kids football dilema

Im training 13 kids at the minute at football and I can only really sign 10


its 7 a side next season, under 9s


ive already kind of told one of their parents im not gonna sign him because of his lack of interest in actually playing football, he just d!Cs about at training



I told his mum not to bring him next week and try again the week after see if he has changed his attitude, he int that good on a match day either so its no great loss



theres another kid who has started massively d|kin about at training tho, I also told his dad not to bring him next week, see if he changes his attitude, thing is he is decent on a Saturday and would get into the starting 7


to sign or not to sign?

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Im training 13 kids at the minute at football and I can only really sign 10


its 7 a side next season, under 9s


ive already kind of told one of their parents im not gonna sign him because of his lack of interest in actually playing football, he just d!Cs about at training



I told his mum not to bring him next week and try again the week after see if he has changed his attitude, he int that good on a match day either so its no great loss



theres another kid who has started massively d|kin about at training tho, I also told his dad not to bring him next week, see if he changes his attitude, thing is he is decent on a Saturday and would get into the starting 7


to sign or not to sign?

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Only if he sorts out his attitude.


Sounds quite fun being a junior football coach. Like football manager but with little real people.

What sort of style of play do you try to instil?

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Originally Posted by erics44

Im training 13 kids at the minute at football and I can only really sign 10


its 7 a side next season, under 9s


ive already kind of told one of their parents im not gonna sign him because of his lack of interest in actually playing football, he just d!Cs about at training



I told his mum not to bring him next week and try again the week after see if he has changed his attitude, he int that good on a match day either so its no great loss



theres another kid who has started massively d|kin about at training tho, I also told his dad not to bring him next week, see if he changes his attitude, thing is he is decent on a Saturday and would get into the starting 7


to sign or not to sign?

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Only if he sorts out his attitude.


Sounds quite fun being a junior football coach. Like football manager but with little real people.

What sort of style of play do you try to instil?

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we try and play the right way


it was 5 a side last season, been playing 7 a side over the summer ready for next season and I have been playing like a 1 2 2 1 formation or even 1 4 1 if you like


so 1 defender 2 central midfielders, one more holding and one more attacking, 2 wingers and a forward, its an attacking line up


training every week is about passing drills and getting the ball out wide, we play it out from the back too, never long ball


we win as many as we lose but 9 times out of 10 we are the better footballing side


we lost 6-2 last week but 1 of their goals was a long range free kick and the other 5 was the big kid putting his head down and running with it, we were much better with the ball at our feet


I reckon it will really sink in one day and well start to batter teams like that

take the best 7 - omit anyone with an attitude

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Im training 13 kids at the minute at football and I can only really sign 10


its 7 a side next season, under 9s


ive already kind of told one of their parents im not gonna sign him because of his lack of interest in actually playing football, he just d!Cs about at training



I told his mum not to bring him next week and try again the week after see if he has changed his attitude, he int that good on a match day either so its no great loss



theres another kid who has started massively d|kin about at training tho, I also told his dad not to bring him next week, see if he changes his attitude, thing is he is decent on a Saturday and would get into the starting 7


to sign or not to sign?

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Only if he sorts out his attitude.


Sounds quite fun being a junior football coach. Like football manager but with little real people.

What sort of style of play do you try to instil?

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we try and play the right way


it was 5 a side last season, been playing 7 a side over the summer ready for next season and I have been playing like a 1 2 2 1 formation or even 1 4 1 if you like


so 1 defender 2 central midfielders, one more holding and one more attacking, 2 wingers and a forward, its an attacking line up


training every week is about passing drills and getting the ball out wide, we play it out from the back too, never long ball


we win as many as we lose but 9 times out of 10 we are the better footballing side


we lost 6-2 last week but 1 of their goals was a long range free kick and the other 5 was the big kid putting his head down and running with it, we were much better with the ball at our feet


I reckon it will really sink in one day and well start to batter teams like that

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Good stuff. Yeah I bet it will. Playing the way you describe takes more mastering than long ball to the biggest kid so you're bound to have plenty of losses on the way. Will pay off in the end though I bet.

weve got a game tomorrow morning 9am kick off


ill let you know how it goes

I always thought of you as a selfish man so am pleasantly surprised to see you doing good work in the community and helping others. Well done.

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I always thought of you as a selfish man so am pleasantly surprised to see you doing good work in the community and helping others. Well done.

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I have you as a great guy, strong, happily married man.

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I always thought of you as a selfish man so am pleasantly surprised to see you doing good work in the community and helping others. Well done.

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I have you as a great guy, strong, happily married man.

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I love being a mod. :cool:

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I always thought of you as a selfish man so am pleasantly surprised to see you doing good work in the community and helping others. Well done.

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I have you as a great guy, strong, happily married man.

