On The Grass

On The Grass with Lyndon Dykes

In this special, one off episode I meet Birmingham City and Scotland number 9, Lyndon Dykes to discuss the benefits of playing futsal and how that can help young players improve for football.We unpick the technical advantages of the game including faster decision making and 1v1 skills as well as hearing who Lyndon thinks are the best professional players at using the sole of their foot.Enjoy the pod!

On The Grass with Pete Sturgess 2.0

What a treat we have this week for the final episode of series 2 of On The Grass. I catch up with friend of the pod and National Lead for the Foundation Phase at The FA Pete Sturgess to review England's performance at Euro 2020. We provide a game by game run down including individual performances and links to England DNA and FA coaching methodologies. We discuss underused players, Jordan Pickford, our man crush on Jack Grealish and how to win next years World Cup. I loved this chat and I hope you do too! 

On The Grass with Seb Tidey

Welcome back to On The Grass and welcome to Episode 5! Todays chat features Academy Coach and Entrepreneur Seb Tidey. Seb is an old friend and colleague at The FA and he provides a brilliant insight into his background and current coaching methods. Seb details player responsibility and praise playing major roles in his coaching and also boldly states that U6/U7/U8 players can never dribble TOO much. Check it out to find out why...

On The Grass with Austin Harris

After a short break we're back On The Grass with Brighton Academy Coach and FA Tutor Austin Harris. A brilliant chat with a very experienced coach who shares so many tips for coaches to take into their own teams and sessions. How can you create leaders and encourage players to take responsibility? What's it like to coach and teach in Germany and how important is creating an environment for players to progress? Austin gives his views and shares his experiences. Enjoy the conversation.

On The Grass with Saul Isaksson-Hurst

This week I'm On The Grass with coaching heavyweight and 121 technical specialist Saul Isaksson-Hurst. Saul has worked across different age groups at Tottenham Hotspurs, Chelsea and now Arsenal as a Skills Coach providing individual technical coaching. We discuss how Saul has evolved as a coach and who has influenced him and his delivery. We also debate the balance and link between games based coaching and individual work. Saul also shares a couple of coaching nuggets about 'you don't have to see everything' and 'No Lines No Lectures'.... I hope you enjoy the conversation.