Resource collection · 5 November 2026

Added to the library · 7 November 2026

Ideas to take into practice.

Six resources for coaching, learning and reflection. Explore the original work and choose one question to take into your next session.

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6 resources

Audiobook

Audiobook · Attention and performance

The Inner Game of Tennis — audiobook

W. Timothy Gallwey · narrated by Dan Woren · Macmillan

Source publication date · 2025-06-19

Gallwey explores attention, self-doubt and the mental side of performance, using tennis as the starting point.

Take it into practice

Coach NC discussion prompt: compare a player’s description of what they noticed with a judgement about whether they performed well. Ask what information would help their next action.

Can the player describe what they noticed before judging the outcome?

Source review and access

Publisher metadata and synopsis reviewed only; audio not listened to. UK Macmillan audio edition, ISBN 9781035044610, narrated by Dan Woren. Paid audiobook; retailer price and regional availability not confirmed. No purchase, trial or credit used. Not psychological treatment or a performance guarantee.

Paid audiobook; exact retailer price and regional availability unverified; no purchase/trial.

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Podcast

Podcast episode · Coach education

593 – Coach Education & Development in Racquet Sports, Isaac McBroom

Rob Gray with Isaac McBroom · The Perception & Action Podcast

Source publication date · 2026-11-03

An interview with Isaac McBroom from the Professional Tennis Registry about his work in coach education.

Take it into practice

Coach NC discussion prompt: take one coach-development question into the episode. Afterwards, identify what might transfer to football and what depends on the racquet-sport setting.

Which part of coach education should change the coach’s next session?

Source review and access

Official title, guest, date and short show notes verified; audio not reviewed. No detailed claims about the conversation or football outcomes.

Public episode page; external player access may vary.

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Session

Coach session · Pressing and cover

Belinda Wilson: Defending as a unit

Belinda Wilson · FIFA Training Centre

Source publication date · 2023-09-12

Wilson’s session connects the first defender’s pressure with covering players, then moves into coached and uncoached games.

Take it into practice

Compare the session’s pressing and cover relationships with your own defensive practice. Retain a game phase in which players must make the decisions without repeated intervention.

Does the second defender’s movement make the first defender’s pressure useful?

Source review and access

Public session text and organisation reviewed; media not played. Read the original for numbers and organisation. One explanation contains conflicting team-colour wording, so confirm roles from the original visuals before delivery.

Public source page read without login; external media access may vary.

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Video

Coaching video / session · Receiving and learning

Coaching receiving under pressure with the session design tool

Simon Jennings · FIFA Training Centre

Source publication date · 2026-10-13

Jennings develops receiving under pressure through skill development, progression and game phases, with scanning, body shape and receiving movement running through the session.

Take it into practice

Use the original phase descriptions and linked media to examine how choices and realism change. Compare the same receiving problem across the phases rather than copying every constraint.

What can the receiver decide in each phase that they could not decide before?

Source review and access

Public session article and phase/media descriptions reviewed; video playback not verified. Adapt the organisation to readiness and context; no claim of guaranteed learning or transfer.

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Book

Book · Mindset and feedback

Mindset: The New Psychology of Success

Carol S. Dweck · Random House

Source publication date · 2006-02-28

Dweck examines how beliefs about ability relate to responses to challenge, feedback and development.

Take it into practice

Coach NC discussion prompt: review how you describe a difficult performance. Replace fixed labels with specific observations, support and a next action the player can influence.

Does the feedback help the player see a useful next step?

Source review and access

Publisher description/metadata reviewed, not the full book or research corpus. Not a diagnostic tool, treatment or promise of performance gains; avoid reducing development to positive thinking.

Book purchase or library access; no purchase made.

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Guide

Mentoring guide · Listening and relationships

Active listening and radical listening

The University of Edinburgh · Transitions and Mentoring Toolkit

Source publication date · 2024-06-24

A mentoring guide on attention, questioning, paraphrasing and recognising the assumptions the listener brings to a conversation.

Take it into practice

Before offering advice, summarise what you heard and invite the coach to correct it. Allow time for their explanation before choosing an action together.

Am I listening to understand their situation or to prepare my answer?

Source review and access

Full public guide text reviewed. Written in an intercultural university-mentoring context; application to football is an interpretation, not sport-specific evidence or counselling guidance.

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