Reader,
This week, we take a break from the technical, tactical and practical content of our weekly newsletter to acknowledge you, our PDP subscribers.
Whether you’re a long-term PDP member, someone who has undertaken our coaching courses, a subscriber to our weekly email, or you’ve only just discovered our community, we massively appreciate your support.
The purpose of the Player Development Project platform is to support coaches globally with a huge range of content and connection to our community. We’re grateful that you continue to follow us, and we hope that the content on our website continues to support you in your coaching.
Our team will be taking a break over the festive period to recharge and get ready to hit the ground running in 2025 as we enter our 11th year as a learning platform. We wish you, and your family a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
We’ve prepared a list of recommended holiday reading and viewing that could help you across various areas of your coaching, and we look forward to bringing you more great content in 2025.
Regards,
Dave, Adam, Lee & James.
Recommended Reading
- Want to know the basics of how to coach kids if you’re just starting out? Our guide, Soccer Coaching 101 provides great tips for those learning how to support young players.
- This guide is a must-read for those wanting to better understand the topic of Coach Communication will help you with tools to connect and support young players.
- Check out this archive article from PDP Lead Researcher, James Vaughan on skill development and how the environment plays a critical role in skill acquisition.
Recommended Viewing
- Want to enhance the physical performance of your players in 2025? Check out our Masterclass on Physical Performance through Football with Dan Cooke and Dave Wright.
- This is one of our favourite practical sessions. This 2v2+1 game helps players focus on quick combinations, forward passing and forward running.
- Check out this Masterclass on Developing Midfield players. This video outlines a huge variety of ‘player types’ who can play in midfield and how we can support them.
