#12 I Mentale Stärke und Disziplin - Gast: Mentalcoach Botan Melik
·1 hr 14 min·5 clips
Mental coach Botan Melik reveals how a meniscus injury at 18 threw him into coaching a youth team with 60 kids.
The episode begins with host Malte Asmus introducing guest Botan Melik, a 35-year-old teacher, mental coach, and football trainer from Grevenbroich Süd. Botan explains his background, including being a political refugee from Turkey and his early coaching start after a meniscus operation at age 18. He delves into his coaching philosophy, emphasizing discipline over motivation and sharing influences from figures like Torsten Spee and Toma Ivancic. Botan discusses his admiration for players like Luis Figo and coaches like José Mourinho, analyzing their mental approaches. The conversation shifts to modern coaching, with Botan critiquing the frequent firing of coaches and advocating for more stability, using examples like Freiburg and Mainz. He recounts his experience observing closed training sessions at Schalke under Mike Büskens, noting the positive team atmosphere contrary to press reports. Botan defines success in amateur football as keeping players off the streets and engaged in club life. He details his role as a player advisor, describing how he mentored a young player from the streets to a Bundesliga contract by creating a five-year plan and focusing on mental preparation. The episode includes rapid-fire questions where Botan chooses Borussia Dortmund over Schalke 04, prefers the Super League for quality, and selects Fenerbahçe as his favorite club. The host concludes with promotional content for another podcast series.
