Teaching boxing in schools

I remember that Ronaldinho goal and everyone was almost shocked that he toe pegged it but why not its the most effective of developing power for a snap shot from a standing position.

As regards to the Brazilian drills shown there the thing is it is so simple but so many coaches just neglect these kind of drills as they are too "boring" but repetition is they key and obviously makes you more comfortable receiving the ball from different angles and speeds.

My mate is interested in coaching and there is a massive market for it in Merseyside currently he is working at Disneyland as Tigger! but when he gets home in a month or so i want to direct him towards coaching as its something he would be great at

What age did you start at? What sort of qualifications do you need if any?

 

What's your opinion of Wilfred Bouma, Mandanda?

Do you have nightmares of the way he mentally and physically destroyed SWP in 2007?

 

tell him get out the costume and get coaching!!!!

Your totally correct on the boring thing. Muscle memory plays a huge part and in Brazil and in Holland they like to do lot of repetition work. I do it with my team at training. I always try make it fun but i will tell them benefits of sometimes the boring stuff in long run.

That Ronaldinho goal taught me something that night it really did...i started to watch way foreign players receive ball. We don't use the sole of foot a lot to chance angle of ball etc.

I was at a meeting and Frank McParland Liverpool Academy Director came in for a forum as Brentford are a link club for Liverpool. It seems like there really pushing hard to get back the glory days up there.

Taking kids out of school at lunch to have extra hours training etc. He did worry me though when he said he signed a kid because he lapped the rest in a sprint drill...when coaches said he was technically poor. Athlete stuff again...

Big problem also is fact clubs coaches move club to club and never settle to develop a proper plan. This is a major reason why we struggle compared to continent. I gave this stat to my players and they went :admin

''Sporting Lisbon train 12 hours a week at there Academica. The average British academy side train 3 hours a week''.....Sums it all up.

I try find the video BBC done on Sportings academy. :good

 

:rofl:rofl What's happened to Wilfred? he started doing really well then got that sickening injury and i lost track of his career. He was good player IMO. He was really good against us. Rock Solid i remember that.

SWP on other hand....**** me watching him in flesh was horrible....useless technically. I think major part of his early success was fact he had no clue what he was doing and that meant defender didn't either!

 

Oh and Wrimc to answer your earlier point on going 11 a side to early your right on that. I feel we don't have a transition. We are now starting to have 9v9 more in certain leagues at under 11 rather then going from 7v7 straight to 11v11.

I think 9v9 is essential building block imo. I think the size ball stuff and that can be overplayed and pitch....i seen Ajax under 12's using what looked to be size 5's in a video and playing on adult pitch. There' belief is to expose kids to 11v11 right away....they have great academy...although i don't quite agree with them on that...but who am i to disagree

 

He was arguably the best left back in the league between those 2 seasons. That game against you was when he really hit form. He had been in and out of the team with injuries and had looked a bit overweight. Then that game was one of first back and given SWP's previous record against us we were pretty worried. I remember Bouma gave him the classic early full-back clattering and SWP didn't have a sniff all game, think he was subbed off actually. That injury was made even worse by the fact it came in the Intertoto cup... (O'Neill later decided he didn't want us in Europe at all). He had a couple of failed comebacks from the ankle break and never played for the first team again. We released him on a free in the summer and he's now back home at PSV where I think he's doing quite well.

I agree with you on SWP. He was great when he was running at defences and had them backing away but when defenders started to stand up to him he wasn't the same.

 

u seem to know ur stuff and got ur heart in the right place. i agree bout using ur own tactics, my old boxing coach done loads of qualified aba course's but we werent at that standard so cudnt get to grips with it. should go with ur own ideas and what u thinks best:thumbsup

 

Yep i liked Wilfred at PSV in his first spell there and yes he was very consistent over that period and ridiculous to think his career was wrecked in a game that in end was nothing to O'Neil.

Yep agreed also on SWP. He really didn't like crowd getting on back...okay no one does but he would literally fall apart after a groan from crowd. I seen 10 year olds with more toughness then him.

 

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World class :good

 

Cheers Lp nice of you to say that mate :good

I agree, What makes me laugh the tutor's on F.A course will say off record ''Do it like this...and when you leave and coach on own do what you feels best'' even the F.A's educators don't rate the style of coaching which was old school.

I met a lovely tutor once, Beeston being a Leeds fan will probs know. Colin Morris he done my Level 2. He was Leeds Coach with Howard Wilkinson and Also worked with Milner and Lennon. He lovely bloke and he was brutally honest about all things football. Even he said Milner wasn't worth £12 mil when he went to Villa...bet his jaw dropped at £24 mil City paid.

 

At least when i hear Mandanda's thought on the game it give me some hope that English football isnt all bad but there is a massive overhaul needed at grassroots its not that we dont have the talent we dont have the coaching and infrastructure.

About that lad who was signed because he lapped people at the sprint drill ive heard that said before "You can teach em how to control a ball but you cant teach em natural pace" and its like well i see where you are coming from BUT.......its not quite like that

What does my mate need to do to get involved how old were you when you started and what sort of qualifications does he need if any? How long does it take to get your coaching qualifications?

 

Take it your a big fan!. You think he can ever get back to anywhere near his best...?

 

whats ur career goals then mate if u dont mind me asking:yep

 

Aye, I got a lot of man love for Freddy. I don't think so... coming back from an injury that bad, and with age catching up with him. I'm sure he's got something in there but not enough to get anywhere near the level he was at before

 

Cheers Pal :good

I started at 16, Basically tell your mate to do the following.

-Go to a local junior/youth football club and ask to volunteer as a coach. Try get some practical coaching experience and learn from other coaches.

-After a few weeks (Practical/Watching Experience) look to go on F.A Level One. Go to local county fa website or go to local pro club...Liverpool/Everton/Tranmere etc and ask when there running Level One courses in area. Try ask the club your coaching with to fund your course. It should be £50-£150 depending. Try get that discount though via club or through Pro Club doing it cheaper then local fa.

-The Level One is piece of **** it's a 99% pass rate and only way you fail is if your pissed paralytic and swearing.

-Now Level 2 is a bit of a step up from Level 1. It's a lot more about coaching and demands more from there coach. It really depends on the lads experience and confidence. My advice don't rush if your not feeling 100% confident.

-Try watch as many level 2 sessions and then put them into practice with group your coach. The more you coach the easier the level 2 is. Do a lil ground work online about what course entails before going on it.

He could be a natural and do both courses with in 7 months. The level 1 is 3 days and very simple. Level 2 is over 6 month period. If he's played to a good level he doesn't need to go on Level 1...you can jump straight to Level 2.

-When he gets Level 1 he should try work for his local pro club's fitc (Football in Community) or Foundation. Get some more hours with them and maybe with local council sports development if he has time.

If he has any queries feel free to bump this thread or PM mate happy to help. :good and tell him to try local coaching forums to get ideas and drills or if he's really stuck PM me and i send my e-mail and i can sort him out if he needs help.

Here's a little video of a F.A Level One Course
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