I have recently come into managing an under 7’s team through my own child playing for the team.im enjoying it but learning as I go along so am seeking some advice. I was wondering what everyone does training wise? We train one evening a week indoors (in a school sports hall) then the match […]
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ONE of the oldest groundsmen in the country has offered his savings to save his beloved football club from threat of closure. Terry Henderson, 76, who volunteers at Hallen FC, has offered to pay towards the £20,000 in rent needed for the club to play at its Moorhouse Lane ground in Bristol for another year. […]
I sent a text out midweek about planning a Christmas party for the team and their brothers/sisters, nothing fancy just a small function, maybe a Dj, small buffet, maybe medals and a trophy each to celebrate Christmas etc This was for my u7s team, I have 6 players with subs of £2 per week total […]
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Coaches diary – Today i enjoyed the greatest experience of my coaching journey to date!!Having chosen the team to start todays game while enjoying my morning coffee i knew the lad I’d chosen to play up front would not be happy about starting in that position (he has confidence issues and is not a big […]
This week we,ve added a shooting practice that can be practiced utilising a small or large area. To get maximum effect from this this needs to move very quickly and players need to be aware of when to shoot. 10 efforts each should get the heart working and to add competition maybe give a medal/certificate […]
Don’t want to sound negative, but after a recent team meeting 3 weeks ago, parents and coaches agreed the players needed winter coats at £30 each, I suggested a bag pack and spent 4 hours emailing supermarkets. I managed to get lucky and was offered a slot this weekend. I devised a timetable for parents […]
Diary entry 14/10/15 Moved indoors this week and had an amazing session full of multiple interplay between the players, confidence was high and the players were really expressing themselves, the last passage of play was world class (as far as 8 year olds go) right from the back virtually 2 touch then it was dragged […]
