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The Inner Huddle - The Football (Soccer) Development Podcast for Parents & Coaches of Young Aspiring Players
The Inner Huddle - The Football (Soccer) Development Podcast for Parents & Coaches of Young Aspiring Players
Perry Cocking 74 episodes Jun 6, 2025
The Inner Huddle is a podcast for parents, managers and coaches of young aspiring footballers. Its hosts draw on more than 20 years of professional coaching experience, from grassroots to the Premier League. They have worked with international players such as Adam Lallana, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Jay Rodriguez. Episodes answer listener questions about youth football development.
Episodes
Extra Time - Visualisation and imagery
In this Extra Time edition of the The Inner Huddle Perry discusses how visualisation and imagery can really help players focus, especially those that suffer with performance anxiety or nerves. Very powerful stuff!
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Extra Time - Children need a blank canvas to paint on!
In this Extra Time edition of the The Inner Huddle Perry discusses the importance of children being allowed to try things, express themselves and play without fear of failure if they are truly to fulfil their potential. There is a danger that children are becoming over coached and creativity is being stifled. Possibly one of the most important Extra Time podcasts of them all!
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Extra Time - Don't be obsessed with your child getting 'scouted' by a professional club
In this Extra Time edition of the The Inner Huddle Perry discusses how children (and parents) should concentrate on the process of individual improvement rather than the outcome of getting scouted to a pro club if a player is to increase their chances of fulfilling their potential.
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Extra Time - Life lessons, resilience and charcter building
In this Extra Time edition of the The Inner Huddle Perry discusses the importance of football being used to help children develop resilience, build character and learn life lessons. Possibly one of the most important topics of all!
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Extra Time - Don't be obsessed with match play and performance
In this Extra Time edition of the The Inner Huddle Perry discusses why it's not beneficial to judge your child's progress simply based on how they perform in matches. Matches help children learn the game and develop intuition and understanding, but, in terms of football development, one to three minutes contact time with the ball isn't enough. The result, and how your child played, is also not a g
Extra Time - Do not encourage your child to look at you during matches and training
A long overdue return of The Inner Huddle (Bitesize)! Perry discusses the potential pitfalls if your child spends a lot of time looking at you, or another family member, during matches and training.
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Extra Time - What to look for when choosing a team to play for.
The question I get asked the most!
"What should I be looking for when choosing a team for my child to play for...?"
In this latest bitesize episode of the Inner Huddle, Perry discusses what parents should be looking for, the questions to ask, and what to avoid, when choosing a team for their child to play for.
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Extra Time - Where You Going Charlie...? Communicate with coaches and build good relationships
In this latest bitesize episode of the Inner Huddle, Perry talks about an incident with Burton Albion's new signing, Charlie Webster, when he was an Under 9 player and his father. Some great advice for parents about the importance of good communication and building good relationships with coaches.
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Extra Time - Get Your Child Involved in Futsal!
In this latest bitesize episode of the Inner Huddle, Perry talks about the positive impact playing Futsal can have on children's development and why parents should try to find a club for them to play at and why coaches should embrace it. The game was played by Messi and Ronaldo so what better endorsement is there!
The topic is taken from a chapter in Perry's new book - Did You Win, Did You Score
Extra Time - Don't Compare Your Child's Performance to the Best You've Seen Them Play
In this latest bitesize episode of the Inner Huddle Perry talks about the importance of not comparing your child's performances to the best you've seen them play and how this can lead to parents trying to influence performances with external rewards. He talks about the dangers of using a child's best performance as a benchmark as there are too many uncontrollable variables within a single performa
Extra Time - Don't Compare Your Child to Others
In this latest bitesize episode of the Inner Huddle Perry talks about the importance of not comparing your child to others, especially with regards to wanting your child to have their attributes. He talks about the dangers of comparison and the tendency to focus on pecieved weaknesses.
