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BEN BARTLETT
31 Mar 2025
01:19:26
Unconditional Care with Emma May Walker (Southampton's Player Care Manager)
05 Oct 2021
01:16:07
Season 3! BIGGER & BETTER - The Academy Football Network. Hosted by Carlan Edgar
Emma May Walker joins the Network.
Emma is Southampton's Player Care Manager. Emma oversees Player Care across the entire club. Emma is widely thought of as one of the best in the business. Football often gets bad press about the care of its young people. We would be the first to say more work need to be done, however football has come a long way and with great practices being implemented in Clubs up and down the country. Great practices are nothing without caring people to implement these practices. Emma certainly typifies care.
Season 3! BIGGER & BETTER - The Academy Football Network. Hosted by Carlan Edgar
Ben Garner joins the Network.
Ben is an experienced coach both at academy and first team level. Ben has coached in the Premier League working with Crystal Palace and West Brom's first teams. Ben experience extends to working abroad in India before coming back to England to become Bristol Rovers Manager.
Fascinating episode. A must listen for any coach at any level.
Recruitment Is 24/7 with Jamahl Jarrett (Part 2/3)
06 Apr 2021
00:14:23
We are back with Season 2 of The Academy Football Network.
Jamahl Jarrett is currently Assistant Head of Recruitment at Crystal Palace and Co Owner of the renowned Lambeth Tigers.
This episode Jamahl discusses the hard work involved in recruitment, competing with CAT 1 clubs and the importance of building a team when it comes to talent ID.
Intro Music by Young Wave Beats - Visions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhmKNDnXz5o&list=RD8ATHmLpwz88&index=2
Coaching Across The Genders with Sian Fitzpatrick (Part1/3)
02 Apr 2021
00:27:32
We are back with Season 2 of The Academy Football Network.
Sian Fitzpatrick is currently Head of Post 16 Girls are Sutton United and Millwall Lioness Defender. Sian has experience of coaching boys and girls.
This episode Sian discusses transitioning from working in a bank, giving up a full time salary to pursue her dreams in football. Sian discusses her experiences and the differences she has found between coaching boys and girls.
The 3 Fundamentals To Get a Player In The 1st Team with Jamahl Jarrett (Part 1/3)
26 Mar 2021
00:38:32
We are back with Season 2 of The Academy Football Network.
Jamahl Jarrett is currently Assistant Head of Recruitment at Crystal Palace and Co Owner of the renowned Lambeth Tigers.
This episode Jamahl discusses the 3 fundamentals to get to an Academy player into the first team, his journey into Academy football and how he worked within his community to produce something special.
Intro Music by Young Wave Beats - Visions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhmKNDnXz5o&list=RD8ATHmLpwz88&index=2
High Pressure, Nurturing Environment... Is it Possible? with Apple Westcott (Part 2/3)
23 Mar 2021
00:19:43
We are back with Season 2 of The Academy Football Network.
Apple Westcott is a former fire fighter now Lead Phase Coach and involved in recruitment at MK Dons.
This is a powerful episode that pulls no punches! Open and honest!
This episode we discuss creating a high pressure pressure nurturing environment and is that possible? Apple's personal philosophy vs the Club's, can they coexist? and technical vs physical players?
Getting Out of The Comfort Zone with Anthony Limbrick (Part 3/3)
09 Mar 2021
00:28:50
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 FA Cup second round, after beating Football League club Bury.
In this final episode we discuss 1st team management, the interview process, recruitment and transiting from manger to assistant manager.
Master The Ball, Master the Game with Saul Isaksson-Hurst (Part 3/3)
02 Mar 2021
00:32:51
We are back with season 2 of the Academy Football Network Podcast.
This is part 3 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 using his unique philosophy of creating dynamic and explosive technical players. His vision is to see every player master the technical aspects of the game and has created the “Dynamic Ball Mastery” programme which incorporates the philosophy and is a proven individual online technical programme that a player can benefit from in their own time to supplement their normal training routines.
Part 3 we discuss working unopposed, differences between coerver coaching and dealing with criticism online.
The Challenges of The Lead Phase Role with Anthony Limbrick (Part 2/3)
23 Feb 2021
00:20:58
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 FA Cup second round, after beating Football League club Bury.
This episode we discuss the challenges that come with the Lead Phase role; managing parents, challenging behaviour, release and retain and player mentors.
Marginal Gains with Saul Isaksson-Hurst (Part 2/3)
16 Feb 2021
00:16:35
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 using his unique philosophy of creating dynamic and explosive technical players. His vision is to see every player master the technical aspects of the game and has created the “Dynamic Ball Mastery” programme which incorporates the philosophy and is a proven individual online technical programme that a player can benefit from in their own time to supplement their normal training routine.
Part 2 we discuss Saul trying to achieve marginal gains with the players that he works with and how some academies aren't always appreciative of the work he is doing with their signed young players.
Developing Your Sessions with Anthony Limbrick (Part 1/3)
09 Feb 2021
00:30:07
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 FA Cup second round, after beating Football League club Bury.
This episode we discuss building up experience through grassroots coaching and how that experience steadied Anthony for his transition into Academy coaching.
