Good Afternoon We are here again for some talkative chat about all things football, this time some added variety. So without further hesitation let’s make some introductions Hello, I’m Craig Joyce. Former Glasgow City youth coach and current owner of 6, 8 or 10. I also work for the Scottish FA. A coach? We like … Read more
Good afternoon, On this fine white Sunday we welcome a guest to answer a few questions for us. So lets make some introductions? I am Niall Marshall, Head Coach of Westerlands LAFC. I’m a UEFA B Licenced Coach who has been coaching for 16 years in both Scotland and The USA. Westerlands LAFC? Tell us … Read more
A post dedicated to conversations, alot of which you will have alot of coaching. One man who seems a natural at such a thing is Craig Joyce, host of podcast 6, 8 or 10 which is pretty much an hours worth of chatting all things football with the likes of former Rangers midfielder Charlie Miller or Glasgow City … Read more
Todays reason for bothering everyone is an interview, in this piece of chat we talk to Dougie, a learned coach from Dundee on an endless quest to better himself in the world of coaching and all things football related. So here we go (sips pretend green tea) Q – Good evening Dougie, how are you … Read more
Layout – Usually works as a preseason routine, layout markers (yellow) in a triangle shape. Get your players to line up at one corner of the triangle. (blue) Action/Result/Purpose Very simple, one after another flatout for two of the three sided triangle. The third is a slow jog back to where you started, very straightforward … Read more
We have become feature freaks recently, a new one has been introduced you will notice on the right here noted “puns” which will add a bit of light hearted comedy to a very serious blog. Back in the day when we were all young and exciteable the weekends showed us the legendary football italia, including … Read more
As you well know the layout of this routine, set your group out in a circle (red) decent distance beetween each other. 1 ball of course ask the group to start moving the ball beetween each other, gradually picking up the pace to where the players are sharpened up enough to be able to use … Read more
The thought occurred to me after my experience with a couple of youth teams how the care you put into the coaching you add to your team extends futher than simply footballing matters. On one occasion I moved on from my favorite role of looking after an U11’s team of girls, for a variety of reasons most … Read more
Something a little different, Coach Lee Moroney is to give us a detailed account of his profile to date, the question is, will you be impressed? Current Club: St Anne’s GAA Club, Dublin and Head Coach @ CoachApproach Ireland Previous Coaching Experience: 14 years coaching young people first as an assistant manager to several GAA … Read more
This routine is from Lee Moroney of St Anne’s GAA Club, Dublin and Head Coach of CoachApproach Ireland Aim of the game to throw under arm or over arm to team mate on opposite side of hall they must catch it cleanly (no fumbles or drop) when a team mates catch it they score a … Read more