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The Podcast for parents and coaches of young aspiring footballers. Our professional team answer questions about youth football development for parents, managers & coaches to help children fulfil their potential and succeed at football. The Inner Huddle Podcast is hosted by Perry Cocking & Geoff Bonner who have over 40 years of coaching experience between them. They have worked with children at grassroots level right through to Premier League & Champions League winners. The first series had over 20,000 downloads and series two sees sports psychologist, Betsy Tuffrey, join the team to help answer the many questions that get sent in by football parents from all over the world. If you have question for the podcast please send it to Perry at perry@pezzazstreetsoccer.com Please leave a review if you can as it helps other people find us.
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Thursday May 07, 2020
Thursday May 07, 2020
Lockdown has been challenging for parents, children and coaches. Trying to balance home schooling, work, exercise and keeping up with training and hobbies. In this episode we discuss individual football training practices at home.
PART 1
- (00:00) How have you been engaging with your players and keeping them active during the lockdown?
- (8:25) What have been the biggest challenges?
- (16:06) What has the participation and engagement been like?
- (25:52) What are the most important things players can practice at home?
- (33:24) What do you think of the amount of online guru’s that have now sprung up?
If you'd like any more information about Pezzaz Street Soccer or the SkillTech Scheme please email Perry perry@pezzazstreetsoccer.com or visit www.pezzazstreetsoccer.com
Tuesday Dec 17, 2019
Tuesday Dec 17, 2019
Welcome to our latest podcast! In this episode Geoff and Perry discuss the Pezzaz SkillTech Scheme and how it helped players such as Adam Lallana, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and England U16 captain, Charlie Webster. They talk about how the idea came about and how you can be part of the scheme from anywhere in the world! For more information please visit https://pezzazstreetsoccer.com/sessions/skilltech-scheme or email Perry at perry@pezzazstreetsoccer.com
Wednesday Nov 06, 2019
Wednesday Nov 06, 2019
We caught up with our old friend, former England international, Danny Mills, on our summer Elite Training Camp. The podcast Was recorded in front of a live audience. Many questions were asked from the coaches and young players:
(Start) Tell us a bit about your journey, what teams did you play for? (10:48) How old were you when you started playing? (15:30) What setbacks did you have along the way? (19:18) What do you think separates the small minority that go onto have good careers from the thousands of talented players out there? (21:38) It seems to be a good time for young English players at the moment. What are your thoughts on the current crop of youngsters, in particular the possible lack of players that can excite us? (Gazza, McManaman. Joe Cole, John Barnes, Chris Waddle, David Beckham, Steven Gerrard, Michael Owen Etc.) (24:03) Who was the hardest player you ever faced? (27:22) What was the World Cup like? (30:14) What was the secret of your success? (31:00) How many goals did you score? (32:10) Did you make up with Robbie Savage? (34:00) At what point in your life did realise you had a special talent? (34:53) Do you still play? (35:40) The team you had at Leeds must be right up there with the best the Premiership as had? (40:16) Did you play against Cantona? (40:50) Who is you favourite player ever? (41:30) How many own goals did you score? (42:15) What charity matches have you played in? (42:55) What’s your favourite stadium you’ve played in? (43:53) Who did you look up to whwn you were younger? (45:43) Can you explain your dirtiest tackle? (48:00) Who was your best coach and manager and why? (49:23) Who were your favourite players to be around? (50:42) Who’s the best player you’ve played with? (52:35) Who’s your least favourite team? (53:32) Can you talk us through the Thierry Henry nutmeg? (54:58) Did you ever want to play in any other position? (55:56) Do you play Fantasy Football? (57:39) Have you got any advice for our young players?
Monday Aug 05, 2019
Monday Aug 05, 2019
To prepare for the upcoming visit of Danny Mills we tested out our new recording equipment with the help of nearly 10 year old Josh! Josh joined us in the Pezzaz podcast room to answer questions sent in about football. An interesting insight to the thoughts of a young player...
Friday Jul 19, 2019
Friday Jul 19, 2019
With the upcoming Pezza Elite Training Camp, we caught up with our very own Geoff Bonner to ask him about his role at the camp and how Futsal is so important for youth football development.
Tuesday May 14, 2019
Tuesday May 14, 2019
Welcome to another Extra Time edition of the Inner Huddle.
In this episode Perry chats a little bit more about professional academies following on from the recent episode about what scouts looks for. Perry is a pre-academy coach and scout for Southampton FC.
Please get in touch with any comments or any questions that you have.
As always, please like and share.
Sunday Mar 31, 2019
Sunday Mar 31, 2019
Welcome to Extra Time!
In this episode Perry answers some of the most recently asked questions about the Pezzaz Holiday Camps:
Why are your holiday courses a bit more expensive than some others out there?
What sort of activities do you do?
Are you all licensed coaches
Can children book in for more individual days?
What time do you start and finish?
Please share and comment. Thanks for listening
Monday Mar 25, 2019
Monday Mar 25, 2019
Welcome to our first Extra Time edition of The Inner Huddle!
These bonus episodes are shorter and aim to answer any specific question, to add any observations or experiences that we think are relevant and interesting, or to add anything we might have missed in the main episodes.
In this edition Perry answers this question sent in by Tommy:
What do professional scouts look for when assessing children?
A vast topic in it's own right but Perry attempts to answer it using his years of experience as a registered Premier League scout currently working for the recruiting department at Southampton FC.
Please subscribe and comment in iTunes. Thank you
Tuesday Mar 12, 2019
Tuesday Mar 12, 2019
Welcome to the fourth part of our Pezzaz Coaching Special on the Inner Huddle Podcast. In this part we explain a bit more about the pricing of our sessions and get very in-depth about coaching methods and why we do what we do.
The list of questions with timings are below although we get a bit deeper than some of them might suggest! Enjoy...
Q19 (01:12) Why does your Academy stop at under 11s...?
Q 20 (04:08) What’s the biggest changes you’ve seen since you started coaching?
Q21 (16:20) I’m really keen to get my reception year child involved with your sessions but I’ve heard there’s a waiting list. Is this true and how long does it usually take to get a place...?
Q22 (18:53) My child attends your Hampshire Player Development Centre. Some sessions weren’t on over Christmas and I was wondering why the monthly price was still the same?
Q 23 (22:46) I’m a level 2 coach. I’ve watched your training and I’ve noticed there are very few coaching interventions. Nobody is telling the kids where they should stand and what position they are playing. Is there a reason for this?
Q24 (31:20) My lad trains with you twice a week and uses his sole a lot to move the ball. His club coach has picked up on it and has a go at him for doing it. He uses it really well and it really defines his style of play but I’m really confused now and so is my lad. Can you help?
Thursday Feb 28, 2019
Thursday Feb 28, 2019
Welcome to the third part of our Pezzaz Coaching Special. In these episodes we help to explain what we are all about, our methods and coaching philosophy. Find out some of the reasons why 20 Pezzaz players have signed professional contracts in the last five years and why players such as Adam Lallana and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain benefited from the Pezzaz methods.
The list of questions and timings are below. Please subscribe and leave a review on iTunes if you can. Enjoy...
Q13 (01:15) How can my child get spotted by professional clubs at Pezzaz?
Q14 (11:30) Do children pick up bad habits playing indoors?
Q15 (19:08) Does your individual training just train children to be greedy!!! Football is a passing game!!
Q16 (26:01) My child struggles with the skills is Pezzaz not the place for him?
Q17 (30:47) I’ve heard that Pezzaz is great but only for really young children. Is that true?
Q18 (38:12) What’s the biggest difference between what you do and what’s available at local teams?