156 episodes

Football podcast which provides a platform to professionals within the industry to share anecdotes regarding their experience and careers to date. It is with the ultimate aim of inspiring the next wave of football professionals. To date guests have included a series of owners, technical directors, academy directors, coaches, broadcasters involved in all facets of the game.
Get in touch;
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YouTube; https://www.youtube.com/@TheLowdownPod
Email: cwalsh95@outlook.ie

THE LOWDOWN Conor Walsh

    • Sports
    • 5.0 • 2 Ratings

Football podcast which provides a platform to professionals within the industry to share anecdotes regarding their experience and careers to date. It is with the ultimate aim of inspiring the next wave of football professionals. To date guests have included a series of owners, technical directors, academy directors, coaches, broadcasters involved in all facets of the game.
Get in touch;
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/conorwalsh1995/
LinkedIn; https://www.linkedin.com/in/conor-walsh-847b08127/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/cwalsh95?lang=en
YouTube; https://www.youtube.com/@TheLowdownPod
Email: cwalsh95@outlook.ie

    #155 - The Constraints Led Approach w/ Houston Dynamo's Ben Bartlett

    #155 - The Constraints Led Approach w/ Houston Dynamo's Ben Bartlett

    Get in touch;
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/conorwalsh1995/
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/cwalsh95?lang=en
    YouTube; https://www.youtube.com/@TheLowdownPod
    Email: cwalsh95@outlook.ie

    • 33 min
    #154 - A Club For The People w/ Louisville City's James O'Connor

    #154 - A Club For The People w/ Louisville City's James O'Connor

    Todays guest James O'Connor is a man who has seen it all in football. The Louisville City President amassed over 500 appearances in first team football before beginning his coaching career in America. Seeking the pull of making an impact at a higher level James jumped at the chance to become Club President.
    Overseeing the building of a $50m training complex, $75m stadium and the expansion of the women's team it is hard to underestimate his impact on the club and city. An insightful episode taking us through the foundations of building a leading USL club.
    Listen to find out more including;
    - How to build a community presence as a new club?
    - Leveraging the blue-collar mentality permeating throughout the city as a competitive advantage.
    - In what ways did James mentality shift after retiring as player?
    - What systems and processes James uses for managing his staff?
    - The mindset which keeps James one step ahead and enables him to continue to grow and develop.
    Get in touch;
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/conorwalsh1995/
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/cwalsh95?lang=en
    YouTube; https://www.youtube.com/@TheLowdownPod
    Email: cwalsh95@outlook.ie

    • 22 min
    #153 - The Path Less Travelled w/ Alex Clapham

    #153 - The Path Less Travelled w/ Alex Clapham

    Todays guest Alex Clapham is a Tactical Advisor with 777 Partners and founder of Cano Football.
    As a young coach Alex repeatedly sought to challenge his worldview taking influences from the outside. It wasn’t enough for Alex to only read and watch from afar, he was soon pulled to embody and live that experience.
    That set in motion a journey of discovery forging a coaching career in Mexico and Spain. Promotion campaigns with Vasco de Gama and Genoa reinforced Alex’s belief that football always comes back to feelings and emotions.
    A career full of rich experiences, what ensued here was a fascinating conversation as to the future of profile profiles, the battle for control in top flight football and principles for being effective as a set piece coach.
    Listen to find out more including;
    - The sacrifices early on Alex made to forge a coaching career in Spain.
    - Stretching your comfort zone and why you can’t develop without this.
    - How significant are the linguistics of football on development?
    - Where Alex sits on the positionism v relationism continuum?
    - Inside the turbulence and excitement of two promotion pushes in one season.
    - How Brazil completely changed Alex’s approach working with players.
    - The power of integrating data into your coaching practice.
    Timestamps;
    00:00 - 11:42 - Spain
    11:43 - 17:37- Experiential learning
    17:38 - 22:51 - Relationism
    22:52 - 32:11 - Perception
    32:12 - 38:54 - Vasco de Gama
    38:55 - 44:09 - Set Pieces
    44:10 - 49:50 - Genoa
    49:51 - 1:00:39 - Control
    1:00:40- 1:06:45 - Advice
    Cano Football; https://www.canofootball.com/
    Get in touch;
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/conorwalsh1995/
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/cwalsh95?lang=en
    YouTube; https://www.youtube.com/@TheLowdownPod
    Email: cwalsh95@outlook.ie

