Latest Soccerdevelopment Podcast Episodes

S1E12 Paying Your Dues to Become a Footballer in Europe

Rethinking Football - March 29, 2018 00:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
This is Part 2 of a 3-part series with Jackie Bachteler, Assistant Coach for Sweden's First Division team, Hammarby in Stockholm, Sweden. Bachteler will discuss her journey as a professional player in the US and her rise to UEFA Women Champions League. To access the transcript to thi...

S1E13 Coaching Matters

Rethinking Football - March 29, 2018 00:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
This is part 3 of a 3-part series with American Jackie Bachteler. She is an Assistant Coach for Sweden's First Division team, Hammarby in Stockholm, Sweden. She also works at IFK Stocksund helping American players transition from the the U.S. Professional Women's team to European footba...

S1E11 From Dreamer to Trailblazer

Rethinking Football - March 28, 2018 00:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
This is part 1 of a 3-part interview with Jackie Bachteler. American Jackie Bachteler is an Assistant Coach for Sweden's First Division team, Hammarby in Stockholm, Sweden. In this episode, Jackie discusses her background in football and the beginning of her path to professionalism. ...

S1E10 The Next US National Team: Looking Beyond Size

Rethinking Football - March 23, 2018 00:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
This is part 3 of a 3-part interview with Larry Sunderland. We will discuss the future of the US National Team, development of USMNT hopefuls, and the 2018 Generation Adidas Cup Sunderland has been recognized as a top coach and a visionary advancing the sport of football and player deve...

S1E9 Domestic/Abroad? Strategic Thinking for Player Development

Rethinking Football - March 22, 2018 00:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
This is part 2 of a 3-part interview with Larry Sunderland. Sunderland is in a unique position to discuss development from several perspectives: -He is a parent of a young player who was playing in Spain. -He is also an academy director for the MLS's Portland Timbers. -He has been in...

S1E8 Putting All Your Ducks in a Row

Rethinking Football - March 20, 2018 00:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
This is part 1 of a 3-part interview with Larry Sunderland. In this episode we will discuss current advances of US development academies, their challenges, and the potential for opening paths for professionalism for future academy players. Larry Sunderland has been recognized as a top ...

S1E7 A Pathfinder's Perspective

Rethinking Football - March 14, 2018 00:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Hayden Lyn Canizalez is a 19-year-old American footballer currently competing in Spain. Hayden is one of only three American players who have successfully graduated from Spain’s challenging academy system (in the Juvenil Nacional and Juvenil Division de Honor categories) and is currentl...

S1E6: Beyond Believing We Can Win

Rethinking Football - March 09, 2018 04:17 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
This is part 3 of our 3-part interview with Hugo Perez. The United States men’s national team experienced its worst moment in its recent history in 2017. Despite a desperate change in management, the team had a poor FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign which ended in its elimination, som...

S1E4 Football Philosophy and Culture

Rethinking Football - March 05, 2018 00:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
This is part 1 of a 3-part series with Hugo Perez. We will discuss football and coaching culture in the US, and how it compares to other countries. Soccer Hall of Fame inductee, Hugo Perez, is a legend and a true agent of change. Perez was part of the generation that influenced tens of ...

S1E5 PMA FOR FOOTBALL GREATNESS

Rethinking Football - March 05, 2018 00:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
This is part two of a three-part series with Hugo Perez. In this episode we will discuss the importance of Positive Mental Attitude for American players hoping to succeed in European leagues, and how PMA is instrumental in developing higher-level players. As a coach, Perez has been cr...

S1E3 Cerdanya Cup: Summer Stage for Talent

Rethinking Football - March 01, 2018 00:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Welcome to Rethinking Football. This is part 3 of our 3-part series interview with Manuel Romero. I am your host Dawn Brown. Today we will be discussing one of the best international summer tournaments in Spain, the Cerdanya Cup. Competitive Youth seasons finish around June in Spain and...

S1E2 Elite Scouting: Goodwill Hunting

Rethinking Football - February 26, 2018 00:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Rethinking Football Season 1, Episode 2. This is part 2 of our 3-part series interview with Manuel Romero. We will be discussing best practices elite scouts use to find players and what it takes to play at the highest level in a professional tier system saturated with talent at every tie...

S1E1 The Spanish Model, Why Are They So Good?!

Rethinking Football - February 23, 2018 00:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
This podcast features an interview with Manuel Romero. Manuel Romero was head of scouting for Real Madrid in Catalonia, Spain. He has discovered and scouted hundreds of youth players who have reached professionalism in La Liga and other elite leagues. Some of the people he discovered inc...