This is taken from Perry's new book - Did You Win, Did You Score...? How to help your child succeed at football
Extra Time - Children are Capable of Much More Than you Think
In this latest bitesize episode of the Inner Huddle Perry talks about how children are capable of much more than you think and should be allowed to play for as long as their enjoyment allows.
This is taken from Perry's new book - Did You Win, Did You Score...? How to help your child succeed at football and life.
Available on Amazon:
http://tinyurl.com/NewBookDetails
Extra Time - Encourage Your Child Not to be Afraid of Making Mistakes
In this latest bitesize episode of the Inner Huddle Perry talks about the importance of encouraging your child to not be afraid of making mistakes to help them fulfil their potential.
Encouraging your child to not be afraid of making mistakes is one of the key messages from Perry's new book - Did You Win, Did You Score...? How to help your child succeed at football and life.
Available on Am
Series 3 - Episode 5 - Youth Football Parents Q&A With Pez & Geoff
In the latest episode of series three Pez & Geoff answer more questions sent in by parents and coaches along with discussing some of the chapters in Pez's new book (Did You Win, Did You Score...?) The questions are listed below.
Does shouting out from the side lines really ever achieve anything positive?
Chapter 26 - Embrace and encourage rotation of players to play in different positions
Extra Time - Encourage Self-Expression and Flair
In this latest bitesize episode of the Inner Huddle Perry talks about the importance of encouraging self-expression and flair and how you can help your child to embrace this mindset to help them fulfil their potential.
Encourage self-expression and flair is one of the key messages from Perry's new book - Did You Win, Did You Score...? How to help your child succeed at football and life.
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Series 3 - Episode 4 - Youth Football Parents Q&A With Pez & Geoff
In the latest episode of series three Pez & Geoff answer more questions sent in by parents and coaches along with discussing some of the chapters in Pez's new book (Did You Win, Did You Score...?) The questions are listed below.
I’ve heard you both talk about the need for players to scan whilst playing. Do you have any advice for helping my son to scan more or know of any drills that might
Extra Time - Embrace Mistakes and Failure
In this latest bitesize episode of the Inner Huddle Perry talks about the importance of embracing mistakes and failure and how you can help your child to embrace this mindset to help them fulfil their potential.
Embrace mistakes and failure is one of the key messages from Perry's new book - Did You Win, Did You Score...? How to help your child succeed at football and life.
Available on Amaz
Series 3 - Episode 3 - Youth Football Parents Q&A With Pez & Geoff
In the latest episode of series three Pez & Geoff answer more questions sent in by parents and coaches along with discussing some of the chapters in Pez's new book (Did You Win, Did You Score...?) The questions are listed below.
I love players that can go past other players and mavericks of the game. Do you think this country will produce more flair players in the future or has the game ch
Extra Time - How to Help Your Child Develop a Growth Mindset
In this latest bitesize episode of the Inner Huddle Perry talks about the huge importance of helping your child develop a growth mindset rather than a fixed one and offers insights and practical advice from his many years of experience.
Developing a growth mindset is one of the key messages from Perry's new book - Did You Win, Did You Score...? How to help your child succeed at football and lif
Extra Time - Defining "Success"
In this bitesize episode of the Inner Huddle Perry talks about what success at youth football means to different parents and the importance of aligning that with the player's ambitions.
Defining success, is the first chapter of Perry's new book - Did You Win, Did You Score...? How to help your child succeed at football and life.
Available on Amazon:
http://tinyurl.com/NewBookDetails
Series 3 - Episode 2 - Youth Football Parents Q&A With Pez & Geoff
In the second episode of the new series Pez & Geoff answer questions sent in by parents and coaches along with discussing some of the chapters in Pez's new book (Did You Win, Did You Score...?) The questions are listed below.
I recently started coaching my boys team who will move up to U7s this year. There seems to be a lot of pressure from people saying that they need to be playing loads of
Series 3 - Episode 1 - How to Help Your Child Succeed
Welcome to the new series of The Inner Huddle! In the forst episode of the new series, and back by popular demand, we continue to look at various chapters from Perry's new book, Did You Win, Did You Score...? (How to Help Your Child Succeed at Football & Life). Loads of great snippets and takeaways to be had for parents and coaches alike. Please see the book synopsis below.
