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Matchday mastery: Success isn’t just winning with Matt Jones Matchday mastery: Success isn’t just winning with Matt Jones | S6 Ep16
Episode 16
Tuesday, 20 January, 2026
Every player likes to win. But matchday success isn’t just about the final score. Matt Jones returns to Coachcast in this episode to share his formula for matchday success, regardless of the outcome. We dive deep into what sort of matchday environment we’re aiming for and how coaches can make it happen. We also explore what great matchday behaviour looks like and how coaches can set the tone. Matt brings a grounded, practical view of how coaches can prepare players, manage emotions, and build an environment that supports development over pressure. He also shares some memorable stories from his experiences across the game that highlight the powerful impact of coach behaviours. If you want to create matchday experiences that help your players grow, whilst performing at their best, this episode will give you the tools to make it happen. In this episode, we cover: how to approach matchday across different age groups preparing players so they feel confident but not overwhelmedwhat a great matchday environment looks likeMatt’s formula for defining successsome coaching stories from Matt you’ll want to sharehow self-awareness improves matchday coachinghow you can positively shape parent and spectator behaviourbalancing challenge with funthe “3 T’s” of effective matchday interventionsone thing coaches should stop doing and one they should startand more…Transcript on England Football community - (https://bit.ly/4a1cDoG)—————Do you have any coaching questions you’d like answers to? Or perhaps you’re facing a coaching challenge that you’d like help with? Simply head over to our England Football Community forum (https://community.thefa.com/coaching/f/youth-club-football-forum) and post them there. Or leave them in the comments below. We can then put them to our guests in future episodes to get their advice!Already listened to this episode or the previous seasons of Coachcast? We’d love to hear from you! Pass on your feedback by contacting us via Coachcast@thefa.com.LEARN MOREEngland Football Learning - https://learn.englandfootball.com/England Football Community - https://community.thefa.com/England Football Learning on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCisPO86aEIhWRTnTS1vrSVwEngland Football Learning X/Twitter - https://twitter.com/EnglandLearningEmail - Coachcast@thefa.comLISTENSpotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4sA9fHoldaH1x5Wn3vdmsBApple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/coachcast/id159180480YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@EnglandFootballLearningEditing and show notes by Claricast.(https://www.clarioncast.com/)
