Quote Originally Posted by 9goals2hattricks3pen View Post
This is the beauty of the Under 6's they don't play any matches they just train for 90 mins on a Saturday then I go home and forget about it for another week.So no parents complaining about little Johnny or Jackie not getting a game. I make sure everyone has a ball and every drill is with a ball.

One night in the week I go and work with one of the older age groups that do play matches but I just coach alongside the manager no involvement with selection

Back to the 5 year olds> By May all of them, some better than others, will know 5 ways to turn with the ball and be learning a step over some with a stationery ball others with a moving ball. I can't do a step over now but I can teach it.
That sounds great 923.

A reason our top line players are now so technically good is because of starting out like this I think.

The best will always rise to the top anyway so kids should always have fun for the first couple of years without a result being important.

Winners are born not made, my grandson will probably be like 99.99% of lads and never make it but I’ll wager that he’ll have a will to win like I did whatever level he plays at.

I’d love to watch him on a Sunday morning 15 years from now.

My dad was still watching me and my brother play at 42 and 38……he was mainly taking the p I s s at that point though…..and rightly so!