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Whales CertifiedThe July National High School Champions League Meeting with Perry Van Der Beck and many OthersSend a textseek the websites of these Gentlemen to bring up the level of excellence thru Soccer ........Jeff Wong from footballerplus.com & Drewe Broughton known as " The Fear Coach " https://www.thefearcoach.com
2025-07-0755 min
Sweat & CourageEpisode 15 - Healthy DisrespectIn his teachings, Broughton describes healthy disrespect as a form of wise skepticism—a refusal to compromise one’s instincts and values for the sake of conformity or approval. He illustrates this with the example of a child who, despite being told to listen more during training, internally maintains his sense of self, thinking, “Whatever… Healthy disrespect, Dad!” Broughton believes that this mindset is vital for talent development and mental health. He asserts that individuals who lose this sense of healthy disrespect often struggle with addiction and mental health issues, as they become disconnected from their...
2025-04-2816 minSweat & CourageEpisode 14 : Pride; Why it’s a lack of humility.On this Easter Monday I talk about pride and how it’s absolutely identified with Ego.Pride is the opposite of humility.
2025-04-2108 minSweat & CourageEpisode 13- Authenticity, The ‘ I AM’This week Drewe breaks down a word that he has a deep understanding of: AuthenticityHis understanding and daily pledge to live this has led an him to an understanding of the great teachings in philosophy and religions, that all leave signposts for Authenticity being the highest measure of courage.
2025-04-1411 minSweat & CourageEpisode 12 - Dealing with the pressureIn this episode Drewe breaks down pressure and how he helps top performers understand it and navigate it. Drewe has a fascinating understanding of this area and as always he brings it back to his three step system
2025-04-0714 minSweat & CourageEpisode 11 - Breaking down Imposter Syndrome, it’s NOT a syndromeWelcome to Episode 10! This week Drewe dives deeply into Imposter Syndrome. He breaks down many myths and offers solutions through Vulnerability and acceptance
2025-04-0209 min
Beyond the BarclayEpisode 21 - Drewe Broughton - Former Norwich Striker and Fear CoachIn this episode of Beyond the Barclay, we’re joined by former Norwich City striker Drewe Broughton. Drewe reflects on his time at Carrow Road, his journey through the football leagues, and the lessons he learned along the way.Now working as The Fear Coach, he shares insights into the mental challenges faced by professional athletes and how he helps sportsmen and women overcome self-doubt and pressure.A fascinating listen for Norwich fans and football lovers alike! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2025-02-171h 15
Humans of GaelicHow to play your best when it countsDrewe Broughton, known as The Fear Coach, is the latest guest on the podcast.We discuss: His journey from professional football to performance coaching Facing internal battles with fear and self-doubt Consistency and authenticity in high-pressure environments Working with elite athletes, including Tyrone's Conor Meyler Key mindset shifts for performing under pressure The dangers of over-preparation and how to balance it How pressure can be seen as a privilege Emotional intelligence for athletes➕ We've got some great guests coming up. Make sure you subscribe so you don't miss any episodes.****************************𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝****************************Subs...
2024-11-0743 min
The COSMIC BridgeAddressing the Darkness - Ep 79 Drewe BroughtonSend us a textJoin us for a captivating excerpt from Episode 62 of the Cosmic Bridge Podcast, featuring Drewe Broughton.In this episode, Drewe delves into the mindset and drive of sports personalities like Novak Djokovic and John Terry. He explores the reasons behind their behaviors and what these insights reveal about their approaches to performance and management.Podcast Chapters:00.00 Analysing the best2.50 Wellbeing movement 5.14 There’s fallout from the winner9.30 How football has changed(Michael Hanson is the host of the COSMIC Bri...
2024-05-2214 minThe COSMIC BridgeHow Fear Is Holding You Back! - Ep 62 Drewe BroughtonSend us a textToday’s guest is Drewe Broughton. In 1986, aged 8, he set his heart on becoming a professional footballer at the very summit of the game. In 1993 aged 16 whilst a schoolboy and signed with Norwich City FC, he was asked to be in the squad for the First team in the Premier league against Everton, based on his performances in the U.15s. 6 months later In 1994 aged 16 he left school and home to move to Norwich and pursue his dreams. In March 1996, aged 18 he made his professional debut for Norwich City away at Wolves, scoring an...
