Developing Your Football World

Finland men's head coach for futsal, Sergio Gargelli, joins myself and my co-host Sean Dye. We walk a lot about futsal, and mainly the ideas that can be taken from futsal into football. Where there is a lot of benefit to footballers to play futsal and learn these concepts, Sergio even suggests that football teams should have a futsal coach on staff. The book is called The Futsal Way, and it is available to purchase here: https://www.sergiogargelli.com/the-futsal-way.asp

In this episode of BFCN Shorts, Sam Holmshaw joins us to talk about life and football in Hong Kong.

Adam joins us to talk about scouting, analysis, and working remotely. What does it take to work in different cultures? What constraints are in place affecting a team's ability to recruit? How do you build a department?

A huge land full of huge opportunities, the country of China is opening up again, and there will be plenty of roles available for football coaches. Two people who know China well, in Matt Ward and David Webber, give us the inside scoop in how football works, what China is really like, and how you can land yourself employment. BFCN will be listing China jobs, and Matt and David will be helping to place coaches via a consultancy.

Harry Randell has been working in the USA and has come on to talk to us about three different cities.

Nicky Baldock joins us to talk about his time living and working in Cambodia as a football coach.

Joe has recently been an analyst for Velez in Spain, and joined AFC Bournemouth's pre-academy. Before that, he created tmrw as a side hustle in his bedroom, and is also the founder of Penalty Magazine. A bright future in football awaits. Learn about Joe's journey up until now, and what skills he has as a CEO of an international business that he'll take into football coaching.

Lloyd Owers tells us about his new role as technical director of the Marshall Islands. Listen to learn about the island and what the role entails.

Harrison Ward has been to many interesting locations, including what seems like a dream come true to coach in Hawaii. The is an interview that includes great experiences and insights, and sheds a light on some of the negative too. Unfortunately the sound quality isn't the best, as we struggled a few times with internet problems, but this doesn't detract from the quality of what can be learned from Harrison's coaching journey.

In this episode, we learn about Norway from our guest Robin Shroot. These BFCN Shorts episodes are available on all your favourite podcast apps. We're always looking for guests if you'd like to come on and talk to us about where you've been.