven Gerrard, Paul Scholes and Frank Lampard as part of a wider conversation about what modern day players actually need from modern coaches. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Romeijn was head of coaching education and chief sport development officer for U.S. Soccer before he left the federation to return to Holland in 2020. He spoke about the work he was involved in to revamp coaching education in the U.S., coaching philosophy, the challenges of growing the game in the U.S. and the way American soccer is viewed in the rest of the world.

Gary is joined by the first Iranian-American to carry a FIFA A coaching license, Kat Khosrowyar. She is the former Iran Under 19 National team Head Coach and was nominated best coach of Asia in 2019. In this interview she discusses.... - Growing Iranian women’s league from 40 women to over 2 million - Changing FIFA legislation on religious head-wear - Developing players at international level - Recent help in rescuing Afghan female soccer players from Taliban And more!! If you enjoy this episode, please give it a shout-out on social media! Also - we are posting more FREE content on our YouTube page, please subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/curneen16

Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman welcome former NWSL midfielder Kelly Conheeney on to discuss her days in the NWSL, how the league is changing, how important it is for former players to come back to coach and her injuries. Kelly discusses the devastating end to her professional playing career and how it was cut short due to head injuries and concussions. She's recently partnered with Rezzil, a virtual reality platform and it's new platform Player 22 developed as a heading simulation with UEFA pro licensed coaches to be an alternative to heading in soccer. 'Attacking Third' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow the Attacking Third team on Twitter: @AttackingThird, @SandHerrera_, @LRoman32 Visit the Attacking Third YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/attackingthird You can listen to Attacking Third on your smart speakers! Simply say "Alexa, play the latest episode of the Attacking Third podcast" or "Hey Google, play the latest episode of the Attacking Third podcast." For more soccer coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/ To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Gary is joined by former professional player and current High Performance Coach, Drewe Broughton. He now works with players, athletes, and business professionals to "manage fear and fulfill potential" and discusses the following: - How fear holds back players? - Ways that coaches can help - Why understanding vulnerability can help coaches - Ideas that can help coaches through tough times And much more! FREE MSC COACH EDUCATION EVENT IN OCTOBER: Gary Curneen will present a webinar on 'Video Analysis and Player Feedback' on Wednesday, October 14, at 6pm EST (11pm UK time) He will discuss a variety of ways that coaches can improve tactical understanding, deliver individual feedback to players, and engage players in the process of development. I'll also take questions from the coaches in attendance. LIMITED SPACES AVAILABLE. Register below. https://www.modernsoccercoach.com/post/free-online-event-for-coaches-in-october

Gary is joined by current Bristol City Women FC (FAWSL) GK Coach, Tony Elliott. Tony has a vast range of experiences as a coach as a player, also with @ngland Blind Football GK Coach, and as FA National Futsal Goalkeeper Coach Developer. He is author of the book, 'A Modern Approach To Goalkeeping’ Tony tackles the challenges of not just incorporating goalkeepers in training sessions, but also in the environment itself. He covers: - Creating both camaraderie and competition between starters and backups - Role of GK coach during the game - Who should pick the starting GK? - How would you hire a GK coach? - If he was Sarri, how would he deal with Kepa incident? - What can we learn from other sports? And much, much more!! COACHES: October's monthly webinar is now available on the Modern Soccer Coach Community Platform. In the 45 video session, Gary takes an in-depth look at ‘Breaking Down a Low block’, and pinpoints 10 ways that a coach can play against a team who "parks the bus" including tactical analysis, session ideas, and a discussion on player development. The monthly webinars are FREE to all MSC Community Platform Members. It's easy to register and once you do, you will receive a free 14 day trial to check it out… after that it’s only $6 a month and you get access to the monthly webinars, weekly content and discussions, along with over 250 video training exercises on there. Please check it out: www.modernsoccercoach.com/community

We’re off to Östersund, Sweden for our latest episode of Ramble Meets… There, Andy Brassell talks to goalkeeping coach and football journalist, David Preece. In this revealing interview, David describes how his playing career took him across England, Denmark and Iceland. He also touches on his more recent coaching stints at Lincoln City and now Östersunds FK. He discusses his childhood growing up in the North East, how playing abroad changed his outlook on life and why the analysis of goalkeeping is only just developing in the modern era of tactical fascination. Search ‘Football Ramble Daily’ on social media to find us, and email us here: [email protected] ***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** The Football Ramble, the original and best football podcast. Brand new podcasts every single weekday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gary catches up with Gerard Jones, author of 'Lets Talk Soccer', academy director and USSF instructor. As Gerard believes there is too much emphasis on coaching the collective, they discuss how to connect and develop individual players within the team environment. How do variables such as winning, playing time, trust, setbacks, impact the experience for each player and what can coaches do to improve the relationship with certain players. Today we are launching the Modern Soccer Coach Community Platform - a new concept, specifically designed for all coaches to get access to in-depth work, share new and potentially diverse ideas, and have the option of discussing topics within the game that will change on a daily basis. Have you joined the Modern Soccer Coach Community Platform yet? Coaches who register will have immediate access to over 200 training exercises, all animated and organized into set categories (perfect for preseason planning) but the goal of it is to be more than just a session sharing site so every day you will get fresh new content that will provide context, detail, creativity… some aspects that are missing in social media at the minute. All coaches can register right away for a free two week trial period to check it out… bit.ly/modernsoccercoach

Gary is joined by Orlando Pirates first team analyst and U23 head coach, Michael Loftman, to discuss cognitive bias and outcome forecasting. Can framing certain scenarios and players in a biased way negatively impact our ability to coach and develop individuals? Michael shares his views on this and also his experiences in South Africa where players who have not been exposed to any coaching until late in their development, have somehow become some of his most 'coachable' players. This episode is brought to you by PlayPositionally.com. If you want to learn about positional play, not only the theory but how to implement it with your own team; then the online course at playPositionally.com is for you. The course covers all concepts, the training methodology and it also has all the drills/exercises you will need to work with your team. You can sign up at www.playpositionally.com.

Gary is joined by Chicago Fire assistant coach Marko Mitrovic. He enjoyed success as head coach of the Serbian Under-15 and Under-16 teams, and was an assistant coach as Serbia were crowned 2015 FIFA Under-20. Marko discusses his experience at Red Star Belgrade academy at a time when they were European Champions. They also talk about coaching in MLS, the differences in culture and the impact that Bastian Schweinsteiger has had on the young players in Chicago. This culture podcast is brought to you by WorldStrides Excel.

Gary is joined by current Stingrays United Senior Director of Coaching, Carmelina Moscato. The Olympic Bronze medalist discusses the impact former Canada head coach, John Herdman, had on her life, compares playing lessons from college and pro life in US, and talks about her experience at Irish Football Association coaching course this summer alongside Champions League winners. This podcast is part of the series of 'soccer culture' podcasts and is brought to you by WorldStrides Excel.