The Soccer Coaching Podcast

Send us a textEpisode 93, Brought to you in association with our friends at Soccer Coach Weekly (@SoccerCoachWeek) Episode 93 – Developing Your Coaching Blueprint, a conversation with Jason Carney, UEFA coach and authorIn this episode we talk to Jason about the importance or having a coach’s blueprint and how you can put one together.Jason talks us through his own playing and coaching journey and explains how his own experiences influence his approach to coaching now. We discuss what a coaching blueprint is, how a coach can put one together and how you can continue to reflect, review, and develop it. Jason also talks about his two books (The Soccer Coaches Blueprint and You V’s Yourself), his free blueprint service and website for practices, as well as the one thing he would change in the world of coaching.www.soccerpracticesessions.com is a free website that has exercises for all age groupswww.practice90.com is also a free service where Jason can help you design your club or team blueprint. If you are happy with the service all Jason asks is just that you to donate whatever amount you think his was worth the charity The Wounded Warrior Project which helps soldiers that have been wounded in the line of duty.Facebook – Soccer Practice Sessions The soccer Coach’s blueprint – published by Meyer and MeyerAnd You V’s Yourself – Published by Archway publishers The Soccer Coaching Podcast, Twitter - @SoccerCoachCastThe Soccer Coaching Podcast, Email - thesoccercoachingpodcast@gmail.com This episode was brought to you in association with our friends at Soccer Coach Weekly.Established since 2006, Soccer Coach Weekly is a leading source of inspiration and advice for all grassroots coaches. Join thousands of youth soccer coaches, just like you, saving time and effort in their goal of having the most effective, enjoyable and successful coaching journey for them and their players. – https://www.soccercoachweekly.net/ Thanks for listening and we hope you enjoyed the episode!

Send us a textEpisode 92, Brought to you in association with our friends at Soccer Coach Weekly (@SoccerCoachWeek) Episode 92 – My Coaching Journey, so far!...a conversation with Ali Speechly UEFA B football coachIn this episode we talk to Ali about her football coaching journey including going from her Level 1 to UEFA B and coaching grassroots and academy players.Ali shares her approach to coaching, what her successes have been so far and what have been some of the challenges on the journey. Ali also tells us about her new role at the FA and how she is hoping to and inspire more female coaches! Ali Speechly– Twitter - @_CoachAli_The Soccer Coaching Podcast, Twitter - @SoccerCoachCastThe Soccer Coaching Podcast, Email - thesoccercoachingpodcast@gmail.com This episode was brought to you in association with our friends at Soccer Coach Weekly.Established since 2006, Soccer Coach Weekly is a leading source of inspiration and advice for all grassroots coaches. Join thousands of youth soccer coaches, just like you, saving time and effort in their goal of having the most effective, enjoyable and successful coaching journey for them and their players. – https://www.soccercoachweekly.net/ Thanks for listening and we hope you enjoyed the episode!

Send us a textEpisode 91, Brought to you in association with our friends at Soccer Coach Weekly (@SoccerCoachWeek) Episode 91 – Developing a Team Culture, a conversation with JP Nerbun, coach, author and founder of TOC Culture ConsultingIn this episode we talk to JP Nerbun about developing a team culture.We discuss JP`s coaching background and experiences and then look at some of the key areas that impact on culture developing. These included What is Transformational Leadership and how can coaches use this to support team culture? How do you establish a Team Culture?, How can team culture be nurtured and supported?, and How can team cultured be enforced and measured? Book – The Culture System - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Culture-System-Process-Creating-Extraordinary-ebook/dp/B0B3DYM22K JP Nerbun – TOC Consulting - https://www.tocculture.com/The Soccer Coaching Podcast, Twitter - @SoccerCoachCastThe Soccer Coaching Podcast, Email - thesoccercoachingpodcast@gmail.com This episode was brought to you in association with our friends at Soccer Coach Weekly.Established since 2006, Soccer Coach Weekly is a leading source of inspiration and advice for all grassroots coaches. Join thousands of youth soccer coaches, just like you, saving time and effort in their goal of having the most effective, enjoyable and successful coaching journey for them and their players. – https://www.soccercoachweekly.net/ Thanks for listening and we hope you enjoyed the episode!

