The Soccer Coaching Podcast

In this episode we discuss the ingredients that help make for a fun and effective soccer coaching training session. We explore the ten things to consider for your sessions that may help maximise the learning and development potential of the session, and ensure your players are challenged, enjoy and get the most out of the training. 1) PLANNING – Session plans / Structure / Challenges / STEP / Progression / The Unexpected2) A CLEAR THEME - Coaching points / Curriculum / The Why / LTDP3) FREE-PLAY – SSG’s / Ownership / Warm-up / Coach Observation4) TECHNICAL WORK – Having strong fundamental skills / Opposed v’s Unopposed5) PHYSICAL LITERACY – ABC’s / Embed or Separate6) GAME BASED PRACTICES – SSG’s / Whole-Part-Whole / Constraints / Challenges7) BALL ROLLING TIME – Why / How much (80%?) / How 8) DECISION MAKING – Problems (not solutions) / Guided Discovery / Trial & Error9) THE ENVIRONMENT – Culture / Philosophy / Values / Communication / Habits10) REFLECT & REVIEW – Feedback / WWW / EBI / Repeat?Here w