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Do you know if the FA have any plans to reinforce play phase. I am a captain of play and love it, but I have also seen so many clubs coaching 4-6 year olds where they have them dribbling round cones and coaching in a more traditional way. The games videos on england learning are great so I know info is out there. Some coaches that I speak to don't get why you would coach football, without a child kicking a football. I think this is a common thought.

Hi, currently just a dad supporting a 5 year old in early phase of football as part of u6 team but hoping to do some coaching soon having done the initial courses on FA website. I’ve been listening to the podcast (which I think is invaluable) but I wondered whether there were any other sources (books, articles, YouTube etc) which may be of use to someone just starting out? I wondered if it’s more like learning to ride a bike where the theory is all well and good but you learn by doing rather than theory? Thanks very much, Mike