Send us a textEpisode 90, Brought to you in association with our friends at Soccer Coach Weekly (@SoccerCoachWeek) Episode 90 – What is Great Coaching? a conversation with Shane SmithIn this episode we talk to Shane Smith about what is great coaching and how to support player development.Shane has a BSc in Sports Science, an M.A. in Primary Education, is a primary school teacher and a coach. We discuss what great coaching may look like by reviewing the coach, the environment, the challenges, and the session. Shane shares his experiences of working and coaching in Ireland as well as his background of coaching a variety of sports including Gaelic football. Shane Smith – Twitter - @ShaneSmith197The Soccer Coaching Podcast, Twitter - @SoccerCoachCastThe Soccer Coaching Podcast, Email - thesoccercoachingpodcast@gmail.com This episode was brought to you in association with our friends at Soccer Coach Weekly.Established since 2006, Soccer Coach Weekly is a leading source of inspiration and advice for all grassroots coaches. Join thousands of youth soccer coaches, just like you, saving time and effort in their goal of having the most effective, enjoyable and successful coaching journey for them and their players. – https://www.soccercoachweekly.net/ Thanks for listening and we hope you enjoyed the episode!

Send us a textEpisode 89, Brought to you in association with our friends at Soccer Coach Weekly (@SoccerCoachWeek) Episode 89 - Connected Coaching, The Craft of Player Development,a conversation with Ben BartlettIn this episode we talk with Ben Bartlett about his second book Connected Coaching, The Craft of Player Development.Ben updates us on what’s changed since we last spoke (episode #75) and we briefly revisit his first book before taking a closer look at the new book. Ben explains the background to the book and how it builds on the first one before giving us a brief overview of each of the eight chapters. The Book - Connected Coaching, The Craft of Player Development - https://www.soccercoachweekly.net/book-shop/connected-coaching Ben Bartlett – Twitter - @benbartsThe Soccer Coaching Podcast, Twitter - @SoccerCoachCastThe Soccer Coaching Podcast, Email - thesoccercoachingpodcast@gmail.com This episode was brought to you in association with our friends at Soccer Coach Weekly.Established since 2006, Soccer Coach Weekly is a leading source of inspiration and advice for all grassroots coaches. Join thousands of youth soccer coaches, just like you, saving time and effort in their goal of having the most effective, enjoyable and successful coaching journey for them and their players. – https://www.soccercoachweekly.net/ Thanks for listening and we hope you enjoyed the episode!

Send us a textEpisode 88, Brought to you in association with our friends at Soccer Coach Weekly (@SoccerCoachWeek) Episode 88 - A look at academy coaching, a conversation with Ross O'Kane, UEFA A and Advanced Youth Award CoachIn this episode we talk with Ross O’Kane about his experience of coaching in the academy system for the past twelve years.Ross talks to us about his time as foundation phase lead coach at Luton FC and his approach to coaching. We discuss how academies approach player development, how sessions are structured and when a player might be played in a specific position. Ross also tells us about Street Football Tournaments and why he felt the need to set it up. Street Football Tournaments - https://streetfootballtournaments.com Ross O’Kane (Street Football Tournaments) – Twitter - @SFTLutonThe Soccer Coaching Podcast, Twitter - @SoccerCoachCastThe Soccer Coaching Podcast, Email - thesoccercoachingpodcast@gmail.com This episode was brought to you in association with our friends at Soccer Coach Weekly.Established since 2006, Soccer Coach Weekly is a leading source of inspiration and advice for all grassroots coaches. Join thousands of youth soccer coaches, just like you, saving time and effort in their goal of having the most effective, enjoyable and successful coaching journey for them and their players. – https://www.soccercoachweekly.net/ Thanks for listening and we hope you enjoyed the episode!

Send us a textEpisode 87, Brought to you in association with our friends at Soccer Coach Weekly (@SoccerCoachWeek) How to plan a season long Player Development Program, a conversation with Carl Wild,lecturer, author and lead U9’s-U14’s coach at Chester FC In this episode Carl returns to discuss the topic of player development and how we might approach supporting our players individual development over the long-term.Carl shares his thoughts on what player development means to him and some of the key elements to player development. We discuss how this can be embedded over the course of the season and how a curriculum can be used to support player development. We also look at session planning, how practices could look and ways to differentiate `squad` practices to `individual` practices.Carl also talks to us about his second book – Essential Practices for Player Development– and how coaches can use the book to enhance their coaching sessions and support their players.Carl Wild – Twitter – @CarlWild75The Book - Essential Practices for Player Development - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Essential-Practices-Player-Development-Ultimate/dp/178255243XThe Soccer Coaching Podcast, Twitter - @SoccerCoachCastThe Soccer Coaching Podcast, Email - thesoccercoachingpodcast@gmail.com This episode was brought to you in association with our friends at Soccer Coach Weekly.Established since 2006, Soccer Coach Weekly is a leading source of inspiration and advice for all grassroots coaches. Join thousands of youth soccer coaches, just like you, saving time and effort in their goal of having the most effective, enjoyable and successful coaching journey for them and their players. – https://www.soccercoachweekly.net/ Thanks for listening and we hope you enjoyed the episode!

