Soccer Coach Weekly Issue 79

As a coach, it is your job to design the practices that will further your players development or properly prepare them for the weekend's game.

There are many theories around the best way to do it, whether it be opposed or unopposed, regimented or chaotic.

In this issue, James Mayley - a lecturer on the football coaching and management degree course at UCFB in England - puts forward the benefits of game-based approaches to session design.

It is the first of three articles James will be writing for SCW - next week, you can read his deep dive into player feedback.

The Coach's Column, both this week and next, is from the experienced mind of Canada-based, Uefa Pro Licence coach Eduardo Badescu.

In part one, he talks about the 'toxic habit' he says is adversely affecting player motivation and retention in youth soccer - and in next week's part two, he will offer coaching concepts and strategies that will motivate players to remain in the game.

Our interview is with Lewis Vaughan-Jones, who tells Steph Fairbairn how he juggles his multiple coaching roles, which  include several youth teams, academy female goalkeepers and a men's first team.

To hear the full interview, click the link at the bottom of page 10, or subscribe via your podcast app.