Re-Release - Coach Maia Vink on Youth Development

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Maia Vink is a NZ football coach, who is the current head of women’s football at Western Springs in Auckland, NZ.

After a successful playing career in NZ, winning multiple national titles at school, club and federation levels as well as representing NZ at the U17 level, Maia has worked as a coach in some top professional environments, such as PSV Eindhoven, Vancouver White Caps and the Wellington Phoenix. She is also the current NZ U20 assistant coach & analyst.

In this episode, Maia draws upon her experiences as a coach working across professional and international environments and shares her perspective on what's vital for these youth players to transition into the senior professional or international stage.

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Chapters -
0:10 Gareth & Maia’s origin story
1:10 Maia stepping into a challenging new role
7:57 Maia’s advice to pre performance athletes
13:03 PSV Eindhoven’s reserve team
15:18 The role parents play in the development of the athlete
21:05 Speaking to those other coaches
26:33 Maia areas to focus on moving forward
33:22 Quick fire questions

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Chapters

• 1:10 Maia stepping into a challenging new role
• 8:00 Maia’s advice to pre performance athletes
• 13:00 PSV Eindhoven’s reserve team
• 15:15 The role parents play in the development of the athlete
• 21:00 Speaking to those other coaches
• 26:30 Maia areas to focus on moving forward
• 33:20 Quick fire questions