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Our top 9 ways to engage young people every session, every time! Discover #MatchPlayCards for your sessions 🔗 thecoachinglab.org

Players improve fastest when sessions include: ✅ Chaos ✅ Competition ✅ Choice. Structure the chaos.

Session planning tip: Instead of asking: “What drill?” Ask: “What decision do players need to make?” Game changer.

One of the biggest challenges for youth coaches: “What should I run at training tonight?” That’s exactly why we created #MatchPlayCards. ⚪️ 50+ small-sided games. ⚪️ Sessions in seconds ⚪️ Players constantly involved.

One of my favourite things about #MatchPlayCards: Coaches adapt the games. Change the space. Change the numbers. Change the rules. The game evolves. 🔗 thecoachinglab.org

The best behaviour management strategy? Engagement. Busy players don’t misbehave.

Coaches talk too much. Silence creates thinking. Try reducing instruction by 30% this week.

First principle of great coaching: If it doesn't include… • opposition • direction • decisions • scoring …it probably isn’t preparing players for the real game.

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3 ways to get players thinking more tomorrow: 1️⃣ Ask “why?” not “what?” 2️⃣ Freeze moments, not mistakes. 3️⃣ Let players design solutions.

Weekend thought: Young people don’t disengage from sport. They disengage from experiences.

Too many sessions look busy… but don’t actually develop players. @The_CoachingLab Podcast is back 🎙️ Breaking down what great coaching really looks like, so you can apply it straight away. 🔗 open.spotify.com/show/5KMKhjybm…

If your staff development only happens on INSET days… You’re missing 95% of the opportunity. Learning happens on the pitch.

What does great CPD actually look like? Not PowerPoints. Practice. Observation. Reflection. Conversation. What have we missed? 👀

@JPR_25 @The_CoachingLab Looking forward to checking out these MatchPlay Cards for engaging and simple coaching sessions! 🎉 TheCoachingLab

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Coaches don’t need more drills. They need better games. That’s exactly why we created #MatchPlayCards 🔗 thecoachinglab.org/collections/ch…

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Ever turned up to coaching without a session plan? #MatchPlayCards solve that. Shuffle the deck. Pick a game. Start coaching. Simple. 🔗 thecoachinglab.org/collections/ch…

10 small-sided games coaches should try this week... • End Zone Game • Gates Game • 4 Goal Game • Numbers Game • Transition Game • Neutral Player Game • Switch Goal Game • Pressing Game • Overload Game • Chaos Game Add #MatchPlayCards to find your match!