About the Creator

About the Creator

Ask The Gaffer was built by a coach who needed it.

Bryan Fossi, founder of Ask The Gaffer

I'm Bryan Fossi. I've spent my life in this game — a Division 1 college player, three years as a Division 3 assistant, nine years as a varsity high school head coach, six years in club soccer, and today a coach in the MLS Next U17 academy ranks.

That's a lot of seasons, and a lot of late nights. Like most coaches, I don't have a full-time staff or an analytics budget. I've got a roster, a philosophy, two or three sessions a week, and the same 24 hours as everyone else. For years my prep happened at 11pm: building sessions by hand, turning what was in my head into something my players could actually run, and scribbling scouting notes I never had time to write up properly.

Generic AI didn't help — it doesn't know my team, so it hands you a drill that fits nobody. The big video platforms are built for budgets and time I don't have. So I built the assistant I actually wanted: one that already knows my roster, my players, and how I want to play, and turns that into session plans, match prep, and scouting reports in minutes.

That's Ask The Gaffer. It isn't a data platform and it isn't trying to replace your eyes — it's the prep partner that clears the busywork so you can spend your time coaching. I built it for coaches like me, because I am one.


— Bryan Fossi, Founder