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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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Five ways to make your sessions more challenging

Players finding your session too easy? Ramp up the difficulty, and the interest will follow

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Five ways to make sessions easier and increase player success

Players not quite getting your session? It might be time to pull it back to allow for some success

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Five things you can do now to retain players for next season

If you’re starting to look ahead to the next campaign, there are our tips for keeping as many of your current squad involved as possible

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Amy Merricks: Ambitions aligned

Amy Merricks is currently leading Birmingham City’s campaign for promotion to the WSL. She tells Carrie Dunn how they’re going about it, ...

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Three things I’ve learned from Emma Hayes

High standards and care, constant learning, and being yourself... coach Gemma Moris shares the three biggest lessons she’s taken from the...

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When the session feels flat: How to lift energy, focus and buy-in

Six tips to support you to get things back on track when they fall flat at training

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What my first six months coaching u8 boys taught me

From teenage girls to foundation phase boys, Lois Kerr explains what she’s learned from her new challenge

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How to create an opposition pack for your team

Six tips to support you to pull together focused, player-friendly opposition analysis to support your players on matchday

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What 2025 taught me about leadership, emotional intelligence, and rebuilding with intention

Rob Liddiard reflects on what uncertainty and relocation taught him in 2025, and how he’s looking to bounce back this year

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Eight ways to support players when a team-mate suffers a significant injury

WSC Editor Hannah Duncan reflects on a player injury can have on the team as a whole, and offers advice on how to manage it as a coach

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How to coach defending a long ball

Rob McKay shares his four key pointers for players aiming to deal with a long ball

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Kelly Cousins: Leading the charge at Utah Royals

Kelly Cousins became Utah Royals’ first ever sporting director in July 2023. Cousins had previously spent over two decades at English WSL ...

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Top tips for fostering fearless and free play among female players

As coaches, we play a vital part in creating an environment where players feel empowered to express themselves fully and fearlessly. Here&...

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Six ways to keep players engaged when the weather turns

If you’re currently running sessions in wind, rain or cold, these tips should help you, and your players, get the most out of them

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Stephanie Zambra: Player to coach

Following a successful playing career with the likes of Peamount United, Houston Dash, Sunderland, Florentia, Shamrock Rovers, and the ...

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Emma Byrne: Finding her home at Lewes FC

In July 2025, Emma Byrne was named manager of FA Women’s National League South team Lewes FC. The former Arsenal goalkeeper, and Ireland’s ...

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Hannah Duncan

Head Coach & Editor

Hannah holds a UEFA B licence and FA Youth Award, and coaches in the Youth Development Phase at an FA Women’s National League club. She has ...

Steph Fairbairn

Grass Roots Coach

Steph is a football coach originally from Newcastle upon Tyne, in north-east England, but now working in London. She is Level 1 qualified ...

Carl Wild

Foundation Phase Lead

Currently Man City’s Foundation Phase Lead and is also a programme leader at UCFB for the BA (Hons) in Football Coaching and Management. ...

Samantha Snow

Newsletter Editor

Sam has a US Soccer National "A" License, US Soccer National Instructor’s License, US Soccer National Goalkeeping License and Premier ...

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Mastering 1v1 situations

WSC Editor Hannah Duncan explores how we can coach our players to be effective in 1v1 situations, both in and out of possession

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Keeping the door open for late developers in women's soccer

How do we stop late developers from slipping through the net and scoring in it instead? Racing Louisville FC academy director Lizzie ...

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Pauline Hamill: Leading the Afghan women's refugee team

As part of FIFA’s strategy for action, Pauline Hamill is coaching the Afghan women’s refugee team - Afghan Women United - sanctioned in May ...

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What makes an effective phase of play session?

Rob McKay talks us through how to design and deliver phase of play sessions to get the most out of them

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Freya Coombe: Blazing a trail with Kansas City Current

In January 2024, Freya Coombe joined the Kansas City Current as assistant coach. She tells Carrie Dunn what working under former USWNT ...

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The power of a strong network in football

Rob Liddiard supports coaches to develop their skills through his work with FidesOak. Here he explains the value of having a network to ...

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Creating a framework for your goalkeeper's development

Having spent last season developing a clear framework for supporting the goalkeepers at his new club, Gareth Crewe details what how he did ...

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Navigating the women's game as a male manager

Christopher Smith details his experience of first coaching a women’s team, initially inspired by his daughter’s love of the game

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Featured Stories

Five ways to make your sessions more challenging

Five ways to make sessions easier and increase player success

Five things you can do now to retain players for next season

Amy Merricks: Ambitions aligned

Three things I’ve learned from Emma Hayes

When the session feels flat: How to lift energy, focus and buy-in

What my first six months coaching u8 boys taught me

How to create an opposition pack for your team

What 2025 taught me about leadership, emotional intelligence, and rebuilding with intention

Eight ways to support players when a team-mate suffers a significant injury

How to coach defending a long ball

Kelly Cousins: Leading the charge at Utah Royals

Top tips for fostering fearless and free play among female players

Six ways to keep players engaged when the weather turns

Stephanie Zambra: Player to coach

Emma Byrne: Finding her home at Lewes FC

Featured Coaches

Hannah Duncan

Steph Fairbairn

Carl Wild

Samantha Snow

Mastering 1v1 situations

Keeping the door open for late developers in women's soccer

Pauline Hamill: Leading the Afghan women's refugee team

What makes an effective phase of play session?

Freya Coombe: Blazing a trail with Kansas City Current

The power of a strong network in football

Creating a framework for your goalkeeper's development

Navigating the women's game as a male manager

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