    • 1 hr 6 min
    #152 - Legacy w/ James Kerr

    #152 - Legacy w/ James Kerr

    "Winning takes talent, to repeat it takes character..."
    James Kerr is best known for his book; "Legacy - What the All Blacks can teach us about the business of life". Here James goes deep into the heart of the All Blacks distilling 15 practical lessons for leadership and business.
    Working with the All Blacks at a time where they reframed winning, "Legacy" best encapsulates the arc of a team who would go down in history. Champions do extra, they sweep the sheds, they keep a blue head, they are good ancestors.
    "He who has the best story wins" and in that fashion we learn of the prominent role storytelling has in building a culture and how you too can similarly utilise this. Where cultures either stagnate or regenerate, character is a requisite for continuing to play the game of life. Fuelled by positive emotion we learn all of this becomes very achievable once we shift our attention from what is this in service of to who.
    Listen to find out more including;
    - Why is storytelling important?
    - How the All Blacks regenerated their culture?
    - The All Blacks use of mantras in times of high pressure.
    - What tools do leaders need in order to grow a culture?
    - In today's digital age how ought training and development be used to accelerate growth in teams?
    Timestamps;
    00:00 - 03:38 - The End in Mind
    03:39 - 10:25 - Stories
    10:26 - 22:53 - Culture
    22:54 - 32:04 - Character
    32:05 - 36:56 - Ownership
    36:57 - 46:08 - Pressure
    46:09 - 54:25 - Whakapapa
    54:26 - 1:02:38 - Ethos
    Legacy Book; https://www.amazon.com/Legacy-James-Kerr/dp/147210353X
    Get in touch;
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/conorwalsh1995/
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/cwalsh95?lang=en
    YouTube; https://www.youtube.com/@TheLowdownPod
    Email: cwalsh95@outlook.ie

    • 1 hr 2 min
    #151 - The Second Mountain w/ OGC Nice Goalkeeping Coach; Jarkko Tuomisto

    #151 - The Second Mountain w/ OGC Nice Goalkeeping Coach; Jarkko Tuomisto

    Nice have earned plaudits aplenty this season for their bold, courageous and unrelenting style of football. Led by Francisco Farioli they have a staff who live and breathe these core values on and off the pitch.
    Today I was joined by the very special; Jarkko Tuomisto, their goalkeeping coach. The following conversation with Jarkko lends to some fascinating insight as how he ascended to the top of his profession. In his own words, on the road to "climbing the second mountain" Jarkko juggled multiple jobs as a barman, youth worker and musician upon deciding to go all in on his passion.
    Applying lessons from all these roles, living on the edge of his craft, success soon became a byproduct. Many people speak of the transformational impact Jarkko has had on players and colleagues alike in Finland, Italy, Qatar, Ecuador and now France. What you got you here won't necessarily get you there and it is within that frame we explore Jarkko's inspirational tale. An episode for the ages.
    Listen to find out more including;
    - Building coaching stamina and how to fail forward quicker?
    - The leap of faith moving to Italy with a backpack.
    - How Jarkko's experience as a youth worker helps him break down walls with players?
    - Why does "creativity needs boundaries"?
    - How Jarkko relates building out from the back to values?
    - Why the future goalkeeper needs to be ready for any action?
    Timestamps;
    00:00 - 06:55 - Intro
    06:56 - 13:14 - Coaching Stamina
    13:15 - 24:28 - Leap of Faith
    24:29 - 37:11 - Ecuador
    37:12 - 43:28 - Soft Skills
    43:29 - 52:42 - Qatar
    52:43 - 1:00:00 - Awareness
    1;00:01 - 1:08:12 - Buildup
    1:08:13 - 1:14:32 - Advice
    Get in touch;
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/conorwalsh1995/
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/cwalsh95?lang=en
    YouTube; https://www.youtube.com/@TheLowdownPod
    Email: cwalsh95@outlook.ie

    • 1 hr 14 min
    #150 - A Philosophy about Football w/ Jon MacKenzie

    #150 - A Philosophy about Football w/ Jon MacKenzie

    Today's guest Jon MacKenzie is the face and voice of TIFO Football.
    He has been regarded as one of the finest minds on football tactics in recent years. It was fascinating to spend an hour in Jon's company going in depth on his topic of choice.
    Here we cover everything from hybrid pressing, Jon's fascination for the out of possession phase, Liverpool's evolution, Michel's new age football at Girona, what makes Xabi Alonso fascinating to study and TIFO's plans going forward.
    Listen to find out more including;
    - How his studies of philosophy shaped his views on football?
    - How Jon's consumption of the game varies from fan to analyst?
    - When did Jon start following coaches as opposed to teams?
    - Why Relationism v Positionism is not a question of either or?
    - An argument for viewing football as one phase.
    - Who is leading the tactical evolution and why these evolutions happen in a dialectical manner?
    Timestamps;
    00:00 - 09:24 - Intro
    09:25 - 19:29 - Relationism
    19:30 - 30:19 - Analyst v Fan
    30:20 - 42:09 - Out of Possession
    42:10 - 46:28 - Rest Defence
    46:29 - 51:29 - Girona
    51:30 - 53:33 - Xabi Alonso
    53:34 - 1:00:59 - Evolution
    1:01:00 - 1:03:00 - Advice
    Get in touch;
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/conorwalsh1995/
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/cwalsh95?lang=en
    YouTube; https://www.youtube.com/@TheLowdownPod
    Email: cwalsh95@outlook.ie

    • 1 hr 3 min

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