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On this weeks episode of The Beyond Football Podcast we welcome our first female footballer for Season 2! 🎙️
Mackenzie Dickey is a fellow High Performance Sports Scolar at The University of East Lomdon. She grew up playing football in the states and is currently balancing studying her Masters in Sporting Directorship alongside playing for Dulwich Hamlet Women’s side.
Key Points:
• Mackenzie Dickey discusses balancing academics with her accidental football career, stressing education’s importance.
• She contrasts UK and US women’s football systems, highlighting extensive travel in the US.
• Mackenzie shares her struggle to balance academics and soccer in the US, where athletics often took precedence.
• She reflects on adapting to UK football culture, noting its emphasis on academics over athletics.
• Mackenzie emphasises discipline and time management, learned through juggling academics, social life, and football.
• She underscores faith’s role in her life, encouraging others to pursue their dreams while staying grounded.
From navigating recruitment challenges to finding resilience through faith, Mackenzie’s story is both inspiring and thought-provoking.
Don’t miss out on this eye-opening conversation!
Links 🔗
Youtube: lnkd.in/dJaThxGp
Spotify: lnkd.in/dMhd7w_m
#BeyondFootball #FootballCulture #Education #MackenzieDickey #PodcastEpisode9
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Excited to release Season 2 Episode 6 of the Beyond Football Podcast featuring Simeon Akinola! Dive into his unique journey from professional football to investment banking at J.P. Morgan.
Key Topics Covered Included:
➡️How being raised in different countries influences you (changing cultures)- Enhances your ability tome friends and social connection in order to survive
➡️Challenges he faced in finding a club when relocating (took 1 year)
➡️The importance of elite coaching in tuning your mind and body
➡️The balance between having the drive, motivation, and the delusion of making it at the highest level with personal development and other endeavours
➡️Where does the responsibility lie? (Player or Club?)
➡️How he transitioned into investment banking after his football career
➡️Sampling periods when transitioning from football
➡️The importance of networking in doing something Beyond Football
➡️The pivotal role his agent played in helping him discover who he was Beyond Football
➡️Played against rising talents like Morata, Carvahal, and De Gea as a youth
➡️The Conflict of Interest that every Football Academies Face
➡️The best strategies that Footballers can use to transition successfully
➡️Being honest and pragmatic about deciding when to leave the game
A key concept that stood out for me from this episode is when Simeon mentioned; “Find a way to allow the delusion of wanting to make it to the top to coexist with the necessity of education.”
Available on Youtube, Spotify and most major platforms.
Links
Youtube: https://youtu.be/uylZY0OrGDQ
Spotify: podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beyondfootball/epi…
#BeyondFootball #SimeonAkinola #CareerTransition
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S2 EP 5 featuring the amazing @Josh Pask is Out Now.
Josh Pask is a professional footballer and founder/director of Pask’s Removals. Talk about going Beyond Football 😮💨
This one is not to be missed 🔥
Key Points Involve:
* The significance of diversifying income and activities beyond football.
* The value of starting a business while playing professional football.
* A detailed roadmap of founding and scaling @paskremovals to over £300k in revenue, leveraging transferable skills from football.
* His unwavering belief in Jesus Christ, finding solace and purpose irrespective of fan or managerial opinions.
* Some teammates regret not following his path, facing challenges in lower leagues without sustainable income.
* How his business revenue surpasses his football earnings.
* Insights into whether running his business has adversely affected his football performance.
* How he identified a problem and conceived a business idea parallel to his football career.
* Predictions on the evolving landscape of players engaging in ventures beyond football.
* His release from West Ham United FC at 21 led to hospitalisation due to challenges in coping with it.
I really enjoyed recording this episode. Here are a few key things I got from it:
▶️What do you have or even better, what have you built that will outlast your football career and beyond?
▶️Just get started with what you have at the time. Contrary to common opinion, sometimes it’s beneficial to be ignorant when getting into business- it allows you to take action and eliminates fear.
