Frank Lopez - 'Players can come out of nowhere to make it'
Since his coaching journey began in 2004, Frank Lopez has built up a wealth of experience in youth soccer, as well as the male and female adult game. He has spent time in London at Barnet FC academy, ...
13 Mar 202226min
Ranji Ragbeer - Using coaching to 'lift kids out of poverty'
The African Coaches League (ACL) was set up in 2020 by Ezirim Kennedy, with the aim of leveraging coaching to lift people on the continent out of poverty. Now, with around 1,500 members, it hopes to s...
12 Mar 202223min
Sarah Nickless - Removing barriers for female coaches
"It's incredible to watch other people thrive through sport, especially football," Sarah Nickless tells me. "it's such a powerful tool." And Nickless sees many benefit from the power of sport in her r...
11 Mar 202232min
Marcus Renzi - 'The all-terrain chair I want costs £15,000'
Like many grassroots coaches, Marcus Renzi juggles a couple of roles in the men's and women's game. He is head coach for both Leckhampton Rovers reserves - a men's team playing in a local division in ...
11 Mar 202226min
Sarah Lowdon - 'I coach the person first, player second'
Sarah Lowdon doesn’t do things by halves. When Becky Burleigh - her leader for a number of years at the Florida Gators - announced her retirement, rather than buying her a gift, Sarah wrote her a book...
10 Mar 202224min
Jon Cotterill-Bolsover - Harness the power of emotional intelligence
Jon Cotterill-Bolsover has performed a variety of different roles in both the men's and women's game. He has been a goalkeeper coach, club chairman, head of performance and development and strength an...
9 Mar 202240min
Ben Cahn - Have cones, will travel: Ben's A-League dream
Two years ago this week, Optus Sport named Ben Cahn on a list of 10 coaches 'knocking down the door' for a job in the A-League, Australia's top flight. Last year, at the age of 33, that potential was ...
8 Mar 202230min
Derek Johnston - Why four-job Del had to learn to get a filter
Not too long ago, Derek Johnston made the leap into coaching full time. The belief he had in himself has been validated - he now works in four different coaching roles in and around Glasgow in Scotlan...
7 Mar 202233min
