Football Fitness Federation Podcast
Ben Cartwright
Podcast by Ben Cartwright
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Mar 25, 2026 • 52min
#384 "The Good, The Bad & The Ugly of Sport Science" with Patrick Orme
Episode 384 of the Football Fitness Federation Podcast is with Swansea City Head of Performance Patrick Orme
We discussed:
▫️Successful Implementations of Sport Science
▫️Common Misconceptions
▫️Negative Impacts of Over Reliance
▫️His most rewarding experience
& much more!
You can connect with Patrick on LinkedIn
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Mar 23, 2026 • 49min
#383 "Preparing Players for Chaos" with Ben Voyce
Episode 383 of the Football Fitness Federation Podcast is with Women's 1st Team S&C coach at Manchester United Ben Voyce
We discussed:
▫️Lessons from other sports
▫️GK Specific S&C
▫️Coach Collaboration
▫️Advice for Young Coaches
& much more!
You can connect with Ben on LinkedIn
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Join our online community & get access to the very best Football Fitness content as well as the ability to connect with Sport Scientists and Strength & Conditioning coaches from around the world.
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Mar 10, 2026 • 51min
#382 "Darren Burgess on Coaching, Recruitment & Culture at Juventus" with Darren Burgess
Episode 382 of the Football Fitness Federation Podcast is with Director of Performance at Juventus FC Darren Burgess
We discussed:
▫️Premier League v Serie A
▫️Recruiting Staff & Building Culture
▫️How Coaches can stand out
▫️Making an Impact
& much more!
You can connect with Darren on LinkedIn
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Hytro - hytro.com
Maximise your athletic potential with Hytro BFR. Easier, safer and more practical BFR for squads to prepare for and recover from exercise than ever before. Click the link [[ bit.ly/3ILVsbU ]]
Join our online community & get access to the very best Football Fitness content as well as the ability to connect with Sport Scientists and Strength & Conditioning coaches from around the world.
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Feb 26, 2026 • 59min
#381 "Building Cognitive Resiliance" with Christian Hasler
Episode 381 of the Football Fitness Federation Podcast is with the CEO & Co-Founder of SKILLCOURT Christian Hasler
We discussed:
▫️Cognitive Management in Soccer
▫️Benchmarking Cognitive Loading
▫️Cognitive & Physical Training in Rehab
▫️Brain Training
& much more!
You can connect with Christian on LinkedIn
Keep up to date with the amazing work our sponsors are doing here:
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Hytro - hytro.com
Maximise your athletic potential with Hytro BFR. Easier, safer and more practical BFR for squads to prepare for and recover from exercise than ever before. Click the link [[ bit.ly/3ILVsbU ]]
Join our online community & get access to the very best Football Fitness content as well as the ability to connect with Sport Scientists and Strength & Conditioning coaches from around the world.
To get FULL access to all of these & even more like this, sign up to a FREE month on our online community at the link below.
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Feb 17, 2026 • 58min
#380 "Are you ready for Growth?" with Steve Mellor
Episode 380 of the Football Fitness Federation Podcast is with the CEO of Growth Ready, Executive & High-Performance Coach Steve Mellor
We discussed:
▫️Lessons from High Performers & Industry leaders
▫️Goal Setting
▫️Imposter Syndrome
▫️The Career Spectrum
& much more!
You can connect with Steve on LinkedIn
Keep up to date with the amazing work our sponsors are doing here:
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Hytro - hytro.com
Maximise your athletic potential with Hytro BFR. Easier, safer and more practical BFR for squads to prepare for and recover from exercise than ever before. Click the link [[ bit.ly/3ILVsbU ]]
Join our online community & get access to the very best Football Fitness content as well as the ability to connect with Sport Scientists and Strength & Conditioning coaches from around the world.
To get FULL access to all of these & even more like this, sign up to a FREE month on our online community at the link below.
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Feb 11, 2026 • 44min
#379 "Working with Lamine Yamal" with Callum Adams
Episode 379 of the Football Fitness Federation Podcast is with the Lead S&C coach at Al Ain Club Callum Adams
We discussed:
▫️Evolution of the ‘Gym Guy’ in football
▫️Networking Strategies
▫️Collab with other practitioners
▫️Working with Lamine Yamal
& much more!
You can connect with Callum on LinkedIn or on Instagram @callumadams_93
Keep up to date with the amazing work our sponsors are doing here:
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Discover the power of nutrition at WWW.THEGOODPREP.COM and use code FFF15 for 15% off your first order
Hytro - hytro.com
Maximise your athletic potential with Hytro BFR. Easier, safer and more practical BFR for squads to prepare for and recover from exercise than ever before. Click the link [[ bit.ly/3ILVsbU ]]
Join our online community & get access to the very best Football Fitness content as well as the ability to connect with Sport Scientists and Strength & Conditioning coaches from around the world.
