Send us a text Rough and Tumble Play, a conversation with the awesome Carl Wild (@CarlWild75), Man City Foundation Phase Lead Coach In the episode Carl talks about the importance of embedding `Rough and Tumble` play in training and gives us the highlights of the presentation he delivered as part of a St Marys university CPD webinar. Carl tells us how to go about embedding it and some of the many positive outcomes. We also discuss some of the differences between coaching boys and girls, having a ...
Oct 23, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Season 3Ep. 53
Send us a text In this episode Sam Holmshaw (@SamHolmshaw_MSc) from The Sports Coaching Podcast (@The_SC_Podcast) discusses Game Models, Tactical PeriodiZation, Play v`s Practice and much more. Sam shares his own coaching journey and philosophy, and explains how the Ajax model and Portuguese methodology has influenced his practice. Thanks for listening and I hope you enjoy this episode! E - thesoccercoachingpodcast@gmail.com T - @SoccerCoachCast...
Oct 05, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Season 3Ep. 52
Send us a text In this episode we take a look at how you can use language and different `props` to get across coaching points and `mix things up`, with the awesome Billy Ready (@BillyR_Coach). Billy is a foundation phase coach at Wycombe Wanderers FC SET and also coaches an open age adult team. Billy shares one of his favourite coaching games, talks about his experiences and we discuss the benefits of having a hobby outside of football, in Billy’s case hosting his own podcast `Not Another Podcas...
Sep 28, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Season 3Ep. 51
Send us a text In this episode we take a look at coaching and supporting women and girls sports development with the awesome Shay Haddow (@shayhaddow). Shay is an experienced coach and speaker on confidence and mind-set. Having worked with hundreds of youth female athletes and college teams from across the country, Shay has empowered girls from all walks of life to strengthen self-belief to play and live confidently. Alpha Girls Soccer Academy – www.alphagirlconfidence.com The Alpha Girl Confide...
Sep 23, 2020•51 min•Season 3Ep. 50
Send us a text In this episode we take a look at coach development, learning and mentoring with Dr Thomas Leeder (@TomLeeder). Tom talks about what coach education is, the different types of learning and how we can support our own education, including the role of mentoring. Thanks for taking the time to listen and we hope you enjoy this episode. T - @SoccerCoachCast E – thesoccercoachingpodcast@gmail.com...
Sep 17, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Season 3Ep. 49
Send us a text In this episode we take a look at coaching at the pre-academy phase with the superb Chris Hughes (@_chrishughes_). We discuss what makes for a good pre-academy coaching session, some of the challenges and Chris`s books, The complete series to coaching 4-6 year olds. Thanks for listening and I hope you enjoy this episode. T - @SoccerCoachCast E – thesoccercoachingpodcast@gmail.com...
Sep 11, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Season 3Ep. 48
Send us a text In this episode we talk to the awesome Lewis Bloom, Elite Development Academy Manager at Wycombe Wanderers F.C. We discuss the progress made and lessons learned since we last spoke, how they have managed through the pandemic, plans for the coming season and loads more! Thanks for listening and we hope you enjoy this episode! T - @SoccerCoachCast W – www.thesoccercoachingpodcast.com E – thesoccercoachingpodcast@gmail.com...
Aug 03, 2020•1 hr 30 min•Season 2Ep. 47
Send us a text In this episode we are joined by ex-professional footballer Luke Chadwick (@Luke_FFF). Luke began his career at Manchester United and also played for West Ham, Stoke, Norwich, Milton Keynes Dons and Cambridge United as well as in Belgium for Royal Antwerp. Luke discusses his youth soccer journey, grassroots and academy football today and we find out more about his role and the work going on at The Football Fun Factory (www.thefootballfunfactory.co.uk). Thank you to Luke for giving...
Jul 08, 2020•56 min•Season 2Ep. 45
Send us a text In this episode we take a look at Core Values & Philosophy, Game Model, Training & Matches and the importance of having them all aligned. Scott discusses the work he’s done on putting this together and the benefits and challenges of going through the process. We hope you enjoy this episode! T - @SoccerCoachCast W – www.thesoccercoachingpodcast.com E – info@thesoccercoachingpodcast.com...
Jun 19, 2020•1 hr 39 min•Season 2Ep. 44
Send us a text In this episode Scott discusses ideas for delivering coaching sessions that comply with the social distancing requirements with the awesome Aaron Tyler (@7pro_soccer). We look at what coaches should be considering when planning their sessions and discuss some of the ways sessions can still be fun, engaging and realistic even without contact. We also discuss Aarons coaching philosophy and views on effective player development. We hope you enjoy this episode! T - @SoccerCoachCast W ...
