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It’s kind of bizarre what the club has turned into in the last 18 months. I doubt even KLD/Speakman etc could have envisioned being in this position so quickly. No guarantees in football and I think the championship will be a tougher challenge this season then last, but you can’t help but praise what the club is trying to do and how efficient they are doing it, 4 signings and 2 extensions to key young players with a week left in June?! And another tomorrow potentially. Don’t think I’ve been this excited about SAFC in my life so far (born 1995 so a bit young for the Reid era etc)
 
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Prehab26 said:
Mate. They fired my friends. I hate those bits of dirt.[/QUOTE
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FellTop said:
No I wasnt, see later post. I coach primarliy u21 now. U18 last year. But I coach junior kids by invite for local academies. I have known heads of junior football for years and sometimes I get asked to help a group. I have coached for prem and championship clubs.

Small sided games are fundamental. It is not true to say those who are good in small games cant cope in big games. That might be true in your team, but it would be an anomoly. The evidence supports small sided games producing better players. Futsal is massive, as is 5 a side old school. Any kid playing on big pitches before they are 15 will stunt their talent in my opinion. Being able to run and jump is not how modern academies judge players.

Ths point is, irrespective of age group, technique trumps all, including athleticism / agility / physicality. Football is a brain game, not a stamina or phulysicality game these days.

In the morning at 9 I will run an u7 soccer school for an hour. That is my own session. At 11 I am with an academy with u14s running sessions on patterns of play in a 4/6 combination, by invite. People might be surprised at similarities in both for a coach. I hate posting about this sort of stuff, but bottom line I have been coaching for 10 years plus at a pro level. I have never been asked to be a physical coach, or agility, of stamina, but always a technique and tactics coach.
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Fair play mate, it's the way it should be. I do think there are so many elements that make up elite, top end footballers. Talent, drive coacability, mentality, bravery, technique, skill, athleticism. And even the month they were born. Be good to talk to you privately about this as I've so many questions about my kid and best thing for their development
 
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