 Posted 12/12/2007 23:08:01
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| Hi all I have been involved in youth football for several years and currently run an u12 side. 75% of the boys go to the same school and have been together as a team for the last 4 years. The problem I have is being able to control them in training sessions as they are all fairly boistrous and when it comes to drills, if a couple dont listen it throws the rest out and I spend the next 10 minutes trying to get back on track. I have managed to get one of our club coaches to take the last 4 sessions-thinking new face/voice etc. On his arrival at the 1st session I told the boyswhat was happening and I heard one of them say " We wont be able to mess about now" ! You can imagine what a kick in the teeth this was. The coach will only be around for 1 more session and Im dreading January! They seem to have knocked the wind out of me and my enthusiasm is on the wain. The only thing that stops me from jacking it in is the fact that my son plays for me and nobody else will run it. Any ideas.?
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Posted 13/12/2007 10:01:32
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| If the coach that helps out is looked upto, respected and listened too it may well be worth him having a word with the lads. Take note of as many of his drills and methods aswell so you can continue them once he has moved on. It may also be worth calling a meeting of all the parents and explaining to them what is going on and how down it is getting you. At the end of the day you are the one giving up your time and trying to help the kids so you deserve the help wheteher that is someone who assists in training or parents of disruptive players having a word with their sons. Good luck with it mate.
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Posted 18/12/2007 16:07:38
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| I've found the same problem with my U8s and I managed to remedy any disruptive behaviour by simply handing out a note to the parents of the players explaining that if such behaviour persists then their son shall be told to sit out and miss that drill. It starts out as a novelty at first with the "look at me sat over here" swagger, but soon the lads realise how boring it is not to be doing anything and their parents certainly give them an earful on the way home. As long as you've got the parents on-side and explain to them the difficulties of trying to run a session against a backdrop of mis-behaviour the lads shall soon follow. All the parents I've spoken to about this are 100% supportive of my stance and some regularly ask me about their son's behaviour at session if they've not been able to stay. All the best for your sessions in the New Year
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Posted 18/12/2007 21:06:57
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| I love the note idea!!! If the parents are at the practice I have them go to that parent and tell them that they do not want to practice as they would rather Screw-off. They then get the privledge of sitting by themselves and watching the other kids practice.
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Posted 31/01/2008 07:43:21
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| hi, easy.. go check soccer discipline at internet. you'll master the method of discipline very soon and in full control of your players.. regards, steven
Phuabh
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Posted 07/02/2008 20:51:37
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| This is has been my problem. At times I find it impossible to control my U 8's as I'm not the official manager, I'm the coahc as I'm more football orientated rather than the admin side. Last week, i decided if they didn't want to listen, then the whole group could run round the hall. This was unhelpful for 2 reasons 1)I couldn't get the drills done that i wanted to do during the session. 2)I don't like doing that due to the fact that it is unfair on the lads behaving.
Calum McIntyre
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