The Inner Huddle - The Football (Soccer) Development Podcast for Parents & Coaches of Young Aspiring Players

In this Extra Time edition of the The Inner Huddle Perry discusses how visualisation and imagery can really help players focus, especially those that suffer with performance anxiety or nerves. Very powerful stuff!      Please visit Perry's blog site and sign up for his monthly newsletter for opportunities for you and your child to work with him privately and to hear about all his latest blogs, podcasts, top tips and advice to help your child fulfil their potential.   www.perrycocking.com  The topic is taken from a chapter in Perry's new book - Did You Win, Did You Score...? How to help your child succeed at football and life.  Available on Amazon: http://tinyurl.com/NewBookDetails

In this Extra Time edition of the The Inner Huddle Perry discusses the importance of children being allowed to try things, express themselves and play without fear of failure if they are truly to fulfil their potential. There is a danger that children are becoming over coached and creativity is being stifled. Possibly one of the most important Extra Time podcasts of them all!      Please visit Perry's blog site and sign up for his monthly newsletter for opportunities for you and your child to work with him privately and to hear about all his latest blogs, podcasts, top tips and advice to help your child fulfil their potential.   www.perrycocking.com  The topic is taken from a chapter in Perry's new book - Did You Win, Did You Score...? How to help your child succeed at football and life.  Available on Amazon: http://tinyurl.com/NewBookDetails

In this Extra Time edition of the The Inner Huddle Perry discusses how children (and parents) should concentrate on the process of individual improvement rather than the outcome of getting scouted to a pro club if a player is to increase their chances of fulfilling their potential.      Please visit Perry's blog site and sign up for his monthly newsletter for opportunities for you and your child to work with him privately and to hear about all his latest blogs, podcasts, top tips and advice to help your child fulfil their potential.   www.perrycocking.com  The topic is taken from a chapter in Perry's new book - Did You Win, Did You Score...? How to help your child succeed at football and life.  Available on Amazon: http://tinyurl.com/NewBookDetails

In this Extra Time edition of the The Inner Huddle Perry discusses the importance of football being used to help children develop resilience, build character and learn life lessons. Possibly one of the most important topics of all!       Please visit Perry's blog site and sign up for his monthly newsletter for opportunities for you and your child to work with him privately and to hear about all his latest blogs, podcasts, top tips and advice to help your child fulfil their potential.   www.perrycocking.com  The topic is taken from a chapter in Perry's new book - Did You Win, Did You Score...? How to help your child succeed at football and life.  Available on Amazon: http://tinyurl.com/NewBookDetails

In this Extra Time edition of the The Inner Huddle Perry discusses why it's not beneficial to judge your child's progress simply based on how they perform in matches. Matches help children learn the game and develop intuition and understanding, but, in terms of football development, one to three minutes contact time with the ball isn't enough. The result, and how your child played, is also not a good guide to how well your child is developing. A very important episode!      Please visit Perry's blog site and sign up for his monthly newsletter for opportunities for you and your child to work with him privately and to hear about all his latest blogs, podcasts, top tips and advice to help your child fulfil their potential.   www.perrycocking.com  The topic is taken from a chapter in Perry's new book - Did You Win, Did You Score...? How to help your child succeed at football and life.  Available on Amazon: http://tinyurl.com/NewBookDetails

A long overdue return of The Inner Huddle (Bitesize)! Perry discusses the potential pitfalls if your child spends a lot of time looking at you, or another family member, during matches and training.    Please visit Perry's blog site and sign up for his monthly newsletter for opportunities for you and your child to work with him privately and to hear about all his latest blogs, podcasts, top tips and advice to help your child fulfil their potential.   www.perrycocking.com  The topic is taken from a chapter in Perry's new book - Did You Win, Did You Score...? How to help your child succeed at football and life.  Available on Amazon: http://tinyurl.com/NewBookDetails

The question I get asked the most! "What should I be looking for when choosing a team for my child to play for...?"   In this latest bitesize episode of the Inner Huddle, Perry discusses what parents should be looking for, the questions to ask, and what to avoid, when choosing a team for their child to play for.    Please visit Perry's blog site and sign up for his monthly newsletter for opportunities for you and your child to work with him privately and to hear about all his latest blogs, podcasts, top tips and advice to help your child fulfil their potential.   www.perrycocking.com  The topic is taken from a chapter in Perry's new book - Did You Win, Did You Score...? How to help your child succeed at football and life.  Available on Amazon: http://tinyurl.com/NewBookDetails

