Short, practical pieces for anyone coaching kids: what to do on Tuesday, what to say on Saturday and what to stop worrying about entirely.
In youth squads across Europe, players born in the first three months of the selection year are wildly over-represented. What that means for how you judge an eleven-year-old.
In possession, out of possession and the two transitions. A useful map of football - as long as you never say those words out loud to a child.
A scout liked your winger and suddenly there are trial letters and big feelings. What academy interest really means, the questions parents forget to ask, and how to protect the kid...
The ten-year-old who plays football, basketball and swims is not falling behind. What early specialisation actually costs, and why the multi-sport kids so often win in the end.
Every coach says use your other foot. Almost nobody structures a way for a child to build one. It takes about eight weeks and it happens away from the pitch.
Heading rules for children have changed for good reasons. What current guidance actually allows at each age, and how to build brave, well-timed jumpers without a ball touching a head.
Physical maturity at twelve is borrowed, not earned. What happens to the early developer at fifteen, and why the small one deserves your patience.
The difference between a player who always seems to have time and one who never does is not speed. It is how often they look before the ball arrives.
A seven-year-old told to stay at right back will stand at right back, obediently, for forty minutes, and learn nothing. So when does position actually start to matter?
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