“Stop thinking your Messi and keep it simple”, ” stop passing the ball around there and get rid of it”, ” when you get the ball just give it to our best player”. Do these statements encourage creative football players? These are just some of the comments you may hear coaches and parents give to […]
“Like most invasion games football is a simple game to play but complex when taught. Though the aim of the game is to simply place the ball in a goal which is deep in the opposition territory, the top players must be agile and fit and possess high levels of technical ability” Alan Launder. For many […]
One of the biggest problems in the game are youth football parents. Many parents still don’t have the understanding of what their children need to play the game effectively. What we still find, is parents putting their children under high amounts of pressure before, during and after the game. This can be done in the […]
Engaging youth football players can be a difficult task for many coaches. A young players attention span can be very short, and if your sessions are not providing enough stimulation you will find it very hard to keep them on task. Top coaches know how to engage youth football players throughout their sessions. This requires […]