How do you balance coaching and life?

Hi Everyone, welcome to another edition of the Coach Insight newsletter. Have you all been watching the World Cup? Some amazing shocks, and football being played. The pinnacle of international football and always makes me wonder if one day I’ll have the luck of coaching a player who will one day grace that very stage.

This week we have looking into the trend of coaches quitting the game, what’s involved in coach development, 8 tips to master to be an elite coach and much more! Enjoy.

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The Top Ten

1. I thought long and hard about starting this weeks newsletter with this post and thread from Cody Royle as it’s on the negative side but I feels it’s so important that all us coaches take time to assess how much we give to the game and our teams. How can we find a balance between the passion and detail that comes with the role and finding times for life away from football, especially with family and friends

   Cody Royle @codyroyle

   There's a trend playing out in coaching that we need to be paying attention to. Good coaches are quitting, preferring to walk away than put themselves and their families through the lifestyle. Sports should be the bastion of leadership, not the industry leaders are fleeing. 👇

2. Mark Jenkins here with an infographic that tells an interesting story of coach development. Does this look like your journey? I can’t stress enough the experience of being “on the grass” It’s all good knowing what to do but you need to learn how to do it and how to adapt.

   Mark Jenkins @Jenksno1

   Feel like this is coaching in a nutshell So much experience comes from learning whilst having a go To be fair I found the UEFA B tapped in to the first two sections well

   

3. First one up from Ray Power and it’s a pyramid of success from John Woden. How would you order your pyramid of success? Have you ever thought about what success means for your and your players? Try putting something like this together and see what your fellow coaches and players think. Would be a great collaboration exercise.

   Ray Power @power_ray

   Coach John Woden’s Pyramid of Success

   

4. Michael Loftman never disappoints with his content. Another great one but this time on the things you need to master to be a high-level coach/manager in football. what would your score be out of 10 for each?

   Michael Loftman @michael_loftman

   8 Topics to to master to develop towards being an Elite Coach & Manager • Breaking Down the Game • Utilising Analysis • Session Design & Execution • Player Development & Performance • Managing Individuals • Team Culture • Personal Development • Understanding Behaviour

   

5. Blaine McKenna this time taking us through the highlights from a recent Jose Mourinho interview with Sky sports. He runs through becoming a leader, evolving your leadership, strategic success, staying motivated, modern football and more.

   Blaine McKenna @BlaineMcKenna77

   Jose Mourinho recently revealed all in a brilliant interview with Sky Sports that you may have missed. Here’s a 🧵 that provides key lessons for all coaches on leadership, winning and the modern game…

6. Even if they haven’t realised their potential, they’ve still been top 2 of the FIFA world ranking for the last 6 years. With that in mind, it’s really interesting to see how they view the development of players in this infographic from Paul Power

   Ray Power @power_ray

   Always loved this visual from Belgium FA Highlights how technical-tactical focus blends as young players get older

   

7. Not massively relatable from a grassroots level but I thought it would be interesting to look into the detail of data that is now provided at the professional level, especially at the elite level.

   Cameron Campbell @c_campbell18

   The new @FIFAcom match reports are the best resource I’ve seen! So much useful / effective data that can be used to maximise player development. Interesting topics include; 🔹 Breaking Lines 🔹 Movement to Receive 🔹 Defensive Pressure 🔹 Team Shape #FIFAWorldCup

   

   

   

   

8. Liverpools head of coaching Martin Diggle talking to Technique journals Peter Glynn about using simple practices to help you focus on the player and not the exercise. https://www.techniquejournal.com/gated/needs-simple-practices

9. Another top post from Michael Loftman, this time outlining how he believes coaching principles have a specturum. From unopposed to opposed or structured to free. Do you principles have a specturum and if so how do you apply that specturum to your players needs?

   Michael Loftman @michael_loftman

   10 Coaching Practice Principle Scales Every coaching practice will have these 10 scales. Being aware of the trade-offs with each scale enables you to best select which side of each scale you will utilise. It can be a balance somewhere in the middle, or towards the extremities.

   

10. Last up this week is an article from the england learning football team on helping players move with the ball. This article takes you through the providing realism, encourage using space, inspring bravery on the ball, and experience of different playing surfaces. https://learn.englandfootball.com/articles/resources/2022/How-to-help-your-players-move-with-the-ball

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