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

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

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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June 6, 2025 14 mins
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 ...
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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 ...
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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 he...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 priva...
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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 succee...
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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 ...
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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:...
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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  
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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/NewBook...
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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 ...

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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...
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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 fo...

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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/NewBookDe...
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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...

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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:/...
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February 11, 2024 7 mins
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  
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