Welcome back! To kick off season five, we’re diving deep into session planning. In this episode, we’re joined by FA regional coach development officer, Joanne Williams. Jo’s main role is to help grassroots coaches improve and bring new female coaches into the game. She shares with us the story of how she got into coaching and her top advice for new coaches. Session planning plays a key role in helping players achieve the outcomes that a coach has in mind. But it can be difficult to find the time to plan sessions in advance, as well as tailoring plans to those specific outcomes. We ask Jo how busy coaches can plan sessions and how to work out which outcomes they should be aiming for. We speak about giving players more ownership over their sessions to help keep them engaged and Jo’s number one tip for helping players get on the same page and understand the outcomes they’re working towards. In this episode, we cover: • Jo’s journey into coaching. • How to make a positive impact on players’ journeys. • When to use different session structures. • How to plan sessions that keep players engaged. • Tips for planning a session when you’re short on time. • How to plan backwards and why it works. • Planning for the things you can’t control. • How to give players more ownership over their sessions. • Session ideas that you can add to your plans. ————— Do you have any coaching questions you’d like answers to? Or perhaps you’re facing a coaching challenge that you’d like help with? Simply head over to our England Football Community forum (https://community.thefa.com/coaching/f/youth-club-football-forum) and post them there. Or leave them in the comments below. We can then put them to our guests in future episodes to get their advice! Already listened to this episode or the previous seasons of Coachcast? We’d love to hear from you! Pass on your feedback by contacting us via [email protected]. LEARN MORE Transcript on ⁠England Football Community⁠⁠⁠⁠ - (https://bit.ly/3LRZpOd) England Football Learning - https://learn.englandfootball.com/ England Football Community - https://community.thefa.com/ England Football Learning on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCisPO86aEIhWRTnTS1vrSVw England Football Learning Twitter - https://twitter.com/EnglandLearning Email - [email protected] LISTEN Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4sA9fHoldaH1x5Wn3vdmsB Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/coachcast/id159180480 Editing and show notes by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Claricast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. (https://www.clarioncast.com/)