Inside The Coaches' Room
Every week we talk to elite coaches, performance staff and scientists about coaching, personal development and developing players.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 57 minutes
- Episodes
- 70
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2023
COFFEE BREAK #1 | How to help new players be comfortable
In this Coffee break we look back at Episode #18 with Mark Otten (Trainer of NEC's U21) & Stefan Madsen (Player development coach of FC Kopenhagen).
We talked about how it is important for players who…
Why a game model is nothing without context | Vitor Severino, assistant coach Botafogo FR | #42
Vitor Severino is the assistant coach at Botafogo FR, Brazil.
We talk about traveling the world with a technical staff of four coaches and working at FC Porto, Shakhtar Donetsk and Al-Duhail.
We also t…
Why is individual player development important? | Wouter von Brucken Fock (Voetjebal) and Loran Vrielink (Tactalyse) | #41
Wouter von Brucken Fock is co-founder Voetjebal, a training concept for kids starting at 2 years old.
Loran Vrielink is the founder Tactalyse, he helps players like Cody Gakpo with tactical training.
T…
How to guide generation Z | Roger Bongaerts, Head of Academy at VVV Venlo | #40
Roger Bongaerts is the Head of Academy at VVV Venlo.
We talk with Roger about generation Z and the impact of good coaching.
Support the podcast by becoming a member of The coaches’ room. With your supp…
Why player care in women’s football is important | Rebecca Sawiuk, director of Football at Loughborough University | #39
Rebecca Sawiuk is the Director of Football at Loughborough University, the best sports university in the world.
We talk about how Rebecca developed herself as a coach and how she took her time to de…
How to step in half term and prevent relegation | Michael Valkanis - Headcoach Kas Eupen, Belgian Pro League | #38
In this episode we talk with Michael Valkanis, Headcoach at Kas Eupen, Belgian Pro League.
We talk about how Michael stepped in as a coach at Kas Eupen to keep them from relegation, in which he succ…
How to balance development and winning | Pedro Pontes - Coach Sporting Clube de Portugal U14 | #37
In this episode we talk with Pedro Pontes, coach at Sporting Clube de Portugal U14.
We talk about developing players, while winning games and tournaments is a necessity to remain as a coach at the cl…
How Liverpool FC guides talents to the first team | Vitor Matos, Elite Development coach Liverpool FC | #36
In this episode we talk with Vitor Matos, Elite development coach at Liverpool FC as part of Jürgen Klopp's staff.
We talk about his role in helping youth players transition into the first team. How …
Why coaching a team is about relationships | Joe Montemurro - Head coach Juventus women | #35
In this episode we talk with Joe Montemurro, head coach of Juventus women.
We talk about his coaching and managing style. What is important for him in his relationships with his players?
And about one …
Why passion shoud be the foundation of your career | Bradley Wall - Senior UK coordinator & Lead Technical Scout at Wolves | #34
In this episode we talk with Bradley Wall, Senior UK coordinator & Lead Technical Scout at Wolves.
We talk about Bradley's career, which he started as a student at Liverpool FC. As an analyst he learn…
Why you should only focus on actions that have real impact | Renée Slegers - Head coach FC Rosengård | #33
In this episode we talk with Renée Slegers, the 33 year old head coach of FC Rosengård, the reigning champions of Sweden.
We talk about her leadership style and how important it is to build relationsh…
How to develop adaptable players | Gérard Jones - Elite coach educator | #32
In this episode we talked with Gérard Jones, UEFA C coach developer for the FA and founder & director of ULearnbly.
We had a talk about his PHD on developing adaptable players, how players learn and h…
How to prepare talents to perform at elite level | Sam Feringa - Head of physical performance at FC Nordsjaelland | #31
In this episode we talk to Sam Feringa, the Head of physical performance at FC Nordsjaelland.
We talked about setting the bar when you start a training session and how he has a role in this as a perfo…
Why is the role of the assistant coach so important | Daniel Niedzkowski - Head of DFB pro course | #30
In this episode we talk with Daniel Niedzkowski, the head of the DFB PRO license and the assistant coach of Germany U21's, with this team he became European champion in 2017 and 2021.
We talked about…
Why you need to know everything about your club | David Webb - Sporting Director | #29
In this episode our guest is David Webb. Former Head of Football Operations of Huddersfield Town FC, Technical Director of Östersunds FK, Head of Elite Potential Identification Tottenham Hotspur FC &…
How a performance analist helps implement your playing style | Andrew Findlay - Performance analist A-Squad Norway | #28
In this episode we had a talk with Andrew Findlay, Performance Analyst at the A Squad of Norway. Andrew also worked at Manchester United, Wolverhampton and FC Kopenhagen.
We talked about working toget…
How the environment influences youth players | Andro Fistonic - Sports Director at NK Radomlje | #27
In this episode we had a talk with Andro Fistonic, the Sport Director of NK Radomlje. In the past Andro worked for GNK Dinamo Zagreb, FC Köln and HNK Hajduk Split.
We talked about the difference betwe…
Why you need to develop your own philosophy | João Tralhão - Former SL Benfica academy coach & AS Monaco assistant coach | #26
In this episode we had a talk with João Tralhão, former academy coach at SL Benfica and former assistant coach at AS Monaco.
We talked about having your own philosophy and game model, being courageous…
Difference between the academies of Reading FC and Tottenham Hotspur FC | Michael Donaldson - Reading FC U18 | #25
In this episode we had a talk with Michael Donaldson, the head coach of Reading FC U18.
We talked about the characteristics of a U18 team, how covid affects the pathway to the first team, personal dev…
How Johan Cruyff inspired me | Albert Capellas - CEO of Cruyff Football | #24
Albert Capellas who the CEO of Cruyff Football, a platform based on the philosophy of Johan Cruyff. Albert worked for FC Barcelona, FC Vitesse, Brondby IF and Borussia Dortmund.
We had a talk about h…