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Play Train Grow

Play Train Grow

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Who wanted to be a professional football (soccer) player? Lets hear to those who chased the dream of becoming a professional. what other areas can we improve on if we are chasing the dream. Play Train Grow offers insight and a platform to those who have chased the dream of becoming a professional footballer (soccer player) in Scotland. This podcast has the aim to open up the journey through academy football and the transition to the 1st team for players, parents, fans and coaches.Copyright 2021 All rights reserved. Football
Episodes
  • Healing a bullied brain with Jennifer Fraser PHD
    Mar 11 2022

    Part 2 : How do we heal a bullied brain

    Lets use the brain gym. we work out our body at a gym but not our brains!! why dont we work out our brains!!

    How do we start to look at a bullied brain as a broken brain that can be healed. Its not easy and it will take time but we can heal the scars of our past.

    In this episode i ask one the worlds leading experts on this topic

    how we can use the people around us to heal our scars

    i give personal examples from my own life to try and connect the dots between the past and future

    we finish with the most important question of all

    How do we cause lasting change?

    https://www.bulliedbrain.com

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    23 mins
  • The bullied brain with Jennifer Fraser PHD
    Mar 11 2022

    Let's focus on a bullied brain and how we are built to normalise a bullying culture

    Do you really understand the damage caused by bullying and the normalisation of it?

    The brain does not lie but we can not see it like we see a physical injury like a broken arm. what is a broken brain?

    Let's look at and talk openly about the damage bully can cause!!

    in this episode i ask 4 questions

    1. Is there a difference between the development of a bullied brain vs un bullied?

    2. old school environment's and negative phrases which reflect negative role modelling.

    3. unpicking why unhealthy environments thrive

    4. negative self talk, bullying yourself.

    Jen shares his thoughts and knowledge and helps guide us through the reasons why we need a new approach to bullying.

    https://www.bulliedbrain.com

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    28 mins
  • why dont you get a proper job and stop coaching football with Matt Scholes
    Feb 18 2022

    Whats it like from the coaches perspective in academy football?

    having spent over a decade in football coaching from grassroots to 1st team.

    Matt shares his experiences from building an academy with Torquay FC through to post 16s coach and tutor with Plymouth Argyle FC at the time of recording.

    Full time coaching is all consuming and there is a struggle for a work life balance and matt expresses how relentless the journey can be as a nomadic coach.

    Having spent time in every stage of football development Matt shares his thoughts on coaching, sessions, styles, success and how success can change based on your environment.

    The gem here is that coaching is a cake but how you decorate your cake is decided by the coach!

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    44 mins
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