{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/64f5428d748a04001154cfaa/65120df6d7d47000117b884d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Nick Montgomery","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/64f5428d748a04001154cfaa/1695680449404-8b0c03bb684e7a948c7dcd8c56586646.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Nick Montgomery  is a former professional soccer player and now coach.</p><p>As a player he started his career in England most notable playing&nbsp;349 games for Sheffield United.</p><p>In 2012 he moved to Australia and played for the Central Coast Mariners.&nbsp; In 2018 he started as an Assistant coach at the Mariners before being appointed as Head Coach in 2021. In just his second season he led the team to A -league championship where they beat the more fancied and resourced Melbourne City 6-1. And in 2023 was appointed Head Coach at Scottish club Hibernian</p><p><br></p><p>Some of the highlight were:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>The way Nick goes about understanding what drives each individual, how this fuels his belief that people can change; and the results he had at the Mariners to prove this.</li><li>How he was able to turn a team with one of the lowest salary budgets into premiers by building on what he calls a siege mentality, coupled with seasoned professionals and young energetic players and his own unshakeable belief.</li><li>And The role that visualization played in the story of their underdog championship.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>If you would like to send us any feedback or if you know a great coach, who has a unique story to share, then we would love to hear from you, please contact us at <a href=\"https://open.acast.com/shows/64f5428d748a04001154cfaa/episodes/paul@thegreatcoachespodcast.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">paul@thegreatcoachespodcast.com</a> or contact us through our website <a href=\"https://thegreatcoachespodcast.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">thegreatcoachespodcast.com</a></p>","author_name":"Paul Barnett & Jim Woolfrey"}