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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.
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Just some guys spitting truth about sports without the spin. Everything is on the table... except hockey & the WNBA (but who really cares abt the wnba). This podcast will inform, entertain, and tickle the last remaining brain cells you might have left in your day. With that in mind, sit back, relax, and thank you for letting us penetrate your ears with our knowledge & wisdom of the sports world that you most definetly need in your life.
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Euro 2024 Special Ep7- Spain victorious as we say thank you Gareth
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Send us a text 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. On this episode, Rivo & Rich review the final where a late goal from Mikel Oyarzabal 4 minu…
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Euro 2024 Special Ep6- Watkins Wonder Goal Takes England to the Final!!
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Send us a text 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. On this episode, Rivo, Rich & Marley look back at England's Semi-Final victory vs the Nethe…
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Send us a text 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. On this episode, Rivo & Rich are joined by the returning Marley to look back at England's p…
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Euro 2024 Special Ep4- England Leave it Late & Quarters are here....
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Send us a text 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. On this episode, Rivo & Rich look back at England's late late show vs Slovakia and discuss …
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Euro 2024 Special Ep3- England top group as Knockouts begin
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Send us a text 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. On this episode, Rivo & Rich are joined by a special guest as they look back at England's d…
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Send us a text 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. On this episode, Rivo & Rich look back at England's draw with Denmark which keeps the Three…
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Send us a text 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 under Harry Redknapp where he says under Harry's leadership, players like Joe Cole, Rio Ferdinand, Frank Lampard …
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Send us a text 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. On the eve of the tournament and with Rivo in the States with Arsenal, Rich caught up with …
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Send us a text 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 before attending Howard University in the States and studying mechanical engineering. Shaka explains how, when complet…
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Send us a text 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 insight into his journey and some of the challenges he has faced along the way as coach from a historically …
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Send us a text 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 before becoming a coach. Vicky talks about her life changing moment when she contracted meningitis and showing…
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Send us a text 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 Berks & Bucks FA Level 2 course in High Wycombe all the way to his role at the time of recording at Granada CF…
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Rivo & Rich meet...Hans Cook for MH Awareness Week 2024
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Send us a text 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 special podcast to promote and highlight Mental Health Awareness Week and this year it takes place from 13th to 19th May…
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Send us a text 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 his journey which started playing at U9 and becoming secretary of his local grassroots Club at the age of just 17. …
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Send us a text 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 alongside Rich as Rivo is away on holiday in Portugal. On the pod, Chris shares his journey from his experience st…
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Send us a text 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 the podcast in Rivo's absence alongside Rich. On the pod, Graham shares his journey from his playing days as A…
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Send us a text 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 playing football and a memory that has stayed with him to his current role as a grassroots coach. Stephen talk…
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Send us a text 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 from her first memories of football playing at primary school to her current role at The FA. Vicky talks about …
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Send us a text 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, Liz shares her journey about her first football experience at just 5 years old and how the sport has played a m…
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Send us a text 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 becoming a 4 time Olympic Gold medallist. Mo shares what it takes to be an elite athlete both physically and mentally …
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Rivo & Rich meet... for Mental Health Awareness Week 2023
