The Philosophy That Shaped West Ham’s Successful Academy With Tony Carr
- E2
- 54:38
- December 30th 2020
In this episode of the Global Soccer Education podcast, I talk to one of the most successful youth developers in the history of soccer, Tony Carr MBE.
Tony spent over 40 years at West Ham United as Youth Team Coach, Reserve Team Manager and Academy Director. He was pivotal in the development of England internationals Frank Lampard, Rio Ferdinand, Michael Carrick and Joe Cole.
In this interview he shares his coaching journey from grassroots coaching in schools to being mentored by Ron Greenwood, a future England manager.
Here are 3 things you’ll learn in this episode:
Why teaching technical detail is essential to the development of elite youth players
The coaching principles Tony implemented that helped shape the West Ham’s famous youth academy
How studying successful teams can expand your tactical understanding and
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Meet the Hosts
The Global Soccer Education podcast is hosted by Jason Blake.
Jason is a UEFA Pro Licence qualified coach and has over 20 years coaching and leadership experience in professional youth soccer.
During that time he coached in the Southampton FC, AFC Bournemouth and Reading FC academies. Jason was also Academy Director at Burnley FC and then at Dalian Yifang FC in the Chinese Super League.
Jason now lives in Alberta, Canada.