Send us a text In our final episode of season one we have a talk around participating in tournaments, our reflections on this season and suggest some recommending reading for the summer break. Thanks for lisenting, we hope you enjoy the episode and have a great summer!!! www.thescoccercoachingpodcast.com @SoccerCoachCast
Send us a text In this episode we chat to the wonderful Jamie Tompkins from Bretford FC and talk about his background and experiences. Jamie shares his thoughts on coaching and working with players in the foundation and youth development phases, as well his role as first team manager at Ascot FC. We hope you enjoy the episode and please do let us know by leaving a review. Thanks. www.thesoccerchoachingpodcast.com @SoccerCoachCast...
Send us a text In this episode we discuss our experiences of coaching players 5 aside football at the foundation phase. We share our thoughts on formations, rotation, the goalkeepers role and possible constraints. Please do let us know if you have other thoughts on this format or if you've had success trying a different approach. Website: www.thesoccercoachingpodcast.com Email: info@thesoccercoachingpodcast.com Twitter: @SoccerCoachCast...
Send us a text In this episode we are joined by the wonderful and knowledgeable Kevin Green who is a UEFA A license coach who has been involved in coaching for over 20 years. Kevin currently works as an FA Regional Coach Mentor for Middlesex FA. Kevin shares his thoughts on the important considerations for coaches when it comes to practice design. We are extremely grateful to Kevin for giving up his time and hope you enjoy the episode! @SoccerCoachCast info@thesoccercoachingpodcast.com www.theso...
Send us a text In this episode we discuss player reviews, criteria, how they can be used and how they could link in to end of season awards. We have shared some examples that we have created and use on our twitter feed @SoccerCoachCast. We would love to hear you thoughts, so please do let us know how you use player reviews and manage end of season awards and if your happy to share your documents that would be great. Thanks for listening....
Send us a text In this episode we discuss if going unbeaten all season is a good thing (or not). We talk about how you could measure success and the dangers of only looking at the results of matches. We also talk about how focusing on the results and `protecting` your win/lose record may impact on the development opportunities you `allow` for your players. Mark also shares his `final thought` and Scott has a couple of rants! ;) We hope you enjoy the episode and would welcome your feedback! @Socc...
Send us a text In this episode we chat with the wonderful Michael Hamilton (@mikehamilton_14) from AFC Wimbledon (@afcwimbledon) and discuss their approach to coaching at the Foundation and Youth Development phases. Michael shares with us his thoughts on working with coaches, the AFC Wimbledon philosophy and the importance of player ownership and working `outside` the session for both players and coaches...as well as lots more! It was a privilege to spend time with Michael and to get an insight ...
Send us a text In this episode we discuss the importance of ball mastery and technical work with the wonderful Saul Isaksson-Hurst from the My Personal Football Coach (www.mypersonalfootballcoach.com). The conversation includes thoughts on homework, SSG's, layering sessions, linking physical literacy with ball manipulation practice, making technical work fun and lots more! We also try and clarify our thoughts on if you should prioritise 1v1 or passing and why we prefer a dual approach. Thank you...
Send us a text In this episode we are delighted to be joined by the wonderful Stuart Armstrong. Stu discusses his podcast ( www.thetalentequation.co.uk/podcast ) and tells us why he started it and what he's learned on the journey so far. As huge fans of the podcast ourselves we were delighted to have Stu on. It was great to get to know more about him, get an insight into his coaching principles and find out about his hopes for encouraging all us coaches to always be thinking "is there a better w...
Send us a text In this episode we welcome Lewis Bloom from Wycombe Wanderers FC to discuss coach CPD, what makes a great session and player reviews. Lewis explains his role in supporting the Wycombe Elite Development Academy (EDA) and shares his thoughts on a number of topics relating to coaching at this level. @SoccerCoachCast info@thesoccercoachingpodcast.com
Send us a text In this episode we talk with James about making the transition from playing to coaching and some of the challenges in changing your mindset from being `result` focused to being `development` focused and how these impact on your coaching principles.
Send us a text In this episode we discuss the different types of interventions, how they impact on a session and the difference between using them in training and matches. We also discuss the idea of `counter coaching` as well as the benefits of a 2-2 formation at 5 aside, England FA DNA and collaborative training games.
Send us a text In this episode we chat with the super knowledgeable and wonderfully accommodating Kieran Smith about his time in Spain and his passion for Spanish football. We discuss how this influenced his coaching methodology and take a closer look as how to use `rondos` and the importance of `Positional Play`. Kieran also explains how he uses `layering`, the difference between difficulty and complexity and the importance of having an `end goal` as a coach. I hope you enjoy the episode and th...
Send us a text In this episode we discuss a question sent in from Santi (who is coaching in the Philippines) around the difference between ball rolling time (BRT) and Active Learning Time (ALT). We then discuss the idea of Collaborative Training Matches (CTM`s) as a tool for supporting training and providing a bridge between training and matches.
Send us a text So why is it not about `winning v’s development`….? Football (soccer) is a sport. And sport is by definition: “an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment.” Compete: “strive to win something by defeating or establishing superiority over others.” This means that `wining` (and losing) are intrinsically built into sport and therefore are built in to football (soccer)…you can’t remove it or chose...
Send us a text Episode 3 – What is the `coaching environment`… and how important is it? · What do we mean by the environment? - Not the weather or physical conditions. - It is the combination of Culture, Philosophy, Values, Expectations and Habits. - Its the intangibles (and tangibles) that impact on the practical and physical aspects of the session. · Is it important to consider these elements and if so why? - YES!!! – The environment is the engine that drives behaviour and behaviour drives dev...
Send us a text In our last episode we spoke about the key ingredients that can make for a fun and effective coaching session. We came up with 10 elements that we felt should be considered and tried to explain why we believed they were important. If you haven’t already done so please do listen to episode one and let us know what you think. As equally important as what goes into the training, is what goes into the match days. So for this episode Mark and I are delighted to have the super talented ...
Send us a text In this episode we discuss the ingredients that help make for a fun and effective soccer coaching training session. We explore the ten things to consider for your sessions that may help maximise the learning and development potential of the session, and ensure your players are challenged, enjoy and get the most out of the training. 1) PLANNING – Session plans / Structure / Challenges / STEP / Progression / The Unexpected 2) A CLEAR THEME - Coaching points / Curriculum / The Why / ...
