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When opposition coaches start coaching your team?

David Saunders

Last season was my first season, so I learnt a lot. I coach u-12s this season.

One thing that caught me off guard was a couple of occasions when an opposition coach tried to coach my team members. On one occasion, in a friendly advising my defender to move further up the pitch for a corner and on another trying to encourage my players who were discouraged about something or other (e.g. not wanting to play the friendly.)

On both occasions I'd like to stress that the advice was delivered very pleasantly, and was very well meant and delivered in an appropriate way.

However, at a gut level I felt it was really off. Hard to explain. A bit like when a well meaning stranger comes up to your own kids when they are crying or wherever whilst you are trying to parent and tries to cheer them up. And you want to tell them to *** out.

Any thoughts on the etiquette of this sort of thing? I do think it's not something I would ever do out of respect for the other coach - its their team and they wouldn't want me interfering.

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    Hi.  i always encourage and praise the opposition players (great shot/skills/tackle/pass/save or if they’re annoyed i have given some players a quick word of encouragement - if they happen to be near me.  i wouldn’t call them over or specifically go over to them) but i’d never give a direct coaching point. 

    i don’t even do that to my own players as they play! (or try not to, anyway! WinkJoy) 

    i think that although well meant, its not helpful.  coach cannot know what you‘re maybe asking him/her to do and it may be the complete opposite.

    im just about to start U10’s

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    Hi.  i always encourage and praise the opposition players (great shot/skills/tackle/pass/save or if they’re annoyed i have given some players a quick word of encouragement - if they happen to be near me.  i wouldn’t call them over or specifically go over to them) but i’d never give a direct coaching point. 

    i don’t even do that to my own players as they play! (or try not to, anyway! WinkJoy) 

    i think that although well meant, its not helpful.  coach cannot know what you‘re maybe asking him/her to do and it may be the complete opposite.

    im just about to start U10’s

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