Learning from other sports: Stuart Lancaster explains how Leinster Rugby train at 'overspeed' in preparation for matchday.

Tottenham Hotspur's head of academy coach development John Allpress outlines how game-related practices can help players become 'good drivers in heavy traffic'

Defending 1v1 in wide areas: "it’s important not to dive in and instead keep your eye on the ball. It’s the attacker’s body movement, not the ball, that beats the defender" - Noel Blake

"I think your playing identity is something you can summarise in a sentence" - Arsenal U18 head coach, Dan Micciche, underlines the importance of being concise when developing a game model.

"Shut down, slow down, sit down" - how renowned coach educator, Dick Bate, used rhyme, rhythm and repetition to make his coaching memorable.

“A simple practice does not mean that you’re not coaching. It just means that you’re redistributing your effort and energy into focusing on the player, what they need and really supporting and helping them" - Martin Diggle, Liverpool FC head of academy coach development

Why young players learn best in a 'safe but uncertain' practice environment - Professor Keith Davids, expert in skill acquisition at Sheffield Hallam university

"‘Rough and tumble’ play benefits a child’s physical and social development. Physically it includes: chasing, fleeing, rolling and wrestling. Socially, it can develop co-operation, social roles, limits and fairness. It is also an expression of friendship bonds” - Carl Wild

“When you look at research, one of the interesting findings is that coaches learn to coach by copying models. They want to coach like Jose Mourinho or Jurgen Klopp. And often with these models they see shouting from the sidelines during games” – Professor Keith Davids

“There's nothing wrong saying that today the system, format, and opposition is all focused on improving one individual player. It might be a player who can't cope with 11v11 at the moment. So I'm going to organise a 9v9 or 7v7 for that individual” - Jake Henry

"You've got to be obsessed with the game, but you've got to be careful that you don't become obsessed with tactics at the expense of an obsession around skill development" - Liverpool's Martin Diggle on the importance of focusing on the individual when working with young players

"It's important that learning objectives aren’t too broad or wide. If you have specific objectives for the game or practice, you can narrow your vision in terms of what you're looking for and how you want to improve the players” LA Galaxy U15 coach Grant Heywood

“I think it’s useful to expose players to non-football tasks that give insight into them as individuals and their family pressures. When you get the answers you regularly get a shock. Often you didn’t even know the players had the ability to reflect in that detail" - Jody Caudwell

“You see a lot of coaches now and they stop a practice and talk and talk. Then you move the ball and what has been said has changed. When you are coaching you need to coach with the ball moving” - former England U19 coach Noel Blake on the importance of 'situational' coaching

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“The first thing we do before we start a new season is a ‘how to get the best out of me exercise’ – which is basically building a connection. It will cover things like: who are your favourite players, influences, hobbies and passions outside of football” Dan Micciche | ARCHIVE

"The whole, part, whole method gives players a chance to learn and practice their game craft, as well as giving them plenty of opportunities to hone their techniques and skills. The method allows them access to reality, lets them have a go and think in action" John Allpress

“The best coach developers are those that start by asking the coach: 'How can I help you figure out what it is that you're trying to do? And how can I help you move towards doing that better?'" Professor of coaching and pedagogy Prof Chris Cushion on how to work effectively with coaches

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