Development pathways

About this episode

The episode focuses on youth development pathways in football, featuring insights from renowned coach Shawn Bishop.

As we gear up for the CAF African Schools Football Championship | COSAFA Qualifier in Stellenbosch from December 5-7, we shine a spotlight on youth development and pathways in national teams for young players. Renowned development coach Shawn Bishop , who is currently at Belgian champions Union St Gilloise, will speak at the upcoming COSAFA High Performance & Coaching Seminar Series, an online platform for Member Associations to engage on various development topics. Bishop will present on ‘National Team Pathways & Modern Football Trends’, and the CAF African Schools Football Championship is the very start of the journey in international football for Boys and Girls who take part in the Under-15 competition. Their journey from here will hopefully take them through Under-17 and Under-20 national teams, to the senior international level. Bishop shares his insights on development in the COSAFA region, what is our potential and how Member Associations can upgrade their development initiatives to make them more competitive in the future.

People in this episode

Hosts: Mark Gleeson, Nick Said

Guest: Shawn Bishop

Topics covered

• youth development
• national teams
• football pathways
• COSAFA
• coaching seminar

Keywords

• youth development
• football
• COSAFA
• national teams
• coaching
• CAF
• African Schools Championship

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Union St Gilloise

Places: Stellenbosch

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