If you’re not wearing a GPS tracker, you’re not keeping up with the most basic expectation of any academy in Europe. In this episode, we explain our decision to give every member of Euro Football Star their own Statsport tracker. Find out how your GPS stats can integrate right into your objectives in our portal and keep you accountable, as well as how you can use them to compare yourself to players around the world. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this ep recorded in the UK at the home of the Bolton Wanderers, we talk to Neil Pointon, former left-back for Man City and Everton and now a coach at Bolton Wanderers Academy. We talk about his young start, the huge importance of game time as a junior, —and how, as a coach, it only takes a session to spot it: that rare level of motivation and game sense that will make a kid a pro. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this mini episode, we talk about the football plan that we use in our professional player pathway. We’re thrilled to announce that our players will be able to access their data at a touch of a button via our Football Plan Portal — including their GPS tracker data, match analysis, objectives, and nutrition results — plus a whole lot more. Listen to find out more about how this great bit of tech will help you develop your game. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

At Euro Football Pathways, we believe that Mums and Dads shouldn’t be doing the heavy lifting for their kids to succeed on the field. Sure, parents are there to support, but in our system, we use better technology and practices to build personal responsibility in the players themselves and develop their game. Find out what we do differently in this ep. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Inflammation in the body is the enemy of performance. In this mini-ep, we talk about how intolerance testing can help players identify the foods and products that are causing inflammation, leading to injuries and stopping them from reaching their potential. The Player League has been using this tool to individualise player nutrition for years, now our players can get this advantage too. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’re all about player pathways here at Euro Football Star, so we thought it was time to introduce one of the young players who have experienced a free trip to Europe thanks to our program. We speak to 11-year-old Charlotte Ainsworth, who has already gotten to play at Liverpool, Manchester United and The Bolton Wanderers after she blitzed our objective testing program and won the trip of a lifetime. Charlotte and her dad Ben chat with us about what it was like to get to train with these big...

We talk to former Newcastle Jets goalkeeper Robert Kolak about his young start in Western Sydney, the advantages of playing up an age bracket, and the ‘lucky’ and ‘unlucky’ breaks that would shape his career. After an incredible start that led to him getting offers from European clubs, a collapsed contract sent him on a different path. These experiences showed Rob the importance of giving young players the mental preparation so they are truly ready for their big break—as well as the tools to...

World Cup and Champions League player Kew Jaliens delivers a storm of insight from his 20 years as a professional footballer in Holland and around the world — and how the way things are done in Europe might hold some lessons for developing players here in Australia. Now a mindset coach for athletes and entrepreneurs in Australia, Kew chats about the value of playing on the streets growing up, and testing yourself against players who are older, bigger and stronger. Above all, this one’s about...

What happens when you realise the pro track might not work out for you as a player, but you know that no matter what, your career is still going to be in football? Our special guest today is coach Stuart McClarty, who made a back-up plan as a 14 year old and put his efforts into training as a coach. He’s proved that instinct right, with an illustrious youth development coaching career including at Manchester United Soccer Schools and Leicester City’s Foundation Program. Join us for a great...

In this ep we talk to success mindset coach and motivational speaker, Pamela Millican, about some of the most common obstacles she sees to success, both on and off the pitch. From helicopter parents affecting their kids’ confidence to challenging your deepest fears, Pamela offers us her mindset-changing wisdom, alongside personal stories about her drive to never be homeless again.What’s the quality of your thinking? Where does the fear that holds you back come from? Who are the five people...

During this episode, we explore the 6 x elements of the Pro Player Pathway and one of the benefits of Match Analysis which is one of the 6 x sections of the Pro Player Pathway. We take a deep dive into the benefits of Match Analysis, key findings, driving out objectives and how to identify the key elements of Objectives. We assist players and family members to become accountable for their own journey through Objective results gathering. Finally, we talk about David Beckham and the link...

This ep is about mental health in high-pressure situations and escaping the shackles that are holding you back from being the best person, performer, and player you can be. We’re thrilled to welcome Dane Christenson, founder and CEO of Survive to Thrive, a program designed for veterans that’s now also being launched in the corporate world.Dane talks about his journey to overcome his own mental health problems after serving as infantry in East Timor and Iraq, and how he has now dedicated his...

We speak to sports naturopath and lymphatic specialist Chelsey Jean about how to get that lymph moving to beat lactic acid buildup and give you those valuable last few minutes out on the pitch when everyone else is cramping or fading away. We talk through all the latest in this field — the benefits of lymphatic gloves and compression suits for recovery, why you should be ditching ice packs for injury, plus intolerance testing to individualise your diet to your body for peak performance. The...

We bring this podcast to you from the home of the Bolton Wanderers, where we’re speaking with the Head Coach of Bolton Wanderers International Football Programme, Danny Clarke. We talk to Danny about his work travelling the globe showcasing their Academy programs, and some of the differences between coaching in Australia and the UK that might be holding some of our young players back. We answer questions from parents like ‘What is the Bolton Wanderers program looking for in a 7 year old’?...

Join us on the Raymond Wood podcast as we discuss a secret weapon every aspiring footballer should know: the power of performance breathing. Our guest, Andrea Bulow, a breath performance coach, Andrea unveils how optimized breathing techniques can boost on-pitch stamina, focus, and overall athletic performance. Learn about the benefits of increasing lung capacity, red blood cell saturation, and how they translate to on-field prowess. Whether you're aiming for the Champions League final or...

Born or made? How does talent get derailed? How can we stop other kids from missing out on opportunities to go pro? And what’s it like to coach the Matildas? We talk about this and more with our first guest, ex-Socceroo and Matildas coach Greg Brown, as we hear about his career highlights and the ‘could-a-beens’ — like if only he’d had the right advice around him as a young’un at Man United. We also talk about the power of pathways, and what Australia needs to do next to avert a crisis of...