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Two strikers have to score as many goals as possible from the five chances they get. The reds and the goalkeeper have to try and stop them and get the ball out of the area, only one defender can come in at a time. Once that ball is used (goal, miss or tackle). that defender […]
25 Small sided games, simply click the image below and download. […]
Goalkeeper who starts with the ball always makes the save. The ball is given to the other player who then throws the ball back towards the other goalkeepers goal. Swap and repeat. Almost the same but now one player is the leader. The goalkeepers keep throwing/passing the ball back to each other until the leader […]
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 swap defenders and attackers over. […]
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We received an email from a coach at the end of his tether telling us he was quitting and the reasons behind. I would like you to make this email public so hopefully someone somewhere may learn from what I’m saying and stop with immediate effect treating grassroots coaches like employees. I will start by […]
Read More… from Dear Grassroots……When did I become an employee of the parents??
Written from the heart of a Coach / Parent. Being the kid of the coach isn’t always the best thing…. or so my child tells me, regardless of what many may think. Sitting here listening to my child as they plead to miss training and asking to go to the beach or park instead whilst […]
Read More… from Being the kid of the coach isn’t always the best thing….
20-0 games are soul destroying and can take weeks, or sometimes months to re-build a child’s self esteem so why do we witness it week in week out ! And who benefits from this score line? So this weekend I’ve seen some interesting results and score lines come in from across the country. The league […]
Read More… from 20-0 !!! Coach speaks out, Why are we seeing these scores every week??
Right where do I start? For over a decade I have been involved in the local football league. During this period I have spent time as a coach, mentor, referee, physio, kit man, refreshments stall worker etc. For the past two years I’ve been spending my Sundays as a League Rep at local youth games. […]
Read More… from The Diary of a Grassroots Coach – Kids “released” age 9 in Grassroots, really!!!
For the majority of us, we coach or manage our football team because it gives us a sense of joy. We enjoy the feeling we get when we help a child achieve something within the game that makes their face light up. We’re not professionals, but we were the ones that stepped forward to run […]
Read More… from We are not professionals, but we stepped up when the kids needed someone.
