Perry Cocking
The Inner Huddle - The Football (Soccer) Development Podcast for Parents & Coaches of Young Aspiring Players
Welcome to our podcast for parents, managers and coaches of young aspiring footballers. We have been coaching professionally for over 20 years from grassroots to the Premier League. We have worked with International players including Adam Lallana, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain & Jay Rodriguez. Our podcasts answer questions sent into us concerning all things about youth football development.
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Perry Cocking
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Jun 6, 2025
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Episodes
#11 (Part 3) - Pezzaz Coaching Special - Methods and Philosophy Explained 28.02.2019 52:27
Welcome to the third part of our Pezzaz Coaching Special. In these episodes we help to explain what we are all about, our methods and coaching philosophy. Find out some of the reasons why 20 Pezzaz players have signed professional contracts in the last five years and why players such as Adam Lallana and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain benefited from the Pezzaz methods. The list of questions and timings ar...
#11 (Part 2) - Pezzaz Coaching Special - Methods and Philosophy Explained 21.02.2019 37:11
#11 (Part 2) - Pezzaz Coaching Special - Methods and Philosophy Explained Welcome to the second part of our Pezzaz Coaching special. Another 6 questions about our soccer school, coaching methods, why we are different to other coaching and how your child can get into our Academy. Q7 (00:52) My son was selected for the Pezzaz Academy. We’re absolutely delighted and he can’t wait to get started. Will...
#11 (Part 1) - Pezzaz Coaching Special - Methods and Philosophy Explained 14.02.2019 38:12
The Inner Huddle number 11 (part 1) Pezzaz Coaching Special - Methods and Philosophy Explained Welcome to the first part of our Pezzaz Coaching Special. In these episodes we answer lots of questions about our Pezzaz coaching philosophy, our methods and explain some of the ways we've helped 20 young players sign professional contracts at pro clubs. Q1 (01:30) Isn’t it all just about making money? Q...
#10 (Part 2) - Football Freestyle Special (Soccer) with John Farnworth 06.02.2019 59:16
The Inner Huddle Football Freestyle and Mindset Special with John Farnworth. Welcome to the second part of our Football Freestyle special. John talks about unopposed practice, motivation, mindset, discipline, hard work, natural ability, overcoming challenges and adversity, and transferring all these attributes into other areas of children’s lives. A must listen! Please subscribe and leave a review...
#10 (Part 1) - Football Freestyle Special (Soccer) with John Farnworth 30.01.2019 39:53
The Inner Huddle episode 10 (part 1) Football Freestyle Special with John Farnworth. Welcome to the first part of our Football Freestyle Special with John Farnworth. John is an inspirational character and one of the best football freestylers in the game. He has completed many challenges including keeping a ball in the air up to (and beyond) Base Camp Everest and completing the London Marathon keep...
#9 (Part 2) - Fitness and Nutrition for Children's Football (Soccer) with Terry Anderson 23.01.2019 31:32
The Inner Huddle #9 (part 2) Fitness and Nutrition for Children's Football (Soccer) with Terry Anderson. Welcome to the second part of our fitness and nutrition special with special guest Terry Anderson. In these shows we hope to give parents and coaches a better understanding of a variety of topics to do with fitness and nutrition for children, and offer some expert advice to help get things righ...
#9 (Part 1) - Fitness and Nutrition for Children's Football (Soccer) with Terry Anderson 16.01.2019 26:39
The Inner Huddle #9 (part1) Fitness and Nutrition for Children's Football (Soccer) with Terry Anderson. Welcome to the first part of our fitness and nutrition special with special guest Terry Anderson. In these shows we hope to give parents and coaches a better understanding of a variety of topics to do with fitness and nutrition for children, and offer some expert advice to help get things righ...
#8 (Part 2) - Women and Girls Football (Soccer) Special 08.01.2019 25:50
Welcome to the second part of our Women and Girls Football Special with special guest Simon Dewhurst. A list of the questions and timings is below. Please subscribe for more content and don't forget to follow Pezzaz Street Soccer on Facebook and Instagram. Enjoy... Q9 (00:39) Which players would you recommend young girls to look at as mentors? Q10 (03:03) Why are there not more opportunities for g...
#8 (Part 1) - Women and Girls Football (Soccer) Special 21.12.2018 24:33
Welcome to our Women and Girls Football (Soccer) Special with special guest Simon Dewhurst (Footy4Girls). Please subscribe! Q1 (02:07) How did you get involved in girl’s football? Q2 (05:35) What are the differences in coaching boys and girls? TEXT (07:07) Are there the same opportunities for girls compared with boys? Q3 (07:15) Should girls and boys play separately? Q4 (10:26) Do we agree that mi...
#7 (Part 3) - Football (Soccer) Psychology & Mindset Special with Betsy Tuffrey 30.11.2018 23:26
Welcome to part three of our Psychology and mindset special with special guest, from Brighton & Hove Albion FC, Sports Psychologist Betsy Tuffrey. Please subscribe to our podcast! Enjoy...
