Episode 109,  Brought to you in association with our friends at Soccer Coach Weekly (@SoccerCoachWeek)   Episode 109 – What’s too far? A conversation about behaviour in youth grassroots football   In this episode we speak with James Brooks and discuss behaviour in grassroots football. We look at coach matchday behaviour and what’s changes over the past 5-10 years and discuss some of the reasons. We also look at spectators and players and the role the FA and leagues could and possibly should play in supporting a positive training and playing environment.   Please do leave a ..read more

Episode 108,  Brought to you in association with our friends at Soccer Coach Weekly (@SoccerCoachWeek)   Episode 108 – How To Deliver An Effective Training Session, a conversation with Mark Rivers, Arsenal Pre-Academy Manager and FA Tutor   In this episode we speak with the awesome Mark Rivers who is the current Pre-Academy Manager at Arsenal and an FA Tutor. Mark talks us through his own coaching journey and how that influences his delivery as well as what he believes helps make an effective coaching session. We discuss the importance of plan, do , review as well as  what ..read more

Episode 107,  Brought to you in association with our friends at Soccer Coach Weekly (@SoccerCoachWeek)   Episode 107 – Maximising Coach Delivery, a conversation with Temisan Williams former academy UEFA A coach and founder of Excellence Academy   In this episode we speak with the awesome Temisan Williams (Temi) about his top tips for coaches to maximise their coaching delivery. Temi talks us through his own coaching journey and experiences. We talk about how his own views on coaching has changed over the past 13 years, how formal coach qualifications can support and what coaches ..read more

Episode 108,  Brought to you in association with our friends at Soccer Coach Weekly (@SoccerCoachWeek)   Episode 108 – How To Deliver An Effective Training Session, a conversation with Mark Rivers, Arsenal Pre-Academy Manager and FA Tutor   In this episode we speak with the awesome Mark Rivers who is the current Pre-Academy Manager at Arsenal and an FA Tutor. Mark talks us through his own coaching journey and how that influences his delivery as well as what he believes helps make an effective coaching session. We discuss the importance of plan, do , review as well as  what ..read more

Episode 107,  Brought to you in association with our friends at Soccer Coach Weekly (@SoccerCoachWeek)   Episode 107 – Maximising Coach Delivery, a conversation with Temisan Williams former academy UEFA A coach and founder of Excellence Academy   In this episode we speak with the awesome Temisan Williams (Temi) about his top tips for coaches to maximise their coaching delivery. Temi talks us through his own coaching journey and experiences. We talk about how his own views on coaching has changed over the past 13 years, how formal coach qualifications can support and what coaches ..read more

Episode 106,  Brought to you in association with our friends at Soccer Coach Weekly (@SoccerCoachWeek)   Episode 106 - Designing effective training practices and adapting for winter training, a conversation with Macauley Musgrave coach and owner of The Coaches Zone   In this episode we speak with the awesome Macauley Musgrave (Macca) about how he goes about designing effective training practices. We also discuss what coaches could consider as many of us move into winter training. Macca talks us through his own coaching journey and experiences. We talk about what he means by ‘eff ..read more

Episode 105,  Brought to you in association with our friends at Soccer Coach Weekly (@SoccerCoachWeek)   Episode 105 - A Look At How Coaching Player Behaviours Can Support Player Development,  A conversation with Dan Abrahams, sports psychologist, podcast host and author In this episode we speak with the awesome Dan Abrahams about how coaches can focus on player behaviours to help the players develop Dan talks us through his own coaching journey and his passion for sports psychology. We discuss how import behaviours can be in player development, what specific behaviours coaches ..read more

Episode 104,  Brought to you in association with our friends at Soccer Coach Weekly (@SoccerCoachWeek)   How Coaching Abroad Has Helped Me Develop, a conversation with Billy Ready, UEFA B coach at PASS Abu Dhabi   In this episode we speak with Billy Ready about how coaching abroad has helped him develop as a coach. Billy talks us through how his approach to coaching has evolved since we last spoke and the adaptations he has made so as to effectively coach abroad. Billy tells us about his role and gives us some detail around the coaching set-up. We also discuss what a session loo ..read more

Episode 103,  Brought to you in association with our friends at Soccer Coach Weekly (@SoccerCoachWeek)  Episode 103 - Using Positional Play To Better Understand The Game, a conversation with David Garcia, UEFA Coach, Coach Developer and founder of `It's Just A Sport` In this episode we talk to the awesome David Garcia about how we can use the concept of `positional play` to better understand the game. David talks us through his own coaching journey and how the Spanish and South American influence has impacted his coaching methodology and philosophy. We discuss what positional play is ..read more

Episode 102,  Brought to you in association with our friends at Soccer Coach Weekly (@SoccerCoachWeek)   A look at the importance of Mental Training in athlete development, a conversation with Lindsey Willson founder of Positive Performance Training and the Mindset Coach Academy In this episode we speak again with Lindsey about the importance of and ways to support mental training of young athletes. Lindsey talks us through her own journey as an elite basketball player and the role that mental training had on her development. We discuss the importance of attitude, behaviours and mind ..read more