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A fascinating and extremely informative podcast from BBC 5 live Sport. Please share this with coaches and parents at your club. Includes tips from psychologists and stories from pushy, competitive parents and much more… How much pressure is too much? Olympian Karen Pickering delves into the world of children’s sport and...
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BARRY reflects on his time coming through as a teenager at Ibrox and claims the biggest problem with the current system is that youngsters are being OVERCOACHED. SO Gordon Strachan’s plan for the future of Scottish football is to turn the clock back 30 years? Well, let me be the first to say he’s got it absolutely spot...
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We have all heard the stories of kids quitting. Research suggests that around 70% of children are dropping out of organised sports by the age of 13 and the stats are even higher for girls. Many other things contribute to kids leaving sport, but the number one reason is it was no longer FUN!! Now fun can be categorised into lots of...
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I got this information Glenn Mulcahy and it seems not much has changed in terms of parents involvement in their child’s sport. “Ten rules for parents of athletes” below written by Lloyd Percival, a coach in Canada during the 50’s and 60’s who worked with numerous athletes who became national champions...
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In Podcast 5, I speak with Paul Fogarty of Shelbourne FC. We discuss coaching, UEFA B & A Licenses, Youth Development, The new League Of Ireland u17s League and more…. -End I always like to hear your opinions. Please comment below or email...
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“Today I heard a comment made about me behind my back. I started to turn around and look, but then decided better of it and kept my eyes on the field. My wife hears things like this more often than I do, because many of you don’t know who she is. She tells me what you say. I have received… angry emails, full of...
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Last week I posted on Facebook Your role as a coach and added the following: Be organised; Be knowledgeable; Be on time; Be prepared; Be presentable; Be approachable; Be enthusiastic Be fair; Be a good Communicator; Be respectful; I then asked, what would you add, starting with Be….? I got a great response and have now...
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