by GRF Admin | Nov 28, 2019 | Coaching, Featured, News
Les Howie, FA head of grassroots coaching, looks at five key issues for coaches to consider when delivering practices. 1. How do I ensure the players leave my coaching session with a smile on their face? Creating a positive learning environment with specific goals for...
by GRF Admin | Nov 11, 2019 | Coaching, Featured, News
The most interesting aspect to talent spotting are those players that are continually left behind. The forgotten ones are almost always the youngest and smallest in a year group. In England, where age-groups begin in September few players born in the second half of...
by GRF Admin | Nov 10, 2019 | Coaching, Featured, News
Over the years I have had the privilege of meeting some fantastic people through coaching here in the UK. I’m not talking solely about coaches, I’m talking about good honest people in and around the game who are players, parents, referees, club officials, supporters...
by GRF Admin | Nov 7, 2019 | Coaching, Featured, News, Parents
It might seem strange reading about over training in children. Especially in an age where kids are supposedly less active! But it’s a very real possibility. I run a sports injury clinic and have seen a massive rise in the number of children who come in to see me with...
