With the topical discussions about body language and reactions on the pitch Scott and Kristian discuss this briefly and how it can affect the team. This is also from a coach point of view as well. There are lots of disappointments in football, how you react and deal with them is important. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Gemma and Kristian explain the events that we run in school holidays for Development Centre players. This is a valuable part of the FDS programme Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode is with Kristian and Gemma and they are discussing and answering questions about the U11 Eurocup. This was Gemma's first German indoor tournament was it was good to hear her take on what it is like Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

'What players have you worked with?' 'Any good players coming through?' these are the 2 most common questions we are asked by people when we start to explain FDS and the goals we have. This episode talks about young pro's, established pro's and youth team level players at big clubs in England and their journey with FDS and beyond Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode we discuss what a busy start to 2023 that we have had. Camps in Finland, tournaments across Europe and the challenges of the cold weather with the development centre and shadow squad programme in England. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode explains the philosophy of our Development Centre programme. We explain why we work on 'Master the Ball, Master the Game' in these sessions and why this in our opinion is the most important area to focus on. With over 20 years experience in running this kind of programme, we are pretty pleased with how we have explained this hence THE BEST FDS PODCAST YET (we can't say that for all of them, but we are getting there!) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We couldn't think of a better title! In this episode we discuss some common questions we are asked about FDS Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode we discuss the reasons and aims for the fixture programme we have with Development Centres and also the Shadow Squad Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This a Podcast discussion with Kian Robben, a young Dutch work experience student who spent the week with FDS. We discuss football, school among other things. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The 20th Episode - apparently this puts us in the top 1% of Podcasts ever made! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Scott and Kristian have a chat about the World Cup now that everyone has played their first game. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode we discuss the upcoming tours and tournaments around Europe and the opportunities and experiences on offer. This includes tournaments in Germany, Holland, Portugal, Denmark, Finland and Austria Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A bit of a different podcast this time - we interview some of the players in Finland about the differences between their schools and the school system in England. In our work in schools in England, there seems to be an interest in what schools are like in Finland from the teachers. This is because of their reputation and ranking in the world (among the best) and how different it is. On previous tours and tournaments our English boys have actually gone to Finnish school for a day - the feedback was really positive. We think it's pretty interesting, see what you think? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Scott and Kristian discuss the Elite tournament in Portugal. They discuss the tournament, levels and some of the lessons learned Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Scott and Kristian discuss the Portimao U14 International Cup where a select squad of boys from all over Finland are playing in this TOP tournament. Juventus, Liverpool, PSG, Everton, Benfica, RB Leipzig, Crystal Palace just some of the high class opposition! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are back after a long break! In this episode we discuss practicing at home and why it is so important for your game in this day and age Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this epsidoe Scott, Gemma and Kristian discus all plans for the coming weeks for Development Centre and Shadow Squad players in Lockdown 3. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This podcast is about scouting in youth football and how players can be signed at academies in professional clubs. This is in answer to Twitter poll we ran in November, where scouting was the most popular choice. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode we discuss the T.I.P.S system (Technique Intelligence Personality Speed). This is taken from Ajax, maybe the best youth developers in the history of the game, and is how we assess and develop players.Look out for future episodes where we break down each of the areas Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In our 10th Podcast we discuss some of the successes we have had after the summer lockdown and our online training programme and how we will continue this during the upcoming 4 week lockdown - lots to be postive about Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.