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Send us a text 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 anxiety. Anxiety is a normal emotion in us all, but sometimes it can get out of control and become a me…
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Send us a text 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 by Black people and their contributions to the British society. First celebrated in this 1987, this yea…
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Send us a text 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 Ostryn, Martin Sinclair & Martin McCloskey who all shared their own experiences of mental health. …
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Send us a text 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 South Asian Heritage month, he also discusses his personal experiences in the game, the barriers he ha…
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Send us a text 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 by injury) to turning his attention to coaching. Tony provides a fantastic insight into an incredible 4…
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Send us a text This week, Rivo & Rich caught up with Maidenhead Utd First Team coach, Aaron O’Brien. In this episode, Aaron shares his journey from his early experiences playing to the present day where he is coaching at his hometown club. He also offers great insight into the weekly routine of a National League Club match analysis, match preparati…
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Send us a text This week, Rivo & Rich catch up with the MK Warriors, UEFA B Licenced Coach, Elijah Bada. In this episode, Elijah shares his journey from growing up in Brixton, South London before moving to Milton Keynes and his first experiences of football. Elijah opens up about his personal experiences which ultimately led to him taking up coachi…
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Send us a text This week, our dynamic duo, Rivo & Rich caught up with the brilliant, Sarah Davern. In this episode, Sarah shares her fantastic journey in the game. From her first experiences of grassroots football right up to the present day and playing for Ascot United. She talks in detail about her experiences playing mixed football and the diffe…
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Send us a text Mark 'Rivo' Rivers & Richard Brant are back with Series 6 of the award-winning podcast. The duo are joined by special guest, Grant Downie OBE, to help them kick off the new season! In this episode, Grant shares his incredible journey from his early days at the NHS all the way to the present day as a Consultant in medical & performanc…
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Rivo & Rich meet... for Mental Health Awareness Week 2022
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Send us a text 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 is loneliness, and together, Rivo and Rich talk openly about their own experiences and discuss the impact loneliness…
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Send us a text For this years Christmas Special, Rivo & Rich caught up with Arsenal legend and World Cup Winner Per Mertesacker. On the pod Per opens up about his early experiences in football and what impact his Dad had on his career. Per speaks of taking opportunities presented to him which led to making his debut for Germany at just 20 years old…
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Send us a text Rivo & Rich caught up with FA Tutor and UK Coaching’s Adam Colley. In this episode, Adam shares his journey from his early playing days and coaching experiences. He talks about his positive attitude and his determination to continue developing as a coach which he believes has led him to the roles he is in today. Adam also talks about…
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Send us a text Rivo & Rich caught up with MK Dons SET, Women’s Participation Officer, Ellie Reid. In this episode, Ellie shares her experiences as a young player in grassroots football and reflects on the resilience she has gained as a result. She provides an insight into the journey that has since led her to her current role at MK Dons SET. Ellie …
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Send us a text In this episode, Rivo & Rich caught up with Oxford Utd U14 Girls' Head Coach and former colleague, Ellen Hopkins. On the pod, Ellen shares her journey from youth player, to coaching in the USA, and to becoming a UEFA B licenced Coach. She talks fondly of her experience across the pond and reflects on where she is now in her career an…
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Send us a text Mark ”Rivo” Rivers & Richard Brant are back with Series 5 of The Grassroots Football Coach podcast. This week, Rivo & Rich caught up with local grassroots coach, Jay Lovejoy. In this episode, Jay shares his experiences as a grassroots coach, discussing the importance of the social and psychological on young players plus transferrable…
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Giannis OUT for remainder of series? Sydney McLaughlin sets WR for 400 hurdles, Top 5 NBA players of 2010s & more
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In their 3rd episode, thee Boys discuss Sydney McLaughlin's world-record-setting 400m hurdles race, and today's NBA & NFL topics. Thee Boys are joined by Jay Remmers in his first episode on the pod. They go over their picks for the best NBA players of the 2010s, top 5 Fantasy Football QBs going into the 2021 NFL Season, and many more updates for cu…
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Bucks DESTROY Hawks in Gm 2, The Boys Make Finals Predictions & NFL FA Updates, Fantasy Football, & more
