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Thanks Jed,
I’ll plug your book since you seem to be a bit too modestThanks Jed. I just bought a copy of your book and looking forward to working through it over the holiday break.
I am currently working with my sons team. They are U5 presently, no laughter please. Haha
I would love to see what is utilized leading up to the stage they are ready for the advanced stuff. Im already breaking down whats in your book and here to simplify even further to build on the bare essentials needed to begin the next stage. I have one boy who is well beyond his years physically and mentally. Man-child of sorts.
Itching for spring weather to get them back on the pitch regularly.
that’s fantastic that you’ve already started to adapt and put together basic building blocks that are age and ability relevant.
Just remember that there’s certainly no right and wrong. Some believe that children at that age are naturally and biologically selfish and you shouldn’t fight against that – others will look to encourage passing. Long term goals in mind not medium/short term.
Bets of luck! Don’t envy you with those age groups! Tough work! I struggle with U8’s and realised very quickly I wasn’t a U8 coach!
I love the little ones, keep it fun and moving and they eat it up. My daughter is a U8 and her group is outstanding. There are several in her group that are simply a joy to watch on the ball. Their coach stresses possession and high pressure.
I have a few video clips of them stringing together pass sequences well beyond their years. Traveled recently to TN for a tourney against U9s. By the end other teams parents stopped by to watch and cheer them on for the title.
Maybe i could post a clip here.
Whenever I’m looking for some fresh ideas or new things to try, I go browsing around the content at jeddavies.com. Awesome resource. I get lost there for hours sometimes. Thanks so much Jed!
Jed,
I want to thank you for your work! I love when we dive into something and unlock mysteries that we did not know were there….. that is what your book has done, I know that the credit can go to many, but wanted to thank you for what you do!!!!! Though I can tell you that you caused me many sleepless nights as my brain was racing over the last 3 weeks because of that book, lol…..
Blessings,
Kyle
Thank you for that Kyle!
That’s exactly what happened to me after speaking with the various named and unnamed people who helped me write that book! Up to all sorts of hours!
I’ve since found out that if you can find the right information that it’s cycle that doesn’t seem to stop! I recently became obsessed with the All Blacks training methods and team building tools. There’s a book called Legacy by James Kerr that delves into the team building and touches on other aspects – then a book called Developing Decision Makers: an Empowerment Approach that puts their training methodology in the spot light and theorises it all and then lastly a book called ‘Six Thinking Hates’ by E.d.Bono that looks at this concept of having different ways of thinking – the new zealand team talk a lot about using their ‘clue hat’ – rather than the ‘red hat’. Bono talks about the red hat being the part of your thought process that deals with emotions and loses clarity etc etc. All of that coupled with Roberto Martinez’s methods and the ‘learned helplessness video’ that driven me into a new direction as a coach in recent times and I’ve been experimenting with new coaching methods to see if I can get players to think they’ve taken ownership of the ideas that I’ve actually manipulated and shaped through the session etc. You can see from this paragraph how a few books can completely take over for a while so I can emphasise where you’re coming from!
I hope all goes well and you’ve found the videos on here in the members (and those that will come) extremely useful!
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