Gavin Lee, the interim head coach of the Singapore menโs national football team, shares his journey from giving up on playing professionally at 15 to becoming one of Singaporeโs youngest top-tier coaches. We talk about the real struggles in Singapore football, coaching philosophies, talent development, National Service, social media, and the culture shift required to move the sport forward.
๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฆ
๐ก๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ช๐ถ๐๐ฑ๐ผ๐บ!
Weโre recording 60 Folklories with 60 Singaporeans above 60 yrs as part of our โWords of Wisdomโ Project.
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๐ข๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ต๐ถ๐ผ๐ธ ๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด
๐ฆ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ๐น๐ ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐๐น๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ โ "๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐๐๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐โ
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(00:00) Words of Wisdom
(00:50) Intro
(01:30) Gavin's Football Journey
(20:17) Coaching Philosophy
(24:00) Challenges in Singapore Football
(27:42) Environment and Youth Development
(29:47) Challenges in Sports Development
(33:02) Comparing Local and International Talent
(35:16) Parental Involvement and Coaching Philosophy
(43:12) Building Relationship with Players
(48:00) Challenges of Being a Coach
(55:25) Game Day Preparation
(57:14) Communicating with Players
(01:10:01) Why Support Local Football?
(01:17:28) One Shiok Thing
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