In this blog, Sarah Lowden, FA diversity and inclusion coach development officer, explains how FA Education helped support BAME coaches back in 2019.
October is an important month for us at The FA. It’s period of celebrating the positive contribution…
Crafting a practice design that balances ample repetition, realism and relevance can significantly support players’ transferring their learning from practice to game day. In this blog, Game Insights Analyst Aston Cox will explore goalscoring trends within…
Albert Einstein is famously credited with saying that “Play is the highest form of research”.
If you believe this to be true, then we should be encouraging our youngest children to “research,” know more about football and enjoy activity in a safe and…
Hi Christopher, this is not as uncommon as you may think. Is the player new to playing? I have had this with several of the young group we have at our club. Personally I think avoiding getting hit by a flying object should be considered a sign of intelligence…
In this blog, Lawrence Lok, The FA’s coach development officer, discusses the benefits of creating player-led sessions.
Player-led sessions are important because they provide so many psychological and social benefits for players . The last thing we…
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I have recently got involved with my sons football team. They are under 10's and for most of them it's the first time they have played. Quite a few have come along because they where told they weren't going to play at their former teams. So from…
In this blog, Learning Experience Lead Katie Sorenson, dives into the evolving role of the goalkeeper out of possession. The importance of defending the space and defending the area is explored, along with considerations for incorporating your goalkeepers…
Coaching your child’s football team can sometimes be challenging, so here’s some advice to help you make the transition from parent to coach when you’re back on the pitch.
Have you been asked to take over a team to keep it going and you agreed because…
In this blog, our early years specialist, Pete Sturgess discusses why players fall in love with football and what coaches should do to capture their enthusiasm.
Our youngest players will try football for a whole variety of reasons. One main reason being…
The game we know and love is constantly evolving, but there have been few rule changes in recent years more impactful than the introduction of the new five substitution rule . Perhaps no team have highlighted the importance of effectively deploying players…
