In today’s episode, James speaks to Mike Matera, a former professional footballer for the Western Mass Professional Soccer team, a coach, and co-founder of Beestera Soccer Training. With a passion for soccer and teaching, Mike boasts of a coaching career and a Masters in Physical Education.

From the mutual passion with his partner regarding development of an individual in a group setting, a club-neutral, supplemental training experience was established: Beestera. A soccer training company with the vision to change player development Beestera Soccer Training recognizes the limitations of impacting every individual player’s growth within a team setting, this provides a more personalized and targeted approach.

In a nutshell, James and Mike speak about:

• The number of kids he has been working with on an annual basis
• Mike’s earliest soccer moments and his journey to becoming a pro
• The origin of his business and his vision when it was a startup vs now
• Filling in the void players seeking for individual attention in a group training sessions
• The criteria they use to find coaches that align with their standards
• Hoops they had to jump through for them to operate at their best in the geographical lomit they operate
• A look into the behavioral trends in kinds and how they help them reshape the negative ones
• Routines Mike leans on to remain at his peak as he leads a business
• Origin of the name Beestera

…and so much more!