The FA's Women's & Girls Coach Development Podcast

Oct 13 2021 2
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Supporting the development of coaching within the Women's & Girl's game, through insightful interactions with leading coaches and experts on topics that will be thoughtful and challenge coaches to think more about their coaching knowledge.

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Julie Chipchase & Paul McGuiness discussing scanning as a skill that needs to be taught!

Oct 13 2021 54 mins  
Extra resources: Paul McGuiness - Under the microscope webinar with Matt Bishop - https://youtu.be/xWrMFrqziFM

UEFA A License Journey - Experiences of Female coaches with Kim Stenning & Charlotte Young

Sep 07 2021 47 mins  
This episode of the women's and girls coach development podcast talks to Kim Stenning (Manager of Crawley Wasps 1st Team) and Charlotte Young (Brighton RTC U16 Coach) about their experiences working towards doing their UEFA A Licence but also their experiences on course, and finally offering advice and thoughts to other female coaches aspiring to achieve their UEFA A License in the

An insight with Mel Phillips - London City Lionesses FC Manager

Mar 24 2021 39 mins  
An insight into Mel's coaching journey and how she has evolved as a coach moving from the Penn State, USA to London City Lionesses. Mel also describes what she thinks are the biggest differences between football in the USA and England, as well as giving advice to English players that aspire to attend an American College.

Understanding Peak Game Pace with Martin Evans & Lydia Bedford

Feb 05 2021 69 mins  
What is Peak Game Pace  How do we use it to develop the physical performance of players Why is it important to understand Peak Game Pace

Talking about the menstrual cycle with Dawn Scott

Jan 28 2021 50 mins  
We are joined by Dawn Scott (Senior Women's Physical Performance Manger at The FA), Abbie Sadler (Bristol City Women's Super League Academy Coach), and Dan Waldron (P.E Teacher and Grassroots U13 girls' football coach). In this episode, Amy Price (FA Women's National Coach Developer) facilitates a conversation with Dawn, Abbie and Dan to discuss how the menstrual cycle can impact p

Tom Hartley - Understanding the development of the female brain when coaching

Nov 16 2020 44 mins  
Discussing the importance of understanding the differences between boys and girls when coaching Podcast content: White Matter : Integrating Information Memory : Hippocampus Size Intelligence : Verbal emotive functioning

One touch Finishing - Kelsey Byrne (Women's National Coach Develop) & Joanne Williams (FA PE Unit & Watford Ladies FC)

Jul 06 2020 61 mins  
https://youtu.be/NeMNVFcubH8

Charlie Baxter & Joe Sheehan (Ipswich Town Women) Discussing developing 1 v 1 Skills - Out of Possession

Jun 30 2020 55 mins  
An insight into how Charlie and Joe have worked with players to develop 1 v 1 defending skills and what they have learnt working across all age groups. Giving an insight into the technical and tactical needs of developing good 1 v 1 defenders across the pitch, pulling on experiences from last years WSL and FA Cup runs.

Understanding the transition from Grassroots coaching to RTC Coaching within the Women's & Girl's game

Jun 22 2020 30 mins  
The podcast outlines fundamental challenges and experiences of RTC coaches and Technical Directors around developing young female players, drawing on their coaching experiences from grassroots and exploring how they developed over time through working within the RTC programme