Jun 06, 2020•50 min•Season 2Ep. 43
Send us a text In this episode Scott discusses Learning Environments and Games Based Coaching with the superb Jack Rolfe (@JPR_25), founder of The Coaching Lab (@The_CoachingLab). We look at why coaching environments are so important and how they can be influenced. We also discuss how `games based coaching` can be used to increase the effectiveness of a session. Jack is the founder of The Coaching Lab and believes “Coaching should be an adventure which is shared, explored and experimented with o...
May 26, 2020•55 min•Season 2Ep. 42
Send us a text In this episode Scott talks with Jack Norbury and James Stokes from the Edge of Play @EdgeOfPlay. We discuss what it’s like coaching adults in the `open age` phase and some of the challenges, as well as the great work they are doing with the Edge of Play website https://www.edgeofplay.com/about . The website is an online coaching resource, providing football coaches with hundreds of football coaching videos from the grassroots and professional game. Thanks for listening and we hop...
May 18, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 41
Send us a text In this episode Mark talks to Dave Francis from the foundationagecoaching.com about his coaching experiences. Covering some of the differences between coaching the different genders as well as across the age groups in the foundation phase. Dave can be reached via his twitter account @FAgeCoaching We hope you enjoy this episode! T - @SoccerCoachCast W – www.thesoccercoachingpodcast.com E – info@thesoccercoachingpodcast.com...
May 14, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Season 2Ep. 40
Send us a text In this episode Scott discusses the concept of `Game Models` with the awesome Paddy King (KingKnightEd). We look at what a game model is, how you could start to plan yours and their relevance in the foundation and youth development phases. We also look at the relationship between game models and positional play, and chat a bit about rondos and constraints based learning. Paddy is the author of `A Game Model and Accompanying Session Plans` which is a superb book that practically co...
May 10, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Season 2Ep. 39
Send us a text In this episode we look back on the first three weeks of lockdown and how we’ve been maintaining interaction with the players. We then have a discussion about transitioning from 5 to 7 aside and look at what should be considered as well as formations. Keep safe and well! We hope you enjoy this episode! T - @SoccerCoachCast E - info@thesoccercoachingpodcast.com W - www.thesoccercoachingpodcast.com...
Apr 29, 2020•57 min•Season 2Ep. 37
Send us a text In this episode we look at the theme of `Deliberate Practice` and discuss the benefits of adopting these principles within your training sessions. The episode includes part of a conversation we had with the wonderful Ray Power (@power_ray). Unfortunately, due to technical issues the first 20 minutes was not recorded. Ray has written several books that we are huge fans of and our club give copies of his first book `Making the ball roll` to all new coaches as part of their induction...
Apr 08, 2020•52 min•Season 2Ep. 36
Send us a text Episode 34 - Would these initiatives improve player development at foundation phase grassroots football? In this episode we discuss some initiatives that could help improve the development opportunities at foundation phase grassroots matches. We look at, format, goalkeeping, the retreat rule as well as parent and coach education. Please let us know your views and we hope you enjoy this episode. T - @SoccerCoachCast E – info@thesoccercoachingpodcast.com W – www.thesoccercoachingpod...
Mar 09, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Season 2Ep. 34
Send us a text In this episode we discuss goalkeepers and how we can support their development and inclusion with outfield players when coaching, with the wonderful Adie Creamer (@gkaade). Adie shares his goalkeeping journey and coaching experience and answers our questions on this key role in any team. Thanks for listening and we hope you enjoy this episode. T - @SoccerCoachCast W – www.thesoccercoachingpodcast.com E – info@thesoccercoachingpodcast.com...
Feb 24, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Season 2Ep. 33
Send us a text In this episode we discuss the role of being a parent coach with the wonderful Richard Shorter from Non-perfect Dad. Richard describes some of the challenges and gives some top tips on how to navigate this tricky role. You can find out more about Richard and the great work he’s doing via his twitter account @nonperfectdad or his website www.non-perfectdad.co.uk Thank you for listening and we hope you enjoy the episode. Twitter - @SoccerCoachCast Web - www.thesoccercoachingpodcast....
Feb 09, 2020•1 hr 19 min•Season 2Ep. 32
Send us a text In this episode we discuss how to deliver an effective session for all players with the awesome Ciara Allan - Regional Coach Mentor Officer (South West & London) @Ciara Allan6. This includes… Getting to know your players – registration forms, the hidden details, match attack cards, google forms, player profiling, 360 feedback, Mid season check ins, parents How to then use this information – periodisation (Macro, meso, micro), individual action plans, challenge cards, player ow...
