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CoachCraft with Alf GracombeRick Fenoglio - Sports Science, Neurological Development, and Youth SportsThis episode features Rick Fenoglio, an American-born sports scientist and soccer development expert with over three decades of experience working with top clubs in the UK, including Manchester United and Manchester City. The conversation explores Fenoglio's journey from playing multiple sports in Illinois to becoming a leading advocate for small-sided games and science-based youth development approaches in soccer.Fenoglio explains how the human body's 30 trillion cells adapt specifically to training environments, offering insights into why certain training methods are more effective than others. He discusses his groundbreaking research at Manchester United that helped transform youth academy training...
2025-01-121h 04
Life StoriesLife Stories... With Rick FenoglioRick Fenoglio has over twenty years experience working in professional football as an adjunct to his primary position as a sport and exercise researcher at Manchester Metropolitan University. He has produced major reports for Manchester United FC, The Football Association of Wales and The Professional Footballer’s Association / Football in the Community. He is an active researcher in the field and recognised leader in the areas of youth football development, skill acquisition and small-sided games both in the professional and grassroots areas, via his work with Give Us Back Our Game.
2024-03-281h 06
Football DNA PodcastRick Fenoglio - Using Small Sided Games In Your Coaching SessionsTake a listen to Ross Brooks and Rick Fenoglio talk about the importance of using small sided games in your coaching sessions! ⚽
2021-10-0732 min
TW Sports GroupRick Fenoglio speaks to TWRick is an American youth sport advocate and football project specialist who is best known for his research on small sided games with the Manchester United Academy. He is also co-founder of the influential ‘Give Us Back Our Game’ grassroots football programme. Rick has recently retired from a thirty year academic career in sport and football science from Manchester Metropolitan University and is currently involved with a number of football related projects.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/twsportsgroup/message
2021-07-221h 03
Go Play Soccer PodcastS1E11 - The 4v4 Project with Rick Fenoglio (Manchester Uni) and Shamus Beaglehole (Leicester City)Our Host, Manchester United Academy Coach, Tom Statham, looks back at the study in 2003 led by Rick Fenoglio, Soccer lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University into the benefits of 4v4 games for the Manchester United U9 players.He is joined by Lead Foundation Coach at Leicester City, Seamus BeagleholeIf you have any comments or want to appear on a podcast then please contact us on podcast@goplaysoccer.com.Go Show your Team the World with GoPlay Soccer...
2021-05-1759 min