In this latest bitesize episode of the Inner Huddle, Perry talks about an incident with Burton Albion's new signing, Charlie Webster, when he was an Under 9 player and his father. Some great advice for parents about the importance of good communication and building good relationships with coaches.    Please visit Perry's blog site and sign up for his monthly newsletter for opportunities for you and your child to work with him privately and to hear about all his latest blogs, podcasts, top tips and advice to help your child fulfil their potential.   www.perrycocking.com  The topic is taken from a chapter in Perry's new book - Did You Win, Did You Score...? How to help your child succeed at football and life.  Available on Amazon: http://tinyurl.com/NewBookDetails

In this latest bitesize episode of the Inner Huddle, Perry talks about the positive impact playing Futsal can have on children's development and why parents should try to find a club for them to play at and why coaches should embrace it. The game was played by Messi and Ronaldo so what better endorsement is there!  The topic is taken from a chapter in Perry's new book - Did You Win, Did You Score...? How to help your child succeed at football and life.  Available on Amazon: http://tinyurl.com/NewBookDetails

In this latest bitesize episode of the Inner Huddle Perry talks about the importance of not comparing your child's performances to the best you've seen them play and how this can lead to parents trying to influence performances with external rewards. He talks about the dangers of using a child's best performance as a benchmark as there are too many uncontrollable variables within a single performance outcome.  The topic is taken from a chapter in Perry's new book - Did You Win, Did You Score...? How to help your child succeed at football and life.  Available on Amazon: http://tinyurl.com/NewBookDetails

In this latest bitesize episode of the Inner Huddle Perry talks about the importance of not comparing your child to others, especially with regards to wanting your child to have their attributes. He talks about the dangers of comparison and the tendency to focus on pecieved weaknesses.  This is taken from Perry's new book - Did You Win, Did You Score...? How to help your child succeed at football and life.  Available on Amazon: http://tinyurl.com/NewBookDetails

In this latest bitesize episode of the Inner Huddle Perry talks about how children are capable of much more than you think and should be allowed to play for as long as their enjoyment allows.  This is taken from Perry's new book - Did You Win, Did You Score...? How to help your child succeed at football and life.  Available on Amazon: http://tinyurl.com/NewBookDetails

In this latest bitesize episode of the Inner Huddle Perry talks about the  importance of encouraging your child to not be afraid of making mistakes to help them fulfil their potential.    Encouraging your child to not be afraid of making mistakes is one of the key messages from Perry's new book - Did You Win, Did You Score...? How to help your child succeed at football and life.  Available on Amazon: http://tinyurl.com/NewBookDetails

In the latest episode of series three Pez & Geoff answer more questions sent in by parents and coaches along with discussing some of the chapters in Pez's new book (Did You Win, Did You Score...?) The questions are listed below.   Does shouting out from the side lines really ever achieve anything positive?   Chapter 26 - Embrace and encourage rotation of players to play in different positions.   My son’s team does not give a top scorer award but every team at the club does. So I buy him the trophy myself with the club badge on and give it to him on the day of the presentation (when he is top goal scorer). I don’t see an issue with this.   Chapter 90 - Children are like seeds.   If a player has made it known that they are leaving for a new team at the end of the season and do not turn up for 5 training sessions in a row (possibly training with the new team) but still expect to play on a Sunday - would you still play them? Genuinely interested to hear your thoughts.   Please send any questions you want answered/discussed to Pez at perry@pezzazstreetsoccer.com or 07818225592    This episode was sponsored by Perry's new book: Did You Win, Did You Score...? How to help your child succeed at football and life http://tinyurl.com/NewBookDetails   Your hosts are: Perry Cocking (Pezzaz Street Soccer & formerly Southampton FC) www.pezzazstreetsoccer.com   https://www.facebook.com/perrycockingauthor   Geoff Bonner (Wessex Futsal Club) -  https://www.facebook.com/wessexfutsal  

In this latest bitesize episode of the Inner Huddle Perry talks about the  importance of encouraging self-expression and flair and how you can help your child to embrace this mindset to help them fulfil their potential.    Encourage self-expression and flair is one of the key messages from Perry's new book - Did You Win, Did You Score...? How to help your child succeed at football and life.  Available on Amazon: http://tinyurl.com/NewBookDetails

