Academy Football Network Podcast

This is the second instalment of the Academy Football Network Podcast. The aim of the podcast is to shed light on all the great work being done in Academy football. To share good practice to benefit all within the game. 

This month we are joined by Troy Townsend. Troy describes himself as a failed footballer - but he is so much more! Troy had impacted hundreds if not thousands of people (young and old) in his various diffe...

The third instalment of the Academy Football Network Podcast features Kieron Cadogan. Kieron was a product of 3 academies in England; Arsenal, Fulham and Crystal Palace before making his professional debut for the Eagles under Neil Warnock. 

Kieron has experienced the highs and lows that comes with Academy journey and also in the professional game. 

Kieron speaks about; mental health; dealing with pressure, being ...

This is the fourth instalment of the Academy Football Network Podcast. The aim of the podcast is to shed light on all the great work being done in Academy football. To share good practice to benefit all within the game. 

This month we are joined by Gifton Noel-Williams. Gifton made his debut for the Hornet's aged 16 and still remains the Club's youngest ever player to make his debut. Gifton grew up in Islington, ...

The fifth instalment of the Academy Football Network Podcast features Fraser Franks. Fraser has shown the mentality needed to forge a career in professional football. Professional football is a rollercoaster, sometimes you are up, sometimes you are down - the key is how you handle the good and bad times. 

Fraser grew up on Surrey Lane Estate, Battersea, South London. The product of Chelsea academy from U9, Fraser remained ...

The network is growing! Episode six of the Academy Football Network Podcast sees Richard Allen visit the studio.  

Richard Allen is a true ambassador for youth development. With 20 years experience as a youth worker in Hoxton, East London before moving across to Tottenham Hotspurs as Head of Recruitment. Richard has since been Academy Manager at QPR, Head of Talent ID at the FA and now is the Director of Football at Loughb...

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Episode seven of the Academy Football Network Podcast sees Richard Shaw visit the studio. 

Richard Allen is a long servant of the game, having progressed as a scholar at Crystal Palace, Richard made 207 appearances of the Eagles before joining Coventry City making a further 317 appearances. Richard finished his playing career at Millwall. Richard was ever-present in the Millwall side, winning t...

We are back with season 2 of the Academy Football Network Podcast. 

This is part 1 of 4 from our discussion with Omer Riza, U23's Watford Manager and U17 England Coach. Part 1 focusses on the current climate at U23's level. 

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We are back with season 2 of the Academy Football Network Podcast. 

This is part 2 of 4 from our discussion with Omer Riza, U23's Watford Manager and U17 England Coach. Part 2 focusses using the loan system to build the profile of a young player and how he measures success. 

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We are back with season 2 of the Academy Football Network Podcast. 

This is part 3 of 4 from our discussion with Omer Riza, U23's Watford Manager and U17 England Coach. Part 3 discusses the FA's Black and Ethnic Minorities Scheme and what it is like to work at the national level.

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We are back with season 2 of the Academy Football Network Podcast. 

This is part 4 of 4 from our discussion with Omer Riza, U23's Watford Manager and U17 England Coach. Part 4 we discuss the mental health of young people and how Omer works in pastorally with young people. 

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We are back with season 2 of the Academy Football Network Podcast. 

This is part 1 of 3 from our discussion with Darren Sarll, Yeovil Town Manager, Former Stevenage Manager and Former Watford and Stevenage Academy Manager. Part 1 we discuss Darren's journey into professional football management at 1st team level and some of the trials and tribulations that along the journey. 

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We are back with season 2 of the Academy Football Network Podcast. 

This is part 1 of 3 from our discussion with Paul Holder, National Coach Developer and former Head of Coaching at Brighton and Hove Albion. Part 1 Paul Holder discusses the state of youth development and shares possibilities we could implement to make the experience better for the young people that play the game.  

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We are back with season 2 of the Academy Football Network Podcast. 

This is part 2 of 3 from our discussion with Darren Sarll, Yeovil Town Manager, Former Stevenage Manager and Former Watford and Stevenage Academy Manager. Part 2 we discuss who to ready young people for 1st team football, loans and command style coaching.  

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We are back with season 2 of the Academy Football Network Podcast. 

This is part 1 of 3 from our discussion with Paul Holder, National Coach Developer and former Head of Coaching at Brighton and Hove Albion. Part 2 Paul Holder discusses technical practices, the need for coaches to accept things will not go right all the time and it is okay! and finally unconscious biases in recruitment of both staff and players.  

We are back with season 2 of the Academy Football Network Podcast. 

This is part 3 of 3 from our discussion with Darren Sarll, Yeovil Town Manager, Former Stevenage Manager and Former Watford and Stevenage Academy Manager. Part 3 we discuss a difficult moment in Darren's career and how the the young people help him through. 

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We are back with season 2 of the Academy Football Network Podcast. 

This is part 1 of 3 from our discussion with Paul Holder, National Coach Developer and former Head of Coaching at Brighton and Hove Albion. Part 3 Paul Holder discusses the district football, coaching badges and professionalising the children too soon.  

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We are back with season 2 of the Academy Football Network Podcast. 

This is part 1 of 3 from our discussion with Saul Isaksson-Hurst, former Academy coach at Tottenham and Chelsea and world renowned 1-2-1 coach and coaching app creator. Saul has passion for technical football and believes it is the number one foundation a football player must have. He has coached hundreds of players to take their game to the next level usi...

We are back with Season 2 of The Academy Football Network.

Anthony Limbrick is an Australian born football coach, who most recently was the assistant manager of Grimsby Town. Anthony has enjoyed Academy coaching roles with Southampton and West Ham. Anthony was also part of the coaching staff at for England under-17's. In May 2017, Limbrick was appointed manager of National League club Woking, leading the club to the F...

We are back with season 2 of the Academy Football Network Podcast. 

This is part 2 of 3 from our discussion with Saul Isaksson-Hurst, former Academy coach at Tottenham and Chelsea and world renowned 1-2-1 coach and coaching app creator. Saul has passion for technical football and believes it is the number one foundation a football player must have. He has coached hundreds of players to take their game to the next level usi...