My players may not believe everything that I've seen and the journeys that I've been on.
Thankfully that's what video and cameras are for.
I felt a connection with Biggleswade through the Top Eleven game.
And I just reached out to them blindly.
I kind of said I'm a coach looking to improve my capabilities,
would you be willing to let me come and observe
and it all went from there.
-Thank you so much for having me, I really appreciate it, I'm super excited to be here.
-We are open for all your questions. Let's go.
The community football here in the UK I think is something to strive for.
I saw the players arrive sharp and early and ready to go.
Coaching is very engaging, passionate and active.
I'm going to take a lot away from my visit here.
-At the end of every training just ask the players two questions:
If they learned something new and the second, if they enjoyed it.
I'm going to remember the accessibility that I was allowed, the willingness to share
and to answer all my questions that I had, and believe me, I had quite of few questions.
One of the people that saw the Meet the Managers video was interested in what I was doing in Oakland
and the kids I was working with.
He mentioned that he had connections and knew people here in Dinamo
and if I was ever interested to learn, I could come here for a visit.
I definitely wanted to expose myself to a high-level club like this.
They do have a great reputation for building quality players out of their academy system,
so I really wanted to see what their success is and how they're doing it
so I can try and bring some of that back to California.
My key takeaway as a football manager observing Dinamo is it's super important to keep the energy
up high and make sure that the players are engaged.
I think that it comes from the coach and the training staff.
When I started this process, I had no idea I would end up watching the Serbia National Team
train and get to see all these famous players.
I think it was a great way to kind of end my journey and my trip.
-You showed me your notebook today and it's filled with notes.
Would you say that you've grown as a coach in that way?
I've learned throughout this journey that I should not pressure the players
with these expectations, so the kids want to be at training.
I'll do more attacking sessions, I'll smile more, I'll crack a joke more.
I'll have to research that, making jokes.
I think those are the things I can implement right away.
No matter how much money you have or don't have, if it's just the coach and the players
at the training pitch, I think I can do a better job and I can really try hard to bring the best out in them
and I think they have more to give.
I'm going to do my best to bring that out of them.
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