{"podcast":{"title":"The Lowdown","slug":"the-lowdown-1381121","podcast_index_feed_id":1381121,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/thelowdown/feed.xml","website_url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/thelowdown","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/thelowdown/20231215_041224_7739adb6610cd729232da8422a865dd2.jpg","author":"Conor Walsh","episode_count":201,"summary":"The Lowdown is a football podcast giving listeners unprecedented access to the minds shaping the modern game. Each week, we sit down with the people driving football forward — from club owners and technical directors to academy heads, coaches, and broadcasters — to uncover the lessons, challenges, and stories behind their journeys. Whether you’re a young coach, a player chasing the next step, or simply fascinated by what happens behind the scenes, The Lowdown offers honest insights to inspire the next generation of football professionals . Get in touch; Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/conorwalsh1995/ LinkedIn; https://www.linkedin.com/in/conor-walsh-847b08127/ YouTube; https://www.youtube.com/@TheLowdownPod Email: cwalsh95@outlook.ie","last_synced_at":"2026-07-01T00:19:29.055993+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lowdown-1381121"},"episode":{"title":"#177 - Technical Leadership w/ Seattle Sounders'; Craig Dalrymple","slug":"177-technical-leadership-w-seattle-sounders-craig-dalrymple","published_at":"2025-09-22T15:18:01+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lowdown-1381121/177-technical-leadership-w-seattle-sounders-craig-dalrymple","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lowdown-1381121","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/thelowdown/2227386","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/32751/2227386/thelowdown/2025_09_22_15_16_32_9363a9c6-a9a1-4433-b634-905b9a562b48.mp3","summary":"Craig Dalrymple has built a career defined by resilience, adaptability, and an obsession with player development. From early adversity that fueled his drive, to over a decade at Vancouver where he oversaw the progression of more than 80 academy players into the first team — including global stars like Alphonso Davies — Craig has consistently found ways to turn potential into performance. Now as Head of Professional Player Development at Seattle Sounders, his mission is to design environments where every player can thrive. This episode is an insight into what it truly takes to stand out in high performance environments. Listen to find out more including; - The balance between relentless effort and the pursuit of quality in a young coach’s career. - Designing learning environments across diverse settings, from Miami to the Pacific North West. - Why he chose to focus on developing players as individuals rather than just coaching teams? - What elite talent really looks like and the traits that separate the few who make it? - The purpose and power of Individual Development Plan (IDP) meetings — and what many academies get wrong. -Insights as to how he designs and directs resources plus attention to Sounders top talents. 00:00 - 08:59 - Whitecaps 09:00 - 17:06 - Feedback 17:07 - 25:10- Technical Leadership 25:11 - 37:46 - Seattle 37:47 - 45:44 - IDP 45:45 - 49:35 - Advice Get in touch; Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/conorwalsh1995/ YouTube; https://www.youtube.com/@TheLowdownPod Email: cwalsh95@outlook.ie","meta_description":"Craig Dalrymple has built a career defined by resilience, adaptability, and an obsession with player development. From early adversity that fueled his dri…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2975,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-lowdown-1381121/episodes/177-technical-leadership-w-seattle-sounders-craig-dalrymple/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lowdown-1381121/177-technical-leadership-w-seattle-sounders-craig-dalrymple.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}