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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.

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Yolanda Thomas: Mom’s the word

Yolanda Thomas: Mom’s the word

A new group has been launched in the US to support mothers who coach. Co-chair Yolanda Thomas, Tulsa SC’s head coach and a parent of thre...
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Empowering girls to 'reclaim their futures'

Empowering girls to 'reclaim their futures'

With HIV on the rise in Nigeria, organisations have teamed up to use soccer as a way to teach young females to make good life choices.
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How Game Changers are inspiring a nation

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 Malh...
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Why grassroots clubs struggle to recruit volunteers (and what can help)

Why grassroots clubs struggle to recruit volunteers (and what can help)

Sport Sister’s Natalie Doyle looks at how we can go about growing and developing our volunteer workforce
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Does every women's team need a woman coach?

Does every women's team need a woman coach?

Every team in Fifa’s women’s football tournaments must include at least one woman head coach or assistant coach. We reflect on what this ...
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Del Morgan: Building the goalkeeper pathway

Del Morgan: Building the goalkeeper pathway

Goalkeeper development and pathway lead at Liverpool, a club she used to play for, Del Morgan tells Carrie Dunn about her ultimate job: p...
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How to help a player who is missing the biggest game of their career

How to help a player who is missing the biggest game of their career

Whatever the reason, the emotional impact of missing a key came can be significant. Here’s how you can support your players through it
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Period tracking: Helpful tool or crossing a line?

Period tracking: Helpful tool or crossing a line?

Should we be collecting data around the menstrual cycle in all cases? And if we are, how should we go about it?
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Women's Soccer Coaching Issue 55
This month, learn about:
  • Balancing coaching and motherhood
  • Mental wellbeing
  • Switching play
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    Getting the balance right in matchday preparation

    Getting the balance right in matchday preparation

    60% us, 25% opposition behaviours, 15% the unexpected - a guide on how to structure your game plans
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    Why effective communication is so important in grassroots clubs

    Why effective communication is so important in grassroots clubs

    Sport Sister’s Natalie Doyle reflects on the power of communication between coaches, parents and players
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    Five ways to develop leaders beyond the captain

    Five ways to develop leaders beyond the captain

    How can we, as coaches, create an environment where leadership is valued and developed beyond the armband?
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    Three questions to ask your players after every session

    Three questions to ask your players after every session

    Build confidence, increase buy-in and get a better idea of where your players are at with these three prompts
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    How to spot when a player needs recovery rather than more running

    How to spot when a player needs recovery rather than more running

    What signs might there be that a rest is needed? And how can you best check in with your players?
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    How clubs can build a girls’ pathway that lasts

    How clubs can build a girls’ pathway that lasts

    Sport Sister’s Natalie Doyle sets out actions you can take to make sure your girls pathway is around for the long-term
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    Giving better feedback in under 60 seconds

    Giving better feedback in under 60 seconds

    How to keep the ball rolling for as long as possible, and offer your players quick, clear and useful advice
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    Helping players understand roles rather than positions

    Helping players understand roles rather than positions

    Tips on how helping players to understand roles can support them to grasp, and be open to changing, positions

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    Encouraging girls to lead in sport: coaching, captains and leadership

    Encouraging girls to lead in sport: coaching, captains and leadership

    Sport Sister’s Natalie Doyle offers her top tips on helping girls step into leadership roles
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    Emily Simpkins: Coming alive on the pitch

    Emily Simpkins: Coming alive on the pitch

    The Utah Royals coach speaks to Carrie Dunn about moving from the UK to the US, and her role as assistant coach this season, having been ...
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    Top five tips for setting parent expectations at the start of the season

    Spending just 20 minutes with parents before the season starts can save countless difficult conversations later. Here’s how you might use ...
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    Tips for creating individual goals before the season starts

    Tips for creating individual goals before the season starts

    Individual goals provide direction and give players ownership of their own development. Here’s how you may go about supporting players to ...
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    Pre-match warm-ups: Routine vs variation

    Pre-match warm-ups: Routine vs variation

    The warm-up is a key part of matchday and can have a significant impact on performance. Here’s a look at how you might approach it...
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    Renee Hector: Transition time at Watford

    Renee Hector: Transition time at Watford

    Following Watford’s promotion to WSL2, head coach Renee Hector tells Carrie Dunn about the route there, and what’s to come
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    Reflections on keeping sessions simple

    Reflections on keeping sessions simple

    The benefits of keeping sessions simple, and what it might look like
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    Realism, relevance and repetition in session design

    Realism, relevance and repetition in session design

    The benefits of incorporating realism, relevance and repetition into your session design, and how you go about it

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