Great video/info and quite ironic how this popped up now. After being an assistant coach to a current u10's for less than a year i am now stepping up to the manager/coach after ours quit today. The boys do have some problems with listening so I'll definitely put this to good use! I need to now start planning full sessions so I'll be looking closer at your channel!👍🏻
Great stuff again mate. Totally agree, you have to engage with the kids. I make sure I welcome them all at training and their parents as well. I'm chatting non stop to them in training!
One way I found to be really useful with the interventions is to give instructions once and try and figure out concise messages (2-4 words!), that you will then use to remind the players during the practice or game. This way you don't have to stop the action, but you can activate their memory and perception skills to focus on the theme we're practicing
Thanks for the great advice as always, Ben! I’m starting up practices with a new U9 team this year, and I’m going to do my best to keep these principles in mind. Cheers!
Fantastic video, thank you. Apologies if you have already covered this, but could you give us some tips on how to get young players to make scanning part of their routine play please? Thanks.
Love this Ben, thank you! I'd be really interested to know what you'd say to coaches who say, "just get them to play a game, it's all they want to do anyway and the learn best that way."
Do you teach kids how to solve times tables by just letting them do times tables over and over until they get it? Or do you teach them principles, methods and give them a solid level of understanding first? Football is the same, they can learn anything with enough exposure to it but our job as coaches is to accelerate that process through information, guidance and sharing ideas.
Definitely get to know about kid culture. It's an easy, engaging conversation. Go see the latest animated film. Make sure you know your Harry Potter as that is something almost every kid reads or sees. The Percy Jackson series is a good one, too. Know what music is big. You don't have to listen to all of Taylor Swift's music but know a couple songs. Ask them for recommendations on what to listen to. Then do it. As Coach said, they'll start seeing you in a different light. You're not just someone telling them what to do, you're someone that is interested in them as people and they're thus more likely to buy into what you're doing. Plus, it's just way more fun to talk to engaged kids.
Ben love channel. Wondering if you have tips for players playing exactly how I want in practice but for the most part it doesn't transition to the game. The term that pops in my head is "playing scared" and fear of failing so they panic. The pressure to be perfect is not coming from me. Thank you
That’s the same thing happening with my kids right now. One thing the head coach has recently started implementing in training is adding on abstract goals/targets. For example let’s say we’re doing a passing drill, once we feel like they’re getting comfortable with the drill then we give them a certain amount of passes they’d have to complete in a certain amount of time or they’d have to do some pushups or some sort of exercise for punishment. I know you sent this message almost a year ago but I hope it can still be of help to you or anyone else that comes across it 👍🏾
I am not pulling out my phone. That is actually the biggest problem with listening. My phone is not even on my body during practices or games. Other than that, I agree.
Mmm... he didn't say to stay on your phone. That seems like a self-discipline issue for you? If so, I can respect your approach, but generally speaking, a cell phone is a great tool if used properly (like most tools, eh?). I prefer a physical, 3-dimensional aide, but I have a coaching app that includes a tactics board, for the unlikely chance that I'll forget or break my board.
Great video/info and quite ironic how this popped up now. After being an assistant coach to a current u10's for less than a year i am now stepping up to the manager/coach after ours quit today. The boys do have some problems with listening so I'll definitely put this to good use! I need to now start planning full sessions so I'll be looking closer at your channel!👍🏻
The very best of look mate! ❤️⚽️
That first strategy about engaging with us is spot on! It sets the tone and makes a huge difference.
Really good thanks Ben and well timed. Thursday is training day and I was just staring out the window wondering how I'd get their attention tonight
My fav channel...
Greetings from Kenya!
Great stuff again mate. Totally agree, you have to engage with the kids. I make sure I welcome them all at training and their parents as well. I'm chatting non stop to them in training!
Keep up the great work Michael
One way I found to be really useful with the interventions is to give instructions once and try and figure out concise messages (2-4 words!), that you will then use to remind the players during the practice or game. This way you don't have to stop the action, but you can activate their memory and perception skills to focus on the theme we're practicing
Great stuff, as a new coach last season, your channel has been very useful. Thank you.
That’s great to hear! Thank you for the support!
Super helpful, thank you!
Thanks for the great advice as always, Ben! I’m starting up practices with a new U9 team this year, and I’m going to do my best to keep these principles in mind. Cheers!
Fantastic video, thank you. Apologies if you have already covered this, but could you give us some tips on how to get young players to make scanning part of their routine play please? Thanks.
Love this Ben, thank you! I'd be really interested to know what you'd say to coaches who say, "just get them to play a game, it's all they want to do anyway and the learn best that way."
Do you teach kids how to solve times tables by just letting them do times tables over and over until they get it? Or do you teach them principles, methods and give them a solid level of understanding first? Football is the same, they can learn anything with enough exposure to it but our job as coaches is to accelerate that process through information, guidance and sharing ideas.
Definitely get to know about kid culture. It's an easy, engaging conversation. Go see the latest animated film. Make sure you know your Harry Potter as that is something almost every kid reads or sees. The Percy Jackson series is a good one, too. Know what music is big. You don't have to listen to all of Taylor Swift's music but know a couple songs. Ask them for recommendations on what to listen to. Then do it. As Coach said, they'll start seeing you in a different light. You're not just someone telling them what to do, you're someone that is interested in them as people and they're thus more likely to buy into what you're doing. Plus, it's just way more fun to talk to engaged kids.
Subbed, good stuff thanks
Ben love channel. Wondering if you have tips for players playing exactly how I want in practice but for the most part it doesn't transition to the game. The term that pops in my head is "playing scared" and fear of failing so they panic. The pressure to be perfect is not coming from me. Thank you
That’s the same thing happening with my kids right now. One thing the head coach has recently started implementing in training is adding on abstract goals/targets. For example let’s say we’re doing a passing drill, once we feel like they’re getting comfortable with the drill then we give them a certain amount of passes they’d have to complete in a certain amount of time or they’d have to do some pushups or some sort of exercise for punishment. I know you sent this message almost a year ago but I hope it can still be of help to you or anyone else that comes across it 👍🏾
I am not pulling out my phone. That is actually the biggest problem with listening. My phone is not even on my body during practices or games. Other than that, I agree.
Mmm... he didn't say to stay on your phone. That seems like a self-discipline issue for you? If so, I can respect your approach, but generally speaking, a cell phone is a great tool if used properly (like most tools, eh?). I prefer a physical, 3-dimensional aide, but I have a coaching app that includes a tactics board, for the unlikely chance that I'll forget or break my board.
Sorry, nodded off after the first bit 😂
😂😂 I’ll keep working on it!
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