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Peter Bogojevic

Hi. Does anyone have advice on coaching youngsters (8 year old) with ADHD? On return from lockdown we have a player who is struggling with focusing and concentrating. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

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    hi Pete, your youngster would of spent a long time over this period probably feeling trapped and in some ways penned in. through no fault of anybody.

    It will feel very strange for the child and he/she will be trying to figure out how to deal with it. he/she will probably want to scream/shout/run just to get some sort of release.

    in your seesions try to set out a good solid structure for the youngster give him managable tasks so he/she can really focus on these.9let the player choose the tasks from a selection0  Try to give the youngster tasks to do out of football aswell to keep his/her excersise continuing, this is  really good for their mental health in general.

    ask the parents if he/she could come a bit earlier so they can help set out the cones, you could ask him/her to see how quick they can set them out.

    structure, ownership and  focus will all help.

    all the best

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    hi Pete, your youngster would of spent a long time over this period probably feeling trapped and in some ways penned in. through no fault of anybody.

    It will feel very strange for the child and he/she will be trying to figure out how to deal with it. he/she will probably want to scream/shout/run just to get some sort of release.

    in your seesions try to set out a good solid structure for the youngster give him managable tasks so he/she can really focus on these.9let the player choose the tasks from a selection0  Try to give the youngster tasks to do out of football aswell to keep his/her excersise continuing, this is  really good for their mental health in general.

    ask the parents if he/she could come a bit earlier so they can help set out the cones, you could ask him/her to see how quick they can set them out.

    structure, ownership and  focus will all help.

    all the best

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