Steve Phythian 🇺🇦

The 24-Hour Rule saved my coaching sanity. Here's how it works (and why every coach needs it) 🧵👇

I've coached a long time, but it took me a long time to realise this. Players who understand WHY execute better than those who just copy. Don't just show the movement. Explain the mechanics. Connect it to game situations. Make it relevant to their position. Momement->Slice->Situation 360tft.com/p/why-so-many-…

This is one of my favourite sessions. It can be used with any age or ability groups, as long as we know how to adapt and modify the size, challenges and expectations to suit. One that I shared with @TheS_Resource this week.

Reposting this due to a typo on the original image. Oops 😜 Thanks to @jimbobmick for spotting it in the week👍 @SundayShare10

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Coaches Are we creating the best environment possible, enabling the children we work with the best opportunity to develop? Do we focus on individual needs? Do we nurture? Do we support? Do we promote growth? Are we patient? Think like a Farmer @SundayShare10

@insidewrite1957 @power_ray And you're right 12/13 is a long time ago now. I wrote to The FA (twice) with suggested rule changes to accommodate development football including playing for any team within an age group in your club (such as signing U8s for only one of "Aardvarks" or "Zebras" instead of both)

@insidewrite1957 @power_ray I recall that the FA Youth Development Review in 2012/13 planned to split the selection period from Jan to Dec and Sept to Aug between schools and club football to even out the Relative Age Effect / Birth Bias across the year but consultation stymied that very good idea

#CoachingQ Relative Age Effect Q1 born players get picked. Q4 kids get benched. Same age, different month, unfair outcome. Solutions? #BirthBias #CoachingYouthFootball 🎂

@insidewrite1957 @power_ray You need to allow flexibility to play "down" a year in GR football same as Academy football. With no league tables to U13 there is no barrier to allowing that flexibility except SCORY (in England) that wasn't changed to accommodate "development" football concept

@CCD_Essex @SundayShare10 Can use double / 2 sets of gates a few yards apart to encourage young ones to maintain some distance between the passer and receiver

Gate Game in a Circle: Including some simple ideas linking to the 4 Corner Holistic model. 🔴 Technical 🟢 Psychological 🟡 Physical 🔵 Social Obviously there are plenty of additional ideas you can add yourselves. End in game and score through gates? @SundayShare10

Some information from the UEFA C to give additional context to your sessions. You may or may not consider these at the moment. Hopefully, it will be of help for some coaches. Let me know your thoughts.

Another one of the old Youth Module Games Space Recognition Some great returns from the practice for the players.

@power_ray @CoachingFamily Ray Power's contributions to the coaching family are worth following and his books are good value.

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@power_ray 's material and profile are well worth a follow for all coaches. I even made a contribution to the Making The Ball Roll book a few years back ☺️

@Teamgrassroots_ If your home pitch is surrounded by brambles like this, I recommend getting a scythe to reach the lost football without injury. The brambles soon grow back again.

An hour after the final whistle and the joys of being the coaches son continue. Two balls out of the river and one in the brambles. The real unsung heroes of grassroots football. Spalding blues u15. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@TheS_Resource Really good "Top Tips" 👍

🧵 COACHES: Are your sessions wasting precious time? We've created "12 Time Management Tips to Maximise Your Football Sessions" in this thread ⬇️ You'll learn how to: ➟ Get players on the ball IMMEDIATELY ➟ Maintain 80% actual playing time ➟ Streamline transitions between activities ➟ Use age-appropriate explanations Have a look 👇

@TheS_Resource 3 stars and a wish

What's your approach to giving honest feedback while maintaining motivation?