Dave Kerr | Vibes FC

@ProAcademyDrill PREACH BROTHER🙌

Things coaching has taught me about myself 🔴 Tactics and technique used to be my obsession. Now I know, coaching is a relationship-based job. If players feel seen, valued, and supported, performance follows. People first. Always. 👇

@coach_kevin_m It better no inspire my players, they should be in bed 😂

"The World Cup will do the inspiring for free, starting Thursday. Your only job is to be ready to catch it when it lands, instead of watching it fade by August like it does every other WC."

My opinion - the "growth" of women's football is a bubble and it's going to pop as men's clubs (and most importantly their fans) find they can't sustain a financial drag. HOWEVER, the future is positive. Grassroots women's clubs will grow and create their own fans on the way 👍

@_ToddBeane At youth level, your style/system should revolve around and accommodate players - play with that you have. I’ve seen coaches try and turn players into mini Xavi’s and destroy their confidence

Style First ✏️ ▪️Embrace a Style of Play before any system of play. #TOVO #Intelligentfootball

That England kit is incredibly naff and looks like the kind of thing you would get free with 20 cans of Carlin in 1998. I am a fan 🤣

Here we go! 👀

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Most players are trained with tons of technical reps & no decisions, just to score & be ball dominant. But without context, they don’t learn how to react. Drills don’t develop feel. Real development requires chaos, frustration, & problem-solving. That’s how game skills are built.

Why my daughters drawing of a deer reminded me of what I stand for (featuring said daughter) 😂

TOVO Tuesday Article ✏️ Once Upon a Play 
Once upon a time you played.  

You did not train kick the can.  You did not practice hide and seek. You did not drill hopscotch or prepare for fingerpainting. You ran, you hid, you hopped and made a mess. All in the name of frivolity and fantasy.  

Once upon a time you played. 

You did not need motivation to move. Mindfulness was minding your own business. There was nothing at home but white bread and a thin bed. You were out for the day and home before dark.  

You did not need a playdate to play. You knocked on doors. You gathered the available turning a street into a stadium. “Car, car – C-A-R” was the only delay in delirium. No phones, no fear of missing out. No text, just context.   

And suddenly that bell. The truck was sauntering down Montrose Terrace in Allendale. You sprinted home to grab change from the cracks in the sagging sofa. Forty-five cents a fortune. Push-up cone or ice cream sandwich?  The tough choice of champions.  

And in that process learning emerged. You learned that mowing a lawn was worth the sweet taste of sugar cones. That a morning paper route was worth afternoons of rope swings and bee stings. You learned that poison ivy itches, but that sea water solves rashes and restlessness.  You learned that nightcrawlers are the best bait for bass. And the best bass were hungry at dawn off Earnie’s rocks or Teddy’s dock.   

You learned that your first fight won was a loss because victory hurts when you hurt someone. You learned that baseballs bruise and big dogs bite when you do not pay attention. You learned that play was a privilege, not a down payment for an Ivy application. You learned to stack wood, paint a shed and to shed tears when Muffin dies. You learned that down syndrome kid is just a kinder version of you.

Once upon a time you played.  

You learned about leaners and ringers and the hidden rules of horseshoes. You learned that Grampa was a leftie and Nanny was a tom-boy with grey hair and a stubborn soul.  

Once upon a time you played free from scrutiny and far from adults. You kept score and then washed the slate clean on the bike ride home.  

I am not sure what I offer as a coach if not a safe place to play. And that just may be enough to give to the children of today what I cherish from yesterday.  

Once upon a time I played, too. #TOVO

@MFCScott1991 Similar thing happened at my former club. Player wanted to continue to train across grassroots and academy and was told no by the grassroots coach. Took her away from her best pals. Thankfully she's still an absolute driving force at Vibes and thriving but that was poor imo.

My 9 year old girl has been offered a trial period with a Pre Academy professional club. I decided to apply for her to attend an open trial for another Pre Academy. I think my girl is decent and want her to challenge herself. She loves her grassroots club but unfortunately they refused her permission to attend either opportunity therefore she had to be released to attend both opportunities which I feel is completely wrong. I just feel its so sad she has to leave her group of friends to challenge herself, what really frustrates me is as a scout in boys Academy this approach dosnt apply so the woman's game is discriminating against there own players IMO. I wanted to keep her at her grassroots team and pursue her dreams but she finds herself joining a new team. If the woman's game wants to progress and have the same respect as the mans/boys league this must be addressed. I have contacted @ScotWFootball and Child wellbeing at SYFA for advice. Luckily she has options to go elsewhere but I feel this is wrong, clubs shouldnt make choices abo my child myself and my wife should, my wee girl was settled but now leaves a group of friends behind. Please share to raise awareness of this as I dont want other girls facing this. @HerGameToo

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Because of what Sir Alex Ferguson created there - an absolutely unbreakable team spirit. Before you watch youtube clips of "Pep's 3000 favourite rondo's" or "possession drills for newborns" you should strive to build this.

Sensational patter - football is taken far too seriously IMO

@ronnieandreggie @Dr_Gavin_Brewis @higgyboson I respect Eurocarparks too much for that tbh One hour, no football fans 🫡

@DaveKerrPT @Dr_Gavin_Brewis @higgyboson Morrison's car park is the free Barras car park.

I've been driving around the Scottish Highlands for a few days and I've noticed a big difference in towns compared to where I live in Devon. In Devon, whenever you drive into a town you have to pay to park. That's before you spend anything in shops, bars, cafes etc. Councils consider car drivers as the enemy. A mere cash cow. If you park - YOU PAY. Hence, many people now avoid town centres like the plague or they severely limit the number of times they visit. For the past few days I've stopped off in many towns across the North of Scotland. I've parked in council car parks and not once have I been confronted with a ticket machine, a barrier or an ANPR camera. And guess what? I've actually been into shops, cafes, restaurants etc and spent money. In so doing, I've helped the businesses to do what they do best - Providing goods and services to their communities. Communities free from paying extortionate amounts of money to local councils for the "privilege" of being able to park up and visit businesses who rely on their custom. Councils "down South" should take notice. If you price drivers out of towns, they stay away, businesses close and the town dies. The evidence is everywhere. (And yes, I know Internet shopping is another enemy of the High Street so I don't need to be informed about that).