Grassroots isn't a test of how much soccer you know. It's an introduction to how children learn — taught the same way you'll be teaching your players.

Six of the tools in the box are for coaching them. This one is for coaching you.

A clip of a Champions League midfielder is worth nothing to a nine-year-old who doesn't know who he is.

The board was never much use while I was holding it. It got good when they took it off me.

I recorded half a game and counted the names. Two players got said more than all the others put together — the best one, and the one having the hardest time.

Ask a player why they did something and most of the time you'll get "I don't know." That isn't the player failing. That's the question.

"Be more involved" isn't a challenge. It's a wish. Give a player a number and something to aim at, and watch what changes.

The course teaches you the ideal session. Then you turn up and your own kid is on the team.

9v9 isn't 7v7 with two more players. Every step up changes which problems your team has to solve.

Most coaches don't plan a session. They plan ninety minutes of activities and hope a session breaks out.

Great players are built in small spaces. In this article, Lee Dunne shares how players can use at-home technical training to sharpen touch, improve control, and build confidence. With a ball, and consistent effort, every player can keep developing — anywhere.

Who. What. When. Where. Why.

Objective coaching analysis and planning for success.

Every great soccer session has structure — but there are five essential elements of effective training: Organization, Game-Like Design, Repetition, Challenge, and Coaching. Learn how to plan purposeful practices that mirror real match demands, stretch your players’ thinking, and create meaningful development.

It’s a tough one. Can be an advantage. Is fake and frustrating.

Great players are built in small spaces. In this article, Lee Dunne shares how players can use at-home technical training to sharpen touch, improve control, and build confidence. With a ball, a few cones, and consistent effort, every player can keep developing — anywhere.

The best coaching doesn’t control players — it guides them. In this article, Lee Dunne explains how the Constraints-Led Approach (CLA) helps coaches design environments that challenge players to perceive, decide, and act more effectively through real game situations.

It can be hard. It can be amazing. Either way, it is definitely hard work, but the game only grows with your effort.