by GRF Admin | Dec 20, 2015 | Coach Diary, Uncategorised
I honestly thought a crisis is what’s happening in Syria or the Boxing Day tsnami not u8s football!!! So this week the parents of my team decided we needed a crisis meeting because we have lost 3 of the first 7 games of the winter league. Some people need...
by GRF Admin | Dec 13, 2015 | Coach Diary, Uncategorised
I have recently come into managing an under 7’s team through my own child playing for the team.im enjoying it but learning as I go along so am seeking some advice. I was wondering what everyone does training wise? We train one evening a week...
by GRF Admin | Nov 23, 2015 | Coach Diary
I sent a text out midweek about planning a Christmas party for the team and their brothers/sisters, nothing fancy just a small function, maybe a Dj, small buffet, maybe medals and a trophy each to celebrate Christmas etc This was for my u7s team, I have 6 players...
by GRF Admin | Nov 22, 2015 | Coach Diary, Uncategorised
Coaches diary – Today i enjoyed the greatest experience of my coaching journey to date!!Having chosen the team to start todays game while enjoying my morning coffee i knew the lad I’d chosen to play up front would not be happy about starting in that...
by GRF Admin | Nov 3, 2015 | Coach Diary, Uncategorised
Don’t want to sound negative, but after a recent team meeting 3 weeks ago, parents and coaches agreed the players needed winter coats at £30 each, I suggested a bag pack and spent 4 hours emailing supermarkets. I managed to get lucky and was offered a slot this...
by GRF Admin | Oct 14, 2015 | Coach Diary, Uncategorised
Diary entry 14/10/15 Moved indoors this week and had an amazing session full of multiple interplay between the players, confidence was high and the players were really expressing themselves, the last passage of play was world class (as far as 8 year olds go) right...
