Our first ever nanosoccer league starts in March U8 - 1v1 x3 - 2 goals U10 - 1v1 & GKs U12 - 2v2 & GKs U14 - 3v3 & GKs Plus a bunch of modified rules such as no throw ins as they are rubbish. Tiny squad sizes so everyone players 3/4s not just a half. First of many

Three of the best posters from my series last summer, inspired by World Cup posters. Spain '84 France '98 Uruguay '30 #SundayShare

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Football Starts at Home is all about getting an early start and building the foundations for a child’s football journey. Unfortunately, people still don't fully appreciate just how important that foundation is. In football-cultured countries, children often develop a head start at home, in the playground and through informal play long before they enter organised football. That is one of the biggest differences when comparing football development across countries. You can bring in the best European or South American coaches, but if the players have no basic foundation, how much can they really benefit from that coaching? The coach ends up spending valuable time teaching fundamental skills rather than developing players further. That's why we constantly see long lines, cones and repetitive drills just to teach the basics. The reality is that development doesn't start when a child joins a club or academy. It starts much earlier, at home. You cannot build a great footballer on a foundation that was never laid. #FootballStartsAtHome

We’re giving away a YEAR’s worth of small-sided games. Free. 52 weeks of sessions your players will love. Comment GAMES and we’ll send them over. ⚽👇

How can you help young athletes learn the most at practice? It’s not about perfecting a drill. It’s prioritizing these 5 things:

Lots of why in this clip but misses the what and how this looks to a coach. ACTIVE 👀 Teach the through the game… set player challenges…. GAME 🎯 Use time and score to make it a game… restrict and reward… score more than the final score…

At U6–U9, ball mastery shouldn't be just about tricks, cones, and repetition. It's about developing players who can control, protect, and use the ball to solve problems. Here's how I approach it.

1v1 drills without context are great for repetition. But when you add game context, the skills transfer faster to matches.

Ie find a replacement and work as head of football operations

Fuck it let’s rewatch The West Wing!!!

Ireland doesn’t tolerate bigots.

Get the fundamentals right ⚽️ Explore the grassroots coaching fundamentals and how to put them into practice 👇

Incorporating opposition as quickly as possible doesn’t narrow options, it expands them, not just for the player on the ball, but for teammates and opponents. In this simple 2v2, attackers are set up with two options: go vertical, or horizontal. How will the opposition respond?

Big week for Nasef pulling strings

Always found the best way of winning an argument and convincing people of your view point is to tell people how they feel.

Two players might show exactly the same behaviour but for completely different reasons. One might be bored. Another might be overwhelmed. If we respond to the behaviour without understanding what may be contributing to it, we risk missing what each player needs.

enough is enough. nonsense of pushing out players & managers to the incredibly poorly run but wealthy Sky 6. My biggest annoyance = illusion he failed at PSG. Won 76% of games & if not for an implosion at Barcelona would have won the CL. won 9 titles in 2 years. failure a myth