It's Friday and that means I've updated our Who to Follow directory again. It now includes 76 coaches, educators, organisations and resources from across the game. We’re not going to tell you who we’ve added. You’ll have to go and find out. The reason we built this is simple: ⤷ There are good people sharing useful ideas every day, but finding them amongst everything else on social media can be difficult. So we’re putting them in one place. Search by name, filter by platform and see who you might be missing. thesportingresource.co.uk/co… Go and find your next follow.

Having spent over 10 years coaching across all age groups, here is my view on how to ensure we create a positive environment around our sessions 👇 → Before the session • Greet players and ensure everyone feels included. • Be approachable and notice how the players arrive, not just focusing on those that are on time. • Set out expectations around respect and behaviour. → During the session • Ensure that every player has the opportunity to participate, learn and enjoy themselves. • Praise effort, improvement and good decisions, not just goals, wins and the best players. • Take action if someone is being mocked, excluded or made to feel uncomfortable. • Remain calm under pressure and lead by example. → After the session • Finish on a positive note so that players leave feeling that they have been valued, irrespective of how well they play. • Speak to parents or guardian if there is something that you need to share.