Coachcast

In episode three, FA coach development officer, Danny Fenner, talks about the different playing surfaces that could be used in training and the benefits they provide. Matthew from South East London also joins the podcast to share his experience of cage football. Plus, he offers advice to coaches who are thinking about providing their players with the opportunity to play it. As well as all of that,...

In episode two, FA youth coach developer, Mark Neville, talks about how the volume and variety of games you offer can benefit your players. Mark also helps Steven from Nottingham with his 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/coaching/podcasts/coachcast...

Welcome back to a brand-new season of Coachcast! This time we’re focusing on how you can provide your players with inspirational opportunities. This is all about what players get to experience; such as the environments they play in and what they do in training. In the first episode of season two, our futsal development lead, Ian Parkes, joins us to talk about – you guessed it – futsal! Ian provide...

TRANSCRIPT: Coachcast is back for a brand-new season – and it’s just around the corner! This time we’re back talking about how we provide players with inspirational opportunities. It’s about what your team get to experience: their activities in training, and the environments and formats they play in. Ultimately, we want to provide players with opportunities that'll increase their enjoyment and the...

Welcome to Coachcast extra-time! We wrapped up our first season at the end of 2021, but luckily, we have a special show to keep you going before season two kicks off! In this episode, we’re joined by FA women’s national coach developer, Amy Price. Amy provides a fascinating insight into problem-solving – a topic which she’s exploring in her PhD – before helping Adam from Nottingham with his coachi...

In our final episode of season one, we’re joined by national coach development lead (women and girls), Bex Garlick. Together, we check back in with two grassroots coaches that joined us earlier in the series, Julie and Jordan, to find out how they’ve been getting on since they received advice from our experts. Bex then takes on the ‘swift session’ feature. We’ll be back with more episodes in 2022,...

In episode six, we’re joined by FA coach development officer, Sarah Lowden. Sarah talks to us about ‘finishing’, before helping Julie from Liverpool with her coaching challenge and taking 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/coaching/podcasts/coachcast/w/coachcast-transcripts Rel...

In episode five, we’re joined by FA coach development officer, Chris Welburn. Chris talks to us about ‘pressing’, before helping Sarah from Leeds with her coaching challenge and taking 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/coaching/podcasts/coachcast/w/coachcast-transcripts Releva...

In episode four, we’re joined by FA coach development officer, Lawrence Lok. Lawrence discusses the topic of ‘passing and receiving’, before helping Martin from Reading with his coaching challenge and taking 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/coaching/podcasts/coachcast/w/coach...

In episode three, we’re joined by FA regional physical education officer, James Riches. James chats to us about the topic of ‘turning’, before helping Jordan from Leeds with his coaching challenges and taking 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/coaching/podcasts/coachcast/w/coac...

In episode two, we’re joined by FA coach development officer, Suey Smith and FA physical education officer, Vinny Halsall. The duo chat to us in detail about the topic ‘moving with the ball’. They also help Lewis from Hull with his coaching challenges before collaborating on our ‘swift session’ feature. If you'd like a transcript of this episode you can access it via the England Football community...

In our very first episode we’re joined by our early years specialist, Pete Sturgess. Pete chats to us about creating the right environment for primary-age kids, before helping Shalin from Leicestershire with his coaching challenges and taking on our ‘swift session’ feature. You’ll also hear short clips from Rangers manager, Steven Gerrard, and England centre-back, Harry Maguire, as they share insi...

TRANSCRIPT: ‘Coachcast’ by England Football Learning is a brand-new coaching podcast designed to give you expert insight, session ideas and a platform to discuss your coaching questions and challenges. Throughout the series, we’ll be joined by experts to discuss topics such as; moving with the ball, turning and finishing – all key skills we need to help our players develop. And in each episode we’...