Coach Luca
@Coach__Luca
Novice coach of a grassroots under 8s football team in the UK. Posting about my foundation phase journey. Obsessed with learning and improving.
⚠️ A fantastic resource for foundation phase coaches ⚠️
Selecting the right practices to help Foundation Phase players is important. But if you want to really help players develop, coaching technical detail matters. There is a chapter on technical detail in my book 'The Golden age of player development' hawksmoorpublishing.com/book/the-golde…
❌ STOP encouraging children to smash the ball out when defending! The comments will be full of people saying "sometimes it’s necessary to clear your lines!” But, within the Foundation Phase, kids should be encouraged to stay on the ball, play under pressure, and without fear.
Vague Praise v Specific Praise When you say “well done,” what do kids actually hear? 🙃 Vague praise can be lost Specific praise (“Great first touch under pressure 👏”) is what sticks. Do you praise in detail - or just noise? #CoachingYouthFootball
Just to say , I am actively planning the #SundayShare 5th Anniversary meet up for January next year 🥳 Early days yet , but I’m on the case 💪🏼@SundayShare10
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One of the most enjoyable parts of coaching- you plan an activity to facilitate a certain problem, but end up with something that encourages more than you expected. In “Too Much Pressure,” an activity I have used before in various iterations, including one from @PeterPrickett,…
Maresca knows
Enzo Maresca’s words hit deeper than football: “I don’t punish players — I teach them, like I do with my kids.” That’s the kind of pedagogy sport and education need — less fear, more understanding. Teach, don’t punish. ⚽🧠
Broke out this favourite a few times recently. Changed it to one goal winner stays on for super high tempo and intensity.
Scoreboard Soccer ⚽️ A simple coaching concept that promotes equal development by supporting / challenging players within a games based approach. Book available now 📕 Foreword by Kevin Keegan.
What’s the hardest thing for a young player to master across the four corner model? 🧠⚽️ Dribbling might just be it. Here’s why👇 🧵
#SundayShare giveaway 🥳 I’m still open for any kind donations 🙏🏼
Mmmmmm , bout time we had a little giveaway on the #SundayShare 🤔 So , if there’s anyone feeling kind , generous or both , shout me up and we’ll do it a week tomorrow 🙏🏼
During a break as sub today, a player questioned why I wasn't telling him what to do when he got the ball (I suspect he asked because my counterpart on the other team was doing so with his players). I said he needs to make his own decisions based on what he thinks is the best…
PRESCRIPTION DOES NOT DEVELOP SKILL Instructing and/or designing activities that follow set sequences (A to B to C) does not transfer to the game. Players make good decisions by practicing making decisions not following instructions.
“When we tell players, “Do X,” we can narrow their attention to a single, limited pathway. When we pose the problem, we widen it- to perception, to possibility, to adaptability.” New post is now live! ⬇️ 🔗 nicksmallridge.substack.com/p/do-we-coach-…
🚨New post alert🚨 “We’re working on X today.” Sounds clear. Feels structured. But skill isn’t simply repetition. It’s adaptation inside of a problem. What happens when we shift from ‘actions to perform’ ➡️ ‘problems to solve?’ Find out tomorrow morning!
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