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With the grassroots football season a few months from ending it is a great opportunity to reflect on the ‘success’ of your season. Use the five questions below to get a balanced view on your achievements since last summer. 1) Has your team developed as a group? League positions and trophies are the common way […]
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Coaches at every level of the game will experience unexpected changes to player numbers, area size or weather conditions at their coaching sessions. Other challenges include unpredictable player motivation or your well prepared activities not going to plan. So, what can you do? Here are our 10 top-tips to help you deal with the unexpected scenarios […]
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“They’ll never make it as a pro” is a comment heard on touchlines at every level of the game. But how much do we really know about what talent looks like? Here, Joe Baker, talent development expert, challenges coaches to reflect on their current selection processes and asks: what are the ideal conditions for talent […]
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This year’s FA Girls Football Week will run from 23rd April – 29th April 2018. It will be a fun filled week of activities designed to get as many girls involved in playing football. Whether girls play regularly or are lacing their boots for the first time, it is a great opportunity for them to […]
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Rarely do coaching sessions or match days go perfectly to plan. Here, FA county coach developer, Lee Brown, outlines 10 common problems encountered by coaches offering a variety of solutions you can use with your players. 1) The session isn’t working If your session has lots of intricacies and isn’t going to plan, it’s important […]
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The FA Disability Cup returns this summer with England’s top grassroots disability teams competing at the national football centre, St. George’s Park, on Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 June. The competition, which is now in its third year, is the largest of its kind in this country, with six cup finals scheduled to take place […]
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Below is a full list of CPD events across the England. Click on the event topic to be taken through to the relevant booking page. FA conference events Dates Time Topic Location 17 Feb 2018 All day Futsal Conference 2018 St. George’s Park 15 April 2018 All day Goalkeeping Conference 2018 St. George’s […]
Setting challenges for games and training is a great way for coaches to motivate individual players and teams. Here are our 10 top- tips for using individual player and team challenges in your work: 1) Get to know your players How well do you know the players in your group? Do you know who can […]
On Sunday 15 April 2018, St. George’s Park will once again play host to one of The FA’s most popular national coaching events – The FA Goalkeeper Conference. The event has been designed to provide you with a platform to discuss and understand more about the modern goalkeeper, with a specific focus on the ‘Four […]
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A series of new initiatives and investments to impact the whole of English football, please see FA announcement below; We have today announced a series of new initiatives and investments which will have a significant impact, both on the FA itself, and for all of English football. The announcements include a range of measures aimed […]