The book is now a
Series 2 - Episode 10 - The Ultimate Guide for Football Parents!
In the final episode of season two Perry & Geoff look at various chapters from Perry's new book, Did You Win, Did You Score...? (How to Help Your Child Succeed at Football & Life). Loads of great snippets and takeaways to be had for parents and coaches alike. Please see the book synopsis below.
The book is available on Amazon (link below).
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Did-You-Win-Score-foot
Series 2 - Episode 9 - Youth Football Parents Q&A With Pez & Geoff
In the penultimate episode of series two, Pez and Geoff answer more questions from parents to do with youth football. The following eight questions were used to trigger many different discussion points and is a must listen for all parents and coaches! There's lots of great advice for parents & coaches to help children fulfil their potential. Please subscribe, share and rate the podcast to hel
Series 2 - Episode 8 - Youth Football Parents Q&A With Pez & Geoff
In the eighth episode of series two, Pez and Geoff answer more questions from parents to do with youth football. The following seven questions were used to trigger many different discussion points and is a must listen for all parents and coaches! There's lots of great advice for parents & coaches to help children fulfil their potential. Please subscribe, share and rate the podcast to help us
Series 2 - Episode 7 - Youth Football Q&A With Pez & Geoff
In the seventh episode of series two, Pez and Geoff go deeper into youth football subjects than ever before! The following six questions were used to trigger many discussion points, many hard hitting, on a variety of topics. Lots of great advice for parents & coaches to help children fulfil their potential.
With only a limited amount of time for my child to practice, do you think he is best
Series 2 - Episode 6 - Youth Football Q&A With Pez, Geoff & Betsy
The sixth episode of the new series has Pez, Geoff & Betsy answering and discussing more questions sent in from parents and coaches. They needed to draw upon all their years of professional coaching and sports psychology experience to answer some of these belters...
My 6-year-old recently got scouted for a professional club whilst playing in a tournament. The scout has asked 3 of the players,
Series 2 - Episode 5 - Youth Football Q&A With Pez, Geoff & Betsy
In the fifth episode of the new series Pez, Geoff & Betsy tackle 10 more questions from parents and coaches. Probably the most diverse list of questions of this series so far and a fantastic amount for parents and coaches to take away:
My daughter likes to use her toe a lot, especially to shoot at goal, but a few of her teammates have teased her about it and saying she shouldn’t “toe punt” th
Series 2 - Episode 4 - Dan Magness Special Guest Interview (TV presenter, football freestyler and world renowned football entertainer)
Dan Magness is a TV Presenter, football freestyler and one of the world's leading football entertainers. He talks to us about his life growing up, the importance of practice, developing resilience in children and how he once juggled a football 210 miles from Wembley to Old Trafford without dropping it once!
Question List:
What was life like for you growing up?
Was football a big part of your fami
Series 2 - Episode 3 - Youth Football Q&A With Pez, Geoff & Betsy
In the third episode of the new series Pez, Geoff & Betsy tackle 10 more questions from parents and coaches.
I heard you mention that it’s not a good idea to pay for goals. I’ve stopped doing it but my son’s granddad, and sometimes my wife, still continue to try to motivate my son in this way. Please can you explain in a bit more detail why it’s not a good idea?
What are your thoughts on clubs
Series 2 - Episode 2 - Youth Football Q&A With Pez & Geoff
In the second episode of the new series Pez & Geoff tackle 10 more questions from parents and coaches.
My son is fantastic in training but doesn’t have the same impact in his matches. How can I help him to reproduce what he does in training in matches?
Charlie Webster continues to impress - do you think you’ll see the likes of him again?
