David Powderly: Playing Through Midfield | FA Learning Coaching Session

The FA's David Powderly delivers a coaching session with grassroots players, aged 12-16, focusing on playing through midfield.
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[@footballtraininganddevelop3702]

The coaches use of questioning is very good. It really gets them thinking and he comes across in a positive way to make a simple practise very informative

[@coachbetter-yourdigitalass2448]

That makes learning for the players easier. It is always better when the players get to the solution by theirselves.

[@salvationracer]

Called asking leading questions. I can’t speak for the English FA, but the US Soccer coaching licensing they talk about using it often

[@CoachWG]

Top end coach, really good guy too. Glad to see you doing well David

[@omalone1169]

Los amigos sienpre se ayudan

[@coachbetter-yourdigitalass2448]

Good coaching quality👍👍

[@gilessm33]

I love how the coach progressively adds clear points/instructions while in between give the kids space to play and figure things out. The boys seem to be having a blast. Excellent session!

[@UHollis]

no matter how many times I watch this, I am inspired each and every time to create more positive and fun sessions.

[@roni_sidhu]

David is a great coach, love how he interacts with the players and asks them questions to get them thinking.

[@brianlegacy1935]

This is one of my favourite sessions and always pops up in the queue. Powderly is an excellent communicator.

[@yvonnecontreras8483]

Great coaching. Let’s commend these athletes, they understood and it showed. 🙌🏽 really good passing and touching!

[@MiddleManFootball]

Such simple and yet very informative/effective drill! Loved it!

[@bdesta6795]

Amazing to see the coach doing great work.

[@ciaranfitzsimons11]

Outstanding coach, in multiple ways

[@pabloleao3184]

Great session. I like his coaching style, structure, attitude, feedback, players ownership. 🔥

[@SyndromePossum]

Coaching is so so good

[@olivermd8911]

Thanks for the video, i appreciate that this is a session with grassroot players. From vidoes with academy players it is harder to learn, because every player there is so skilled that there are no inerruption by bad technique or else...thx

[@samcheaib413]

Thank you for sharing great session

[@BrightonLeccyTV]

Thanks for sharing. Some useful ways to paint pictures about creating space, recognising when/how your movement will create space for yourself or a teammate.

[@korymagill3693]

Love it!! Nice drill. Nice attention to details coach. Thats top notch coaching!!

[@coachWilliam]

Very inspiring

[@elvisodhiambo7275]

top level coaching

[@jcccheung]

brilliant coaching pedagogy

[@sugarresin]

Really like this practice. Good concise coaching points. Although I'd have rotated the 'red players' a bit more frequently.

[@fernandoandradejr5880]

thank you Coach

[@bayudewantoro4805]

My lord, even my country's senior national team dont show this style of play

[@ekomemultimedia2282]

Good coaching tips

[@farouquekay8471]

I loved it

[@federico5756]

Amazing coaching! Thanks!

[@Saad-ll9mg]

top coach

[@manadriano7984]

I wish i could be part of them 😥

[@keithyeah8348]

How do you get these young players so engaged? Half of my talks are waiting for them to focus.

[@charlietreamer5988]

They're with the fa, they're essentially paid to come so they show attention. With grassroots, half the youngers are still baby sitting

[@jameelbrown5450]

Short mixed race kid looks like a baller , definitely one for the future

[@harsyarangkuti]

Done

[@sarthakmishra9065]

Hi all, can anyone help identify what software does FA use for analysis? such as highlighting area etc? Thank you in advace

[@jamalrose1065]

I know they use sportscode and will probably use hudl's new painting tool (if they dont already) once its up and running!

[@sarthakmishra9065]

@@jamalrose1065 Thank you. I'll check it out :)

[@myrnblsm6860]

Nice to see. But the defensive aspects of this drill need to be worked on simultaneously. It feels as if the players who aren't "in possession" have very little idea about how to regain "possession". Consequently the team with the ball appears to be much better and more creative than they perhaps are as they are under very little pressure a great deal of the time. The nature of the drill tends to radically favour the team with the ball, which is fine to practice easy possession but it is rather too easy to my mind, particularly for players with a high skill level such as these players.

[@Nolan.Gurule]

Well then get the players that don’t have the ball to be more aggressive

[@tomrendell7174]

Just adjust the pitch size to the players ability.

[@SuperFootballDrills]

Possession is good but defending is woeful which makes it much easier.

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[@thomaslukeedwards134]

What’s the setup of the area? Size wise

[@investingfc3399]

Looks to be about the Width of the Penalty Area (36 yards) from 18 to midfield (~42 yards). Cones are dividing the field in 3 zones both width and depth. Make it smaller from the width to increase difficulty.

[@huddlechannel2932]

I would love to use this drill but the truth is players are coming to me with serious 1st touch deficiencies. I wish clubs in the US would teach the technical skills in unified way instead of leaving rec coaches to thier own devices, which usually results in hoofball

[@ANDREWTATTEE]

What team are they?

[@610Mungral]

its easy to coach kids who can already play. Try coaching 12-15 year olds who cant pass or control a ball!

[@jotey5129]

I absolutely agree. These kids can play. Imagine a different set of boys: Coach says Play! Under no pressure at all, the first kid passes the ball straight off the field... Spend 30 mins with some kids that are still learning to receive the ball. Never mind coaching methodology, the simple human frustration will not allow you coach so calmly and beautifully!

[@rangersasc]

Teach them how

[@OrdinaryRefrigirator]

😂😂 it’s true. Going through that currently.

[@610Mungral]

@@OrdinaryRefrigirator also helps to have a perfectly smooth 3G pitch!

[@aaronbarnes2627]

Better coach than Southgate

[@Geokinkladze]

"England"

[@xuccy]

ratio

[@jacobfield4848]

Just let the kids play, quit stopping the game all the time.

[@jonathanrogers1399]

That's called coaching or teaching. It's how they will understand and improve. Crazy comment. He is an excellent coach clearly

[@amoreazione3563]

Why are there only black kids?

[@keithyeah8348]

Why did you notice that and what made you ask the questions?

[@charlietreamer5988]

@@keithyeah8348 because if they were all white, people will question it aswell

[@OrdinaryRefrigirator]

What’s the color matter ?

[@amoreazione3563]

@@OrdinaryRefrigirator that's the UK, are you happy about Europeans being replaced?

[@nadiasullivan6214]

Not a single white player?! Wow!

[@harsyarangkuti]

Done