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The Grassroots Football Coach
UEFA A Licence Coach Mark 'Rivo' Rivers, and Berks & Bucks FA's, Richard Brant, catch up with local and national football coaches to discuss their journeys, coaching philosophies and personal experiences in the sport. Follow Rivo & Rich as they catch up with old friends, new colleagues and footballing legends, and listen in, as each guest provides their own fascinating insight into football coaching from every level of the game.
Episodes
74 episodes
Euro 2024 Special Ep7- Spain victorious as we say thank you Gareth
Throughout UEFA Euro 2024, Mark "Rivo" Rivers and Richard Brant will be discussing the tournament in Germany, from looking ahead to the festival of football to dissecting and reviewing England's performances as 24 teams bid for European glory.<...
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Season 9
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Episode 7
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34:30
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Euro 2024 Special Ep6- Watkins Wonder Goal Takes England to the Final!!
Throughout UEFA Euro 2024, Mark "Rivo" Rivers and Richard Brant will be discussing the tournament in Germany, from looking ahead to the festival of football to dissecting and reviewing England's performances as 24 teams bid for European glory.<...
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Season 9
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Episode 6
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46:55
Euro 2024 Special Ep5- England progress to the Semi's
Throughout UEFA Euro 2024, Mark "Rivo" Rivers and Richard Brant will be discussing the tournament in Germany, from looking ahead to the festival of football to dissecting and reviewing England's performances as 24 teams bid for European glory.<...
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Season 9
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Episode 5
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45:14
Euro 2024 Special Ep4- England Leave it Late & Quarters are here....
Throughout UEFA Euro 2024, Mark "Rivo" Rivers and Richard Brant will be discussing the tournament in Germany, from looking ahead to the festival of football to dissecting and reviewing England's performances as 24 teams bid for European glory.<...
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Season 9
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Episode 4
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39:54
Euro 2024 Special Ep3- England top group as Knockouts begin
Throughout UEFA Euro 2024, Mark "Rivo" Rivers and Richard Brant will be discussing the tournament in Germany, from looking ahead to the festival of football to dissecting and reviewing England's performances as 24 teams bid for European glory.<...
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Season 9
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Episode 3
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42:23
Euro 2024 Special Ep2- England Draw with Denmark
Throughout UEFA Euro 2024, Mark "Rivo" Rivers and Richard Brant will be discussing the tournament in Germany, from looking ahead to the festival of football to dissecting and reviewing England's performances as 24 teams bid for European glory.<...
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Season 9
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Episode 2
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30:30
Rivo & Rich meet...Shaka Hislop (Part Two)
In this episode, Mark 'Rivo' Rivers & Richard Brant are joined by former Reading, Newcastle United & West Ham Utd goalkeeper, Shaka Hislop for the 2nd part of the special. Shaka begins with his first stint at West Ham Utd u...
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Season 8
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Episode 6
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53:03
Euro 2024 Special #1- Tournament Preview
Throughout UEFA Euro 2024, Mark "Rivo" Rivers and Richard Brant will be discussing the tournament in Germany, from looking ahead to the festival of football to dissecting and reviewing England's performances as 24 teams bid for European glory.<...
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Season 9
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Episode 1
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36:20
Rivo & Rich meet...Shaka Hislop (Part One)
In this episode, Mark 'Rivo' Rivers & Richard Brant are joined by former Reading, Newcastle United & West Ham Utd goalkeeper, Shaka Hislop. On the pod, Shaka talks about his early days growing up in Trinidad & Tobago be...
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Season 8
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Episode 5
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52:11
Rivo & Rich meet... Arun Brar
In this episode, Mark 'Rivo' Rivers & Richard Brant are joined by Arun Brar, a grassroots coach from Berks & Bucks FA.On the pod, Arun talks about his early memories of football, how he fell in love with the game and provides in...
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Season 8
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Episode 4
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1:35:45
Rivo & Rich meet.... Vicky Farleigh
Mark 'Rivo' Rivers & Richard Brant are back with Series 8 of the award-winning podcast and this week they are joined by Vicky Farleigh. On the pod this week, Vicky shares her footballing journey which started out as a player b...
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Season 8
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Episode 3
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1:13:07
Rivo & Rich meet.... Mariano Levisman
Mark 'Rivo' Rivers & Richard Brant are back with Series 8 of the award-winning podcast and this week they are joined by Mariano Levisman. On the pod this week, Mariano talks about his coaching journey which started attending Be...
