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Fair play. We need more people who are passionate about coaching.
I think most coaches are "passionate" otherwise we wouldn't sacrifice anywhere near the amount of time and all the heart/headaches that come with it.Fair play. We need more people who are passionate about coaching.
I do think in general we care too little for football. Our government doesn't see it as an opportunity to create leaders for tomorrow/as a place to learn life lessons. Half of my coaching is based around "developing a child's character as well as their talent".A mate of mine is a coach who went to Spain on a placement. He said whenever the kids on an estate got together for a kickabout on the green, all the people in the apartments come on to watch from their balconies/front doors etc etc. Even the most informal kickabout had a hundred or more cheering supporters. Even the couples who didn't have kids.
He came back here and the first thing he noticed was "NO BALL GAMES" signs *everywhere*
Please, don't go down the Rodgers route. For the love of Christ save yourselfHalf of my coaching is based around "developing a child's character as well as their talent".
/Skimmed for gemsYou read it??
What do you mean by this?First of all, without people like Luke our kids wouldn't have a football team to play for.
Secondly, they're 8 for fucks sake!
Fascinating.Here's a brilliant and thought-provoking interview from a British coach who works in Spain as he compares aspects of British and Spanish youth coaching: http://rinusphilosophy.com/kieran-smith-the-other-brit-abroad/
Not really, crowds are usually smaller and the only procedure after the game is to shake hands with the opposition.Fascinating.
Thanks.
Agree the set up in Spain is very competitive and incentivized
I went to a basketball tournament for 9yr olds. 6 local clubs
All the teams and all the kids received varying types of trophy
Obviously buy them in bulk.
Is it the same in England that before and after any game the crowd, often large,
and the opposition are acknowledged and thanked at whatever level.
I think some of the tactical stuff in the article seems a bit 'intense' for U8s.What do you mean by this?
it may appear intense but anything tactical was coached implicitly i.e. when it came to counter-pressing I would challenge the players to "close down the player who robbed you of the ball and the next closest player stand off your teammate who's challenging" therefore making the language simple and clear and easy to understand. Never once did I use tactical terms in front of the children who struggled to interpret the term "space", I would instead suggest "spread out" much easier to understand for them.I think some of the tactical stuff in the article seems a bit 'intense' for U8s.
But what do I know?
What do you mean by this?
in the way I coached the kids?Too technical by far.
in the way I coached the kids?
in the way I wrote the piece?
I agree with you, hence as I said in my piece:Bit of both really.
I'm not going to criticise as, as I've already posted, we need people like you. However, my view is that kids need to be kids and regimented and disciplined training drills can wait. Give them a ball and let them play*.
*Proper play. Like kids should.
I hate to seem critical, but in my experience younger players need to be taught how to pass quickly, use triangles and make runs between the lines. Every youngster loves football, but they lack direction and motivation. The easiest method to build this is one touch team work. Absolutely NO dribbling. You need to minimize the selfish aspects of the game to immature players, any ego or selfishness directly affects the other younger players.
If you teach a passing game from young every player gets a few touches per game, every player feels involved and this builds team moral which in my experience builds a better team and individual players too, without making one or two players seem better than the rest even if they are.
I've had boys who couldn't stand one another individually (when i allowed the dribbling) on the pitch become a formidable pair together using one touch techniques. They can be taught the selfish aspects of the game when they are more mature players. Build a strong team ethic while they are young, and it will serve them throughout their footballing journey's.