In the final episode of season two, we’re joined by FA youth coach development lead, Ian Bateman. Together, we check back in with two grassroots coaches that joined us earlier in the season, Steven and Michael, to find out how they’ve been getting on since they received advice from our experts. Ian then provides us with his swift session.

We’ll be back with more episodes later this year, so make sure you subscribe to Coachcast to ensure you don’t miss out on further coaching insight!

If you’ve listened to Coachcast, we’d love to hear what you thought of it. You can pass on your feedback by contacting us via [email protected].

Relevant resources:

The Boot Room

England Football Learning YouTube channel

England Football Learning Twitter

England Football community

In episode four, FA youth coach developer, Paul Holder, explains what the *Youth Sports Trust’s STEP framework is and how important it can be for you and your players. Paul also helps Kate from Nottingham with her coaching challenges and takes on our swift session feature.

If you'd like a transcript of this episode you can access it via the England Football community. https://community.thefa.com/coaching/podcasts/coachcast/w/coachcast-transcripts

Relevant resources:

The Boot Room

England Football Learning YouTube channel

England Football Learning Twitter

England Football community

Make coaching personal with STEP

How to adapt target games to benefit your players

In episode three, FA coach development officer, Danny Fenner, talks about the different playing surfaces that could be used in training and the benefits they provide. Matthew from South East London also joins the podcast to share his experience of cage football. Plus, he offers advice to coaches who are thinking about providing their players with the opportunity to play it. As well as all of that, Danny helps Matthew with his coaching challenges and takes on our swift session feature.

If you'd like a transcript of this episode you can access it via the England Football community. https://community.thefa.com/coaching/podcasts/coachcast/w/coachcast-transcripts

Relevant resources:

The Boot Room

England Football Learning YouTube channel

England Football Learning Twitter

England Football community

Top tips: adding variety to your coaching sessions

Sol Campbell interview

Wayne Rooney interview

In episode two, FA youth coach developer, Mark Neville, talks about how the volume and variety of games you offer can benefit your players. Mark also helps Steven from Nottingham with his coaching challenges and takes on our swift session feature.

If you'd like a transcript of this episode you can access it via the England Football community. https://community.thefa.com/coaching/podcasts/coachcast/w/coachcast-transcripts

Relevant resources:

The Boot Room

England Football Learning YouTube channel

England Football Learning Twitter

England Football community

Top tips: adding variety to your coaching sessions

Games programme: challenges and returns

Welcome back to a brand-new season of Coachcast! This time we’re focusing on how you can provide your players with inspirational opportunities. This is all about what players get to experience; such as the environments they play in and what they do in training.

In the first episode of season two, our futsal development lead, Ian Parkes, joins us to talk about – you guessed it – futsal! Ian provides an insightful introduction to the game, before helping Michael from Dorset with his coaching challenges and taking on our swift session feature.

If you'd like a transcript of this episode you can access it via the England Football community. https://community.thefa.com/coaching/podcasts/coachcast/w/coachcast-transcripts

Relevant resources:

The Boot Room

England Football Learning YouTube channel

England Football Learning Twitter

England Football community

10 reasons why young players should play futsal

Futsal’s physical and technical returns

Playing out of pressure in futsal: age and stage priorities

TRANSCRIPT: Coachcast is back for a brand-new season – and it’s just around the corner!

Ian Parkes: I’ll be introducing futsal and explaining how the game demands skilful players.

Mark Neville: I’ll be talking about how the volume and variety of games you offer can benefit your players.

Danny Fenner: I’ll be talking about what different surfaces you can use in your training sessions to help and support your players needs.

Paul Holder: you’ll hear me chat about the Youth Sports Trust’s STEP framework.

Episode one is released on Wednesday 2 March; so don’t miss out, subscribe to Coachcast now.

Welcome to Coachcast extra-time! We wrapped up our first season at the end of 2021, but luckily, we have a special show to keep you going before season two kicks off!

In this episode, we’re joined by FA women’s national coach developer, Amy Price. Amy provides a fascinating insight into problem-solving – a topic which she’s exploring in her PhD – before helping Adam from Nottingham with his coaching challenge and taking on our swift session feature.

If you'd like a transcript of this episode you can access it via the England Football community. https://community.thefa.com/coaching/podcasts/coachcast/w/coachcast-transcripts

If you’re enjoying Coachcast so far, make sure you subscribe to ensure you don’t miss out on season two!

Relevant resources:

The Boot Room

England Football Learning YouTube channel

England Football Learning Twitter

England Football community

How to develop a decision-maker

Using televised games to help players learn

How to help players solve problems during training

In our final episode of season one, we’re joined by national coach development lead (women and girls), Bex Garlick. Together, we check back in with two grassroots coaches that joined us earlier in the series, Julie and Jordan, to find out how they’ve been getting on since they received advice from our experts. Bex then takes on the ‘swift session’ feature.

We’ll be back with more episodes in 2022, so make sure you subscribe to Coachcast to ensure you don’t miss out on further coaching insight!

If you’ve listened to our first season, we’d love to hear what you thought of it. You can pass on your feedback by contacting us via [email protected].

Relevant resources:

The Boot Room: https://thebootroom.thefa.com/

England Football Learning YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCisPO86aEIhWRTnTS1vrSVw

England Football Learning Twitter: https://twitter.com/EnglandLearning

The FA Community: https://community.thefa.com/

In episode six, we’re joined by FA coach development officer, Sarah Lowden. Sarah talks to us about ‘finishing’, before helping Julie from Liverpool with her coaching challenge and taking on our ‘swift session’ feature.

If you'd like a transcript of this episode you can access it via the England Football community. https://community.thefa.com/coaching/podcasts/coachcast/w/coachcast-transcripts

Relevant resources:

The Boot Room: https://thebootroom.thefa.com/

What should a finishing session look like for 5-11s?: https://thebootroom.thefa.com/resources/coaching/what-should-a-finishing-session-look-like-for-5-11s

Two-goal Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLMWBcMH8Jg

England Football Learning YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCisPO86aEIhWRTnTS1vrSVw

England Football Learning Twitter: https://twitter.com/EnglandLearning

In episode five, we’re joined by FA coach development officer, Chris Welburn. Chris talks to us about ‘pressing’, before helping Sarah from Leeds with her coaching challenge and taking on our ‘swift session’ feature.

If you'd like a transcript of this episode you can access it via the England Football community. https://community.thefa.com/coaching/podcasts/coachcast/w/coachcast-transcripts

Relevant resources:

The Boot Room: https://thebootroom.thefa.com/

How to defend like England: https://thebootroom.thefa.com/resources/coaching/how-to-defend-like-england-an-overview

Pressing zones: https://youtu.be/aDeFIEKt8gU

England Football Learning YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCisPO86aEIhWRTnTS1vrSVw

England Football Learning Twitter: https://twitter.com/EnglandLearning