Christian Hernandez returns to Hometown FC to share his experiences inside one of the most prestigious youth environments in the country — Barca Residency Academy in Arizona. In this conversation, Christian opens up about what life is really like training under the Barca model, how it’s shaped his development, and what he’s learned since joining one of the top academies in North America. We dig into the differences between club soccer and elite academies, the daily standards that separate the...
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Christian Hernandez returns to Hometown FC to share his experiences inside one of the most prestigious youth environments in the country — Barca Residency Academy in Arizona. In this conversation, Christian opens up about what life is really like training under the Barca model, how it’s shaped his development, and what he’s learned since joining one of the top academies in North America. We dig into the differences between club soccer and elite academies, the daily standards that separate the...
Hometown FC Podcast #8: Darnell Simpson-Tomlinson & Sam Al-Basith
Hometown FC Podcast
1 hour 7 minutes
4 months ago
Hometown FC Podcast #8: Darnell Simpson-Tomlinson & Sam Al-Basith
In this episode of Hometown FC, we sit down with two of the most influential architects in modern player development. Darnell Simpson-Tomlinson, Chelsea Academy coach and founder of Monster Mentality, opens up about his journey from South London to training Premier League and Serie A ballers like Levi Colwill and Billy Gilmour. His mindset-first approach is changing the way elite players train, prepare, and lead. On the other side of the pitch, Sam Al Basith, former LA Galaxy academy coach an...
Hometown FC Podcast
Christian Hernandez returns to Hometown FC to share his experiences inside one of the most prestigious youth environments in the country — Barca Residency Academy in Arizona. In this conversation, Christian opens up about what life is really like training under the Barca model, how it’s shaped his development, and what he’s learned since joining one of the top academies in North America. We dig into the differences between club soccer and elite academies, the daily standards that separate the...