2024-01-241h 18
In The Stiffs PodcastIn The Stiffs - The Fear CoachSend us a textS3E12 - The Fear Coach - Drewe BroughtonEx-professional footballers Sam Aiston, Gav Cowan and Dave Edwards, reflect on their long careers playing in the English and Welsh football leagues.All spent long periods of their careers with Shrewsbury Town, and they bring stories of their time together with Town and more.In this episode, the lads host a special Christmas live podcast from the White Horse in Shrewsbury.In this episode, the lads are joined by ex-professional football player Drewe Broughton, The Fear Coach.Drewe is...
2023-12-191h 59
UnlearnTurning Emotion into Strategy with Drewe BroughtonDrewe Broughton - “The Fear Coach” - is a former professional footballer who now helps athletes and executives overcome obstacles and unlock their potential. His approach involves guiding his clients to explore their true selves and confront difficult emotions like fear and shame. He believes that people can find genuine, lasting success through self-awareness and personal fulfillment. In this episode of Unlearn, Drewe joins Barry O’Reilly to share thoughtful perspectives on fear, vulnerability, and being your authentic self - even in high-pressure environments. Seeking TruthDrewe reflects on a pivotal moment in his l...
2023-11-1537 min
Way of Champions Podcast#333 Drewe Broughton, Former Professional Soccer Player and Founder of "The Fear Coach" on Ego, Fear, Coaching, and Finding Your True SelfDrewe Broughton is a former professional soccer player in the UK, with over 500 appearances over a 17 year career and over 100 goal scored. After retirement he divorced, struggled with addiction, entered rehabilitation, and has since embarked on a career to help players, coaches and business people find their sense of self and overcome the stress, fear, and loss of identity that comes in the world of high achievement. Please check out his website at www.TheFearCoach.com and follow him on social media, especially LinkedIn, where he posts some incredible, vulnerable videos around these topics. In our conversation today we...
2023-07-141h 04
The Curve Mindset Podcast with McGinley CoachingSeason 2 - Episode 6 - McGinley Coaching with Drewe BroughtonToday I spoke with former footballer Drewe Broughton. Drewe is Performance Coach to World Class Athletes, Organizations, Leaders and Head coaches since 2011.
We covered a number of topics including coaching in pressure situations, dealing with players and how sweat and courage is needed in everyday life.
You can follow Drewe on LinkedIn and on his website below:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/drewe-broughton/
https://www.thefearcoach.com/
2023-03-0632 min
Sweat & CourageEpisode 10- Footballer Thomas ‘ Hal’ Robson - KanuI First met Thomas back in 2012. Then aged 22 Thomas was suffering from chronic Patella tendonitis issues. Hal fought back from an ACL injury aged 15 and was out of football for 2.5years and our journey began. For a decade I worked with ' Hal' and got to know him very well. His mindset was always exceptional. staying present and allowing things to occur in spite of him and not because of him. a diligent professional who's care for his physical body was simply world class, Thomas then when on to set up ' The Turmeric Company' whilst playing in the Premier...
2022-05-131h 18
Sweat & CourageEpisode 9- James Kerr Author of LegacyTo open Season 2 of my podcast, I sit with author of what has become the leading book in setting High Performance cultures; Legacy.
James has enormous experience of working in and with high performing teams and over the 90 minutes that follow, we really go deep into performance nuances.
2022-04-191h 34
20 NOT SomethingDREWE BROUGHTON: Failure, Addiction and Fearing the FutureToday I am joined by ex pro footballer and high performance coach specialist Drewe Broughton... AKA 'The Fear Coach'.By the age of 20, Drewe had already made some considerable steps in his footballing career. Part of the England Under 20’s he was playing alongside the likes of Michael Owen and Rio Ferdinand, with a sponsorship from Adidas under his belt and a growing reputation. However, the intense pressure, soul searching and fear that crept into Drewe’s professional and personal life, lead to some turbulent years in his twenties. After a 17 year playing career and nearl...
