Uniting girls around the power of soccer
A project is providing opportunities to girls in both the UK and Mexico. HANNAH DUNCAN chats to Girls United's ROMINA CALATAYUD and ABIGAIL INGRAM MORE
Coaching advice
Here you’ll find practical, actionable advice from coaches in the women’s game covering most aspects of coaching a team. You’ll hear from experts in leadership, communication, health and wellness. You’ll also discover some invaluable insight into the menstrual cycle, its effect on players and how you can plan your coaching and support your players.
First among equals
The first Irishwoman to coach in men’s soccer, LISA FALLON hopes to be a role model for the next generation. STEPH FAIRBAIRN meets her and discovers the unlikely inspiration that showed her it wasn’t a man’s world MORE
‘You’ve got to force the narrative’
She was the first woman at the helm of a men’s top-flight club in Europe. Now, HELEN NKWOCHA has words of wisdom for those who follow her... MORE
‘You have to have no fear and a thick...
Birmingham City academy coach GEORGIE VAN DIJK on what she has learned from a career coaching boys and men - and her tips for women hoping to do it MORE
Female coaches on the step into men’s soccer
You will need a thick skin and self-confidence - but players will soon believe in you. Four coaches working in the male game speak about their experiences... MORE
7 tips for managing ability differences
If you run a youth team, chances are you will have a mixed-skills group. BEN SWALWELL outlines ways to mitigate that and get the best from your session MORE
How Game Changers are inspiring a nation
An exciting project is training up coaches in rural India. HANNAH DUNCAN chats to sports director LISA MURAWSKY and head coach DISHA MALHOTRA JULKA MORE
Flight and fight
Players at the University of Hawaii not only juggle soccer and education but have to travel 20,000 miles each season to do it. Their proud coach MICHELE NAGAMINE tells STEPH FAIRBAIRN exactly how it’s achieved MORE
Establishing a player-centred environment
Arsenal Women's academy manager JAMES HONEYMAN on the importance of a coherent and cohesive philosophy - and lifting it off the page and into reality MORE
Youth movement
Why are English elite clubs losing talent at 18? And what can be done to support youngsters leaving academies? RACHEL LEVER tries to find out... MORE
Lifting the stigma on mental health issues
Wellbeing coach ALEX MUNNS explores the impact depression and anxiety can have on players and how coaches can help to build a supportive environment MORE
How can we keep our players and staff safe?
The latest WSC webinar discussed welfare in the women’s game. Here is what our panel said on topics ranging from safe training environments to male allies MORE
‘You can only play the team in front of...
One-sided matches can still bring benefits for the winners. FREYA LOUIS gives tips for keeping your team on their toes after racking up double-figure scores MORE
Tehran turnaround
The first Iranian woman with the A License, KAT KHOSROWYAR lobbied Fifa to allow head coverings and built the nation’s Under-17s girls’ team from scratch in just two weeks. She tells her story to STEPH FAIRBAIRN MORE
Wellbeing: the art of listening and sharing
HANNAH DUNCAN talks to West Ham United Women's JENNY COE about how the personal touch is boosting player performance in a diverse dressing room MORE
Tough at the top
Elite players are fitter, stronger and play the game faster than ever. NAOMI MYHILL casts her eye over training data from England’s top two divisions and provides tips on adapting it for your own team’s sessions MORE
Establishing yourself in the coaching world
New readers start here - with some crucial advice that coaching tutor JACKIE BUSHELL wishes she had been able to give herself when starting her journey MORE
How to avoid the parent trap
Successful communication and your own positive behaviours are the keys to keeping soccer mums and dads onside, says expert GORDON MacLELLAND MORE
How futsal can help develop your players
Your squad can sharpen up their ball skills, speed up their decision making and improve their passing by becoming dual-code specialists, says MARY PACITTI MORE
4 tips for coaching in winter weather
As nights get colder and darker in the northern hemisphere, JOLENE MURRAY hands out some red-hot advice on making training sessions more engaging MORE
Staying on the ball
in Coaching advice, Other
This fun foundation phase practice rewards players for retaining possession as individuals within a small-sided game format. By PETE STURGESS MORE
Reaching my ‘A’ game
in Coaching advice, News and interviews
Ireland Under-17s coach CHELSEA NOONAN on overcoming her doubts and the Covid-19 pandemic to obtain the Uefa A licence - plus advice for fellow coaches MORE
How to improve Europe’s best?
FC Barcelona dominated in Spain last season and claimed their first Uefa Champions League title. New head coach JONATAN GIRÁLDEZ has the task of bettering that and tells STEPH FAIRBAIRN how he plans to do it MORE
The Eighth Wonder of the soccer world
A project in England is aiming to open up more routes into soccer for women. HANNAH DUNCAN has a chat with its founder, CHARLOTTE RICHARDSON MORE