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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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Top five tips for setting parent expectations at the start of the season

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 play...
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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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Coaching the opposition: Getting more from your sessions

Coaching the opposition: Getting more from your sessions

In training, giving the opposition clear roles forces your focus players to make decisions under the same conditions they will face in a ...
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Five constraints to transform small-sided games

Five constraints to transform small-sided games

Changing rules or conditions within small-sided games shift the focus of a session, guide player behaviour and reinforce your game model....
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Women's Soccer Coaching Issue 55
This month, learn about:<li>Balancing coaching and motherhood</li><li>Mental wellbeing</li><li>Switching play</li>
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8 tips for designing sessions when you only train once a week

8 tips for designing sessions when you only train once a week

Getting just one session a week with your players can feel limiting, but these ideas will allow you to make the most of your restricted time
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Repetition as a powerful learning tool – if used with purpose

Repetition as a powerful learning tool – if used with purpose

Why revisiting practices that players enjoy is a sign of clarity, confidence, and player-centred coaching - and an example of how you might ...
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Helen Bleazard: A whirlwind first season at AFC Bournemouth

Helen Bleazard: A whirlwind first season at AFC Bournemouth

Helen Bleazard underwent a quick, and unexpected, transition from player to manager at AFC Bournemouth. She tells Carrie Dunn about her ...
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Three ways to intervene in sessions

Three ways to intervene in sessions

A look at whole group, individual, and unit interventions, with a focus on what works well in the girls’ and women’s game
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Becky Langley: The right fit at London City

Becky Langley: The right fit at London City

The London City Lionesses first team assistant coach tells Carrie Dunn about her role with the club, why it’s the job for her, and her ...
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Raising standards when they slip

Raising standards when they slip

Top tips for spotting the signs when standards are beginning to drop, and doing something about it early on
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How coaches can deliver constructive feedback to fellow coaches

Offering feedback to a co-coach can be difficult. But it’s often necessary and, if done well, can serve to improve environments and ...
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Seven steps to asking for – and acting on – player feedback

Seven steps to asking for – and acting on – player feedback

Gathering player feedback can be extremely valuable, for coaches and players themselves. Here’s how to go about getting it, and making it ...

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Carly Davies: Taking Forest forwards

Carly Davies: Taking Forest forwards

During a recent international break, Nottingham Forest head coach Carly Davies caught up with Carrie Dunn and talked the club, the industry,...
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Five ways to make your sessions more challenging

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

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

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: 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

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

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 

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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