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This is our 1st episode! We are so glad you decided to give a listen, it means a lot. In this episode, Eli and Collin tackle the current status of the NBA Playoffs as well as predictions and insight for the NBA Finals. They also offer a current look at the NFL and what's going on in Free Agency, along with covering Travis Kelce's Tight End U and de…
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Rivo & Rich meet... Mickey McCloskey for Mental Health Awareness Week 2021
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Send us a text Mark ”Rivo” Rivers & Richard Brant caught up with Mickey McCloskey for Mental Health Awareness Week 2021. Mickey, Plymouth Argyle’s Community Trust Health & Disability Officer, shares his journey from growing up in Glasgow to his life-changing move to Plymouth and the impact his personal experiences of Mental Health had on his life. …
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Send us a text Mark 'Rivo' Rivers & Richard Brant revisit some of the best clips, interviews and discussions from a summer packed full of unmissable content. In this episode, we head back to May 2020 when Rivo caught up with QPR Techincal Director Chris Ramsey MBE. On the pod, Chris talks about his playing career before moving into coaching and hea…
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Send us a text Mark 'Rivo' Rivers & Richard Brant revisit some of the best clips, interviews and discussions from a summer packed full of unmissable content. In this episode, we head back to June 2020 when Rich caught up with Graeme Carrick, The FA's National Lead for the Youth Development Phase. On the pod, Graeme talks about his early playing car…
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Send us a text Mark 'Rivo' Rivers & Richard Brant revisit some of the best clips, interviews and discussions from a summer packed full of unmissable content. In this episode, we head back to May 2020 when Sally Needham, FA Affiliate Tutor, shared her coaching experiences and journey. Sally also talked to us about the Polyvagal Theory and the import…
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Send us a text Mark 'Rivo' Rivers & Richard Brant revisit some of the best clips, interviews and discussions from a summer packed full of unmissable content. In this episode, we give grassroots coaches an early Christmas present as we head back to May 2020 to relive a brilliant from Pete Sturgess, The FA's Technical Lead for the Foundation Phase (5…
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Rivo & Rich rewind with... Andy Ritchie and 'Messi v Ronaldo'
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Send us a text Mark 'Rivo' Rivers & Richard Brant revisit some of the best clips, interviews and discussions from a summer packed full of unmissable content. In this episode, we head back to May 2020 when Andy Ritchie, FA Affiliate Tutor, shared his coaching experiences and insight into the fantastic careers of Theo Walcott & Gareth Bale’s whilst a…
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Rivo & Rich rewind with... Tom Hartley and the 2018 World Cup
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Send us a text Mark 'Rivo' Rivers & Richard Brant revisit some of the best clips, interviews and discussions from a summer packed full of unmissable content. In this episode, we look back to April 2020 when Tom Hartley, FA Affiliate Tutor and Senior Coach Developer at UK Coaching, discussed his thoughts and journey in the game with Rivo & Rich. In …
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Send us a text In the final episode of Season 3 Rivo and Rich are joined by former Reading, Wycombe Wanderers, MK Dons, Wales international striker, Simon Church. On the pod, Buckinghamshire born Simon talks about the start of his career joining Wycombe before moving to Reading and playing an important role in the club's promotion to the Premier Le…
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Send us a text In this week’s episode, Rivo and Rich were joined by former Chelsea, Swindon, Bradford and England U21 Goalkeeper, Rhys Evans. On the pod, Rhys talks about starting his career at Lilleshall then moving on to Chelsea. Rhys talks about which goalkeepers have inspired him and about his current role as a coach at Swindon Submarine. Rhys …
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Send us a text In this week’s episode, Mark catches up with former Newcastle United, QPR and Crystal Palace defender, Peter Ramage. On the pod, Peter talks about the start of his playing career at his beloved Newcastle United and speaks of his time under coaches such as Alan Irvine, Graeme Souness, Kevin Keegan and Sir Bobby Robson. Peter also shar…
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Send us a text In this week’s episode, Paul talks about the beginning of his playing career and his early days with Arsenal, the impact of playing alongside First Teamers such as Liam Brady, Tony Adams, David Rocastle and Ian Wright. Paul also talks in-depth about the infamous league title victory at Anfield in 1989, his time coaching at Kettering …
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Send us a text In this week’s episode, we look back to late last year when Rivo caught up with former Preston, and then Stevenage manager, Graham Westley. On the pod, Graham talks about the start of this playing career with QPR, representing England at U18 level and the impact of working under managers such as George Graham and Barry Fry. Graham al…
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Send us a text In this week’s episode, Rivo & Rich catch up with former Slough Town & Reading FC forward, Lloyd Owusu. On the pod, Lloyd talks about his playing career starting out at Slough Town which included a four-goal debut, reminisces about his Brentford days, his goal scoring debut for Sheffield Weds and his debut for Ghana which included a …
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