Matchday, at any level of the game, can be an emotional experience with highs and lows for all those involved.

In this edition of The Boot Room, we look at the challenges of coaching on matchday and ask our team of experts how they operate during the action so the players can take centre stage

What is it like to coach in the Premier League on matchday?
Crystal Palace first-team coach and UEFA Pro Licence candidate, Steven Reid, tells FA Education Content Editor, Peter Glynn, about the pressures of coaching  at the elite level on matchday.

How to coach players aged 5-12 on matchday
Do your practices look like the game? Watch a series of game-realistic practices used on The FA Advanced Youth Award course.

How accurate are your matchday observation skills?
Accurate observation is crucial to effective coaching. Here, FA Performance Analysis lead, Shayne Hall, provides an insight into how you can improve your observational skills and reduce bias in your coaching judgement.

How to make matchday player-centred?
We take a look back to an article from Issue 13 of The Boot Room, former FA Regional Coach Mentor, Ceri Bowley, looks at how coaches can ensure the players, and not the adults, are the centre of the matchday experience.

VIDEO: practical session – breaking lines
FA Youth Coach Educator, Paul Lever, delivers a practical coaching session with a group of young players based on the theme of ‘breaking lines’.