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Epitome of good touch for a big man

I really enjoyed jumping on the podcast to chat with Scott and Ray. And I hope that anyone who listens does too. To be honest we could have talked for much longer. Thanks for having me, guys. ⚽️👍 ⚠️ My CCD_Essex account was hacked in February, so don't use that.

64 football coaching practices. 10 complete session roadmaps. The first 100 copies are free (£9.99 after) To get your copy comment MOMENTS and I’ll send you the link. Football is not simply 11v11. It is a series of changing situations: 1v1 2v1 3v2 4v3 5v2 7v4 This collection helps coaches turn those Moments into purposeful training.

How can you maximise player development? 3v3 is here to - Build their experience. Enhance the action. Involve everyone. Without involvement, there is no development. #SundayShare

Dipped into the archives, although it's well worth sharing again. Whether you're developing players or coaches, try to ensure you promote and encourage curiosity. @SundayShare10

It was a bit surreal to arrive at a CPD event at Leicester City and see other coaches wearing TSR bobble hats. What made it really nice was that I felt they were supporting TSR. They believed in what we are doing and what we stand for. Every time someone buys a bobble hat, it helps us put money back into The Sporting Resource. We can continue to improve the page, develop the website and create more for the coaching community. It makes you stop and consider how far we have come. If you would like to show your support for TSR, you can buy the hats here: thesportingresource.co.uk/st…

We are too often eager to provide answers, the “patterns of expected play” that fit the picture we see before us. We don’t allow for players who think outside the box and break the pattern or norm—where you can find skilful players! Well done to your lad. 🔥

2 of the best coaching points I ever heard about this (that I've stolen!) are 1⃣ Start where the defender can't see you 2⃣Start where you don't want to receive the ball Then give players complete freedom to solve the problems in any way they see fit.

When adults dictate every decision in the game, the players become dependent on them making the decisions, instead of using their own judgment. When the adults let the players make judgements, make mistakes, and solve problems on their own, the players learn what the game is all about.

A great read 👇

Our first ever piece of merchandise is officially sold out. When we ordered the bobble hats, I genuinely didn't think we'd sell them all. Honestly, expected to be left with a box full, wondering what we were thinking. Instead, they're across the UK, in the USA, in Canada, on coaches' heads while they're coaching, on the sideline, at conferences, in moments we never anticipated. The real highlight came on Sunday at Leicester City Training Ground, at the Sunday Share CPD event. Walking around and seeing coaches from different parts of the country wearing the hats together. That pinch-me moment where something we made became part of how people recognised each other, how they showed they were part of something. That matters more than the numbers. You received photos from coaches coaching in them. ⇢ From coaches on sidelines. ⇢ From people who bought them and made them part of their work. • That's not just merchandise sold. • That's community. • That's people deciding The Sporting Resource was worth wearing, worth representing, worth being part of visibly. To everyone who supported the platform by buying a hat a genuine thank you. You believed in what we're building enough to wear it. You brought the community into physical spaces, made it visible, made it real. So here's the question, shall we do this again? We're thinking about next winter. ➟ Different colours maybe. ➟ Different designs. But the same idea, something that says "I'm part of this, I believe in this, I'm coaching differently because of this community". Let us know, tell us what you'd want to see and thank you for making the first run sold out. That's on you.