Is "cruel to be kind" dead in coaching? ❌⚽ ​A @SundayShare10 thread 🧵

@SundayShare10 as some know, I am working with a new team of players (u11) this season, due to politics! Here is my first session, aimed at looking at how confident they are with the ball at their feet. Planned using the excellent @footballdna_ and @FootballGPT_co

Week Two = COMPLETE 🙌 This @SundayShare10 features a full session designed to help players apply core skills for effective individual and paired defending 🛡️ #SundayShare

Motivation is a facinating thing. When I started it was to spend time with my son. It turned into seeing how far I could go with my coaching. Now, it's to have a positive impact on others (as you can see in the photos) What's your motivation and has it changed? #SundayShare

This weeks @Sundayshare10 is our #weeklysession Week 21: Wide Play & Crossing – Creating Space in Wide Areas Week 2 of a 4-week block, helping players stay wide, move early into space, and create clear passing lines to be seen

My #SundayShare is a small-sided game looking at movement and creating space. Teams line up 3 v 3 with one team tasked with using the outside neutrals to keep possession. The other team try to score if they regain the ball. A progression is then added. Coaching points: · Scanning: first action – check who’s around you. Then can I see the ball? Can I see my teammate player/target player? · Positioning to receive: preferably with an open body on the half turn and on the back foot. · Movement off the ball; always try to be an option. · Decision-making: when to play forward, when to switch play? Progression: the team in possession can only have one player in each quarter but can rotate around. The defending team can move freely. @SundayShare10 @TheS_Resource

One of the biggest mistakes in youth football: Acting like development and winning are opposites. ⚽️ I don't think they are. In fact, I think players need both. Here's why 🧵 #SundayShare

Senegal Passing Drill With Finishing Activity 🇸🇳 Focus: Players look to combine before killer pass through to forward player to finish 🎥 More sessions: ultimateplayerhq.com 📲 UPHQ Watch & UPHQ Create — FREE on App Store & Google Play

#SundayShare 22/52✅⚽️ Topic this week: 1v1 / 2v1 - Pressure from the front Main focus here for the attackers was to take a positive first touch out their feet, and set them up to attack either goal with pace, and show 1v1 dominance.

This week we asked coaches one question: "As a youth coach, what is something you would never post on social media?" Before you STOP and think this is a bashing post, it is not. This was an honest question, and the answers came from coaches across the world sharing their own views and experiences. Here is what the coaching community had to say 👇

Free Scoreboard Soccer games with #FIFAWorldCup themes ⚽️ 🏆 #ScoreboardSoccer #SundayShare scoreboardsoccer.com/dl/d63e…

It's always nice to receive some positive feedback on my book. I've just picked a couple of testimonials out. 🙏 Links below for anyone who wants to check it out. eBook: payhip.com/b/NpJvD Paperback: amzn.eu/d/8JauTJg @SundayShare10

Seeing way too many youth football/soccer coaches drilling unopposed patterns with 6-11 year olds. The game is dynamic and unpredictable. Teach PRINCIPLES over patterns. Situations change every single second on the pitch. Stop scripting the kids, start developing decision makers. #SundayShare @SundayShare10

This weeks @Sundayshare10 is our #weeklysession Week 20: Wide Play & Crossing – When to Play Wide Start of a new 4-week block, helping players recognise early when to play wide, spot the right moment and pass quickly into wide areas

Don't compare yourself with others. Be authentic. Be realistic. Focus on the players you work with. Don't expect to know as much as coaches that have far more experience. Embrace your individual journey. @SundayShare10

Pre-match preparation sessions that focus on in-game organization stimulate the brain and contribute positively to making the right decisions and reacting appropriately in real game situations. #Sundayshare @SundayShare10 @UretenF

1v1 | Running with the Ball to Escape 📌 Run with the ball to escape the pressure. 🧱Set-Up: ✔️ 30 by 20 space | A pair of red coned gates on one side of the field | A pair of blue gates at the other. 👕Teams: ⚫️ vs ⚪️ ▶️ How to Play: ✔️The player with the ball is the attacker they must loop through a gate and onto the pitch. ✔️ The defender does defender loops through a gate on opposite side. Once both players are on the pitch the game is a 1v1. ✔️ Players score by running the ball through a coned gate. ✔️ You can have pairs of players going at the same time. 🚧 Constraints: 🏆 Reward: A goal each time a player escapes through a gate 👨‍🏫 Review: Size and amount of touches players use to score 🚫 Restriction: A time limit to score of the defender gets the ball. ⚽️ Created On: @SSPlanner @SundayShare10 #SundayShare @rf14coach @JB_SoccerCoach @PeterPrickett @205_Academy @SessionShareNet @TheS_Resource @MoSouisse

The NEW Soccer Profile website launches next Wednesday! Get ready for a game-changing upgrade. Who’s excited? Drop a 👍 below to show us your excitement! soccer-profile.com #SoccerProfile #TheCoachesHub #WebsiteLaunch #FootballCoaching

@SundayShare10 Reflections from last season and some feedback given to casual coaches

Build from the back 4-3-3 - SSG 3 Tactical phase of play half-field activity to develop forward play, players initially locked into wide channels, objective to play into midfield mini-goals representing 7/9/11 @SundayShare10 #SundayShare @TacticalPad video notes: bit.ly/4e3BOHs @JustCoachMD @Coach_Osku @TheS_Resource @Ross_Flintoft