The Coaches Coach Podcast

This week I am joined by Dr. Ashley Allanson (Assistant Professor of Instruction in Ohio University's Recreation & Sport Pedagogy Department). In this episode we delve into the world of Emotional Control and discuss the importance of emotion in the role of the coach; Arlie Hochschild's theory of emotional labor; and look into how the management of our emotions is tied inot the professional self-interests of the coach.

In this week's episode, I'm joined by Johnny Cardello again. We discuss how to develop a player's technique. We cover: - What is technique and how is this different from skill? - The element of pressure. - Teaching 1v1 dribbling. - Automaticity.

In this week's episode, I'm joined by Johnny Cardello. We discuss developing a winning mentality: We talk: - Developing trust and self confidence. - Attitude - Communication and Praise - Goal Setting - The 7 C's of championship winning teams: 1. Common Goal 2. Commitment 3. Complementary Roles 4. Clear Communication 5. Constructive Conflict 6. Cohesion 7. Credible Coaching

In this week's episode, we interview Ian Barker, Director of Coaching Education Products & Programs for United Soccer Coaches. During this episode some of the topics we discuss are: - How he got into coaching and advise for people starting their first coaching jobs. - The professionalization of coaching. - Talent Identification and its relationship to player age. - US Soccer culture vs. the rest of the world.

In this week's episode, we discuss motivation and explore the pyschological theories of Self-Determination and Self-Efficacy, and their practical applications when coaching.

In this week's episode, We discuss whether or not Olivia Moultrie should be allowed to play in the professional women's league (The NWSL) at the age of 15. We also give out top 5 tips for players as they approach tryouts.

In this episode we take a look at the decision making process and see what we as coaches can do to improve decision making. We also take a look at how to handle players wanting to play up a year and consider numerous factors in how we think this decision should be made.

In this episdoe we delve into the development of the session plan, considering factors like: age appropriativeness; the play/practice/play model; setting session objectives; activity time and how it plays into session intensity;...to name a few.

We discuss the importance of setting Outcome and Process goals, and the importance of these types of goals to manage motivation, game performance, and match analysis.