Lincoln City Academy Manager - Calum Oakenfold ("Falling Out Of Love With Football"") - Episode 26 snippet")

About this episode

Calum Oakenfold discusses the challenges faced by academy players in maintaining their passion for football.

I’m joined by Calum Oakenfold the Academy Manager of newly promoted EFL League 1 Champions Lincoln City, on Episode 26 of my podcast. Calum tells me about seeing academy players fall out of love with the game due to distractions, pressure and change of interests Full Episode: Friday May 8th 2026

People in this episode

Host: Marvee Woods

Guest: Calum Oakenfold

Topics covered

• academy football
• player development
• pressure in sports
• youth engagement
• love for the game

Keywords

• Lincoln City
• academy manager
• football
• youth players
• EFL League 1
• distractions
• pressure

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Lincoln City

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