Aug 08 2024 42 mins
In today's episode, James speaks to Mike Matera, a former professional footballer for the Western Mass Professional Soccer team, a coach, and co-founder of Beestera Soccer Training. With a passion for soccer and teaching, Mike boasts of a coaching career and a Masters in Physical Education.
From the mutual passion with his partner regarding development of an individual in a group setting, a club-neutral, supplemental training experience was established: Beestera. A soccer training company with the vision to change player development Beestera Soccer Training recognizes the limitations of impacting every individual player’s growth within a team setting, this provides a more personalized and targeted approach.
In a nutshell, James and Mike speak about:
- The number of kids he has been working with on an annual basis
- Mike's earliest soccer moments and his journey to becoming a pro
- The origin of his business and his vision when it was a startup vs now
- Filling in the void players seeking for individual attention in a group training sessions
- The criteria they use to find coaches that align with their standards
- Hoops they had to jump through for them to operate at their best in the geographical lomit they operate
- A look into the behavioral trends in kinds and how they help them reshape the negative ones
- Routines Mike leans on to remain at his peak as he leads a business
- Origin of the name Beestera
…and so much more!
Connect with Mike:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-matera-
Check out Beestera:
Website: https://www.beesterasoccertraining.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beesterasoccertraining
Connect with James:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/james_ventures
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coordinatesport/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/j-moore-uk
Coordinate Sport: https://coordinate.cloud/