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Comment on How To Develop Creative Football Players! by Kevin

Sat, 03 Feb 2018 20:31:38 +0000

Hi great article and one I can relate to totally from my time as a coach of an under 10a team (had them since u6) and as a secondary school PE teacher.
I do find tho, that rotation of positions and giving fair playing time/ playing out from the back produces good passing teams but it is frustrating to see some players move on to more ‘competitive teams’.
We have 2 mixed ability teams who rotate playing time and positions. Goalkeepers are encouraged to play through defenders and midfielders. And the ‘get rid’ shout is something I loathe. However, we have seen 5 players now go on play in ‘A’ teams because dads don’t want them to “be held back”. Now I’m a massive advocate of seeing the stronger players leave to go to an academy but once 3-4 players leave and succeed in the best 3-5 teams in the league and these managers start ringing the parents of your other parents tapping up their kids, it can be frustrating to say the least. Am I miss interpreting the meaning of ‘Non competitive football ‘??!!!
We always have players waiting to come in and take the places of those we lose but I can understand how some parents (including my wife) can become frustrated seeing their kids narrowly losing games that they would otherwise perhaps win.

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Comment on 4 Tips For Effective Learning in Youth Football! by Kurtis Pottinger

Wed, 28 Jun 2017 14:05:04 +0000

Hi John and thanks for your comment. You are absolutely right, a good coach would encourage their players to problem solve and find the correct solution on a football pitch. It is definitely how I learnt the game when I was a player and it is the method I most frequently use today with encouraging results.

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Comment on 4 Tips For Effective Learning in Youth Football! by John

Wed, 21 Jun 2017 14:33:19 +0000

I like how you mentioned that it could be important for a player to learn good habits in order to replace bad ones. I feel like this would be especially important in a football setting since you’d need to learn to replace improper form with good form. I think a good coach would encourage his players to seek out ways to improve and correct the way they play in order to become better. I’ve been thinking of enrolling my son in a football training course, and I’ll make sure the coaches there teach him to develop better habits.

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Comment on Should We Play One Touch Football? by coachdibernardo

Fri, 14 Apr 2017 02:39:55 +0000

Good read. Playing 1-2 touch is a great constraint that will forces players to think differently and bring about different solutions to problems on the field. However, 1-2 touch should be just a small part of a much broader methodology. Of course players need to play with unlimited touches along with many other variations as well.

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Comment on Youth Football Parents! How To Be a Better Parent in Football! by Jesse Jamison

Thu, 12 Jan 2017 17:23:48 +0000

I definitely think that it is a good idea to take a step back and let your kids play and have fun. I know that I enjoyed football most when I was playing without worrying what my parents thought. I also often got better for it. However, I do think it is OK to point out a few things kids can do better. Just try not to do it often.

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Comment on Let’s Play a Game! Coaching Using Small Sided Games! by Kurtis Pottinger

Thu, 15 Sep 2016 05:19:08 +0000

Hi Dave thanks for your message.

I’m all for the kids playing the game, I like them to play as much as possible but you still can teach whilst they playing the game. I believe this is one of the most important moments to coach as we always say ‘the game is the best teacher’ but if no one is there to show how they can do things differently in certain situations how can they improve. Free play can teach the players a lot, but if you let game and the COACH be the teacher you get better results.

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Comment on Let’s Play a Game! Coaching Using Small Sided Games! by Dave Smith

Mon, 12 Sep 2016 16:05:36 +0000

I don’t entirely agree, Sometimes players gain more from just playing the game together especially after a structured session. Junior football can be too structured now a days and players having time to just play and laugh is the best thing for them. This gives social interaction and helps a teams moral …. Let’s not forget The jumpers for goalposts initiative. #letthem play

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Comment on 10 Things Every Grassroots Football coach should have! by WilliamLum

Wed, 25 May 2016 06:59:03 +0000

I really like and appreciate your article. Great. Corria

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Comment on The Importance of Personal Football Training by Katie

Tue, 24 Nov 2015 20:16:03 +0000

Hi what age do you start doing 1 to 1 with my son is 5 years old but is very good…

Where are you based?

How much do you charge?

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