What’s better for my child’s development, playing with
Series 2 - Episode 1 - Youth Football Q&A With Pez, Geoff & Betsy
We kick off the new series of The Inner Huddle podcast with 10 questions sent in by parents & coaches from around the world answered by Pez, Geoff and new resident Sports Psychologist, Betsy Tuffrey...
How’s the book coming along & what’s the hardest chapter you’ve written in the book?
I saw a Facebook post you put out about intrinsic and extrinsic motivators - can you explain more?
My child
Extra Time - Interview with Global Soccer Education (Part 2) - Individual Player Development
In this episode I am interviewed by Jason Blake from the Global Soccer Education podcast. This episode is in two parts so be sure to catch up with part 1.
We discuss players I’ve worked with including the player being dubbed as the next English wonderkid, Charlie Webster, and Champions League/Premier League winners, Adam Lallana and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. We talk about Street soccer and the diff
Extra Time: Interview with Global Soccer Education (Part 1) - Individual Player Development
In this episode I am interviewed by Jason Blake from the Global Soccer Education podcast.
We discuss players I’ve worked with including the player being dubbed as the next English wonderkid, Charlie Webster, and Champions League/Premier League winners, Adam Lallana and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. We talk about Street soccer and the differences between individual development and team coaching.
This e
#15 Online Coaching Sessions and Remote Learning
In this episode Geoff and I are joined by former Southampton FC coach, Paul Matthews, who now heads up the younger age groups at Pezzaz Street Soccer.
We discuss all things to do with online coaching sessions and remote learning for children. We discuss the benefits, how sessions are delivered, why you should definitely get your children involved and how during the lockdown period, players actual
Extra Time - Andy Reid Interview Part 2 (Notts Forest U23s and Rep of Ireland U18s coach)
Part 2 of our interview with former Premier League and Republic of Ireland player Andy Reid.
We decided to publish the whole of part 2 rather than split it into more parts. Although rather long is got some great stuff in there and my most enjoyable yet. There were far too many questions to list! Sit back and enjoy...
Please leave us a nice 5 star review and subscribe. It really does help to ge
Extra Time - Andy Reid Interview Part 1 (Notts Forest U23s and Rep of Ireland U18s coach)
In this 10'000 download celebratory episode (Part 1) I chat to former Premier League & Republic of Ireland International, Andy Reid, about his playing career, coaching, character and helping develop players and people. Loads of golden advice for coaches, parents and players!
Reidy has been a long time friend after we worked together at Charlton Athletic. The questions we had on paper are listed
Extra Time: Lockdown Life (Part 2) - Interview with Sports Psychologist Betsy Tuffrey - Brighton and Hove Albion FC
In this episode (part 2) we continue our chat with sports psychologist, Betsy Tuffrey, about anxiety, helping children and home life for parents, including lots of helpful advice. The list of question and timings are below.
Part 2
1. (Start) Anxiety seems to be a very big problem right now. These are unprecedented times and therefore I guess we have nothing to compare or contextualise it. Th
Extra Time: Lockdown Life (Part 1) - Interview with Sports Psychologist Betsy Tuffrey - Brighton and Hove Albion FC
In this episode (part 1) we welcome back Betsy Tuffrey who is a Sports Psychologist at Brighton & Hove Albion FC. Betsy talks about life at the club during lockdown and answers questions about home life for parents including lots of helpful advice. The list of question and timings are below.
Part 1
(Start) Can you tell us a bit about your background and what Sports Psychology is?
(4:55) How are
Extra Time - Skill Acquisition and Technical Development Interview - West Canada Soccer Academy
During quarantine I was asked if I would do a video interview for the West Canada Soccer Academy as part of their Player Development Master Class Series as a technical development expert.
I was interviewed by my old friend Jason Blake who I worked with at Southampton FC. Jason went onto work at AFC Bournemouth, Burnley and now is Technical Director at the West Canada Soccer Academy and Red Deer
#14 (Part 2) Football Training During Lockdown Part 2
Welcome to part 2 of our lockdown training special. Lockdown has been challenging for parents, children and coaches. Trying to balance home schooling, work, exercise and keeping up with training and hobbies. In this episode we continue to discuss individual football training practices at home.
