by GRF Admin | Jan 19, 2024 | Coach Diary, Coaching, Coaching Videos, Latest Session Plans
Defending Tech/Skill 2 v 2 in the area with the defending team having a goalkeeper and the attacking team having 4 players to pass to on the outside. The attackers have to score while the defending have to stop them. Attackers have 5 goes to try and score, after this...
by GRF Admin | Jan 18, 2024 | Coaching, Latest Session Plans
4 blue players on the outside with 2 in the middle. There are 2 defenders in there as well. The blue have to keep the ball away from the defenders. The defenders cant tackle the players on the outside. The defenders have to win the ball and dribble out the area....
by GRF Admin | Jan 14, 2024 | Coaching, Latest Session Plans
1 – Goalkeepers in pairs facing each other with one acting as a server while the other one is working (swap who’s working after each go). The keeper with the ball throws the ball high over the other keepers head. That keeper steps back and catches the ball. Swap...
by GRF Admin | Nov 17, 2023 | Coaching, Latest Session Plans
Small area (about the size of 2 penalty areas put together) split in half with a team in each side. One player from each team starts in the other half (acts as a striker when team is in possession, defender when out of possession). The teams have to score in the other...
by GRF Admin | Sep 19, 2023 | Coach Diary, Coaching, News
In the short time I’ve been a coach, I’ve seen too many fellow coaches moaning about their squads. Even at the U8 age group, I often hear ‘he’s not good enough’ or ‘we need an established goalkeeper’. ...
by GRF Admin | Sep 5, 2023 | Coaching, Featured, News, Parents
A reminder of the FA guidance reference the publication of results and league tables for teams playing from Under-7s through to Under-11s. “This guidance is not new. As a result of significant consultation and research undertaken across the game with children...