Raising The Game

Dec 13 2024 8 ep. 19 mins 4
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Calling all football mums! Raising The Game celebrates, supports, & informs football mums - helping them get the best for their kids. There’s industry tips and expert chat with coaches, scouts, psychologists, nutritionists, pro-footballers’ mums and more. Whether it’s building mental strength, playing football wordle, bargain football boots, Premier League and World Cup heroes or advice on Academy trials. Don’t be shy, ask questions or share your tips and hacks on Facebook @WeRaiseTheGame or email [email protected].

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Kick X: Hybrid Football and Skillz

Dec 13 2024 18 mins  
Hybrid - word meaning a mixture of two or more different things. Add football and you get footie slash table tennis, volleyball, squash and more. Hybrid football might be relatively new in the UK but pro football clubs are starting to adopt it too in their training. Kick X Arena, the first of its kind in the UK, has opened in Surrey, just outside of London. Co-founder Vik Sharma ta

Highs & Lows of a Football Academy Mother

Oct 30 2023 31 mins  
Ever wondered what it’s like being a football Academy mum? In this episode we speak to Cynthia, the mum of a Chelsea Academy scholar player. Cynthia talks in detail about the sacrifices she and the family have made plus explains a scholarship. Subscribe, follow us or email [email protected] with all your tips and questions.

Sean Conlon - Co-Founder of We Make Footballers on football fundamentals

Jun 02 2023 23 mins  
What do you do when your kid starts to show an interest in football? Where do you start? In this episode Sean Conlon, the Co-Founder of We Make Footballers (WMF) gives us his advice. WMF is one of the biggest coaching schools in the South East and it’s growing. Sean, who is also a Chelsea Academy scout, can reel out a list of professional footballers who started out with WMF whic

The Journey: Pre & Post Match Talks

May 18 2023 24 mins  
Ever dread the car journey home after a thrashing? Yep. You’re not the only one. In this episode Sport Performance Psychologist Emily Hill-Smith, talks us through what we can do (or say) to and from a match whether it’s a win, lose or draw. LINKS OF INTEREST: Emily Hill-Smith [Tap In Performance] STAY IN TOUCH: Email: [email protected] Facebook @WeRaiseTheGameTwitter @Ra

Learning From Defeat - The Art of Losing Positively

Dec 31 2022 21 mins  
Your child plays in a match and his or her team gets a 6-0 thrashing. In their mind, is that the worst thing that can happen? Or is it a step to learn from? In this episode Matt Shaw, Performance & Sports Psychologist from InnerDrive talks about how to turn those negative feelings of losing into positive steps for development. LINKS OF INTEREST: Matt Shaw [Twitter] InnerDrive [

Food & Nutrition - Training, Pre & Post-Match Eats

Nov 28 2022 12 mins  
A great coach once said, "Think of yourself as a Ferrari! It needs the best fuel to be fast and super powerful." Watching your kid play zapped of energy is no fun. So what can we do to help even if we’re stretched on time and money? Katie Barney is a Performance Nutritionist working at Ipswich Town FC and Birmingham City’s Women players. She talks about energy-boosting carbs, p

Football Boots - Saving Yourself & Some Money

Nov 09 2022 21 mins  
How much?! Are they made of gold? In the first episode we talk about the fundamentals of football boots. Coach Dan Edwards talks us through the different types and gives us his tips on how and where to save some money. Plus we talk about laces argghhhh! Is there a trick to tie-ing laces so they don’t come undone? LINKS OF INTEREST: Footy.com@DanEdwards9 on Instagram STAY IN TOUCH

Raising The Game Trailer

Nov 01 2022 1 mins  
Coming soon, Raising The Game with host Melanie Grant. We're about getting football mums united! Whether it's grassroots or Academy get tips, tricks and insider info to get the best for the footballer in your life. STAY IN TOUCH: Email: [email protected] Facebook @WeRaiseTheGame - https://www.facebook.com/WeRaiseTheGame/ &...