Jan 28, 2020•53 min•Season 2Ep. 31
Send us a text In this episode we discuss an U8 training session. We look at where the session fits into the season, the practices delivered, how they could have been adjusted or improved and even have some player feedback! Thanks for listening and we hope you enjoy the episode! Twitter - @SoccerCoachCast Web – www.thesoccercoachingpodcast.com Email – info@thesoccercoachingpodcast.com...
Jan 19, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Season 2Ep. 30
Send us a text In this episode we discuss the important role mentoring can play in coach development with the wonderful Robbie Blood (@robbie_blood). We look at what mentoring is and isn’t and the benefits of both being a mentor and a mentee. Robbie shares his thoughts and experiences as a coach and FA Coach Mentor. Thanks for listening and we hope you enjoy this episode! www.thesoccercoachingpodcast.com info@thesoccercoachingpodcast.com @SoccerCoachCast...
Dec 24, 2019•59 min•Season 2Ep. 29
Send us a text In this episode we discuss the role that parents play and the importance of working effectively with parents if you want to create a positive training and match day environment. We reflect on our own parenting as well as our experiences with parents and then look at some of the initiatives that could help to ensure coaches and parents are working together to best support the players. Thanks for listening and we hope you enjoy this episode. Twitter - @SoccerCoachCast WWW – thesocce...
Dec 15, 2019•1 hr 6 min•Season 2Ep. 28
Send us a text In this episode we discuss how Tristan went from analysing football into coaching and how this helped with having a deeper understanding of the game. We also look at how we can use this understanding to help focus our coaching at the foundation phase. A massive thank you to the superb Tristan (@flyingwingback) for kindly giving up his time and we hope you enjoy this episode. Twitter - @SoccerCoachCast Web - www.thesoccercoachingpodcast.com Email - info@thesoccercoachingpodcast.com...
Dec 01, 2019•1 hr 18 min•Season 2Ep. 27
Send us a text In this episode we discuss rotation and its importance at the foundation and youth development phases. We discuss how teams can rotate players and the benefits of doing so, as well as why not all coaches seem to value player rotation. We hope you enjoy this episode and please do share your thoughts and leave a review. Twitter - @SoccerCoachCast Email - @Thesoccercoachingpodcast.com Web - www.thesoccercoachingpodcast.com...
Nov 03, 2019•45 min•Season 2Ep. 25
Send us a text In this episode we discuss taking a `game based approach` for our coaching sessions. We look at the benefits and challenges of having this approach and also discuss how we use constraints to help focus the practices around key themes. We hope you enjoy this episode! Twitter - @SoccerCoachCast Email - info@thesoccercoachingpodcast.com Website - www.thesoccercoachingpodcast.com...
Oct 24, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 24
Send us a text In this episode we discuss the hurdles that can come in to play when coaching at the foundation and youth development phases. We highlight the four that we believe have the greatest consequences and look at the symptoms of each and how these can playout in practice. The hope is that by shining a light on these four hurdles it might help us recognise our own challenges and/or help us better identify and support others. Please let us know what you think about our choices or if you f...
Sep 30, 2019•55 min•Season 2Ep. 23
Send us a text In this episode we are delighted to be joined by the wonderful Luis Melville who shares his background in the game of Futsal and helps us get a better understanding of the rules and benefits of this awesome game. We take a look at the game in more detail and discuss its appeal as a sport in its own right and how it can also be used to support the development of grassroots football players. We hope you get as much out of this episode as we did! Luis can be found on twitter @LuisMel...
Sep 22, 2019•1 hr 32 min•Season 2Ep. 22
Send us a text In this episode we review an Arsenal U10 training session and talk to the awesome coach Paul Barry who delivered it. Paul is lead coach for the U10's at Arsenal and was kind enough to allow us to observe one of his fantastic sessions and then gave up his time to share his coaching journey and talk us through the session. We hope you enjoy the episode! Email - info@thesoccercoachingpodcast.com Twitter - @SoccerCoachCast Web – www.thesoccercoachingpodcast.com...
Sep 13, 2019•1 hr 38 min•Season 2Ep. 21
Send us a text In this episode we talk with the wonderful Phil Beadle about how to manage behaviour and how to create a positive learning environment. Phil explains about the different types of anger and some of the strategies to manage situations when they happen and how to try to prevent them from occurring in the first place. You can also read our blog on the topic http://thesoccercoachingpodcast.com/podcasts-blog/ We hope you enjoy this episode! @SoccerCoachCast www.thesoccercoachingpodcast....
Aug 30, 2019•1 hr 9 min•Season 2Ep. 20
