Michael Beale - The Player Development Journey

Watch Michael Beale explore how to design and implement an effective player development journey, from the foundation phase through youth development and into the professional game.

Drawing on more than 23 years of experience in elite football, Michael shares practical insights into how coaches can structure player development, build strong technical foundations and create environments that develop better decision-makers and more adaptable players.

• How to structure player development across different stages
• How to build a strong “technical hard drive”
• How to develop outplaying qualities and decision-making
• How to coach the “small games within the big game”
• Key lessons from academy through to senior and international football

This session features expert insights and a Q&A from the live event.

Want to develop your knowledge further? 

Take your learning from the webinar onto the pitch with these practical training sessions delivered by Michael Beale, exploring technical development, decision-making and outplaying skills:

• Developing a Technical Hard Drive
• Outplaying Skills Through Box Practices
• Outplaying Boxes with the Iniesta Game

Continue watching, take the ideas onto the training pitch and put them into practice.