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"Young players today grow up in a completely different world than my days in Amsterdam. But the game is the same. It should be about what it was about for us back then – fun"
Johan Cruyff
Johan Cruyff
James Vaughan, Creativity: playground to premier league
Reed Maltbie, End sideline sportsanity
My kids lose all the time...and I love it!!
Richard Bailey, Is it time to think again about early specialisation in sport?
The Talent Equation, The Seven Deadly Sins of Talent ID
Planet Football, Young Liverpool & Chelsea stars would make it in Brazil – Michael Beale
Jack Walton, When are we having a game?
Mark O’Sullivan, State of Play: Role of youth coach more challenging than ever
Reed Maltbie, Developing Warriors, not Winners, is the Path to Excellence
Reed Maltbie, Ted talk Echoes beyond the game: the lasting power of a coach's words
Nick Levett, FA Talent Identification Manager, Reflective questions for learning
Game, Play, Learn
Professor Dr. Arne Güllich, 'Junior success is a poor indicator of long-term senior success'.
James Vaughan,Simplicity v Complexity
Johnny Henderson, Manipulated rules: no throw ins
Mark O'Sullivan, Some reflections
FA Talent ID Manager, Nick Levett, ‘The search for talent continues’
Mark O’Sullivan, ‘We know what we are looking for but do we know what we are looking at’.
Stuart English, Embracing the chaos
Dan Wright, Coaching in the grey
Coaching: Player-perception and fun enhanced by games-based approach to development, 13 October 2016
Coaching: Developing decision-making skills crucial for nurturing children’s potential
Rick Fenoglio, Why the 'Give Us Back Our Game' approach is THE best way to produce young gifted players.
Todd Beane, Let them ride
Susan Salzbrenner, Breaking mental barriers
Peter McDonnell, Perfection in youth coaching
Professor Stephen Rollnick, PRAISE VS. AFFIRMATION
Ministry of Football, 24 Recommendations for Junior Football
Ministry of football, Small-sided games
Player Development Project Johan Cruyff: Game changer
Peter Prickett, Creative freedom
John O'Sullivan, How Adults Take the Joy Out of Sports (And How We Can Fix It)
Mark Sullivan, We may know what we are looking FOR but do we understand what we are looking AT?
Mark Sullivan, Encourage critical thinking at all levels of the game (Even if it means rocking the boat)
Richard Dalton, Top tips for grassroots football
Matt Whitehouse, The way forward: solutions to England's football failings
Matt Whitehouse, A time to modernise talent identification?
Jonny Henderson, Bristol Rovers Academy Manager, Characteristics of ‘The Performance Playground’
George Sarakinis, Developing a Better Player? Do we have the wrong recipe?
Coaching – Journey or Destination?
Karl Dewazien, EFFECTIVE vs. INEFFECTIVE COACHING
The talent equation, Why coaches like drills and how they are killing creativity
The talent equation, How I developed coaching superpowers - by shutting up!
Sagar, Busch and Jowett, Success and Failure, Fear of Failure, and Coping Responses of Adolescent Academy Football Players
Fenoglio and Taylor, From winning-at-all-costs to Give Us Back Our Game: perspective transformation in youth sport coaches
Loughborough University, Parental stressors in parental youth football academies
Proskillspannablogspot
Mark O'Sullivan Footblogball.wordpress.com
Côté, J. & Fraser-Thomas, J. (2008). Play, practice and athlete development.
Tony Whelan, Creating Environments
Believe Perform Drop Out From Youth Sport; Responsibilities of the Coach
Believe Perform The influence of parents in youth sport
Richard Dalton's blog
The constant failures of English Football
Overcoaching: the greatest sin in youth football?
Guardian, Watching football on TV teaches you jargon but it won't help you coach kids
Let them play
The Player Development Project
Guardian, Reminder to parents
FA Youth Development Review: U 7 and 8
FA Youth Development Review: u 9 and 10
FA Youth Development Review: u 11 and 12
FA: To stick or twist in player position development
Essex FA: Winning v Development
Adam Nuttall, The Young Footballer’s Bill of Rights
BBC Sport, _Two-thirds of grassroots referees regularly face abuse
Respect and calm sidelines
Guardian, Germany bust to boom talent
Guardian, Youth development
Coach diary blog, Overcoaching
Overcoaching in youth soccer
Reed Maltbie, End sideline sportsanity
My kids lose all the time...and I love it!!
