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All the way from California, Rob interviews Koach Karl Dewazien, a well known coach and celebrated author of the world famous ‘FUNdamental Soccer' series of books, a cornerstone for all youth based and small sided games. Highly educated and informed in his field, Koach Karl is the go-to professional for all things youth soccer. 

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Karls choice of career stems from his childhood as the son of a Polish mother, a nazi concentration camp survivor and a Lithuanian farmer father, captured by the Russians and the Nazis. He does not have a memory of his childhood, thus his impetus to provide children with a fulfilled, enjoyable youth. Aided by teachers and coaches Karl escaped a troubled youth and got successfully involved with sports.
• Sport holds lessons about responsibility that both Rob and Karl have experienced. Karl has played all the American sports, football, baseball, basketball and track and got a scholarship to Fresno Pacific as a soccer player.  
• Karls first memory is of his father weeping on board a battleship from Germany to New York as he arrived with the Statue of Liberty behind him. 
• Karl has written many soccer manuals on how to coach children in football including ‘FUNdamental Soccer' and ‘Miles and Miles of Soccer Smiles', co wrote with special needs children in mind. 
• Unless a child is allowed to practice, experiment and fail, there will be no innovation or development in sport. Karls coaching methods allow for children to express themselves in a less controlled, more fun manner.   

BEST MOMENTS

‘My wife calls me an ‘over worker'. It seems that all I do is try to focus on the children.' – Karl

‘I don't know if the English know what a punk is, but it's a teenager who's totally lost. Has no idea what to do with his life. I ended up being arrested quite a few times and, quite honestly, if it hadn't of been for sports I think I would have either ended up in jail, or as a very young dead individual.' – Karl

‘What you just said is littered with life lessons. The adversity that you suffered as a child, never mind your parents. Wow. The thing about sport, particularly for young men..' - Rob 

‘I'm not sure if you're going to believe me, but my earliest memory is where my parents had tried for the United States to come here thirteen times.' - Karl

‘Where do the best players come from in all sports? It's the kids that aren't being organised who come up with the unique way of running the sport just a little bit different. There's no one way of hitting a tennis ball or throwing a basketball or kicking a soccer ball.' – Karl

‘Here in the United States we've got child obesity. Children that are overweight. Well why are they overweight? Fast food that they eat, parents don't watch their diet. Anything that we can do to make sure the kid feels happy, we do for them.' - Karl  

ABOUT THE GUEST

After a playing and coaching career that helped lay the foundation for the storied Fresno Pacific University Men's Soccer program, Koach Karl Dewazien has gone on to become a household name in the world of soccer.

As a player he scored 21 career goals, graduating as the program's all-time leading scorer, and distinguished himself as a team leader. His leadership was so trusted that he was actually named head coach of the team prior to his senior season. After serving as player-coach for one year, he held the position for four more seasons before moving on to become one of the major pioneers of the sport in the United States.

His Soccer education includes: United States Soccer Federation “A” License #28, West German “A” License course, Holland (English) Coaching course, FIFA Coaching Academies (by invitation), Canadian National Staff Coaching course, and many more throughout the U.S. and Europe.

Karl served as the California Youth Soccer Association State Director of Coaching from 1978 to 2012. He is considered the Pioneer of West Coast Soccer Camps and has been a clinician for thousands of coaches throughout the U.S.

A well-published author, he has been a contributor to every major soccer publication in the U.S. and is a featured speaker at State, National, and International events. His “Modified Laws of the Game” for youth players, used by the U.S. Youth Soccer Association, has become the standard throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Koach Karl is the author and publisher of the world-famous “FUNdamental Soccer” book series, the cornerstone of Youth Soccer practice and Small Sided games. The “FUNdamental Soccer – Practice” book been translated into Spanish, Japanese, and most notably, Chinese (the People's Republic of China translated and distributed to all youth coaches in China).

He has been inducted into multiple Halls of Fame, including: Lemoore Union High School (2001), Coalinga Junior College (2003), Fresno Pacific University (2014), and California Youth Soccer Association (2014).

Most recently, Koach Karl is the Administrator of Recreation at CYSA District 7, and a full-time Internet Clinician.

His website www.FundamentalSoccer.com has been a staple for Youth Soccer coaches for 15+ years.

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ABOUT THE HOST

Rob Ryles is a UEFA A licensed coach with a League Managers Association qualification and a science and medicine background. He has worked in the football industry in Europe, USA and Africa; at International, Premiership, League, Non-League and grassroots levels with both World Cup and European Championship experience

Rob Ryles prides himself on having a forward thinking and progressive approach to the game built through his own experience as well as lessons learned from a number of highly successful managers and coaches.

The Leader Manager Coach Podcast is where we take a deep dive examining knowledge, philosophies, wisdom and insight to help you lead, manage and coach in football, sport and life.

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