This episode comes with a Trigger Warning for mentions of suicide. For this month's Stories from the Sidelines and beyond at Bloomsbury Football, we are tackling poor mental health in football and learning how open conversations and friendshi

Growing Foundation, Schools and Academy

Sep 16th, 2020 32m 55s

Welcome to Bloomcast, sharing stories, insight and experiences from youth football. In the final episode of our first series of podcasts, Foundation Manager, Marcus, talks to our host, James, about our different programmes, how they run, and ho

The difference between foundation and youth development phase

Sep 1st, 2020 35m 30s

Welcome to Bloomcast, sharing stories, insight and experiences from youth football. In episode 8 we introduce our Academy Coordinator, Josh Arnold, who gives insight into the difference between the foundation phase and youth development phase p

The coaching pathway

Aug 20th, 2020 35m 38s

Welcome to Bloomcast, sharing stories, insight and experiences from youth football. In episode 7 student-coach Max Llanwarne talks to our host, James Rogers-Oben, about his inspirations to become a coach, and how to get involved in football thr

Social media in modern football

Aug 14th, 2020 31m 56s

Welcome to Bloomcast, sharing stories, insight and experiences from youth football. In episode 6, our host James Rogers-Oben talks to our Marketing and School Partnerships manager, Lewis Mayhew, about social media's involvement and influence in

The relative age effect

Jul 29th, 2020 45m 9s

Welcome to Bloomcast, sharing stories, insight and experiences from youth football. In episode 5, our host James Rogers-Oben talks to Bloomsbury lead coach Thomas Murgatroyd about the relative age effect, what it is, how it affects development,

Key to building bonds with young players

Jul 17th, 2020 28m 52s

Welcome to Bloomcast, sharing stories, insight and experiences from youth football. In episode 4, our host James Rogers-Oben talks to our Student-Coach Joe Hussey about the importance of building bonds with young players, and the positive effec

Grassroots to Pro

Jul 3rd, 2020 32m 3s

Welcome to Bloomcast, sharing stories, insight and experiences from youth football. In Episode 3 our host, James Rogers-Oben, dives into the journey from grassroots football to the professional game, with Coach George sharing his own unique exp

Futsal for Football

Jun 22nd, 2020 38m 41s

Welcome to Bloomcast, sharing stories, insight and experiences from youth football. In episode 2, our host, James Rogers-Oben, talks to our CEO, Charlie Hyman, about the benefits of Futsal for football.

Silent Sidelines

Jun 9th, 2020 39m 42s

Welcome to Bloomcast, the first in a series of episodes sharing stories, insight and experiences from youth football. In episode 1, our host, James Rogers-Oben, talks to our Academy Manager, Nick Bearham, about Silent Sidelines in football.

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