This course for football coaches and managers will give you some ideas, tips and resources to help you better manage your team's match day experience.

In this mini-course, we take a closer look at the fundamentals of football tactics - the Principles of Play, and consider the important coaching points for developing players.

This course explores possibly the most important skill to getting better as a coach, which is the ability to critically reflect on how we do what we do so that we might do it differently and better in the future.

This course will support new coaches entering the world of grassroots youth football and managing a team for the first time. COURSE OUTCOMES: After completion of this course you have learned; ? What current skills will help you as a coach. ? How to create a coaching philosophy. ? How to utilise your coaching philosophy in your sessions. ? How to set up a team for a match and provide development challenges to the players. ? How to manage parents' expectations and encourage their support in a positive way. COURSE RESOURCES: Included within this course you can download the following resources on the main course page on the Learning Platform, and within the relevant sections of the course: ? Course Workbook ? Technical Guide for U7s / U8s ? Six-Week Session Plan: Dribbling ? Match Day Planner Template ? Growth Mindset Guide For Parents Having purchased this course, you will also get access to our course updates, including videos, downloads and further Six-Week Session Plans.