PART 2
6. (0.00) What are your thoughts on the people that are very scathing of these at home isolated in
#14 (Part 1) Football Training During Lockdown Part 1
Lockdown has been challenging for parents, children and coaches. Trying to balance home schooling, work, exercise and keeping up with training and hobbies. In this episode we discuss individual football training practices at home.
PART 1
(00:00) How have you been engaging with your players and keeping them active during the lockdown?
(8:25) What have been the biggest challenges?
(16:06) What has t
#13 The SkillTech Scheme - Individual Coaching System
Welcome to our latest podcast! In this episode Geoff and Perry discuss the Pezzaz SkillTech Scheme and how it helped players such as Adam Lallana, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and England U16 captain, Charlie Webster. They talk about how the idea came about and how you can be part of the scheme from anywhere in the world! For more information please visit https://pezzazstreetsoccer.com/sessions/skillte
Extra Time - Special Guest Danny Mills
We caught up with our old friend, former England international, Danny Mills, on our summer Elite Training Camp. The podcast Was recorded in front of a live audience. Many questions were asked from the coaches and young players:
(Start) Tell us a bit about your journey, what teams did you play for?
(10:48) How old were you when you started playing?
(15:30) What setbacks did you have along the way
Extra Time -Special Guest Questions with a Nearly 10 Year Old
To prepare for the upcoming visit of Danny Mills we tested out our new recording equipment with the help of nearly 10 year old Josh! Josh joined us in the Pezzaz podcast room to answer questions sent in about football. An interesting insight to the thoughts of a young player...
#12 Elite Training Camp - Geoff Bonner Interview
With the upcoming Pezza Elite Training Camp, we caught up with our very own Geoff Bonner to ask him about his role at the camp and how Futsal is so important for youth football development.
Extra Time - More on Professional Club Academies
Welcome to another Extra Time edition of the Inner Huddle.
In this episode Perry chats a little bit more about professional academies following on from the recent episode about what scouts looks for. Perry is a pre-academy coach and scout for Southampton FC.
Please get in touch with any comments or any questions that you have.
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Extra Time - Holiday Camp Frequently Asked Questions
Welcome to Extra Time!
In this episode Perry answers some of the most recently asked questions about the Pezzaz Holiday Camps:
Why are your holiday courses a bit more expensive than some others out there?
What sort of activities do you do?
Are you all licensed coaches
Can children book in for more individual days?
What time do you start and finish?
Please share and comment. Thanks for listening
Extra Time - What do professional scouts look for when assessing children?
Welcome to our first Extra Time edition of The Inner Huddle!
These bonus episodes are shorter and aim to answer any specific question, to add any observations or experiences that we think are relevant and interesting, or to add anything we might have missed in the main episodes.
In this edition Perry answers this question sent in by Tommy:
What do professional scouts look for when assessing childr
#11 (Part 4) - Pezzaz Coaching Special - Methods and Philosophy Explained
Welcome to the fourth part of our Pezzaz Coaching Special on the Inner Huddle Podcast. In this part we explain a bit more about the pricing of our sessions and get very in-depth about coaching methods and why we do what we do.
The list of questions with timings are below although we get a bit deeper than some of them might suggest! Enjoy...
Q19 (01:12) Why does your Academy stop at under 11s...?
#11 (Part 3) - Pezzaz Coaching Special - Methods and Philosophy Explained
Welcome to the third part of our Pezzaz Coaching Special. In these episodes we help to explain what we are all about, our methods and coaching philosophy. Find out some of the reasons why 20 Pezzaz players have signed professional contracts in the last five years and why players such as Adam Lallana and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain benefited from the Pezzaz methods.
The list of questions and timings ar
#11 (Part 2) - Pezzaz Coaching Special - Methods and Philosophy Explained
#11 (Part 2) - Pezzaz Coaching Special - Methods and Philosophy Explained
Welcome to the second part of our Pezzaz Coaching special. Another 6 questions about our soccer school, coaching methods, why we are different to other coaching and how your child can get into our Academy.
