EPISODE · Jan 28, 2021 · 51 MIN

Cracking The (Soccer) Code and Unleashing Full Potential

from Not For The Average Podcast · host Trent Leyshan

This is the first episode our of Master Coach Series. In this podcast Trent talks youth talent development in sports, in particular soccer with Darren Bowman who is an ex professional UK soccer player who traded his boots for a magnet board and has since spent over two decades at the leading edge of youth football development in Europe. Darren spent eleven years at the Manchester City Academy starting, as a junior coach and then head coach. He has been directly involved with developing and producing some of the worlds best soccer players. He has studied at numerous elite sporting organisations like FC Barcelona and Real Madrid to name a few and is a UEFA "A" licensed coach. This episode explores what it really takes to make it as a pro footballer or athlete in todays game. What our future stars need to be doing on and off the pitch to flourish in the game they love. Do's and don’t for parents to support them. Trent and Darren also chat high-performance culture, leadership, recruitment and talent identification and more...