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I love being a mod. :cool:

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just remember few tyrants live to see old age master eventually the common folk gets lusty for blood bahahaha

Some kids act out because they don't want to be there at all, some might be there because the parents don't want them at home;D

Take the ones who commit. In youth sports ya cannot help but be a tutor or mentor..and you're not trying to present all stars and win gold. Simply work with the kids who want to be there and show commitment. All the knuckleheads do is take from others. Thin the herd first.

How did you get on?

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How did you get on?

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He got beat up by one of the dads for not putting their son in the team. :)

Master, please don't alter Marks posts. I enjoy the bizarre and random acts of aggression between you both.

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Master, please don't alter Marks posts. I enjoy the bizarre and random acts of aggression between you both.

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He called me a bumder, waste of space and not intellegent, so I corrected him. :)

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Master, please don't alter Marks posts. I enjoy the bizarre and random acts of aggression between you both.

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He called me a bumder, waste of space and not intellegent, so I corrected him. :)

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I know, but seeing you two attack each other makes me happy. I find the feud so bizarre that it never fails to make me laugh.

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Master, please don't alter Marks posts. I enjoy the bizarre and random acts of aggression between you both.

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He called me a bumder, waste of space and not intellegent, so I corrected him. :)

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I know, but seeing you two attack each other makes me happy. I find the feud so bizarre that it never fails to make me laugh.

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Ok, as long as you remain happy I will take the abuse and intimidation from Mark TKO. :)

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Master, please don't alter Marks posts. I enjoy the bizarre and random acts of aggression between you both.

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He called me a bumder, waste of space and not intellegent, so I corrected him. :)

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I know, but seeing you two attack each other makes me happy. I find the feud so bizarre that it never fails to make me laugh.

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Ok, as long as you remain happy I will take the abuse and intimidation from Mark TKO. :)

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If he goes too far you can always ban him. The worst forms of abuse are those that come at you in wave after wave of paragraph form. Mark TKO's seven word retorts are almost cute by comparison. You have your very own troll and you should feel flattered. It's also very funny. I'm ruining the thread and I will be quiet.

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How did you get on?

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lost 5-2


gutted, again our play was better, especially in the second half


we were 4-0 down after 10 minutes, just a horrendous start


first goal is so important

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How did you get on?

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lost 5-2


gutted, again our play was better, especially in the second half


we were 4-0 down after 10 minutes, just a horrendous start


first goal is so important

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Now you know how Scholari felt against Germany.

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How did you get on?

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lost 5-2


gutted, again our play was better, especially in the second half


we were 4-0 down after 10 minutes, just a horrendous start


first goal is so important

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Now you know how Scholari felt against Germany.

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Germanys play was better than brazils tho, that's the difference

So you are saying your team were better and should have won? You sound like Alex Ferguson.

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So you are saying your team were better and should have won? You sound like Alex Ferguson.

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ha, yes


problem with kids football is everyone wants to win, coaches mums and dads and spectators in general, far too much


I don't go along with the idea that winning is not important but everyone thinks they know what to do better than the kids because the kids are kids


if a kid tries to bring the ball down and play a pass but gets tackled in the process you hear his dad shouting - common son just get rid of it


if you go off that philosophy then in 5 years time he will still just be "just getting rid of it"


we play football, its 7 a side and I play with one defender, a kind of sweeper


when he gets the ball I expect him to bring it down and play a pass through the midfield


sometimes he will bring it down and get tackled which will result in a goal


today Callum, 8 years old, sometimes gets caught in possession trying to play football and the oppositions defender can kick the ball the length of the pitch and keep his team out of trouble


in 5 years time Callum will be the best 13 year old defender in Britain and the oppositions defender will be able to kick the ball the length of the pitch and keep his team out of trouble


:)

That is a good philosophy and in the long term you will attract like minded children and parents.

The rest will ruin their kids and relationship with them.

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So you are saying your team were better and should have won? You sound like Alex Ferguson.

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ha, yes


problem with kids football is everyone wants to win, coaches mums and dads and spectators in general, far too much


I don't go along with the idea that winning is not important but everyone thinks they know what to do better than the kids because the kids are kids


if a kid tries to bring the ball down and play a pass but gets tackled in the process you hear his dad shouting - common son just get rid of it


if you go off that philosophy then in 5 years time he will still just be "just getting rid of it"


we play football, its 7 a side and I play with one defender, a kind of sweeper


when he gets the ball I expect him to bring it down and play a pass through the midfield


sometimes he will bring it down and get tackled which will result in a goal


today Callum, 8 years old, sometimes gets caught in possession trying to play football and the oppositions defender can kick the ball the length of the pitch and keep his team out of trouble


in 5 years time Callum will be the best 13 year old defender in Britain and the oppositions defender will be able to kick the ball the length of the pitch and keep his team out of trouble


:)

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Eric I don't envy you one bit, the kids are okay the parents are the pain in the ass, I ENJOYED
the football but the parents beware mate are a fucking pain.