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What Players Do We Want To Produce? Top 10 Traits
I have scoured the internet since England’s demise in the 2010 World Cup reading many, many articles about the poor [...]
Are You a Coach In Name, or In Action?
When you set-up a game for mindless fun, you are an organiser. When you set-up a game to challenge a [...]
Cheating in Soccer : The Reality
Grassroots football suffers many of the same follies as the professional game; young soccer players diving, rolling around in ‘agony’ and arguing with the referee. But these ridiculous examples of cheating are also a product of a focus on results…
Mixed Age Football, Play and the Community
Mike is small for seven but has magic feet. He plays for a local U7s team and scored all their goals the week before in an 8-0 win. He makes straight for the pitch where the older lads play. His eleven year old brother goes with him…
Most Important Principles For Successful Soccer Coaching
Nobody told me at the time but I was to be the fourth manager in two seasons – and the best three players had just left. For a time coaching this team was incredibly stressful, but it was vital to my own coaching development as it revealed two of the most important principles in coaching…
