I currently coach a U9s Girls team which is very mixed ability but I have one girl who is fantastic at football and is developing much faster and all the other girls know as it is very visable through all the practices.
I'm struggling with engagement…
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Hi Conor when coaching and teaching girls friendships fun and fitness have always been key for me. I have also often put two balanced teams together that combine mixed ability friendships and social dynamics depending on who my players are and this is…
Hi Nathan ,
This is very natural at this age- me and my ball. I don’t know what outcomes you/your club are looking for but the focus should be falling in love with the game and individual development. The focus on the individual stuff would be ball…
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Hi Chris
This is so sad to hear but unfortunately happens all to often. I appreciate it is a difficult decision personally but it is a welfare issue.
As parents, the language we use has a huge impact on our children socially and psychologically. …
evening Neil,
i set up SEFC pan-disability junior football a year ago, and its amazing we have 29 young people with various disabilities.
i take it you hold your qualifications IE first aid, DBS, safeguarding and a coaching qualification, if not then…
morning Chris , i dont think there are any courses on here for autism, but there are some blogs on specific disabilities.
youll do just as well to read up on autism about the certain barriers the child could face in a football setting.
I.E loud noises…
morning Chris
I also think it will have alot to do with school,
if im right they would of all just started highschool, which could possibly mean a bigger increase in screen time.
Especially social media, snapchat, tick tock etc as they are meeting…
Hi Jonathon, when I have given feedback in the past I have found it effective to relate the feedback to the FA 4 corner model. This includes showing the players their strengths and weaknesses within each corner (technical/tactical, social, physical and…