Richard Bailey, Is it time to think again about early specialisation in sport?
The Talent Equation, The Seven Deadly Sins of Talent ID
Planet Football, Young Liverpool & Chelsea stars would make it in Brazil – Michael Beale
Jack Walton, When are we having a game?
Mark O’Sullivan, State of Play: Role of youth coach more challenging than ever
Reed Maltbie, Developing Warriors, not Winners, is the Path to Excellence
Reed Maltbie, Ted talk Echoes beyond the game: the lasting power of a coach's words
Nick Levett, FA Talent Identification Manager, Reflective questions for learning
Game, Play, Learn
Professor Dr. Arne Güllich, 'Junior success is a poor indicator of long-term senior success'.
James Vaughan,Simplicity v Complexity
Johnny Henderson, Manipulated rules: no throw ins
Mark O'Sullivan, Some reflections
FA Talent ID Manager, Nick Levett, ‘The search for talent continues’
Mark O’Sullivan, ‘We know what we are looking for but do we know what we are looking at’.
Stuart English, Embracing the chaos
Dan Wright, Coaching in the grey
Coaching: Player-perception and fun enhanced by games-based approach to development, 13 October 2016
Coaching: Developing decision-making skills crucial for nurturing children’s potential
Rick Fenoglio, Why the 'Give Us Back Our Game' approach is THE best way to produce young gifted players.
Todd Beane, Let them ride
Susan Salzbrenner, Breaking mental barriers
Peter McDonnell, Perfection in youth coaching
Professor Stephen Rollnick, PRAISE VS. AFFIRMATION
Ministry of Football, 24 Recommendations for Junior Football
Ministry of football, Small-sided games
Player Development Project Johan Cruyff: Game changer
Peter Prickett, Creative freedom
John O'Sullivan, How Adults Take the Joy Out of Sports (And How We Can Fix It)
Mark Sullivan, We may know what we are looking FOR but do we understand what we are looking AT?
Mark Sullivan, Encourage critical thinking at all levels of the game (Even if it means rocking the boat)
Richard Dalton, Top tips for grassroots football
Matt Whitehouse, The way forward: solutions to England's football failings
Matt Whitehouse, A time to modernise talent identification?
Jonny Henderson, Bristol Rovers Academy Manager, Characteristics of ‘The Performance Playground’
George Sarakinis, Developing a Better Player? Do we have the wrong recipe?
Coaching – Journey or Destination?
Karl Dewazien, EFFECTIVE vs. INEFFECTIVE COACHING
The talent equation, Why coaches like drills and how they are killing creativity
The talent equation, How I developed coaching superpowers - by shutting up!
Sagar, Busch and Jowett, Success and Failure, Fear of Failure, and Coping Responses of Adolescent Academy Football Players
Fenoglio and Taylor, From winning-at-all-costs to Give Us Back Our Game: perspective transformation in youth sport coaches
Loughborough University, Parental stressors in parental youth football academies
Proskillspannablogspot
Mark O'Sullivan Footblogball.wordpress.com
Côté, J. & Fraser-Thomas, J. (2008). Play, practice and athlete development.
Tony Whelan, Creating Environments
Believe Perform Drop Out From Youth Sport; Responsibilities of the Coach
Believe Perform The influence of parents in youth sport
Richard Dalton's blog
The constant failures of English Football
Overcoaching: the greatest sin in youth football?
Guardian, Watching football on TV teaches you jargon but it won't help you coach kids
Let them play
The Player Development Project
Guardian, Reminder to parents
FA Youth Development Review: U 7 and 8
FA Youth Development Review: u 9 and 10
FA Youth Development Review: u 11 and 12
FA: To stick or twist in player position development
Essex FA: Winning v Development
Adam Nuttall, The Young Footballer’s Bill of Rights
BBC Sport, _Two-thirds of grassroots referees regularly face abuse
Respect and calm sidelines
Guardian, Germany bust to boom talent
Guardian, Youth development
Coach diary blog, Overcoaching
Overcoaching in youth soccer
