Developing Practices – National Coach Paul Holder will look at how practices can be developed appropriately and how different   types of practices can have a particular impact  on players:

Purpose of practice
Different types of relevant practice - what are the benefits?
What is happening when players practice?
Ho to go about developing practices - will innovative pratices help to develop innovative and crative players?

Working With Teams – Regional Coach Development Managers Ian Bateman and Ben Bartlett will look at how Coaches can work with teams to have maximum impact on the long term development of those teams and the players within them . The session will also look at how Coaches can best use assistants:

Sharing and communicating your philosophy with the palyers and parents...
Developing individual long term player development
Providing information and getting feedback to and from players
Pulling this all together on match day.

Learning Environments – FA Learning Consultant Alistair Smith will look at how learning environments can affect the development of players . The session will look to support coaches in developing the most appropriate learning environments for their players and will look at how the environment will enable players to develop appropriately:

How the environment affects learning and players development
How all other duties other than Coaching can affect the environment - and how to try and ensure the environment remains a priority
Dealing with pressures from parents and other coaches
How your environment can be affected by your philosophy.