Player Development Project Podcast - Learning Tools for Soccer Coaching

The question this week comes from Chris, via the PDP Innovation Space:

"What is the best way to identify and develop a style of play for our club?"

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The question this week comes from Ash, via Twitter:

"What is your planning process?"

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The question this week comes from Spence, via Twitter:

“What are your thoughts of the potential negative effect on players playing at a sub-standard level? For example, I have very good midfielder making great forward passes but other players aren’t making the correct runs or anticipating the pass"

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The question this week comes from Dan Wright, who was asked:

“What is coaching?”

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Don’t miss this fantastic Masterclass Discussion with New Zealand Football Technical Director, Rob Sherman. PDP Editor, Dave Wright, drives the discussion around maximising player potential.

Rob has travelled around the world working in senior coach education and technical director roles with the Welsh FA, Football Federation Australia & NZ Football.We tap into Rob’s vast experience in the game, hearing about his journey from playing to coaching. We talk skill acquisition and how to design sessions that enable maximum opportunity for players to develop as well as some key advice around what makes an effective coach.

Don’t miss this discussion with a true player development innovator.

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The question this week comes from Nick via Facebook:

"As an NPL (National Premier League, Australia) coach and now a parent, my son has been identified as a good player with great ability and a great football brain, but he has been told he needs to improve his awareness. What can I do as a parent now to help him improve his awareness so he can progress to the next level?"

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The question this week comes from Stuart via Facebook:

"If I have a few players who I think have the right qualities to be the team’s captain, what coaching can I give them to help them be a good captain?"

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Enjoy this inspirational insight from Adrian Bradbury, Founder & Director of Football For Good in Uganda.  With a wide-ranging background in business, basketball and charitable work, Adrian has founded the only full-time player development programme in formerly war-torn Northern Uganda.

Thanks to his tireless efforts, the program continues to grow and FFG offers young local players an opportunity to receive quality coaching and education through the FFG program. We speak to Adrian about some of the progress FFG is making, the cultural challenges that go with player development in Africa & some of the harsh realities of putting a program together in a country recovering from civil war.

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The question this week comes from Mark via Twitter:

“I coach an U12s team who are going into U13s next year. How would you combat slow starts in games?”

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The question this week comes from Michael:

"While we score a lot of goals, my U14 team are constantly conceding a lot of goals. Do you have some advice for how I can improve my team’s defending?"

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