Q7 (00:52) My son was selected for the Pezzaz Academy. We’re absolutely delighted and he can’t wait to get started. Will
#11 (Part 1) - Pezzaz Coaching Special - Methods and Philosophy Explained
The Inner Huddle number 11 (part 1) Pezzaz Coaching Special - Methods and Philosophy Explained
Welcome to the first part of our Pezzaz Coaching Special. In these episodes we answer lots of questions about our Pezzaz coaching philosophy, our methods and explain some of the ways we've helped 20 young players sign professional contracts at pro clubs.
Q1 (01:30) Isn’t it all just about making money?
Q
#10 (Part 2) - Football Freestyle Special (Soccer) with John Farnworth
The Inner Huddle Football Freestyle and Mindset Special with John Farnworth.
Welcome to the second part of our Football Freestyle special. John talks about unopposed practice, motivation, mindset, discipline, hard work, natural ability, overcoming challenges and adversity, and transferring all these attributes into other areas of children’s lives. A must listen!
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#10 (Part 1) - Football Freestyle Special (Soccer) with John Farnworth
The Inner Huddle episode 10 (part 1) Football Freestyle Special with John Farnworth.
Welcome to the first part of our Football Freestyle Special with John Farnworth. John is an inspirational character and one of the best football freestylers in the game. He has completed many challenges including keeping a ball in the air up to (and beyond) Base Camp Everest and completing the London Marathon keep
#9 (Part 2) - Fitness and Nutrition for Children's Football (Soccer) with Terry Anderson
The Inner Huddle #9 (part 2) Fitness and Nutrition for Children's Football (Soccer) with Terry Anderson.
Welcome to the second part of our fitness and nutrition special with special guest Terry Anderson. In these shows we hope to give parents and coaches a better understanding of a variety of topics to do with fitness and nutrition for children, and offer some expert advice to help get things righ
#9 (Part 1) - Fitness and Nutrition for Children's Football (Soccer) with Terry Anderson
The Inner Huddle #9 (part1) Fitness and Nutrition for Children's Football (Soccer) with Terry Anderson.
Welcome to the first part of our fitness and nutrition special with special guest Terry Anderson. In these shows we hope to give parents and coaches a better understanding of a variety of topics to do with fitness and nutrition for children, and offer some expert advice to help get things righ
#8 (Part 2) - Women and Girls Football (Soccer) Special
Welcome to the second part of our Women and Girls Football Special with special guest Simon Dewhurst. A list of the questions and timings is below. Please subscribe for more content and don't forget to follow Pezzaz Street Soccer on Facebook and Instagram. Enjoy...
Q9 (00:39) Which players would you recommend young girls to look at as mentors?
Q10 (03:03) Why are there not more opportunities for g
#8 (Part 1) - Women and Girls Football (Soccer) Special
Welcome to our Women and Girls Football (Soccer) Special with special guest Simon Dewhurst (Footy4Girls). Please subscribe!
Q1 (02:07) How did you get involved in girl’s football?
Q2 (05:35) What are the differences in coaching boys and girls?
TEXT (07:07) Are there the same opportunities for girls compared with boys?
Q3 (07:15) Should girls and boys play separately?
Q4 (10:26) Do we agree that mi
#7 (Part 3) - Football (Soccer) Psychology & Mindset Special with Betsy Tuffrey
Welcome to part three of our Psychology and mindset special with special guest, from Brighton & Hove Albion FC, Sports Psychologist Betsy Tuffrey.
Please subscribe to our podcast!
Enjoy...
#7 (Part 2) - Football (Soccer) Psychology & Mindset Special with Betsy Tuffrey
Welcome to part 2 of our football psychology & Mindset Special with Sports Psychologist Betsy Tuffrey (Brighton FC).
