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Alex Ferguson: What makes a good coach
Sir Alex Ferguson, manager of Manchester United, sees four main characteristics that make a good coach. Observation Perseverance Imagination Communication Ferguson says that observation is vital – if...
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Why demonstrations work for a coach
Show them how to do it… that is one of the best bits of advise I was given when I first started coaching. Visual coaching is vital to getting across to your players what it is you want them to do. If...
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What does it feel like to be coached by you?
AS a coach you have lot of responsibilities, so how you coach and how you get your points across as a coach are vital to your players’ progression. It is not just on the pitch either – players learn...
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Where should you stand at training?
By David Clarke Being able to see everyone and everything that is going on means a coach can give feedback more effectively, correct errors or encourage good work. Here is a quick guide to better...
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Using player-centred coaching
There has been much debate recently about player-centred coaching and the benefits it has for young footballers. Player-centred coaching is about focusing and targeting soccer to the ages and skills of...
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Matches are NOT coaching sessions
Some of my fellow coaches have been labelling me as a stuck record, of late. But if you’ll indulge me in the same way that I ask them to, I’ll explain why I’m so passionate about allowing kids to play...
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The cure for a bad day’s training
I’m driving home after a coaching session in the rain – I’m wet through and so are the two players on the back seat. Thanks to the performance of the car’s heater (which was better than mine at...
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Solve your coaching problems
A couple of seasons ago I was asked to take over a team that the club said were underachieving – they wanted the side to get more success than they were having. So I went along to watch them. It seemed...
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Give your players a voice – they often know best!
Sometimes my young players make more sense than I do – and that makes me well aware that I shouldn’t always put a tactical side of the argument as a rule that cannot be broken, so I try not to. This...
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