CHILDREN THAT DO NOT LISTEN - AN ANNOYANCE OR AN OPPORTUNITY?
So we all sit down at the end of a session to evaluate what we have done. To the left of me two players are wrestling, to the right of me there are two players discussing who's bogey is the biggest. Yes my friends, welcome to grassroots football.
It's been a fantastic learning experience for myself taking on an Under 7 team this season. They're a great bunch of kids with a real passion for football. I do find myself frustrated though at the end of sessions when we try to evaluate what we have learnt and gain some feedback on what parts of the session they enjoyed the most. Am I doing something wrong? Or is it just kids being kids? Either way this has now presented me with a massive opportunity, an opportunity to attack the social corner.
After much thought I've realised that most sessions involve being in pairs or small groups. Kids are obviously keen on talking and listening to each other, this got me thinking a great deal. After much thinking I thought why not just give out some information to the few to pass on to all the players? Would this work? Could getting players to communicate and learn through each other via myself really work? What if they were sat down in their teams at the end of session and challenged to identify the key points of the session? All of a sudden it's a learning competition, who could identify the most key points?
I've definitely identified this as a big thing to try next season. I can only see positives coming out of it. It'll build confidence and therefore leaders, is it greedy to think that building this foundation that long term I could have a whole group of confident leaders? Either way I'll be giving this a go. Always try new things and learn together, enjoy your coaching all, thanks for reading 👍⚽
It's been a fantastic learning experience for myself taking on an Under 7 team this season. They're a great bunch of kids with a real passion for football. I do find myself frustrated though at the end of sessions when we try to evaluate what we have learnt and gain some feedback on what parts of the session they enjoyed the most. Am I doing something wrong? Or is it just kids being kids? Either way this has now presented me with a massive opportunity, an opportunity to attack the social corner.
After much thought I've realised that most sessions involve being in pairs or small groups. Kids are obviously keen on talking and listening to each other, this got me thinking a great deal. After much thinking I thought why not just give out some information to the few to pass on to all the players? Would this work? Could getting players to communicate and learn through each other via myself really work? What if they were sat down in their teams at the end of session and challenged to identify the key points of the session? All of a sudden it's a learning competition, who could identify the most key points?
I've definitely identified this as a big thing to try next season. I can only see positives coming out of it. It'll build confidence and therefore leaders, is it greedy to think that building this foundation that long term I could have a whole group of confident leaders? Either way I'll be giving this a go. Always try new things and learn together, enjoy your coaching all, thanks for reading 👍⚽