On Todays Episode Craig Birtwistle and Josh Tilley discuss what life is like at a professional academy for players and coaches. They discuss how players are developed and what the clubs true focus is. Enjoy! Follow Josh on X: @joshtilley26 Follow Session Share and Craig YouTube: @sessionshare4375 X:  @SessionShareNet X: @CraigBirtwistle Facebook: sessionshare.net

On Todays Episode we have Josh Tilley. Josh is a UEFA B & FA Youth award licensed football coach. Josh lived and worked in 4 different countries to date plus experience working for 4 different UK professional clubs and coached in a variety of other countries. Enjoy! Follow Josh on X: @joshtilley26 Follow Session Share and Craig YouTube: @sessionshare4375 X:  @SessionShareNet X: @CraigBirtwistle Facebook: sessionshare.net

On todays Episode we have Carl Wild. Carl has his BA with honors in Football Coaching and Management. He is an FA Coach Developer, an FA talent Reporter on the womens pathway and a published author. Some great stuff there Carl. Follow Carl on X: @CarlWild75 Buy Carls books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/author/B08YKGVK54 Follow Session Share and Craig YouTube: @sessionshare4375 X:  @SessionShareNet X: @CraigBirtwistle Facebook: sessionshare.net

On this episode of Session Share - The Coaches Podcast we have David Poncia as our guest. David is a UEFA B coach he works for Cockfosters Football Club in Barnet England. The biggest reason however I wanted to get David on is to talk about grassroots and self improvement. Follow David on X: @Daveyp1180 Follow Session Share and Craig YouTube: @sessionshare4375 X:  @SessionShareNet X: @CraigBirtwistle Facebook: sessionshare.net

On todays episode Craig is joined by Rob Porter and Peter Prickett to discuss the Football Associations new Future Fit Initiative.  Enjoy and let us know your opinions.  Follow Rob on: X: @RJPcoach Follow Peter on: X: @PeterPrickett Peter's books: Webinar with Peter and Ray Power:  Follow Session Share and Craig YouTube: @sessionshare4375 X:  @SessionShareNet X: @CraigBirtwistle TikTok: @session_share Facebook: sessionshare.net

On this episode of Session Share - The Coaches Podcast we have Dan Herman as our guest. Dan is a certified personal trainer and strength and conditioning coach and has been coaching athletes for over 15 years. So take a listen as we pick his brain on the best way to improve our players. Follow Dan on Instagram: danhermanperformance Follow Session Share and Craig YouTube: @sessionshare4375 X:  @SessionShareNet X: @CraigBirtwistle Facebook: sessionshare.net

On this episode of Session Share - The Coaches Podcast we have Rod Wilhem. Rod is a coach that is passionate about supporting players, has coached on 3 different continents with a UEFA C and National B Concacaf in progress. He has a dedicated YouTube channel that like Session Share is helping coaches world wide with their sessions plans Follow Rod on X: @globrod Instagram: coachrodwilhelm YouTube: @coachrodwilhelm Follow Session Share and Craig YouTube: @sessionshare4375 X:  @SessionShareNet X: @CraigBirtwistle Facebook: sessionshare.net

Today we have Shaun Green as our on Session Share - The Coaches Podcast. Shaun is a highly respected and influential soccer coach with a global following. His online videos have been viewed by millions of coaches and players worldwide, and he is widely recognized as a leader in the field of online coaching education. With over 35 years of experience as a head coach at the NCAA Division One level, Shaun has an extensive background in developing players at all levels. He has trained teams in the USA, Canada, England, Scotland, Puerto Rico, and Barbados, and mentored coaches in India, Nigeria and the Republic of Ireland. A great chat with a true legend of coach education! Follow Shaun on Instagram: Soccer Coach TV Linkedin: Shaun Green Youtube: @SoccerCoachTV Follow Session Share and Craig YouTube: @sessionshare4375 X:  @SessionShareNet X: @CraigBirtwistle Facebook: sessionshare.net

On this episode of Session Share - The Coaches Podcast we have Sophie Elbberson. Sophie's coaching journey began over 7 years and is currently finishing off her UEFA B license. She is currently working as a School Games Organiser whilst finishing her Sport, Physical Activity and Health degree. She recently joined a university Women's Leadership Programme which is supporting her development and most importantly, her goal to support the women and girls game Follow Sophie on X: @SophieIbberson Follow Session Share and Craig YouTube: @sessionshare4375 X:  @SessionShareNet X: @CraigBirtwistle Facebook: sessionshare.net

On this episode of Session Share The Coaches Podcast to have Ben Andreos. Ben is an academy coach for Cambridge United, he was previously at Colchester United and he has coached Non-League in England at a step 4 and step 3 clubs. He has his UEFA B license  and is a big advocate for giving back to the game. Take a listen to some great feedback. Follow Matt on X: @ben_andreos Linkedin: Ben Andreos. Follow Session Share and Craig YouTube: @sessionshare4375 X:  @SessionShareNet X: @CraigBirtwistle Facebook: sessionshare.net

