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Discover the art of coaching women's and girls' soccer with the fantastic advice in this section. Every month we speak to the best grassroots and professional coaches to bring you tips and advice to help you on and off the field.

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Reframing the role of a substitute

Reframing the role of a substitute

Sitting on the bench can be tough. But creating an environment where being a ’game-changer’ is a prized asset can pay off for the team.
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Get young players to engage in elite soccer

Get young players to engage in elite soccer

With more female role models than ever, Beth Toye explains how you can use them to inspire the girls you coach and make your practices mo...
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6 tips for being an adaptable coach

6 tips for being an adaptable coach

From being prepared for more or fewer attendees at training to letting players take the lead, Hannah Duncan describes ways to be flexible...
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Developing 'press-resistant' players

Developing 'press-resistant' players

Teaching young players to stay on the ball is challenging but can be rewarding, especially when they learn to beat opposition pressure, s...
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How to keep individuals engaged in your sessions

How to keep individuals engaged in your sessions

Keeping individuals engaged isn’t easy, but there are ways to do it, whether that is by ensuring practices look like the game, buil...
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Rewards of coaching Down syndrome kids

Rewards of coaching Down syndrome kids

Arsenal in the Community coach Maisie Hayden on her passion for disability soccer, what it has taught her and how it has added new string...
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How can we keep our players and staff safe?

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 environmen...
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7 tips for managing ability differences

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 fro...
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Women's Soccer Coaching Issue 41
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    Establishing a player-centred environment

    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 ...
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    Youth movement

    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 ...
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    What to do if you're winning by a big margin

    What to do if you're winning by a big margin

    One-sided matches can still bring benefits for the winners. Freya Louis gives tips for keeping your team on their toes after racking up ...
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    Tough at the top

    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 ...
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    The gender gap

    The gender gap

    Boys are like caged animals, while girls listen more, says Dave Francis. Here are his tips for male coaches new to working in the female ...
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    Forward thinking

    Forward thinking

    Creating space to progress attacks is a key early skill young players should start to master, says Manchester City foundation phase lead C...
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    Coach your players' transition decisions

    Coach your players' transition decisions

    Good judgement at the moment of regaining possession is something that can be worked on. Alex Burt describes the three ’building blocks’ to ...
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    Set players free with self-led challenges

    Set players free with self-led challenges

    Allowing your team more responsibility can improve their own decision-making, encourage creativity and develop leadership skills

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    Goals are for setting, not just for scoring

    Goals are for setting, not just for scoring

    Players know what they want to achieve but often not how to get there. Jon Cotterill-Bolsover says reframing their dreams can help to ...
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    Disney stories selling the magic of football

    Disney stories selling the magic of football

    The Incredibles, Frozen and more are being used in an immersive experience to engage young girls in soccer, as Dr Niamh-Elizabeth Mourton ...
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    How to prepare girls for senior football

    How to prepare girls for senior football

    North Carolina Courage academy director Sean Nahas and Oxford United Under-16s coach Ellen Hopkins on readying youngsters for adult soccer
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    Why early specialization may be harming children

    Why early specialization may be harming children

    Don’t make your talented youngsters choose from an early age, says JOHN O’SULLIVAN - playing other sports can produce more-rounded ...
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    Fun ways to lift morale

    Fun ways to lift morale

    Team in a slump? Players need cheering up? In our new COACHES’ SOCIAL feature, we asked you for tips on raising spirits - and here are some ...
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    How to avoid the parent trap

    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
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    How futsal can help develop your players

    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, ...
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    How can we get girls to stay on the ball?

    How can we get girls to stay on the ball?

    It’s a key skill that tends to be favoured more by boys. HANNAH DUNCAN asks three senior coaches about promoting individual expression in ...

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