Finding the balance between being fun and assertive in coaching (+ more Q&A)

In this special edition Spin The Ball Q&A, Rhys Desmond talks about how to find the balance between being fun and assertive in coaching, how to be more enthusiastic for your players, and gives his thoughts on the CONCACAF Champions League and Man City vs. Tottenham this weekend. Be sure to check out @mastermindsite on social media and everything we have going on at themastermindsite.com to never miss an update. 

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Spin The Ball is back! And back with a bang, as Rhys and the panel get together to play the British game show Would I Lie To You? football styled. Each panelist comes up with two football stories from their past, one truth and one lie, as the others attempt to guess which is which. Stories include Declan's experience playing soccer with priests in Rome, Victor's dislocated kneecap, Rhys' hamburger infused 1on1 session and Alex's interesting encounter with a global star. Subscribe to the show via itunes and spotify and follow on Twitter @mastermindsite. Submit ideas for the show using the links below or at themastermindsite.com. PANEL Rhys Desmond – CEO and Owner of TheMastermindSite.com. @DesmondRhys Declan Da Barp – Podcaster for TheMastermindSite.com.  @dabarp14 on Twitter and Instagram.  John Townsend – Podcaster for TheMastermindSite.com.  @johntownsend99 on Twitter and Instagram.  Victor Onoh – Podcaster and Writer for TheMastermindSite.com. @vicshotit on Twitter. Alex Venegas – Podcaster for TheMastermindSite.com. GET IN TOUCH @mastermindsite or @DesmondRhys on Twitter and Instagram.   themastermindsite.com@gmail.com via email. Leave a comment on this episode. Subscribe via emailthemastermindsite.com/subscribe. MUSIC The music and sound for this episode was provided by Pixabay and Anchor.

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Have you ever wanted a football podcast guided towards discussing topics set by you – the listener? Welcome to Spin The Ball! On episode number two of the show, Rhys is joined by Adam Palermo of TheMastermindSite and Bundesliga Daily to select the 'Mount Rushmore' (top four) of various footballing categories. Topics include Best Managers, Underrated Players, U-23 Players Most Likely To Win The Ballon D'Or and Academy Products to Break into Their First Team in the Last Five Years. After ranking all of the Mount Rushmores, Rhys and Adam discuss your ideas submitted this week and spin the ball to decide what's coming up next week. You can submit ideas for the show @mastermindsite on social media or via the links below. PANEL Rhys Desmond is the creator and owner of TheMastermindSite.com. @DesmondRhys. Adam Palermo is a writer for TheMastermindSite.com and BundesligaDaily.com.  GET IN TOUCH @mastermindsite or @DesmondRhys on Twitter and Instagram.   themastermindsite.com@gmail.com via email. Leave a comment on this episode. Subscribe via email themastermindsite.com/subscribe. MUSIC The music and sound for this episode was provided by Pixabay and Anchor.

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Have you ever wanted a football podcast guided towards discussing topics set by you – the listener? Here at TheMastermindSite.com we are about to provide you with exactly that. Every week, Rhys Desmond, CEO of TheMastermindSite, will be joined by guests from around the world to discuss ideas sent in by you – the listeners. On this inaugural show, Rhys is joined by TMS legend Sam The Man to iron out the final details of the podcast and discuss all the listener submitted ideas for the first week of action. Rhys and Sam then prepare the ball to be spun for the very first time, deciding the topic of next week's show. And it's a good one. Submit ideas for the show @mastermindsite on social media or via the links below. PANEL Rhys Desmond is the creator and owner of TheMastermindSite.com. @DesmondRhys. Sam The Man is a CONCACAF soccer expert, excel spreadsheet guru, and Toronto FC fan. GET IN TOUCH @mastermindsite or @DesmondRhys on Twitter and Instagram.   themastermindsite.com@gmail.com via email. Leave a comment on this episode. Subscribe via email themastermindsite.com/subscribe. MUSIC The music and sound for this episode was provided by Pixabay and Anchor.

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