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If you enjoy the content and want to show your appreciation, your can shout me a coffee using the link below:https://buymeacoffee.com/strive365Maia 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.#strive365 #westernsprings #maiavink@strive655 @WspringsFC @maiavink Chapters -0:10 Gareth & Maia’s origin story 1:10 Maia stepping into a challenging new role7:57 Maia’s advice to pre performance athletes13:03 PSV Eindhoven’s reserve team15:18 The role parents play in the development of the athlete21:05 Speaking to those other coaches26:33 Maia areas to focus on moving forward33:22 Quick fire questionsHandles / Links -Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_strive365/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@STRIVE365podcastTIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@_strive365FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100092611158988Twitter: https://x.com/gturnbull12Give us your feedback Support the showBecome a member - https://www.buzzsprout.com/2380305/support#STRIVE365Instagram: @_strive365YouTube: @STRIVE365podcastLinkedIn: @garethturnbullstrive365TIKTOK: @_strive365FACEBOOK: @STRIVE 365Twitter: @gturnbull12