Short, practical pieces for anyone coaching kids: what to do on Tuesday, what to say on Saturday and what to stop worrying about entirely.
Most assistant coaches spend the season collecting balls and holding the bibs. That is a waste of the single most valuable resource you have.
Shoot! Get rid! Pass it! Three adults yelling three instructions at one eight-year-old. Why sideline coaching hurts even when it is right, and how to fix it without a war.
Twenty minutes of sprints and shooting practice, then a kick-off with eleven tired children. The match warm-up has one job and it is not fitness.
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.
Half of all youth substitutions are made because the coach needs to feel useful. A short guide to the ones that are actually worth making.
More children are lost to football in the car after the match than on any pitch. What the research and the pros keep saying, and the six words that change the journey.
He is fifteen years old, he is being paid twelve euros, and he has just given a decision that was clearly wrong. Everything your team learns about respect happens in the next four seconds.
A nutmeg that got laughed at, an own goal, three bad games in a row - and suddenly a brave player goes hiding. How confidence actually breaks, and the slow honest way back.
Tournaments are the best day of the season and the easiest to get wrong. A plan for the whole day, from the car park at eight to the medals at four.
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