In the latest episode of series three Pez & Geoff answer more questions sent in by parents and coaches along with discussing some of the chapters in Pez's new book (Did You Win, Did You Score...?) The questions are listed below.   I’ve heard you both talk about the need for players to scan whilst playing. Do you have any advice for helping my son to scan more or know of any drills that might help…?   Chapter 66 - Playing for more than one team   My 9 year old lad has been told his grassroots team aren’t going to resign him next season as he’s not good enough. He’s devastated that he’ll no longer be able to play with his friends. He didn’t play as much as the other players this season but still loved it. Do you have any advice on what we should do next to help him?   Chapter 104 - Moments of magic   What are your views on game time for young players from u7s to u11s? In our team all the parents pay the same fee but not all players get the same playing time.   Please send any questions you want answered/discussed to Pez at perry@pezzazstreetsoccer.com or 07818225592    This episode was sponsored by Perry's new book: Did You Win, Did You Score...? How to help your child succeed at football and life http://tinyurl.com/NewBookDetails   Your hosts are: Perry Cocking (Pezzaz Street Soccer & formerly Southampton FC) www.pezzazstreetsoccer.com   https://www.facebook.com/perrycockingauthor   Geoff Bonner (Wessex Futsal Club) -  https://www.facebook.com/wessexfutsal  

In this latest bitesize episode of the Inner Huddle Perry talks about the  importance of embracing mistakes and failure and how you can help your child to embrace this mindset to help them fulfil their potential.    Embrace mistakes and failure is one of the key messages from Perry's new book - Did You Win, Did You Score...? How to help your child succeed at football and life.  Available on Amazon: http://tinyurl.com/NewBookDetails

In the latest episode of series three Pez & Geoff answer more questions sent in by parents and coaches along with discussing some of the chapters in Pez's new book (Did You Win, Did You Score...?) The questions are listed below.   I love players that can go past other players and mavericks of the game. Do you think this country will produce more flair players in the future or has the game changed now…?   Chapter 3 - Embrace Mistakes and Failure   I’m a coach for an U8s team and in training I play lots of small sided games. The players don’t really have set positions and it’s all about contact time with the ball and having fun. However, I have at least two players who tell me that they’re not allowed to play in goal when it’s their turn. One even said “my dad will kill me!”. It leaves me in an awkward position. I just wondered what your thoughts on this are?   Chapter 40 - What to do if your child wants to quit   I had a brief run through the chapters in your book but I am unsure if there is anything on dealing with on field ‘trash talking’ from opponents? this has occurred a few times recently to my youngest boy and has made him very upset and in tears. I believe it is just a tactic to get under his skin and affect his performance. Any help would be appreciated in how to block this out mentally.   Chapter 114 - Don't be a PlayStation parent How late is too late to join a grassroots team if you’ve decided you want to play professionally? I have a 13-year-old who’s suddenly decided that’s what they want to do and is all they talk about.   Please send any questions you want answered/discussed to Pez at perry@pezzazstreetsoccer.com or 07818225592    This episode was sponsored by Perry's new book: Did You Win, Did You Score...? How to help your child succeed at football and life http://tinyurl.com/NewBookDetails   Your hosts are: Perry Cocking (Pezzaz Street Soccer & formerly Southampton FC) www.pezzazstreetsoccer.com   https://www.facebook.com/perrycockingauthor   Geoff Bonner (Wessex Futsal Club) -  https://www.facebook.com/wessexfutsal  

In this latest bitesize episode of the Inner Huddle Perry talks about the huge importance of helping your child develop a growth mindset rather than a fixed one and offers insights and practical advice from his many years of experience.   Developing a growth mindset is one of the key messages from Perry's new book - Did You Win, Did You Score...? How to help your child succeed at football and life.  Available on Amazon: http://tinyurl.com/NewBookDetails

In this bitesize episode of the Inner Huddle Perry talks about what success at youth football means to different parents and the importance of aligning that with the player's ambitions. Defining success, is the first chapter of Perry's new book - Did You Win, Did You Score...? How to help your child succeed at football and life.  Available on Amazon: http://tinyurl.com/NewBookDetails