Send us a textIn 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 we have just discussed the ingredients, but in future episodes we will look closely at each element and discuss in more detail its importance and how it can form part of a soccer coaching session. If you have any thoughts or feedback on this topic, or if you have any ideas for future topics that you would like us to cover we would love to hear from you, [email protected] or @SoccerCoachCast. Thanks for listening!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!

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