Mark Lee

Contact me for all things football related in Western Australia *Schools *Club Development *Private 1on1 & Small Groups *Football Fitness *Player Mentoring *Coach & Teacher Workshops 📲 0430 788 703 📧 mark@mlfc.com.au

19 Years Married…29 Years Together❤️

@Magpie24_7 Gavin Peacock

Who is the first player you think of when you see this kit? #NUFC #NUFCFans #Newcastle

@JB_SoccerCoach @TheS_Resource Love seeing children/players wanting to play

Question: your players are smashing balls into the net before the session starts… How do you normally react? And why?

@Don_K_Williams Oh dear

Seriously?! 🤦‍♂️ Why can’t folks just train keepers based on what ACTUALLY happens in matches?

Perth Childhood❤️

@CoachRobPorter @JPR_25 @SundayShare10 @jungrassroots @Teamgrassroots_ @BreakthruSoccer @insidewrite1957 @FAgeCoaching @CoachDavidBaird @power_ray @CraigRudders & their arms folded

I just saw this on Facebook, and thought that it's worth a #SundayShare. Are we in danger of making everything so professional that we forget about fun? For me enjoyment is always the top priority, if it isn't enjoyable, why would kids play football.

Just an incredible moment from Bryce Cotton. Adelaide gets the stop, and Cotton put on the burners for the game-winning layup at the buzzer. 15 of his 28 points came in the 4th Q; Championship Series tied at 1-1.

Happy 12th birthday mate❤️

@TheS_Resource No

A 9-year-old turns up late to a match. The coach starts them on the bench. Not because of anything they did, not because of their ability or their effort in training, but because their parent(s) couldn't get them there on time (i.e. family commitments, job, family etc etc). The child sits and watches the opening minutes of the game while everyone else starts. Should a child ever start on the bench for something they had no control over?

Pleasure to coach alongside LC at our HRJFC Coach Workshop @LouisCarlish

@_CoachTheCoach Thanks so much! It was an honour to be asked

Currently our most popular podcast around the world at present with @MarkLeeFC owner of ML Football Coaching on building a clear coaching approach to support & nurture your players throughout their playing journeys ⚽️🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/6ynd6m…

Love Tuesday morning’s⚽️❤️

@stirling_j @scout_aussie Never heard Come Around before

It's interesting to compare Sydney FC u13 training to the famous Guardiola demonstration from 2007 (below). Both coaches talk about 'pass and move' or 'give-and-go', but the framing/interpretations are very different. Neither is right nor wrong, nor mutually exclusive.

@henrywinter That’s great! He was doing what all coaches who wish to be better should do

Every time I’ve watched England Under-21s train at home or abroad over the past five years, Ashley Cole was out there early, laying out the balls and cones (pic below), discussing the session with the head coach Lee Carsley. He gave individual instruction to defenders like Levi Colwill and Tino Livramento. They spoke highly of Cole’s counsel and desire to improve them as players. His work ethic and humility inspired them. In matches, Cole would sort the subs with the fourth official. No airs or graces, even though Cole was a genuine superstar as a player. He was the most consistent of the Golden Generation, England’s greatest ever left-back, seventh on his country’s all-time appearance list with 107 caps, winner of seven trophies with Arsenal, nine with Chelsea. He stood up to Cristiano Ronaldo and Arjen Robben. He nailed his two shootout penalties in the 2008 and 2012 UCL finals. He was an elite competitor and winner. After retiring at 38, Cole could have played golf or gone into punditry. Instead, he’s built a coaching career. Along with some other reporters, I helped Cole do the media module of his Pro Licence at St George’s Park. Cole's attention to detail and desire to deliver in his second career was very clear to us. Cole worked his way up, assisting Frank Lampard at Derby, coaching in Chelsea’s academy when Lampard went to the Bridge, and then assisting Lampard at Everton. He assisted Wayne Rooney at Birmingham City. He also assisted Carsley in his six games as caretaker of England’s seniors before becoming a full-time FA coach. Cole, 45, now takes on his first managerial role – at Cesena in Serie B. It’s only until the end of June but an experience, an education and with the possibility of a longer stay. Good luck to Cole. He’s earned the opportunity. He’s grafted for it.

The iconic milk advert from the 1980s “Accrington Stanley, Who are they?” #asfc

In a world where you can be anything, be a number 50

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