The vast majority of coaches are parents. Usual Mums or dads and mostly coaching their own child. They mostly start out assistant coach or a helper but soon enough find that they have taken over the role of Head Coach. That was my story to coaching anyway!
No two ways about it. Coaching with no experience is one of the hardest...
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Some of the take homes from Kobe Byrant Meaning of Play:
“Look at the mistake that were made, makes the corrections and moves onto the next one”;
Kids do what they see. They want to impress you and they want you to be impressed by them. If you’re on your device, they will also be on their device;
We are...
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Coaching with Performance Analysis Course, at Peamount Utd Football Club, Dublin on Sat 8th Dec, 9.30am-12.30pm.
Designed by Ulster University and Performa Sports, this short course has been tailored for coaches and managers. Building on the fundamentals of sports analysis including shaping key performance indicators (KPIs) we...
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I recently got a copy of this book by former footballer Trevor McMullan, which takes a very simple approach to teach boys and girls the seven essential techniques of the football – whilst having fun along the way.
A Footballs Guide For Parents, Coaches and Young Players:
The book has a section in each chapter dedicated to...
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You don’t send a player to the a professional academy to finish of their development. Going their they should already have Professional Habits. All the best players in the world, have these habits. They have a level of hard-work and commitment that is required to get to the elite level (paid to play). I listen to parents and...
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Designed by Ulster University and Performa Sports, this short course has been tailored for coaches and managers. Building on the fundamentals of sports analysis including shaping key performance indicators (KPIs), they demonstrate how analysis can be used as a highly effective teaching aid to improve player learning and...
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