#10 (Part 1) - Football Freestyle Special (Soccer) with John Farnworth

The Inner Huddle - The Football (Soccer) Development Podcast for Parents & Coaches of Young Aspiring Players

The Inner Huddle episode 10 (part 1) Football Freestyle Special with John Farnworth.

Welcome to the first part of our Football Freestyle Special with John Farnworth. John is an inspirational character and one of the best football freestylers in the game. He has completed many challenges including keeping a ball in the air up to (and beyond) Base Camp Everest and completing the London Marathon keeping the ball up the entire way!

John talks to us about his passions, how freestyle can help children be good at football and develop fantastic character traits, his World Record he shares with Jimmy Bullard, how to get involved in the CBBCs Can You Kick It series, playing in the same team as Lee Sharpe, and his latest challenge of keeping the ball up whilst crossing the Sahara Desert!!!

A list of the questions in this episode can be found below along with their timings.

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Q1 (02:40) What is freestyle?

Q2 (7:52) We do a freestyle topic as part of our player development syllabus. What are your thoughts on those that might say that it’s just fancy flicks and tricks and isn’t helpful as it can’t be used in matches?

Q3 (12:20) What things are you currently up to?

Q4 (17:10) How many World Records have you got?

Q5 (20:00) How/why did you get involved?

Q6 (22:00) How did the magic stuff come about?

Q7 (26:25) What advice would you have for anyone looking to be a freestyler?

Q8 (31:16) Which freestylers do you like watching and which ones would you recommend young freestylers to watch?

Q9 (34:10) What was it like working on the Match of the Day Can You Kick It series? (Taylor)

Q10 (37:01) Did you play normal football?