The off-season is the perfect time to pause and prepare for the season ahead. And by taking time to self-reflect, you can ensure that you make next season count.That’s why, to kick off season six of Coachcast, FA regional coach developer, Chris Welburn, returns to share his advice for self-reflection.Self-reflection is a powerful tool that coaches can use to grow. It helps you spot what’s working, what needs to improve, and how to better support your players. By taking time to look back before you look ahead, you’ll move into the new season with more confidence and clarity.We dive into how to start with self-reflection, and the strategies you can use to evaluate last season, set meaningful goals, and ensure your practice design matches your intended outcomes.In this episode, we cover:why self-reflection is essential for coaches during the off-seasonhow to reflect on what really matterswhat to consider from last season when planning aheadthe three simple questions to guide your self-reflectiongoal-setting for next season using player feedbacktips for gathering honest and useful feedback from players and peersusing the ‘plan, do, review model’ to improve your coachinghow to match your session design with your intended outcomesand much more...Transcript on England Football community - (https://bit.ly/4n76z2D)—————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
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