Podcast

How does the transition from the youth academy to the IT world work? Samuel Mitterrutzner, former FC Südtirol player and current full-stack developer, talks about his missed leap into professional football in Italy. He sheds light on the discipline and adaptability he took with him from football to software development. Samuel gives valuable insights for young developers and explains what his work as CTO at CoachingArea looks like. Find out how Samuel overcomes challenges and what role a passion for continuous learning plays.

How does the scouting process of an amateur club differ from that of a professional club? Jonathan Schmidt, scout of Freiham football talents, talks about scouting in ambitious youth football. He talks about the special features of scouting in amateur clubs, the evaluation of talent and the differences to scouting in youth performance centres. Jonathan gives valuable tips for aspiring scouts, explains the scouting process and predicts how he believes technologies such as AI and video analysis will influence the future of scouting. Find out how ambitious clubs find, convince and promote talent and which trends will shape scouting in the coming years.

Fewer clubs but more members. How can small amateur clubs in particular survive in the future when faced with challenges such as a loss of members? Christian Reindl, former top manager of a DAX company, co-founder of the FinTech agency Flipmode and CoachingArea, knows the challenges of club management from his 20 years of experience on the board of TSV Ludwigsfeld. In the 6th episode of the CoachingArea podcast, he and our host Thiago draw the connection between the corporate world and club management at the most local level. In particular, they explore the question of how small clubs can survive in the future and what role the digitalisation of clubs can play.

What do Cristiano Ronaldo and Coerver Coaching have to do with each other? What does youth football look like in Saudi Arabia and can the country become a great football nation with the help of this football school?

What is it like to find a new path in life after a successful sports career? What makes athlete angels so special and how can they - with athlete capital as a bridge - support start-ups?

What is it like to be a Baller League coach? What is the difference between a Baller League coach and a club coach? And what can be improved with a view to the 2nd season in July 2024? Patrick Lange, individual coach and social media manager of the Munich Football School and coach of Hardstuck Royale reports on his experiences from the 1st Baller League season. He gives us exclusive insights behind the scenes and looks ahead to the 2nd season together with our host Thiago.

Goalkeeping coach Carsten develops football in Tanzania and Kenya together with his co-founder Matias. They founded the Kick for Life Foundation and have been building schools, wells and football pitches together with their local partners ever since. They also enable hundreds of children to receive football training. Thanks to Kick for Life, a football hype has been triggered in the region.

How does FC Bayern intend to set up the youth sector up to U11 level for the future? And how is the DFB trying to lead German football into the future? Lucas Heinemann, head coach of the U17s at Kirchheimer SC and club manager of Fußball-Talente München, worked in Bayern's U11 development squad and was involved in the DFB's "Project Future". He is now about to move to the FC Augsburg youth training centre. Get his insights here.