Michael Prunty
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Husband, Father, Educator I Head Coach @HamlineWSoccer l Founder @ThirdPlayerInst
@Secretgrassroo2 Here's what I've seen. You can spot a kid who has private coaching a mile off. - Head down. They learn complex techniques in isolation, where there is no defender to punish them, or moving teammate to combine with. They only thing they can look at is the ball.
If you accelerate and have no option, you must be able to slow down. This gives you control and the possibility of a safe backward pass. At full speed, playing back is very difficult. Accelerate, but if nothing changes, slow down before you lose the ball.
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Just an observation over the last year, seeing a lot of youth players (U13+) that struggle with accurate passes more than 15 yards? Is this because of recent coaching trends? Players not doing enough tech work? Curious what you’re seeing, coaches and players. Drop your thoughts and age group if you can.
🚨 🇸🇪 Middlesbrough boss Kim Hellberg, ahead of tonight’s table-topping clash with Coventry: 🗣️ “(Starting out) I was in the lowest division in Sweden. I was working as a kindergarten teacher and training with the players in the evening trying to get them fit. 🗣️ “It’s been a long journey — 15 years — but I had no playing background. I dreamed of being a player in the Champions League but knew I wasn't good enough. So it was all about trying to make a living being a football coach. 🗣️ “I’ve lived every step of it but I also doubted myself a lot of times on my journey … whether if it was worth being away from family, not going on holiday, having no time off… 🗣️ “There’s a lot of people that do that (at lower levels) and hopefully I can inspire more people … that you don’t have to have a playing background to become a manager — I’m proud of myself & my journey.” #UTB
Disagree tbh. I think teaching kids things like open body shape and back foot receptions is how we end up with robotic footballers. Teaching them all the same solution to different problems. Think of the ‘Gravenberch turn’ - he opens his body up at the last possible moment -
