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Andoni Iraola

Andoni Iraola: Collective wisdom

In a recent Elite Soccer webinar, AFC Bournemouth head coach Andoni Iraola spoke to Ben Bartlett about his formative years in Bilbao, how...

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Joe Shulberg

Joe Shulberg: Success is a journey

In a recent Elite Soccer webinar, Joe Shulberg, at the time academy manager at Norwich City, talked to Ben Bartlett about why individual ...

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John Allpress

The coach’s path

John Allpress reflects on his life in football and the importance of continuing to develop as a coach.

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Emma Thomson

Emma Thomson: Take Courage

In a recent Elite Soccer webinar, North Carolina Courage assistant coach Emma Thomson spoke to Ben Bartlett about her career path that ha...

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John Allpress

Master the Body; Master the Ball; Master the Game

John Allpress, Elite Soccer player and coach developer, looks at the best ways to improve decision-making and effective actions.

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Slaven Bilic

Slaven Bilic: The Turning Points

In a recent Elite Soccer webinar, former Croatia manager Slaven Bilic spoke to Ben Bartlett about his life in football and his philosophy...

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Edu Rubio

Edu Rubio: The Simple Things

In a recent Elite Soccer webinar, Edu Rubio spoke to Ben Bartlett about building a team from the ground up, the importance of pragmatism,...

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Leam Richardson

Leam Richardson: The culture club

In a recent Elite Soccer webinar, the former manager of Rotherham United and Wigan Athletic spoke to John Allpress about the way that his...

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Leah Blayney

Leah Blayney: Xs, Os – and Whys

In a recent Elite Soccer webinar, Leah Blayney told Ben Bartlett about her perspective on how to best develop players as well-rounded ...

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Phil Neville

Phil Neville: Back to basics

In a recent Elite Soccer webinar, Ben Bartlett spoke to the Portland Timbers coach about his passion for coaching, the influence of Sir ...

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John Allpress

The indispensable skill

John Allpress, former assistant head of academy player and coach development at Tottenham Hotspur, looks at the importance of receiving and ...

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Omer Riza

Omer Riza: Enjoying the Moment

In a recent Elite Soccer webinar, the former Cardiff City head coach Omer Riza spoke to Ben Bartlett about the way he approaches the game, ...

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Carrie Dunn

The Future Matildas Program – driving youth development in Australia

First launched in 2018, the Future Matildas Program was a response to the identified performance gap between the Australian Women’s team ...

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Rosi Webb

Rosi Webb: Leaving a legacy

In a recent ESCA webinar, Rosi Webb spoke to Ben Bartlett about her playing career, coach development, and her experiences coaching in the ...

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Steve Holland

Steve Holland: Shaping a nation

In a recent ESCA webinar, former England assistant coach Steve Holland spoke to Ben Bartlett about his time working alongside Gareth ...

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Chris Davies

Chris Davies: Develop and win

Birmingham City manager Chris Davies spoke to Ben Bartlett about his years in the backroom staff, working with the very best players and ...

Featured Coaches

Arsène Wenger

Arsène Wenger is one of the most successful managers in the game and has twice been a winner of the LMA manager of the Year award. In a 22-...

José Mourinho

Here is a man who ascended from a coaching role in schools football to the status of arguably the world’s most recognisable football ...

Jürgen Klopp

Klopp arrived at Liverpool with a track record of managerial success and a reputation as one of the most forward-thinking coaches in the ...

Mikel Arteta

After beginning his playing career with Barcelona, Arteta went onto represent PSG before arriving in British football in 2002 when he ...

Pep Guardiola

In his debut season as manager, he guided Barcelona to the treble of La Liga, the Copa del Rey and the UEFA Champions League, becoming the ...

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Nuno Barroca

Unlocking Africa’s potential

Scout Nuno Barroca looks at the talent pipeline between Africa and Europe – and explores the challenges and pitfalls as well as suggesting ...

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Matthew Joseph

The power of coaching

Arsenal’s academy coach developer Matthew Joseph spoke to Ben Bartlett in a recent webinar for the Elite Soccer Coaching Award

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Lucy Burdin

The greater gains

Sports psychologist Lucy Burdin tells Elite Soccer about her role within football, and the impact it can have at the highest level

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Richard Shuttleworth

Richard Shuttleworth: A curious mind

In an ESCA webinar, Ben Bartlett found out more about Richard Shuttleworth’s coaching journey

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Luke Swindlehurst

Luke Swindlehurst: Recipe for success

Luke Swindlehurst has coached in elite women’s football for well over a decade. Here, he shares with Elite Soccer his management and ...

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Russell Martin

Russell Martin: My job as a coach

The Rangers manager reflects on how he sees his role.

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Graham Mills

The RPA Calculator: A new tool for determining training area sizes

The Relative Pitch Area (RPA) Calculator seeks to offer coaches a practical, evidence-informed system for determining training area sizes ...

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John Allpress

Pre-season: setting the tone

In his latest feature for Elite Soccer, John Allpress – former assistant head of academy player and coach development at Tottenham Hotspur ...

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