Does Ball Mastery = Football Mastery?
Cones don’t tackle. They don’t close you down. They don’t force you to make a decision under pressure. If your child spends hours dribbling around cones…
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The Foot-Tech blog
What we've learnt from a decade of coaching thousands of Leeds kids. No jargon, no nonsense, just things that actually help.
7 in 10 Kids Quit Football By 13 – Here’s Why
Seven in ten children drop out of organised sport before they turn 13. And a huge part of the reason? The way adults speak to them when they get things…
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4 Things Parents Think Matter In Kids Football (but don’t…)
t’s easy to think certain things in football tell you everything about a child’s development. Things like: Being the best player early Winning games…
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6 Coaching Behaviours That Help Children Learn
Coaching children isn’t just about football knowledge Understanding the game is important, but it’s only part of it. How a coach behaves, how they…
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What People Think vs What Works in Kids Football Coaching
What people often think is “good coaching”…isn’t always what helps children improve most. Take a few common examples: Cone dribbling vs 1v1 Dribbling…
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Red Flags, Green Flags & The Truth About Kids Football Coaching
This month, we were invited onto Robert Ursell’s podcast Raising Footballers Unfiltered – and the conversation was too good not to share with you! Rob is…
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Why we don’t shout instructions constantly…..
If you watch one of our sessions, you might notice something… The coaches aren’t constantly shouting instructions. That’s deliberate and part of how we…
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The Biggest Trap In Kids Football
One of the easiest things to do when watching children play football is compare. Compare ability, progress or confidence. But children develop at…
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5 Things Parents Don’t Need To Worry About In Children’s Football
It’s very easy for parents to worry when watching their child play football Are they improving fast enough? Are they as good as the other kids? Are they…
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Belief Often Comes Before Ability
Most parents assume confidence comes after children get better. But for many children, it works the other way round. Children try more when they believe…
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What Improvement Actually Looks Like In Children’s Football
Most people assume progress means things like fewer mistakes and more goals. Sometimes it does. But very often, real improvement in kids football looks…
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If Football Isn’t Their Main Thing…
A while ago, a dad told us he was worried his son wasn’t as into football as the other kids. The boy was only 5 or 6 at the time. He enjoyed coming along…
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Accepting Where Your Child Is in Football
Sometimes the hardest part of parenting in sport is accepting where your child is right now. In this short solo episode, we talk about why parents often…
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Why patience matters more than instructions in kids football
One of the hardest things for coaches (and parents) is knowing when NOT to step in. It’s tempting to correct every mistake and instruct every moment. But…
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Comparison is one of the biggest sources of pressure in kids’ football
Not because parents want more. But because it’s hard not to notice what other children are doing. Who’s moved up? Who’s got into a pro academy? Who’s the…
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Too Serious Too Soon? Advice from an Academy Director in Junior Football
I read an interview recently with a senior academy director working with some of the best young players in the country. He’s at Liverpool FC and what…
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Why patience matters more than instructions in children’s sport
One of the hardest things for coaches (and parents) is knowing when NOT to step in. It’s tempting to correct every mistake and instruct every moment. But…
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Confidence Doesn’t Always Look The Same In Children
Some children show it loudly. Others show it quietly. One child might call for the ball, take risks and bounce back quickly. Another might need time,…
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