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Newcastle 0-0 Fiorentina – ABANDONED
After 63 minutes of play and the scoreline being 0-0 referee Mark Hasley had to call an end to proceedings at St James Park. On an afternoon which saw the rain go from bad to worse, after raining from the very early hours of the morning. It was surprising to see the game last even Read more
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Parents on the line
After a very interesting discussion on Twitter last night with members of the coaching family – that’s something for coaches on Twitter to help each other out in the world of football coaching. The subject was brought about after Anth had made comments about being shocked with the way parents had behaved on the line for Read more
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#LoveForSirBobby 2 years on
Today is 2 years since Sir Bobby Robson passed away and he will never be forgotten. Yesterday on Twitter everyone started to change their avatars to a picture of Sir Bobby. I done the same, and have been watching the DVDs I have of him and videos on YouTube. He was a brilliant man, a Read more
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Passing – Teamwork
For an interview for a coaching job last week I had to make sure the topic of the session related to employment. I decided to go for Passing and relate it to Teamwork and Communication skills. All of these are very important in the work place as well as on the football pitch. I tried to Read more
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Types of Practice
A small part of the FA Youth Module 2 takes a look at the types of practice used in football sessions. It also asks a question about saving the more game like practice until the end. Why do we have to wait until the very end of the session to start playing a more match Read more
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The Coaching Pathway
The coaching pathway has so many different options and strands now to help coaches really focus on what type of coaching interests them the most. Really specialising in the areas they feel they know the best. If you are new to coaching this who model of the pathways in coaching might look a little daunting, Read more