In the second episode of the Raising the Ceiling podcast, host Can Gokcen listens to sports scientist titan Yiannis Kotsis of the Greek National Team describe what a youth soccer player and their club needs to do to keep up their development for modern soccer.

Raising the Ceiling is a new podcast by Skillmasters that does a deep dive into the intricacies of player development in soccer. In the first episode, we explore how to evaluate players according to age, how to support late bloomers, and how to communicate well with youth players with Director of Coaching at San Diego Surf Josh Henderson.

Mother of Watford Academy star Mark Baldovinescu, Alina Baldovinescu gets personal as she describes the ups and downs of raising a star athlete and dedicating the whole family’s free time to making sure everything in Mark’s life is run smoothly.

Here’s a guide to how parents and players can effectively promote their athlete on social media to showcase talent.

Former soccer coach and current Skillmasters operations manager, Chris Hauerwas, takes a deep dive into how organizations serious about player development differentiate themselves by including data in their assessment of players.

Joan Oliva takes walks us through his expansive coaching career in soccer that includes 5 continents and a period at FC Barcelona

Mark Baldovinescu is determined to prove that perseverance will take him to the heights of European soccer