Become Better Players
19 May 2012
PROGRESSIONS AND CHALLENGES WHEN COACHING FOOTBALL – PART THREE
This is the third part of the topic that I presented at the recent Football Coaching in Porto, Portugal. This involves progressions and challenges when coaching players.
17 May 2012
PROGRESSIONS AND CHALLENGES WHEN COACHING FOOTBALL – PART TWO
This is the second part of the topic that I presented at the recent Football Coaching in Porto, Portugal. This involves progressions and challenges when coaching football players.
15 May 2012
PROGRESSIONS AND CHALLENGES WHEN COACHING FOOTBALL – PART ONE
Last summer I was invited to a football coaching seminar in Portugal to present a lecture on the need for football coaches to ensure there are challenges and progressions in their football training sessions.
12 May 2012
Are Diving Football Players Cheats ?
I’m sure for many football fans the sight of players blatantly diving, rolling around and generally play acting as well as running up to referees brandishing imaginary cards to try and get fellow professionals sent off is nauseating. It also sets such a bad example for all the young players who play the game. It is something the “beautiful game” should be well rid of.
09 May 2012
Football Coaching – 8 v 8 small sided games
Football coaching a team in a small sided game, with the coaching topic of defend as a team.
08 May 2012
Football Coaching FA Level 2 in Kent Day 3
Today we showed the football coaches a series of small sided football games. The basic organisation is to play 4 v 4 outfield players, with goalkeepers.
07 May 2012
Football Coaching FA Level 2 in Kent Day 2
After yesterday, where Alan and I showed the football coaches how a technique progressed into a skill, today it was the turn of the coaches to coach their given topics and be assessed by Alan and myself. The football coaches generally did well; given this was their first experience at this level. The biggest problem they experienced was planning their sessions, so that they could effectively coach their given topics. Alan and I used coaches’ chalkboard to demonstrate to the coaches how to plan a session.
06 May 2012
Football Coaching F.A. Level 2 Day one
Today I started a 6 day Level 2 football coaching course, with Alan Walker, Lead Tutor of Kent FA. There were 28 candidates with various experiences of coaching football. The ages ranged from 16 – to mid 50’s and there were two ladies on the course.