
Youth Coaching Podcast
A podcast dealing with the issues behind youth football coaching. Going through the many joys and challenges you face, while also discussing the game of football as a whole.
Episodes
20 episodes
How and to why to rotate Players Positions - Football training and Development - Episode 20
In this episode we look at positional rotation and why it is an important consideration when managing your team:We look at the benefits of positional rotational and how it can help your players.We look at the challe...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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44:51

Playing out of the Back - Football training and Development - Episode 19
This episode address that popular coaching topic of playing out of the back addressing various issues around it:What actual is itWhy do we do itWhat are the benefits to it in a performance, development and ...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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42:57

How to plan your seasons training - Football training and Development - Episode 18
In this episode we go into all the key considerations of planning training for a whole season:Why its important to plan training for a seasonHow to be reactive and proactiveWhat guides your season planning<...
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Episode 18
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28:38

What skills do you need to be a great coach - Football Training and Development - Episode 17
In this episode we go into more detail about the skills you need to be a great football coach:We details the wide range of skills you need and explain whyWe look at the challenges you may face with achieving them
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Episode 17
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41:05

How to have fun, safe Social Distancing football training sessions - Football Training and Development - Episode 16
In this episode I will be giving you advice on how to plan fun, safe social distancing training sessions based on my own experience and all the week of planning I've been doing recently in preparation for social distancing training. In this epi...
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Episode 16
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44:22

How to develop Individual players in a team session - Football Training and Development - Episode 15
In this episode we look at addressing a great challenge for coaches. How can I work on all the different needs of my individual players while also working on my team at the same time. In this podcast we addressed:Assessing y...
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Episode 15
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39:01

How to develop a footballing Philosophy - Football Training and Development - Episode 14
In this episode we look at how you develop a footballing philosophy. Your philosophy underpins everything you do and it is what controls your results. It s something that is essential for a coach to develop, understand, critique and perfect. So...
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Episode 14
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42:09

How to coach Defending - Football Training and Development - Episode 13
In this episode we outline the key considerations in coaching defending. A topic that can sometimes be quite challenging we break down to make it much easier for you to understand all the important considerations that go into building good indi...
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Episode 13
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35:56

How to coach Shooting - Football Training and Development - Episode 12
In this episode we look at how to develop shooting in your training sessions. There are many aspects to this including:The key aspects of the shooting skillThe steps in teaching the skill effectivelyProblem...
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Episode 12
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36:41

How to coach Passing - Football Training and Development - Episode 11
In this episode we look at how to coach passing in our training sessions:We break down the elements needed to develop their passingWe break down the development list you need to work through with their passing<...
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Episode 11
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35:00

How to coach Dribbling - Football Training and Development - Episode 10
In this episode we look at how to coach dribbling effectively:Look at the aspects of technique, understanding, application and confidenceBreaking down how to apply these in sessionsLooking at examples of tr...
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Episode 10
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40:57

How to improve footballers fitness in training - Football Training and Development - Episode 9
In this episode we look at how you can improve fitness in football on a team and individual perspective:The aspects of fitness that are important for a football playerWhat you need to focus on to incorporate fitness...
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Episode 9
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33:51

What are the best formations to play for 5 a side and why - Football Training and Development - Episode 8
In this episode we break down the best formations to use for 5 a side football for youth football and Adult football. Looking at:The strengths and weaknesses of themThe key considerations into choosing each formatio...
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Episode 8
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36:40

How to coach your team to play good football - Football Training and Development - Episode 7
This episode is based around helping you understand what you need to do to help your team play fantastic, attractive football. Looking at the key principles behind this of:Developing technical abilities and what you need to ...
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Episode 7
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36:52

How to include and develop players of different abilities - Football Training and Development - Episode 6
This podcast is looking at the issues many if not all grassroots coaches face with including players of different ability levels in your team. Looking at the keys aspects of this:Stopping any team disharmony from a players o...
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Episode 6
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34:32

How to improve players from a coach and parents perspective - Football Training and Development - Episode 5
In this episode we are looking at the key elements of improving players:How to structure their training, how to build their enthusiasm, how to implement this with your child, how to take account of all the different aspects to get them ...
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Episode 5
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36:36

The coronavirus and managing its effect on grassroots football - Football Training and Development - Episode 4
In this episode I discuss how we can limit the negative impact of Isolation and the long break from football. The issues we need to consider with our players.Where you can get helpWhat you could do to combat t...
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Episode 4
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25:55

How to prepare properly on Matchdays - Football Training and Development - Episode 3
This episode looks at how you can prepare for Match days and deal with all the associated issues with it. I use my experience and knowledge to hopefully help you consider different parts of how you prepare for your games. Working to develop you...
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Episode 3
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45:51

How to plan great training sessions - Football Training and Development - Episode 2
Detailed information and advice on the key things that comprise great training sessions. The main criteria to follow and lessons to learn to make sure that you have fun, inventive, informative training sessions to help your players soar and giv...
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Episode 2
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31:35

How to be a good Grassroots football coach - Football Training and Development - Episode 1
Using my 19 years of experience with over 20 different teams from every age group I share what I feel are the most important things to consider to be a good grassroots football/soccer coach. Outlined are tips on how to make sure your t...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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31:08
