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TEST YOUR FOOTBALL COACHING KNOWLEDGElegacy.grassrootscoaching.com are in the process of developing a series of on line, interactive E Learning Football Coaching Certificates, which we hope will aid coaches and players with their development and to improve their understanding of the game and coaching.At the moment, the project is in the development stage. But we thought we would set up an E Learning Quiz on “Defending Matched Up” and let you have ago at it and see what you all think.

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.

There is an increasing clamour for technology to have a greater involvement in decisions in football. Cameras on the goal, to check if the ball has crossed the line for example. In my view, football in this country sells and is successful around the World because it is a fast moving, dynamic, exciting game. It also relies on controversy to sell the game. The experts on T.V, the newspapers and media all feed and sell their products on the controversy that the fast moving game of professional football provides. The decisions the poor referees have to make in a split second are endlessly debated by the fans after the game, in pubs, in phone ins. Slow motions relays are dissected, analysed and opinions given..Sometimes, even with the help of these slow motion replays, they get it wrong. This debate and controversy is the life blood of the game. So let’s leave it to the referees and linesman to be human, make mistakes, get it right and wrong and continue to enjoy the controversy that this creates.