{"podcast":{"title":"It's Only Kids Football","slug":"it-s-only-kids-football-6977406","podcast_index_feed_id":6977406,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/66a361b8d34ffa9141b184b4","website_url":"https://www.itsonlykidsfootball.com/subscribe","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/66a361b8d34ffa9141b184b4/1742163649969-a40db297-77ec-4553-8ec1-0d8a74d049d6.jpeg","author":"Ben Welch and Mike Clark","episode_count":103,"summary":"Ben Welch is figuring out how to be a decent kids football coach and a better Dad. He's joined by coaching experts, ex-pros as well as football industry folk and internet friends to help him navigate the minefield of parenting and grassroots kids football. It's meant to be for fun, but sometimes it's hard to remember - It's Only Kids Football. Links: https://linktr.ee/itsonlykidsfootballpodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-29T10:19:08.917817+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/it-s-only-kids-football-6977406"},"episode":{"title":"Teach this skill before next season starts","slug":"teach-this-skill-before-next-season-starts","published_at":"2026-06-29T04:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/it-s-only-kids-football-6977406/teach-this-skill-before-next-season-starts","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/it-s-only-kids-football-6977406","url":"https://linktr.ee/itsonlykidsfootballpodcast","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/66a361b8d34ffa9141b184b4/e/6a4018cb26d5a6687a023c6b/media.mp3","summary":"What really helps young footballers improve? In this episode, hosts Ben and Mike sit down with Jason and Neil from Rondos Academy to uncover the coaching principles they've learned from more than 15 years of developing grassroots players. From the importance of patience and creating engaging training sessions to the technical skills children should really be practising, this conversation is packed with practical advice for volunteer coaches, parents and anyone involved in youth football. They discuss why competition can transform learning, how to support players of all abilities, what children should focus on during the summer and why long-term development matters far more than short-term results. Get your team a free £300 Discount Football Kits voucher by using our exclusive link to collect subscriptions through GoCardless at https://www.itsonlykidsfootball.com/offers Football DNA is the ultimate platform for coach and player development: https://footballdna.co.uk/sessions/ Sign up for the newsletter here: https://www.itsonlykidsfootball.com/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@iokfootball Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iokfootball/ X (Twitter): https://x.com/iokfootball YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@iokfootball Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Itsonlykidsfootballpodcast/ Email: itsonlykidsfootballpodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"What really helps young footballers improve? In this episode, hosts Ben and Mike sit down with Jason and Neil from Rondos Academy to uncover the coaching…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3256,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/it-s-only-kids-football-6977406/episodes/teach-this-skill-before-next-season-starts/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/it-s-only-kids-football-6977406/teach-this-skill-before-next-season-starts.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}