2021-07-2138 min
The Sport 4 More PodcastThe Sport 4 More Podcast- With Drewe BroughtonIn this episode Jamie Thomson is joined by ex professional footballer and Fear Coach- Drewe Broughton. Drewe has no hesitation detailing his ups and downs through his sports career that saw him retired and at The Sporting Chance Clinic at 32. However, the reason Drewe is such a inspirational guest is because of his journey from that point. He impressively accepted his own vulnerabilities, owned his situation and learned from it. With his intellect he was also able to apply what he learned to other situations and more importantly other people, and now works with many other high p...
2021-03-221h 29
The Coaches Network PodcastMy Super Power with Drewe Broughton (How To Become More Emotionally Intelligent)Episode #74 of The Coaches Network Podcast.The guest for this episode is Drewe Broughton. As a former Professional Footballer tipped for the top, Drewe, 42, admits his career was dogged and undermined by soul searching and Fear. After a 17 year playing career and nearly 600 professional matches representing a host of clubs in the EFL & culminated in the big centre-forward going into rehab for addictions and an emotional breakdown after retiring in 2011.Drewe uses his vast experiences coupled with an exceptionally high natural emotional intelligence and sensitivity, to educate, guide and...
2021-02-0253 min
Emotion At WorkEpisode 46 - Emotion at work stories - Uncontrollable changeAs is often the case with our ‘stories’ series, the content has the potential to affect people, and so fair listener, I want you to take care with this episode, please. I am talking with my guest Dan Hone about being a business owner in a period of uncontrollable change (AKA Covid-19)
As this is a ‘stories’ episode there are no ‘references’ as such, there were a few things in particular that Dan mentioned as things that helped him and I have added those too.
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2020-12-061h 04
Give Yourself The Chat!Fear, Football and the Inner Game with Drewe Broughton
Having been tipped for a great career in professional football at a very early age, Drewe Broughton, high performance coach, author and public speaker talks openly and honestly about the career that promised so much but ended up leaving him homeless, addicted and alone.
In this episode, Drewe discusses the mission he is on to help players deal with the pressure of professional sport and how to access their peak state when they need it most. Learning how to harness the energy surrounding fear and acknowledging that experiencing pain and suffering can often be our greatest teachers...
2020-10-2740 min
Modern Soccer Coach PodcastDrewe Broughton - The Fear CoachGary is joined by former professional player and current High Performance Coach, Drewe Broughton. He now works with players, athletes, and business professionals to "manage fear and fulfill potential" and discusses the following:
- How fear holds back players?
- Ways that coaches can help
- Why understanding vulnerability can help coaches
- Ideas that can help coaches through tough times
And much more!
FREE MSC COACH EDUCATION EVENT IN OCTOBER:
Gary Curneen will present a webinar on 'Video Analysis and Player Feedback' on Wednesday, October 14, at 6pm EST (11pm UK time) He will discuss a variety of ways that...
2020-10-041h 01
The Inside Edge ProjectDrewe Broughton | The Fear Coach on finding courage, letting go and trustDrewe Broughton is a former professional footballer and now a performance coach. As a young man, he was exceptionally talented, representing England U20s alongside a golden generation. He had a deep drive to succeed, however, an inability to control this desire and fall into the trap of the fear led to a continuous rollercoaster, jumping to 22 different clubs in 17 years and eventually ending up alone - bankrupt, suffering from addiction and contemplating life. As always, the lessons learned from suffering can provide us with the power to really impact the lives of others, and Drewe has certainly been a...
2020-09-221h 02
The Next Step22. Drewe Broughton: Harnessing The Power Of The Driving Voice WithinThis episode was a detailed dive into psychology and mental health in the game with high-performance coach Drewe Broughton. After falling out of the game and into the most trying period of his life at the end of a gruelling career almost 10 years ago, Drewe turned his life around and now enables elite athletes to perform mentally, as well as physically, at their maximum.Drewe tells me what the past few months will have been like for players in the lower leagues of English football, where he spent the majority of his playing career. He also gave his...