Send us a textEpisode 85, Brought to you in association with our friends at Soccer Coach Weekly (@SoccerCoachWeek)All things 9 aside, a conversation with James Brooks, FA level 2 and Brentford FC Foundation/ YDP phase coachIn this episode we discuss all things 9 aside with James Brooks, FA level 2 and Brentford FC coach.James reflects on what the team had in place to transition from 7 to 9 aside, how they managed player recruitment, playing time, formations and the overall philosophy. We also discuss how training evolved and `top tips` for coaches who are also going to be transitioning from 7 to 9 aside. The Soccer Coaching Podcast, Twitter - @SoccerCoachCastThe Soccer Coaching Podcast, Email - thesoccercoachingpodcast@gmail.comThis episode was brought to you in association with our friends at Soccer Coach Weekly.Established since 2006, Soccer Coach Weekly is a leading source of inspiration and advice for all grassroots coaches. Join thousands of youth soccer coaches, just like you, saving time and effort in their goal of having the most effective, enjoyable and successful coaching journey for them and their players. – https://www.soccercoachweekly.net/ Thanks for listening and we hope you enjoyed the episode!

Send us a textEpisode 85, Brought to you in association with our friends at Soccer Coach Weekly (@SoccerCoachWeek) Foundation Phase Player Development, a conversation with Pete Sturgess, FA National Lead Coach (5-11)In this episode we talk with Peter Sturgess about all things coaching with a focus on the Foundation PhasePete talks to us about his own coaching journey and the time he spent in academy football and his role at the FA. We discuss what the foundation phase is and why it’s so important to long-term player development, the different formats of the game and why they are so influential to skill acquisition, multi-sport, how you can frame `winning`, and how to embrace and celebrate when our young players `choose` football! Like all our guests Pete also shares the one thing he would change in the world of coaching.The Boot Room – Web Page - https://thebootroom.thefa.com/ FA Learning– Twitter – @EnglandLearningPeter Sturgess – Twitter - @sturge_pThe Soccer Coaching Podcast, Twitter - @SoccerCoachCastThe Soccer Coaching Podcast, Email - thesoccercoachingpodcast@gmail.com This episode was brought to you in association with our friends at Soccer Coach Weekly.Established since 2006, Soccer Coach Weekly is a leading source of inspiration and advice for all grassroots coaches. Join thousands of youth soccer coaches, just like you, saving time and effort in their goal of having the most effective, enjoyable and successful coaching journey for them and their players. – https://www.soccercoachweekly.net/ Thanks for listening and we hope you enjoyed the episode!

Send us a textEpisode 84, Brought to you in association with our friends at Soccer Coach Weekly (@SoccerCoachWeek)Creating a Great Training Environment, a conversation with Jonny Martin from the Football Fun FactoryIn this episode we talk with Jonny Martin, Co-Founder and Director @ the Football Fun Factory.Jonny talks to us about his own coaching journey and time he spent in academy football, as well as the evolution of the Football Fun Factory (FFF) since its inception in 2019. We discuss how to create a great training environment that delivers on both fun and development for the players. Jonny also shares his thoughts on what he believes makes a `super star` coach and, like all our guests, the one thing he would change in the world of coaching.Football Fun Factory – Web Page -  https://thefootballfunfactory.co.uk/ Football Fun Factory – Twitter – @FballFunFactoryJonny Martin – Twitter - @Jonny_FFFThe Soccer Coaching Podcast, Twitter - @SoccerCoachCastThe Soccer Coaching Podcast, Email - thesoccercoachingpodcast@gmail.com This episode was brought to you in association with our friends at Soccer Coach Weekly.Established since 2006, Soccer Coach Weekly is a leading source of inspiration and advice for all grassroots coaches. Join thousands of youth soccer coaches, just like you, saving time and effort in their goal of having the most effective, enjoyable and successful coaching journey for them and their players. – https://www.soccercoachweekly.net/ Thanks for listening and we hope you enjoyed the episode!