1. Mental skills in action
2. Impact of expectation and scrutiny – pressure on coaches
3. Predicting and preparing for discomfort – helpful or negative thinking

The theme is the impact of pressure in the moment including player understanding, coaching in front of parents, discussions that take place around mindset …and how ‘Red2Blue’ and associated tools can help.

The podcast looks at:

• The impact of pressure on young players without a coach on the sidelines
• How girls react to the coach
• Pressure on coaches on match days
• How can we predict the mental problems that will affect players during a game?
• Supportive language – blue head situations
• Acknowledge the existence of nerves
• Making mistakes – coaches as well as players
• Positional pressure – the goalkeeper
• Red2blue – a practical way to learn how to coach pressure situations

• The pathway from player to coach
• Building a rapour with players
• The detail of coaching
• Player support on and off the pitch

Motivation is a huge part of coaching female players – you get more if you build relationships with each of them. Things to think about:

• Planning to the nth degree
• What does the training session look like
• How to be a good youth team coach

Making your team successful means watching the game through a lens – one that focuses and fits your team. It also means session planning is key to that success:

• What pictures do you want to get out?
• How to adapt sessions
• Reflect on what you are passionate about.

For more information or for more advice from Abbie and Tanya go to Cupello.com

In the podcast we look at how sport can create pressure situations for players. We focus on:

1. Return of crowds to matches
2. Penalty taker pressures
3. Olympics glory

A common theme running through each area is the ‘level of mental prep’ and mental skill what if’s work being done by coaches with their athletes and we explore the role that coaches should play in that …and how ‘Red2Blue’ and associated tools can help.

The podcast looks at:

• Technically players are superb at the sport they are in but pressure situations change that
• How do we create these pressure situations to practice?
• Return of crowds to men's and women's game
• Players trying to hard and choking at the critical moment  
• Men's and women's football teams missing penalties
• How youth players react to pressure
• Cricket collapses, golfer yips, and Olympic glory
• What Red2Blue can do to help players cope with pressure situations in sport

For more information on the Red2Blue programme with Gazing read 

MINDLAB Soccer Is Ready For Red2Blue

PODCAST: Humans first, athletes second

Dave and Andy talk about coaching a team through that transfer covering:

• Importance to the individual of the move from 7v7 to 9v9
• What pre-season should cover
• Andy's coaching philosophy
• Working with different levels of player development
• Importance of the game at the end of training
• How do coaches recognise player development

Read about Andy's background and coaching experience on Cupello

- what is it

- how does it help players 

- how does it help coaches?

Topics discussed include:

• How using Gazing's Red to Blue helps mental skills
• Working with coaches and players
• Opportunity for female players
• Performance and mental problems
• Getting into the right mindset

• How to work on tactics with girls teams
• Developing individuals in a team
• New season, new players?
• Favourite sessions or new ones?
• What will you coach on your first training session back?