Check it Out 👇🏾
LINKS 🔗
Youtube: https://youtu.be/zGofuZPKlF0
Spotify: podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beyondfootball/epi…
#BeyondFootball
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🎙️ New Episode Alert! S2 EP 4 is Out Now.
Meet Tom Smith, current First Team goalkeeper at Colchester United, a former pro at Arsenal F.C and an LSE Economics graduate, who proves that playing the percentages can lead to success both on and off the pitch.
In this episode, Tom shares:
📚 How he balanced professional football with academics at Arsenal.
🤝 The importance of asking for help to prevent burnout during personal development.
🌟 Guidance from Lee Smelt: "Forget Everyone Else, Be The Best Possible Version of Yourself."
Tune in to discover Tom's unique journey and gain insights on balancing passion projects with football.
Also, please give a warm welcome to our new podcast co-host Tobi Sho-Silva!
He is the embodiment of Beyond Football where alongside being a professional footballer, winning play offs and promotion multiple times. He has graduated with a First class honours in Business, has a level 3 qualification in Counselling and is currently studying an MSc in Sports Business Management and Policy as well as delivering personal development at League Football Education.
Excited to have him on the upcoming episodes sharing his wealth of knowledge and experiences!
Check it out.
Links:
Youtube ➡️lnkd.in/ezxn55eH
Spotify ➡️ lnkd.in/ew3hjknR
#BeyondFootball #TomSmith #Arsenal #LSEEconomics #DualCareerPath
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Hi guys, little update- I Just bagged that First Class BSc in Psychology from UEL and signed a contract with Maidenhead United! 🎓⚽️ Looking back to my first year as a pro at West Ham to now, sticking with my degree alongside football has been a game-changer. It's been my anchor through the football rollercoaster, offering a glimpse into a future beyond the pitch.
In football, the clock's always ticking, and one injury can change everything. That's why doing something alongside the game is so important! Shoutout to you guys who've been on the journey with me over the last 3 years! 📹🙌🏾
We done did it, successfully balanced Football and University 🥳
Hope you guys have enjoyed the journey and are inspired 🚀
Watch this space 🫡
#BeyondFootball #GloryToGod
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New Match Day Vlog Out Now!
Gives an insight into the cup final from a GK POV.
➡️ youtu.be/FkqqVpzPsAo
This video is the culmination of my football and university journey as the season ends and I graduate from University soon! ⚽️👨🏾🎓
Looking forward to what the future holds!
#UTG #BeyondFootball #GloryToGod ☝🏾
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⚽️ Season Done +45 games ✅
📚Dissertation Finished ✅
Cup Final at Priestfield pending ⏳
Graduation pending 👨🏾🎓⏳
We move!
Check out this video to see the behind the scenes ➡️https://youtu.be/fqXMlBeJIE4
#BeyondFootball
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Another Match Day Vlog is Out Now for you guys! ➡️ https://youtu.be/fqXMlBeJIE4
The Last push on this football and university journey. Really appreciate you guys, especially the ones who have been here from the start when I was at West Ham! ❤️
What will next season hold for my football? ⚽️
Will I be able to pattern that First Class in my degree? 📚
Stay tuned 👀
We Keep Pushing!
#BeyondFootball
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Welcome To The Beyond Football Movement!
I’m Daniel a Footballer and an aspiring Sports Psychologist.
My channel is a documentation of the way I balance my journey to becoming a Professional Footballer at the highest level with earning a degree in Psychology and then becoming a Sports Psychologist.
My vision is to show and inspire the younger generation (and elite athletes) that you can do both; succeed in both sports (football) and education! I also want to show people that I’m more than just a footballer!
My channel will also feature my own podcast series called The Beyond Football Podcast. It is a platform giving you an insight into the journeys of young footballers so far as well as the behind the scenes of their experiences. It’ll also be giving you an insight into who these footballers are Beyond Football. Raising an awareness of the importance of having an identity beyond the game.
Subscribe to Join The BFF and see the Behind the scenes of my journey!
#BeyondFootball