It's not all positivt

I'm afraid I agree with the parents

It's about developing the kids and getting them to enjoy their football. OK, so it's great to win, but not everyone can win all the time. I find you have to balance your desire to win with the needs of every individual kid. If you run a team so that your two or three star players are the only ones who ever get the ball then how are the others to develop. It's a team game and you need all of the players to have a team, not just the select few.

 

Hmm

I think you might!

Going out for a while now to look for some school shoes.

 

Jesus

Have you gor spies over here?

 

RE: I'm afraid I agree with the parents

And what do you get when the ones who are quite good get fed up of being left out for someone who can't play and go to another team where they can play every week. How do you handle the kids that are left, who lose every week and maybe don't even have a full team every week.

 

It's not like that

It's about protecting the 3 players who'll never ever be good. They never train at home and are only their because it's sosial. They never manage anything in training so it's not very nice to let them 'look fools' in a game. The other kids would react as well and then everybody is unhappy and everything goes to pot.

Your philosophy dosn't work.

 

That dear sir

Is what will happen. When the best player work their arse off to try and win and then we say. OK it's 4-4 and 1 minute left. who's going to take the penalty? If one of the lesser player takes it you can bet it won't even reach the goal.


What happens then?


The best players in my (old) side will be leaving at the end of the season. They want to win.

 

I can't believe it's about the ones who can't play at all

In my experience the kids who are hopeless know they are. I have kids like that, they come to training, enjoy it but don't want to play in games because they know it isn't worth it as they wouldn't get a kick. But that's not the same as making sure that the best ones play all the time at the exclusion of others who do want to play but aren't as good. I try to pitch my players against opposition they have a chance against, leaving out the best players if we are playing a weak team. It's all about balance as well as giving everyone a chance.
Your comments about putting all the worst players on a once so they get thrashed in order to humiliate them and prove you right seems to me that you don't appreciate getting the balance between enjoyment and being competitive right.

Teaching anything is about the kids, not about you.

 

They want to win.. or you do?

 

I'm sorry but i really do think we're not communicating too well

When reading my thread i can understand why you are reacting like you are.

What i am trying to say is that everyone plays the same amount of football. But i try to protect the poorer players by not putting them all on at once so they don't get overrun. I also make sure that i have a strong backline or a strong front line on the field at all times. If i do as the parents want and let anyone play anywhere, they will honestly look stupid and we will be overrun by all the other teams because they play to their strengths. I have one lad who is the best striker in the team but he hasn't a clue in defence.... where should i put him?

I will honestly tell you! If we play to the parents tune we will lose every match we play. You will then see that the good players will leave and the lesser players will lose interest.


I do believe that training is where you find their strengths and weakneses. Matches are where you use their strengths!

I do understand your arguments but i disagree with them.

 

You do realise McDog

That you are a pathetic moron that just wants to shove his own ego down your kids throwt!

Some parent should kick your head in!

 

Now that is out of order Ardist Honier!

 

Why is that

If i had the chance of meeting him i would.


He's a **** and always has been!

 

have you tried asking the players what position they want to play?

what would you do if little jonny says he loves playing on the left wing and hates playing left back but you think he is a better defender than winger?

 

We could try that

Let the kids decide! Great idea. Why do they even need a trainer?

 

Yeh right

I contact you the next time i'm over pal.

we'll see if you're as hard then!

 

i was under the impression that you are coaching CHILDRENS football

where children CHOOSE to come to play for you. Your attitude seems to be that you know what is best for them so they WILL accept it or they can **** right off.

Maybe if you ask them what they prefer you will find they enjoy themselves more, feel more comfortable and have a greater sense of being part of a team rather than being the baby of the great mcdog.

 

Ahhhh, a little dig

The kids do enjoy themselves! They have trained with me for 4 years 1-2 a week all year round. It's the parents that are the problem.

what really gets me is that the parents are never at training but send their kids week in week out. I know for a fact that some go there just because their pals do. No interest in football at all, they would rather stand around looking at dogs playing on the opposite field. some parents don't even come to matches. But tell me where and what their children should do. If it's come over as if it's the kids then i've explained my self poorly. It's the parents that are the trouble.

The problem is that i've built a team spirit and they all give 100%. But when everyone in the team give their 100% and lose by 10 goals as will be the case. Then the team will surely fold.

Didn't like that last comment of yours. Totally uncalled for.

 

Go for it AM

Kick the arseholes head in. He needs a reality check and i'm glad some off you are sorting him out.

 

heh heh

You don't have to wait till you come over.

 

Lost me there pal

You alright mate?