A Letter from a dying Coach – The Last Team Talk
Hello to anybody and everybody who will take the time to read this. If I bore you I apologise. If you take something from it, I’ll be delighted. Now every manager loves a good team talk. They are what motivates and inspires our players. They set instructions and...
Dear Grassroots……When did I become an employee of the parents??
We received an email from a grassroots football coach at the end of his tether, telling us he was quitting and the reasons behind it. I would like you to make this email public so hopefully someone somewhere may learn from what I’m saying and stop with immediate...
Who Really Wins in a 15-0 Scoreline?
We’ve all seen the headlines: 15-0, 19-1, even 27-0. On paper, they look like dominant victories. But in grassroots and youth football, one question matters more than the scoreline: who actually benefits from a result like that? At this level, football should be about...
Are the Professional clubs getting scouting wrong with kids?
“Anyone who tells you they can spot a professional player at five years old is basically lying,” says former Talent ID manager Nick Levett, an expert in the eight to eleven age group. Yet, across English football, professional clubs are scouting children as young as...