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Season 8
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Episode 2
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1:17:27
Rivo & Rich meet...Hans Cook for MH Awareness Week 2024
Mark 'Rivo' Rivers & Richard Brant are back with Series 8 of the award-winning podcast and this week they are joined by Berks & Bucks FA's Business Support Administrator, Hans Cook. Each year, Rivo & Rich release a spe...
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Season 8
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Episode 1
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1:21:37
Rivo & Rich meet... Alex Pratt
Mark 'Rivo' Rivers & Richard Brant are back with Series 7 of the award-winning podcast and this week they are joined by Berks & Bucks FA's Football Development Officer, Alex Pratt. On the pod this week, Alex talks about hi...
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Season 7
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Episode 6
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1:26:09
Rich & Alex meet... Chris Berry
Mark 'Rivo' Rivers & Richard Brant are back with Series 7 of the award-winning podcast and this weeks guest is FA Coach Developer & Mentor, Chris Berry. This week, Football Development Officer Alex Pratt is guest co-host a...
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Season 7
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Episode 5
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1:17:47
Rich & Sam meet... Graham Scott
Mark 'Rivo' Rivers & Richard Brant are back with Series 7 of the award-winning podcast and this weeks guest is Premier League Referee Graham Scott. This week, Referee Development Officer Sam Myatt leads a Referee Takeover of th...
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Season 7
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Episode 4
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1:26:19
Rivo & Rich meet... Stephen Jeffery
Mark 'Rivo' Rivers & Richard Brant are back with Series 7 of the award-winning podcast and this week they are joined by grassroots coach, Stephen Jeffery. In the episode, Stephen shares his journey from his first memories of pl...
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Season 7
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Episode 3
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1:14:26
Rivo & Rich meet... Vicky Fisher
Mark 'Rivo' Rivers & Richard Brant are back with Series 7 of the award-winning podcast and this week they are joined by FA Regional Coach Development Officer, Vicky Fisher. In the episode, Vicky shares her fantastic journey fro...
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Season 7
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Episode 2
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1:23:43
Rivo & Rich meet... Liz Verrall
Mark 'Rivo' Rivers & Richard Brant are back with Series 7 of the award-winning podcast and to help them kick off the new season, the duo are joined by Berks & Bucks FA’s Chief Executive Officer, Liz Verrall. In the episode,...
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Season 7
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Episode 1
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1:16:14
Rivo & Rich meet... Sir Mo Farah
In a special episode of the podcast, Rivo & Rich were joined by one of the greatest British sportsman of all time, Sir Mo Farah. On the pod, Mo takes us on a journey from his first experiences in sports as a child to beco...
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1:16:25
Rivo & Rich meet... for Mental Health Awareness Week 2023
To support Mental Health Awareness Week, this special episode of The Grassroots Football Coach features our hosts Mark 'Rivo' Rivers & Richard Brant discussing their own mental health experiences.The theme of the week this year is a...
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Season 6
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Episode 7
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1:20:12
Black History Month Special 2022
To mark Black History Month 2022, this special episode of The Grassroots Football Coach is dedicated to celebrating Black History Month. Black History Month is a national celebration which aims to promote and celebrate achievements...
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Season 6
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1:03:52
World Mental Health Day 2022 Special
To mark World Mental Health Day 2022, this special episode of The Grassroots Football Coach listens back at clips from our previous Mental Health episodes. On the pod, we hear from Jason McMahon, Manisha Tailor MBE, Marvin Sordell, Cara...
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Season 6
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1:20:18
Rivo & Rich meet... Sukh Hunjan
In the final episode of Series 6, Rivo & Rich week caught up with recently qualified UEFA B coach, Sukh Hunjan. On the pod, Sukh takes us on a journey from his playing days to the present day and his role as a Coach. Coinciding with...
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Season 6
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Episode 6
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1:09:11
Rivo & Rich meet... Tony Carr MBE
This week, marking the 50th episode of the podcast, Rivo & Rich caught up with West Ham United legend, Tony Carr MBE.In this episode, Tony shares his journey in the beautiful game. From his early playing days (which were cut short b...
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Season 6
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Episode 5
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1:13:40