Other Football Stuff

Respected referee Howard Webb talking about the need for respect for referee’s at Grassroots Level. Over 7,000 referees walk away from refereeing every year. This must have a very negative impact on those games that are played without referees and the quality of Grassroots football.

The second in The FA's series of Respect films featuring actor Ray Winstone, aimed at highlighting the pressures placed on young footballers by angry and aggressive parents.

One size doesn't fit all when it comes to football training practices. Each individual player is of different ability, size, and physicality and has different needs. Fabio Capello talks about how a good football coach tailors practice sessions to suit players with varying abilities and skill. The Football Association Youth coaching Award helps football coaches to understand these needs and meet them.

This is the fourth part of the topic that I presented at the recent Football Coaching in Porto, Portugal. This involves progressions and challenges when coaching players.

I recently presented this as a topic at a Football Coaching Seminar in Porto, Portugal. This is first part of the seminar

Who is the best creative player? A number of England players, such as Ashley Cole and Michael Carrick talk about how football is changing and players are becoming quicker and more creative. A leading England football coach explains that as the game has changed, players need to be able to be able to retain possession, be able to pass quickly and effectively over a range of distances, but particularly over short distances. As a result, football coaches need to understand how to encourage young players to think creatively. The FA Youth Award coaching course trains coaches to do this.

I am off to the FA Cup Final tomorrow and really looking forward to it. I have only been to the new Wembley once before, to watch my old team Sheffield Utd play Burnley in the play off final a couple of years ago. Unfortunately the Blades didn’t really turn up on the day and were well beaten by Burnley.

The following information on Mini Football has been culled from a variety of sources. It is not designed to be the "Final Word" but a discussion document.