Paul William Conlan's Blog (4)

Started the 1st session last Monday with a coaching buddy, focusing on technique while the weather is fine and the space is free. 1st impressions.... a small team for thier age, but should grow 2/3 " during the summer months, some with ability and some good 1st touches. This week, did the session on my own, revisiting the short/long passing techniques in two 15min practices, but they struggled to link 2 passes together without being closed down by defenders !!! +*&%$£".... really frustrating… Continue

I will be starting coaching an U14's boys team summer evenings with another Level 2 coaching friend starting with improving technique on passing, ball control using the free facilities in the park and the mild weather.

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Well, I've decided to have a break from coaching for a while, I managed to stick with this team for 2 seasons and recruited another Level 2 coach who wanted to get involved in this age group as he was taking his Level 3, but we got fed up with the poor discipline from the U15's and both concluded we weren't there to to teach young men how to behave. I've been involved in organising and running football teams for 8 yrs and coaching for 5, so a rest might help me re-focus on why I love the game an… Continue

With 6 games left, I've had some good feedback and comments on the teams conduct and progress so far from a variety of sources including parents, an experienced referee and various opposition coaches, this is very rewarding for me personally as it indicates I have managed to improve the boys general positional awareness, techniques and skills over this season. We have a lot of work to do especially progressing in the 4-4-2 system by getting to tuck wide midfielders inside and overloading the mid… Continue