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Historic Performance Podcast #12 - Paul Heckingbottom
Category: Sports & Recreation
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Publish Date: 2015-11-26 02:00:58
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In the 12th episode of the Historic Performance Podcast, I interview Paul Heckingbottom.   Paul is a former English professional soccer player, who came up through the Manchester United Academy.  In his 15 year career, he played over 500 1st team matches with a variety of clubs including Sunderland, Darlington, Norwich City, Sheffield Wednesday, and Barnsley. Currently, Paul is the Senior Development Coach at Barnsley FC where he coaches the U-21 team & assists with the 1st team.  

I was introduced to Paul Heckingbottom by Paul Bower, who was previously on the podcast and is the Head of Academy Sports Science & Medicine at Barnsley Football Club.  To be honest, this is perhaps one of the best episodes on the podcast so far, so thank you Paul Bower!

In this episode, Paul talks about the challenges of switching from being a professional soccer player to a soccer coach, creating a winning mentality within a team, his thoughts on the role of sports science in soccer, and advice to players that are looking to play professionally.

Overview of Podcast Episode

Here is a brief outline of what we covered in the show - 

  • Paul Heckingbottom's Player History + Background
  • Transition from professional soccer player to technical soccer coach
  • The challenges of working with the U-21 team
  • Typical training week for the Barnsley U-21 team
  • Importance of staff communication (technical staff, sport scientists, medical staff, etc)
  • Creating a no excuses winning mentality
  • His thoughts on sport science and the role of a sport scientists
  • Challenges of being appointed interim manager last season
  • Advice for young players looking to become professional soccer players
  • Advice to young coaches looking to work with the 1st team

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