2020-08-2045 min
Sweat & CourageEpisode 8 - Footballer Marvin SordellMarvin Sordell retired from professional football in 2109 aged just 28. Having played in the Premier League for bolton and Burnley, represented England at U.21 level and played in the 2012 Olympic Games as part of team Great Britain, Marvin was worn down emotionally by the industry of professional football. Depressed and fighting suicidal thoughts, he walked away. I thought that takes great strength. Since retiring Marvin has talked openly and with great intelligence and passion on emotionally what he endured. From Bt Sports ' State Of Play' to BBC with Prince William he's continued to drive the ongoing issues around the Pandemic...
2020-06-151h 04
Sweat & CourageEpisode 7 - Footballer Luke ChadwickAged 14 Luke was spotted by Manchester United. He joined the club and was there until his early 20s. During that time he suffered terribly at there hands of the media and fans for the way he looked. He had to keep performing and he had to ' look tough' . His professional career spanned 20 years but, he shares what that took emotionally and how he lacked the tools to flourish. Emotional intelligence is something Luke talks about a lot. We discuss authenticity and how the best never deviate from who they are at source.
2020-06-081h 09
Sweat & CourageEpisode 6 - Footballer Michael KightlyRepresenting Wolves, Stoke City and Burnley in the Premier League, Michael has played in every league in English football. After 17 seasons he has decided to retire from the game.
Brutally honest , Mike talks about his journey.
Self doubt, fears, mental health issues, Mike talks of the real need for greater emotional education for coaches.
At 13 he walked away from football and Tottenham as he had lost love in the rigid academy system
2019-08-091h 04
Sweat & CourageEpisode 5 - Founder of Multiple Business's Daniel KeatingDan had 36 jobs between the age of 17-19. He loved business and seeing opportunities. From selling combat trousers sourced from his background as a dancer to celebrities including David Beckham, Dan always had a creative streak. Like all my other guests from the worlds of sport and business, Dan has the gift of drive and vision with a sensitive personality and huge heart.
This conversation is another that I feel so many will get so much from.
2019-07-261h 02
Sweat & CourageEpisode 4 - Former World No.1 Badminton player Gail EmmsEpisode 4 - Gail Emms Former Olympic Athlete.
Former world no.1
multi world champion.
2 x Olympian
We discuss all areas of what it takes to get to the top. the rejections, the failures, the self doubt and most of all the slow loss of self. Gail is brutally honest as we delve into the emotional struggle she had. The day she said "I'm done " and so so much more.
2019-07-121h 01
Sweat & CourageEpisode 3 - Founder of Tech Consultancy Patrick CromptonBusiness leader. Entrepreneur. Co founder of a city consultancy.
what does it take to lead and manage a company?
how do you control/accept the relentless pursuit of fulfilling what you know you can?
why mental health walks hand in hand with high performance.
and so much more
2019-06-281h 02
Sweat & CourageEpisode 2 - Footballer Cameron McgeehanThis young footballer has depth and wisdom beyond his years. From Fulham to Chelsea then Norwich City and now at Barnsley in the English championship, Cameron definitely has 'it'.
drive, burning desire to strive and fulfil his destiny, yet with a huge heart, sensitive, compassionate and deep.
He talks about his battles to trust and believe in himself to quite the voice of ' nothings ever enough'
A must listen for anyone who's trying to achieve their dreams.
2019-06-1358 min
Sweat & CourageEpisode 1 - Footballer Steven CaulkerOn the eve of the champions league final 2019, I'm excited to release this powerful conversation with a player who's represented both finalists Liverpool FC and Tottenham Hotspurs FC.
A man who's journey is so powerful. from zero to hero, the ups and downs the public scrutiny and judgment. The addictions and escapisms.his emotional growth through pain and today at 27 and back to the child within, the creativity and instincts. How , why , what has he learned and what wisdoms can he now share.
I travelled to his new home in Alanya, Turkey (where he now plays for Alanyaspor FC )in...
2019-05-311h 02
These Football TimesDrewe Broughton opens up about elite performance coaching in footballIn a special edition of The Lob, we talk to former footballer Drewe Broughton about his highs and lows in the game and how he forged a new path as a performance coach. In a fascinating window on the internal workings of the elite game, Drewe also talks about his forthcoming book Ego: The Silent Killer.
2018-10-191h 08