One of the best strategies for time management is to prepare a number of session plans to use when your time is limited. “That way, if you can’t plan your session for whatever reason and you get to training ten minutes before it’s due to start, you can still go out and deliver a good session,” says Coutts. “One that’s aligned with your coaching methodology, team model, and your football principles. “The danger is getting to training and just putting on your ‘go-to’ session that perhaps the players don’t like as much — and, if that happens, it’s worth looking at what you can change. Copying ideas, learning, and looking for inspiration from other coaches is something I’d highly recommend. Even PDP’s Session Plan Library; I’ll often steal the design but modify it to suit the context of my players. “There’s nothing wrong with seeking inspiration online; go and talk to other coaches and be inspired by them, because that really opens your mind and gives you that buzz again.” “At PDP, we’ve also dipped into the online course space to offer accessible resources to time-poor coaches,” adds Wright. “Whether it’s a fundamentals course or an introduction to soccer coaching, we hope to guide coaches in their own time, enabling them to better help their players. “Our philosophy is ‘Don’t copy and paste, but copy and adapt’. Seek inspiration and then adapt it to the context. It’s a message we’ve always tried to promote.”