To get FULL access to all of these & even more like this, sign up to a FREE month on our online community at the link below.
www.footballfitfed.com/forum/index.a…
Keep up to date with everything that is going on at Football Fitness Federation at the following links:
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Feb 4, 2026 • 52min
#378 "Deep Dive into Hamstring Rehab" with Alan Murdoch
Episode 378 of the Football Fitness Federation Podcast is with Head Rehab Coach at Elevate Rehab Alan Murdoch
We discussed:
We discussed:
▫️Key considerations for Hamstring Rehab
▫️Earning the right to load
▫️Structuring Sprint work
▫️Key Assessments
& much more!
You can connect with Alan on Instagram @elevate_speed_rehab
Keep up to date with the amazing work our sponsors are doing here:
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Discover the power of nutrition at WWW.THEGOODPREP.COM and use code FFF15 for 15% off your first order
Hytro - hytro.com
Maximise your athletic potential with Hytro BFR. Easier, safer and more practical BFR for squads to prepare for and recover from exercise than ever before. Click the link [[ bit.ly/3ILVsbU ]]
Join our online community & get access to the very best Football Fitness content as well as the ability to connect with Sport Scientists and Strength & Conditioning coaches from around the world.
To get FULL access to all of these & even more like this, sign up to a FREE month on our online community at the link below.
www.footballfitfed.com/forum/index.a…
Keep up to date with everything that is going on at Football Fitness Federation at the following links:
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Jan 28, 2026 • 51min
#377 "Reverse Engineering Performance" with Ian Coll
Episode 377 of the Football Fitness Federation Podcast is with Sparta Prague Head of Performance Ian Coll
We discussed:
▫️Evolution of the Head of Performance role
▫️Raising Physical levels
▫️Reverse Engineering Performance
▫️Key metrics to monitor
& much more!
You can connect with Ian on LinkedIn
Keep up to date with the amazing work our sponsors are doing here:
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Hytro - hytro.com
Maximise your athletic potential with Hytro BFR. Easier, safer and more practical BFR for squads to prepare for and recover from exercise than ever before. Click the link [[ bit.ly/3ILVsbU ]]
Join our online community & get access to the very best Football Fitness content as well as the ability to connect with Sport Scientists and Strength & Conditioning coaches from around the world.
To get FULL access to all of these & even more like this, sign up to a FREE month on our online community at the link below.
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Jan 20, 2026 • 58min
#376 "5 Pillars of Physical Development" with Kieran Berry
Episode 376 of the Football Fitness Federation Podcast is with Women's 1st Team S&C coach at Aston Villa Kieran Berry
We discussed:
▫️His 5 Pillars of Physical Development
▫️Profiling
▫️Associating between Physical tests
▫️Priming
& much more!
You can connect with Kieran on LinkedIn
Keep up to date with the amazing work our sponsors are doing here:
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Discover the power of nutrition at WWW.THEGOODPREP.COM and use code FFF15 for 15% off your first order
Hytro - hytro.com
Maximise your athletic potential with Hytro BFR. Easier, safer and more practical BFR for squads to prepare for and recover from exercise than ever before. Click the link [[ bit.ly/3ILVsbU ]]
Join our online community & get access to the very best Football Fitness content as well as the ability to connect with Sport Scientists and Strength & Conditioning coaches from around the world.
To get FULL access to all of these & even more like this, sign up to a FREE month on our online community at the link below.
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Jan 15, 2026 • 48min
#375 "Next Generation Coaching" with Marcus Daws
Episode 375 of the Football Fitness Federation Podcast is with Current Semi Pro Player & Director of Next Generation Football Coaching Marcus Daws
We discussed:
▫️Dealing with pressure as an Academy prospect
▫️The person first approach
▫️The one skill he’s taking from playing to coaching
▫️Coming through at Southampton
& much more!
Keep up with Marcus on Instagram @marcusdaws.10 or @nextgenfootballcoaching_
eep up to date with the amazing work our sponsors are doing here:
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Discover the power of nutrition at WWW.THEGOODPREP.COM and use code FFF15 for 15% off your first order
Hytro - hytro.com
Maximise your athletic potential with Hytro BFR. Easier, safer and more practical BFR for squads to prepare for and recover from exercise than ever before. Click the link [[ bit.ly/3ILVsbU ]]
Join our online community & get access to the very best Football Fitness content as well as the ability to connect with Sport Scientists and Strength & Conditioning coaches from around the world.
To get FULL access to all of these & even more like this, sign up to a FREE month on our online community at the link below.
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