#7 (Part 2) - Football (Soccer) Psychology & Mindset Special with Betsy Tuffrey 21.11.2018 32:00
Welcome to part 2 of our football psychology & Mindset Special with Sports Psychologist Betsy Tuffrey (Brighton FC).
#7 (Part 1) - Football (Soccer) Psychology & Mindset Special with Betsy Tuffrey 12.11.2018 25:54
Welcome to The Inner Huddle Football Development Podcast number 7! In this episode we are joined by sports psychologist Betsy Tuffrey to discuss the psychology and mindset of football development in children and young players.
#6 (Part 2) - Andy Reid Special Guest - Youth Football Development Advice 08.09.2018 24:52
Welcome to the second part of our special show with former Premier League player, and current Ireland U18s coach, Andy Reid. We talk to the former Republic of Ireland, Tottenham, Sunderland and Notts Forest player in further detail about about coaching, mentality, characters, training, leaders and his career plus much more! Please subscribe. Enjoy!
#6 (Part 1) - Andy Reid Special Guest - Youth Football Development Advice 29.08.2018 31:52
In this episode we talk to former Premier League player, and current Ireland U18s coach, Andy Reid, about coaching, what it takes to become a professional player, mentality plus much more! Please subscribe. Enjoy!
#5 (Part 2) - Parents & Coaches Q&A 23.08.2018 28:36
Welcome to part 2 of our fifth show! In this episode we share our top 3 tips for helping a child to fulfil their potential plus much more advice on helping your child to fulfil their potential! Please subscribe. Enjoy!
#5 (Part 1) - Parents & Coaches Q&A 31.07.2018 23:44
In this episode we answer many questions about football coaching and children's development incuding the three best bits of advice to help children fulfil their potential! Follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pezzazstreetsoccer/ or visit our website www.pezzazstreetsoccer.com for more information.
#4 (Part 2) - Futsal Special 25.06.2018 34:12
Messi, Ronaldo, Neymar, Salah, Iniesta (to name but a few) all played Futsal as youngsters and cite it as one of the main reasons they became the players they did. If you want to know more about this great version of indoor football, and why it is the perfect game for developing great footballers, then this is the show for you! Follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pezzazstreetsoccer/ or...
#4 (Part 1) - Futsal Special 14.06.2018 27:56
Messi, Ronaldo, Neymar, Salah, Iniesta (to name but a few) all played Futsal as youngsters and cite it as one of the main reasons they became the players they did. If you want to know more about this great version of indoor football, and why it is the perfect game for developing great footballers, then this is the show for you! Follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pezzazstreetsoccer/ or...
#3 (Part 2) - Parents & Coaches Q&A 16.05.2018 32:51
In this latest episode for parents, managers & coaches of young aspiring footballers we discuss: Man of the Match awards, rotating positions, development over results, fitness testing for young children, keeping a large squad happy and helping them develop, the differences between coaching boys and girls, our favourite age groups to coach (and why), tips for starting futsal sessions plus much much...
#3 (Part 1) - Parents & Coaches Q&A 02.05.2018 30:15
In this latest episode for parents, managers & coaches of young aspiring footballers we discuss: Tackling being banned from youth football, advice for a parent who's son gets shouted at to pass the ball a lot, becoming a professional coach, organisations recruitting talent, outcomes and processes, gaolkeeper training and 1 to 1 coaching, plus much much more! If you would like to contribute to a sh...
#2 (Part 2) - Parents & Coaches Q&A 10.04.2018 36:41
In this show we discuss: Coaches continually stopping training to make coaching points, pre match warm ups, shouty managers, youth teams holding trials, shouty parents ruining their children's enjoyment and the silent sidelaines rule. Please visit Pez's Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/perry.cocking or like our Pezzaz Street Soccer page https://www.facebook.com/pezzazstreetsoccer Visit ou...
#2 (Part 1) - Parents & Coaches Q&A 20.03.2018 34:46
In this show we discuss; Futsal, Gareth Southgate’s view on 7/8 being too young for Academies, professional Academies selling the dream, burnout & how much a child should train, early positional specialisation, being ready for professional Academy trials and taking FA courses with reading and writing difficulties. Please visit Pez's Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/perry.cocking or like our...
#1 (Part 2) - Parents & Coaches Q&A 04.03.2018 32:50
Welcome to part 2 of our first show - The Inner Huddle. In this show we discuss; team WhatsApp groups for parents, team sizes, vision (head up) training, the retreat rule, the difference between coaching adults and children, the benefits of freestyle and advice for new coaches starting out. Please visit Pez's Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/perry.cocking or like our Pezzaz Street Soccer pa...
#1 (Part 1): Parents & Coaches Q&A 20.02.2018 32:26
Welcome to part 1 of our first show - The Inner Huddle. In this show we discuss; training aids, parents & players focussing on matches rather than training (process & outcomes), early sport specialisation, things professional scouts look for & book recommendations on youth development. Please visit Pez's Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/perry.cocking or like our Pezzaz Street Soccer page ht...
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