Where Are We With Technical Development? with Saul Isaksson-Hurst (Part 1/3)
05 Feb 2021
00:22:23
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 using his unique philosophy of creating dynamic and explosive technical players. His vision is to see every player master the technical aspects of the game and has created the “Dynamic Ball Mastery” programme which incorporates the philosophy and is a proven individual online technical programme that a player can benefit from in their own time to supplement their normal training routines.
Part 1 we discuss Saul's journey into academy football and the difference between working at two top academies and why someone should consider a 1-2-1 coach.
Coaching Badges and The Advice Corner with Paul Holder (Part 3/3)
26 Jan 2021
00:35:13
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.
Tough Times Don't Last with Darren Sarll (Part 3/3)
19 Jan 2021
00:22:32
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.
Technical Practices & Unconscious Bias with Paul Holder (Part 2/3)
12 Jan 2021
00:25:09
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.
Coaching To Build Resilience with Darren Sarll (Part 2/3)
15 Dec 2020
00:25:48
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.
What Is The State Of Youth Development? with Paul Holder (Part 1/3)
08 Dec 2020
00:28:27
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.
A Coach's Tale: From Grassroots To The Pro Game with Darren Sarll (Part 1/3)
01 Dec 2020
00:18:07
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.
Supporting Young People & The Advice Corner with Omer Riza (Part 4/4)
24 Nov 2020
00:12:50
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.
The FA's Black and Ethnic Minorities Scheme and Working At National Level with Omer Riza (Part 3/4)
17 Nov 2020
00:10:40
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.
Using the Loan System and Measuring Success with Omer Riza (Part 2/4)
10 Nov 2020
00:26:50
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.
The State of U23's Football with Omer Riza (Part 1/4)
03 Nov 2020
00:16:58
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.
Work Ethic and Knowing the Individual with Richard Shaw
07 Apr 2020
01:02:43
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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 the club's "Player of the Year" award in the process, the third club at which he had won this accolade.
Richard was appointed caretaker manager of Millwall in October 2007 before taking over at Coventry City. Richard since joined Crystal Palace holding a number of different coaching roles, the most recent being U23s manager. Richard has overseen 5 players transition into the 1st team under his tenure including Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
Richard is now looking forward to continuing his coaching journey in the US and has a number of ventures including Tornado Football https://www.tornado-football.com
* The aim of the podcast is to shed light on all the great work being done in youth football. To share good practice to benefit all within the game.
Youth Development with Richard Allen
03 Mar 2020
01:16:24
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 Loughborough University.
Richard shares how to create an environment conducive for the development of young people, the principles of Talent ID and so much more!
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* The aim of the podcast is to shed light on all the great work being done in youth football. To share good practice to benefit all within the game.
The Never Give Up Attitude with Fraser Franks
04 Feb 2020
01:05:55
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 at the club until 16 before being released. This was the start of Fraser working his way through the football league and non-league.
Franks played 320 games in his career, including playing in a 5th round FA Cup tie against Pep Guardiola's Manchester City before retiring due to a heart condition.
Fraser is now full of optimism and is ready to impact youth football through player care. Fraser is currently studying Directorship in Football and is a beacon of what can be achieved with the correct mindset.
Tough Love with Gifton Noel Williams
06 Jan 2020
01:14:17
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, North London. Gifton played for Watford scoring 43 goals (Finishing Watford's top goalscorer in the 1998-99 season). Gifton went on to play for; Stoke, Burnley, Brighton, Res Murcia, and Elche before playing in the States for Austin Aztex FC.
Since then Gifton has transitioned to from playing football into coaching, becoming a coach educator for the PFA and is currently the Billericay Town Assistant Manager.
Gifton shares his experience of Academy football both from a playing and coaching perspective - a truly interesting listen.
Intro music by KP Beatz track entitled Made It
Turning Wounds into Wisdom with Kieron Cadogan
03 Dec 2019
00:49:04
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 released, growing up in inner city London, loans, agents and so much more - this really is a jammed packed, thought provoking episode.
Life, Coaching and Parenting through the System with Troy Townsend
05 Nov 2019
01:10:11
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 different roles with mainstream education, grassroots football and the non league scene. Troy also has unique insight into parenting a child right through the Academy system into first football at the highest level.
Troy shares with us his experiences growing up trying to become a professional football player to life after football when his journey was ended when he was not offered a professional contract. Troy also shares some of the trappings he faced when leaving the game to losing loved ones and sharing in his sons success as a professional football player.
This episode is dedicated to Steve Brown, Roy Jones and Kurtis Townsend - Rest in Paradise.
Intro music by KP Beatz track entitled Made It
All Things Coaching With Dan Micciche
08 Oct 2019
01:09:33
This is the debut of the Academy Football Network Podcast. The aim of the podcast is to shed light on all the great work being done in youth football. To share good practice to benefit all within the game.
This month we are joined by Dan Micciche. Dan is an experienced coach who has over 15 years experience at both Academy and first team level. Dan's coaching experience also stretches to national level having worked at the FA as lead U16 coach.
Dan shares with us his experiences from his coaching journey and take on the Academy scene, discussing player development, the Premier League's affect on the games programme and so much more.