This week we have have Laurie McGinley as our guest this week. Laurie is an ex-Scotland Cerebral Palsy International; he was one of the 10 players in the World in 2011 and is a UEFA licensed coach with multiple qualifications relating to football, sport and mindset. He is a head coach and Head of club development. A great listen from a extremely knowledgable coach. players. Laurie McGinley Twitter/X - Follow @LaurieMcGinley1 Session Share Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpF44AndExPudaD9AXe2v3Q Twitter/X - Follow @SessionShareNet Facebook - sessionshare.net

On todays episode we talk to Shamus John who has a wealth of knowledge that can help a player, their families and their travel coach navigate though the College preparation landscape.  If you are a coach, player or a parent of a high school child this is a must listen too! Follow Shamus on Instagram: @Coach_Shamus Follow Session Share and Craig YouTube: @sessionshare4375 X:  @SessionShareNet X: @CraigBirtwistle Facebook: sessionshare.net

On the season 2 premier of Session Share we are visited by Tom Byer. Tom is a best-selling author of Football starts at home and is world renowned educator in soccer youth development. This is a fascinating listen where Tom talks about Culture, player development and much, much more.

On this episode of Session Share - The Coaches Podcast we  have Osku Partonen. Osku has his UEFA Pro License and has dedicated his life to football. At a early after being selected for the best academy in Finland he suffered a massive set back when he was 23 which saw him have to hang up his boots far too early. Rather than feel sorry for him self he used this energy to help move forward in a coaching career where he helps individuals strive forward in their football journey and avoid similar mistakes. Listen to Osku journey, opinions and thoughts on how to develop teams and players. Osku Partonen https://www.youtube.com/@EliteFootballSquad/featured https://www.instagram.com/elitefootballsquad/ https://www.tiktok.com/@elitefootballsquad https://www.skool.com/elite-football-squad/about https://x.com/Coach_Osku Session Share Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpF44AndExPudaD9AXe2v3Q Twitter/X - Follow @SessionShareNet Facebook - sessionshare.net

On todays episode we talk to Felix Lehman who is an expert in Cognitive training. Listen how we can train players minds and how we can use that to develop what Felix calls Two footedness. 

On Today episode we talk to Andrew Stevenson on his experiences and opinons on coaching children with special needs. Follow Andrew and Streetly Coaching on: Facebook: Streetly Coaching Follow Session Share and Craig YouTube: @sessionshare4375 X:  @SessionShareNet X: @CraigBirtwistle Facebook: sessionshare.net

This episode we have the pleasure of having Lee Cosgrove on the show. Lee is a U18 Coach for Harb town??, he has his UEFA B, he has been successful with course in mentoring, Coerver, futsal. He spent 5 years with Leicester City's Developmental Center and has spend 25 years managing and coaching teams of all ages. He is the creator of one of my favorite twitter or X pages with The Sunday Share. This is a great listen! Let us know your thoughts and opinions on Lee and Craig's thoughts.  Lee Cosgrove Twitter / X - Follow @Leecosgrove10 Twitter / X - Follow@SundayShare10  Session Share Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpF44AndExPudaD9AXe2v3Q Twitter/X - Follow @SessionShareNet Facebook - sessionshare.net

This week we are very excited to have Todd Beane as our guest. Todd is the son in law of the late great Johan Cruyff. He is the founder and CEO of the World Acclaimed Tovo Academy. Todd has an MA in Education from Stanford University. As an athlete Todd played for Division One college Dartmouth. So I think it's fair to say if it's Football or soccer Todd has been there and done that! Have a listen to this fantastic conversation. Follow Todd on X: @_ToddBeane Visit: tovoacademy.com for more details on courses, camps and the Tovo methodology Follow Session Share and Craig YouTube: @sessionshare4375 X:  @SessionShareNet X: @CraigBirtwistle Facebook: sessionshare.net

On Todays episode we have Rob Porter.  Rob has his UEFA B license and FA Youth award he has coached at all levels from grass roots, developmental centers to professional academies. Rob delivers CPD events for the Oxfordshire Football Association and has even taught coach education to inmates in prison! Have a listen to this interesting episode to hear Rob's insights and opinions.

On today episode we are joined by David Baird. David has coached youth football for over 15 years and is a UEFA A Licence holder. He currently works as a Coach Educator and Football Development Officer for the Scottish Football Association. Prior to this David has spent time coaching in the United States of America, the United Arab Emirates and most recently within the Heart of Midlothian Football Club academy in Scotland. He is the creator of the Scoreboard Soccer method of coaching and has published a book by the same name. Enjoy! David Baird To purchase David's book - https://bookshop.org/p/books/scoreboard-soccer-creating-the-environment-to-promote-youth-player-development-david-baird/16985902 Twitter / X - Follow @CoachDavidBaird For Online Course and Webinars please email: david@scoreboardsoccer.com Session Share Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpF44AndExPudaD9AXe2v3Q Twitter/X - Follow @SessionShareNet