How to Manage Difficult Behaviour in Football Coaching

The video discusses strategies for managing difficult behavior in soccer coaching sessions. The presenter emphasizes the importance of not only developing soccer skills but also character, confidence, and sportsmanship in young players. The following strategies are provided:
Set clear expectations for each session, reinforcing attitudes, discipline, respect, listening, attention, and focus.
Establish a structured routine with consistent warm-ups and drills, maintaining regularity and predictability in the sessions.
Set simple rules that promote teamwork, fair play, and respect, along with consequences for breaking those rules.
Use positive reinforcement by praising and rewarding players who demonstrate positive effort, attitude, and sportsmanship, serving as role models for others.
Redirect and engage children by shifting their attention to new and exciting activities when their behavior becomes negative or disengaged.
Maintain clear lines of communication with players, listening to their problems, frustrations, and feedback, and incorporating their input when appropriate.
The video emphasizes that coaches have a responsibility to develop well-rounded individuals who demonstrate good sportsmanship and strive for their best both on and off the field.

[@CatherineEllenMartin]

Big thumbs up for this advice. And the thing is, it could just as easily have been about classroom management (I'm a teacher), or any time you need to get the best performance out of a group of humans! Keep it focused, keep it moving, keep it positive. Also, I loved the moment when he said that we want to help form likable people, not just good players. Yes! And if we could only make their parents likable as well😂

[@gbensberg1461]

This is amongst the most valuable advice I've seen given on TH-cam. Keep it up Ben.

[@CATALANSOCCERTV]

Thank you! Hope it helps!

[@BALHAM69]

Thanks Ben and the team for video 😊

[@luckyf1ves]

More great advice Ben 👍

[@LilTortilla2121]

Ahh, I'm watching this before practice 😂⚽️

[@coachSatya]

Just a feedback Coach, can you also demonstrate how you do this from maybe small clips from your own sessions? We can learn about body language, engagement

[@modymody1611]

Watch England football coaching channel ‏‪

[@dannyboy8067]

Any tips for u6s with adhd?

[@CatalanSoccer]

Kid your practices simple, and engaging. Give them responsibilities to occupy them and be imaginative with how you explain your session. Whether you make it a story or a video game style adventure, come up with some themes for your sessions that capture their imagination. Ninjago, Mario, sonic, paw patrol, whatever the kids like, try and theme your session around them and create a narrative that they can be part of.