#7 (Part 1) - Football (Soccer) Psychology & Mindset Special with Betsy Tuffrey
Welcome to The Inner Huddle Football Development Podcast number 7! In this episode we are joined by sports psychologist Betsy Tuffrey to discuss the psychology and mindset of football development in children and young players.
#6 (Part 2) - Andy Reid Special Guest - Youth Football Development Advice
Welcome to the second part of our special show with former Premier League player, and current Ireland U18s coach, Andy Reid. We talk to the former Republic of Ireland, Tottenham, Sunderland and Notts Forest player in further detail about about coaching, mentality, characters, training, leaders and his career plus much more! Please subscribe. Enjoy!
#6 (Part 1) - Andy Reid Special Guest - Youth Football Development Advice
In this episode we talk to former Premier League player, and current Ireland U18s coach, Andy Reid, about coaching, what it takes to become a professional player, mentality plus much more! Please subscribe. Enjoy!
#5 (Part 2) - Parents & Coaches Q&A
Welcome to part 2 of our fifth show! In this episode we share our top 3 tips for helping a child to fulfil their potential plus much more advice on helping your child to fulfil their potential! Please subscribe. Enjoy!
#5 (Part 1) - Parents & Coaches Q&A
In this episode we answer many questions about football coaching and children's development incuding the three best bits of advice to help children fulfil their potential!
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#4 (Part 2) - Futsal Special
Messi, Ronaldo, Neymar, Salah, Iniesta (to name but a few) all played Futsal as youngsters and cite it as one of the main reasons they became the players they did. If you want to know more about this great version of indoor football, and why it is the perfect game for developing great footballers, then this is the show for you!
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#4 (Part 1) - Futsal Special
Messi, Ronaldo, Neymar, Salah, Iniesta (to name but a few) all played Futsal as youngsters and cite it as one of the main reasons they became the players they did. If you want to know more about this great version of indoor football, and why it is the perfect game for developing great footballers, then this is the show for you!
Follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pezzazstreetsoccer/ or
#3 (Part 2) - Parents & Coaches Q&A
In this latest episode for parents, managers & coaches of young aspiring footballers we discuss:
Man of the Match awards, rotating positions, development over results, fitness testing for young children, keeping a large squad happy and helping them develop, the differences between coaching boys and girls, our favourite age groups to coach (and why), tips for starting futsal sessions plus much much
#3 (Part 1) - Parents & Coaches Q&A
In this latest episode for parents, managers & coaches of young aspiring footballers we discuss:
Tackling being banned from youth football, advice for a parent who's son gets shouted at to pass the ball a lot, becoming a professional coach, organisations recruitting talent, outcomes and processes, gaolkeeper training and 1 to 1 coaching, plus much much more!
If you would like to contribute to a sh
#2 (Part 2) - Parents & Coaches Q&A
In this show we discuss:
Coaches continually stopping training to make coaching points, pre match warm ups, shouty managers, youth teams holding trials, shouty parents ruining their children's enjoyment and the silent sidelaines rule.
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#2 (Part 1) - Parents & Coaches Q&A
In this show we discuss; Futsal, Gareth Southgate’s view on 7/8 being too young for Academies, professional Academies selling the dream, burnout & how much a child should train, early positional specialisation, being ready for professional Academy trials and taking FA courses with reading and writing difficulties.
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#1 (Part 2) - Parents & Coaches Q&A
Welcome to part 2 of our first show - The Inner Huddle. In this show we discuss; team WhatsApp groups for parents, team sizes, vision (head up) training, the retreat rule, the difference between coaching adults and children, the benefits of freestyle and advice for new coaches starting out.
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#1 (Part 1): Parents & Coaches Q&A
Welcome to part 1 of our first show - The Inner Huddle. In this show we discuss; training aids, parents & players focussing on matches rather than training (process & outcomes), early sport specialisation, things professional scouts look for & book recommendations on youth development.
Please visit Pez's Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/perry.cocking or like our Pezzaz Street Soccer page htt
