Coachcast

⁠Transcript on England Football Community⁠ Earlier in the season, we spoke with three learners on the UEFA Pro Licence course. In this special episode, we learn about their roles in the game and their transition into coaching. They also share their thoughts on the key skills they think coaches need and plenty of top coaching tips, as well as their experiences on the Pro Licence so far. Amy Merrick...

⁠Transcript on England Football Community⁠ The power of imagination and play can both make for a more enjoyable experience for players and also help to develop their skills.  In this episode, FA regional PE officer James Riches returns to share his journey so far and to explore how we can develop skilful players through PE. James draws from his experiences to provide valuable advice for aspiring c...

Transcript on England Football Community ⁠ You, as a coach, reflect your players, and your players reflect you. FA coach development officer, Sam Griffiths, shares why this is and how this dynamic has come into play in her coaching journey. In this episode, we dive into Sam’s story so far and hear her advice for new coaches handling the transition from playing to coaching. Sam inspires more female...

⁠Transcript on England Football Community⁠ In this episode, Ollie Monksfield shares his journey as a deaf footballer and coach on the Para football regional emerging talent program. Ollie supports players in their journey to progress to the development program and potentially become an England deaf player.   Ollie lost his hearing at a young age and we learn about the challenges he faced growing u...

⁠Transcript on England Football Community⁠ In this ‘top-tips’ packed episode, FA regional coach development officer for the east, Nimesh Patel, covers topics such as managing difference, communication and the impact you can have on a player’s journey by showing you care. Our conversation spans over a variety of key coaching topics, where Nimesh shares the clear and thoughtful insight that he’s gat...

⁠Transcript on England Football Community⁠ Physical Education helps kids develop across the FA Four Corner Model - technical/tactical, psychological, physical, and social. In this episode, FA Physical Education officer for the West Midlands, Chris Lowe, explains how.  We discover his journey, from his positive experiences with learning football in school to his coaching and FA positions today. Chr...

⁠Transcript on England Football Community⁠ With the growing popularity of futsal, more coaches are asking the question “Why should I get involved?” In this episode, we sit down with Ian Parkes – FA youth coach developer and lead for futsal – to discover his journey into the game and learn how others might do the same. Ian explains the basics like what futsal is and how it’s played.  He also shares...

⁠Transcript on England Football Community⁠ Knowing your players is about more than just knowing their physical abilities. In this episode we speak with Bex Garlick, FA national coach development lead for women and girls, to learn more. Bex and her team work towards getting more females into coaching and delivering the coach development offer to coaches in the East. We learn about her first experie...

⁠Transcript on England Football Community ⁠ Vicky Fisher’s opportunities for playing football when she was at school were limited as a female. But it didn’t stop her from pursuing her goals - and having someone who believed in her made all the difference. In this episode, we chat with Vicky and learn about her role in helping to develop female coaches as an FA Coach Development Officer. Vicky shar...

⁠Transcript on England Football Community⁠ The FA’s Vinny Halsall provides loads of top coaching tips to help teachers and those working with teenagers. Halsall, an FA Physical Education officer, also shares insight into his journey so far and talks about: that if you ‘fail’ at something, it’s a ‘first attempt in learning’ the importance of putting person before player and getting to know who you’...

⁠Transcript on England Football Community ⁠ Talent can be found everywhere and anywhere. And in this episode, we sit down with Alexis Lunn-Gadd and Amanda (AJ) Goodwin to find out about Discover My Talent - a programme designed to find the Lionesses of the future and be more inclusive and accessible while developing more and better players. AJ is a talent technical coach for the North West who wor...

⁠Transcript on England Football Community⁠ Stacey Miles, an FA coach development officer, talks about how she fell in love with the game and how she’s now helping women and girls in the West Midlands to do the same. Miles also talks about dealing with self-doubt, using positive reflection, the importance of having patience as a coach and the need for equal opportunities to get involved with the ga...

⁠Transcript on England Football Community⁠ Pete Sturgess, the FA’s technical lead for five to elevens, discusses how we can help develop skilful players and tells us about a new early years programme pilot. Pete also provides insight into his journey so far, his key considerations for coaches working with primary-aged kids and much more! ……………….. Do you have any coaching questions you’d like answe...

⁠Transcript on England Football Community⁠ The FA’s Matt Jones talks to us about how learning can take time and provides advice on managing difference. Jones, an FA coach development officer, also shares insight into his journey so far, discusses how he’s helping to create opportunities and highlights the key skills coaches should have. ……………….. Do you have any coaching questions you’d like answer...

⁠Transcript on England Football Community⁠ Matthew Ansah, a coach in Croydon, London, talks to us about how he’s providing opportunities to players and coaches in the area. Ansah, who is the chairman of Forestdale FC, also provides insight into his journey so far and chats about working with different age groups and why he loves coaching. ……………….. Do you have any coaching questions you’d like answ...

⁠ Transcript on England Football Community ⁠ Ellie Marshall, a young coach in Derbyshire, provides advice for new and aspiring coaches and tells us all about her journey so far. Marshall, a community coach with Derby County Community Trust, also talks about working with primary-aged players and good coaching values. ……………….. Do you have any coaching questions you’d like answers to? Or perhaps you’...

⁠Transcript on England Football Community⁠ Libby Barnett, a coach from Jersey, tells us all about her journey and how the women’s and girls’ game is growing on the island. Barnett, who coaches at Jersey Wanderers FC and within the Jersey FA Performance Development Centre, also discusses how important it is to have good communication skills as a coach. ……………….. Do you have any coaching questions yo...

⁠Transcript on England Football Community⁠ Stephen Daley MBE talks openly about his journey, from playing for Glentoran and discovering he has a visual impairment (cone dystrophy), to earning 143 caps for England and becoming The FA’s national para talent manager. Daley, who was awarded an MBE in 2020 for services to para football and futsal, also shares some great coaching advice; talking about c...

⁠Transcript on England Football Community⁠ Grassroots coach, Dwight Barnett, tells us all about The St. Matthew’s Project in Brixton, London, and how it’s helping to engage the community. Barnett, who used to be a participant in the project and is now the project coordinator, also talks about his journey and shares his coaching advice. ……………….. Do you have any coaching questions you’d like answers...

Transcript on England Football Community Claire McDougall-Robinson talks to us about her coaching journey and how she’s helping to grow the women’s and girls’ game. The FA coach development officer also shares loads of top coaching tips, reflects on UEFA Women’s Euro 2022, answers a question from our community and takes on the swift session challenge. ……………….. Coachcast is back with more episodes,...

Mark Swales chats about how to improve one-touch finishing with Kelsey Byrne and Joanne Williams. The team also discuss how positive learning environments can help with this. This episode is taken from The FA’s women’s and girls’ coach development podcast – which you can discover on Spotify and The England Football Community. We’ll be back with more episodes later this year, so make sure you subsc...

In this episode, Pete Sturgess chats about what a coaching session could look like for primary-aged players. This episode is taken from the DNA Insights podcast – a limited series which you can listen to on the England Football Community. We’ll be back with more episodes later this year, so make sure you subscribe to ensure you don’t miss out on further coaching insight! If you’ve listened to Coac...

Our first live virtual conference arrives this summer – and you can be a part of it! Laura Seth, our performance analysis and insights manager, provides all the details you need to know, including the fact that Gareth Southgate and Sarina Wiegman will be joining the exciting event. Discover what it’s all about and how you can get involved by tuning into this episode of Coachcast. We’ll be back wit...

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 s...

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/c...