Founding Futbol
Extra Time: David Copeland-Smith's Beast Mode Soccer
Published: 27 March 2025 at 08:00 Europe/London
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David Copeland-Smith founded Beast Mode Soccer in in 2010 as a training system to help guide soccer players’ technical development. His methodologies quickly caught on among college, international and pro players, leading him to work with the likes of Alex Morgan, Rachel Daly, Landon Donovan, Allie Long and Kristie Mewis. In fact, 13 of the 24 members of the 2019 World Cup winning World Cup squad have trained with Copeland-Smith.
While his ability as a trainer earned him the attention of those players, working with those players and then using platforms like Instagram to document those session to the broader soccer public, earned him national recognition as an elite level trainer. Beast Mode has become synonymous with the soccer trainer culture on Instagram, something that has connected the fans with a different side of the soccer world.
Copeland-Smith joined Founding Futbol to share the story of how he landed in LA, began his journey along the path of personal training and the importance of Instagram in his journey. He shares stories of staying with pop star Robbie Williams, having Kelley O'Hara bring "friends" to pickup games (that turned out to be global soccer icons) and so much more.
Founding Futbol is a year-long exploration of the critical moments that have led to soccer's emerging popularity in America.
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Host: Kent Malmros
Guest: David Copeland-Smith (Founder and Owner, Beast Mode Soccer)
