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Rethinking Football discusses player development with current professionals, players, world-renowned scouts, professional football academy directors, coaches and others. We will use Spain's model and compare it to other national governing bodies in other countries. At the end of each podcast, we will update our Theory of Change to improve player development worldwide, using indicators, best practices and our own research, along with the opinions and expertise of our guests. Transcripts and a ...
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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 football. Bachteler will discuss her coaching philosophy and share he…
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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 this episode, go to https://www.prospectsss.com/rfpodcast/…
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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. To access the transcript of this episode, go to https://www.prospe…
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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 development in the United States. Sunderland led the development of…
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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 involved with developing players in the U.S. for a very long time. -…
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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 coach and a visionary advancing the sport of football and player…
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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 currently competing as a senior in Spain’s Tercera Division Nacional. A…
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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, something that had not happened in 32 years. This campaign also bro…
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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 credited as the architect of the most talented U.S. Youth National …
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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 thousands of football lovers in the U.S. Perez was born in El S…
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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 there are no real football competitions for youth until around…
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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 tier. Romero joins us from Sabadell, Spain and is speaking to us …
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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 include Kiko Casillas (Real Madrid), Dani Jarque (RCD Espanyol), …
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