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16 Dec 2015 10:13:12
Morning Eds and Reds. Ed01 have you heard anythin in relation to Huddersfield taking our players on loan?
i went to watch them last night against Rotherham and it was a decent game to watch but they look like they need acouple of additions in attacking positions!
Cheers

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all!

{Ed001's Note - nothing sorry.}

1.) 16 Dec 2015 10:42:40
Cheers for your time Ed01 I'm obviously getting carried away with the German connection!

27 Nov 2013 08:02:52
ED01 - I notice that Conor got another full game last night for Sheff Utd, he seems to be in Nigel Clough's plans @ the minute. Do you know how he has performed over this last couple of games?

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16 Mar 2016 10:54:12
Morning ED01, your help if possible. I help coach an U11 boys football team and wondered if you knew any helpful books that are worth reading about coaching kids football?

{Ed001's Note - off the top of my head no, but I will ask some youth coaches. In the meantime it might be worth looking at the LFC training bible link on here. I posted it up and it is the handbook used by the club academies around the world, full of training drills etc. It is lengthy though but well worth a download to look at it properly and make it usable for your team.}

1.) 16 Mar 2016 11:12:11
Thank you very much ED01 I'll download it now. I have been told about a guy called David Clarke but you have to subscribe to get any info!

{Ed001's Note - I don't know him sorry. I would suggest getting yourself on LinkedIn and trying to get some contacts there who can help though.}

2.) 16 Mar 2016 12:19:38
Inverting the pyramid by Jonathan Wilson.

3.) 16 Mar 2016 12:23:29
Hey Mate, great place to start coaching. At there age it's drilling basic skills and the fundamental aspects of ball control etc, it's also when they start to really develop an understanding of how the game flows, how to read the game, the pitch, the opposition and most importantly their team mates.

Lots of good books that contain different drills and skill trading sessions, and there's hundreds out there with different titles but all contain pretty similar drills, for this most Youth Development Coaching books will have what you need, look for one with lots of diagrams and drawings/ pictures that you can then show your lads.

At this age it's about getting the information into them and being able to communicate it in a way they understand and enjoy, no point boring the witless as they won't take it in, let's Talk Soccer is a good read for this aspect.

Here's a few that if you can get your hands on are worth the time reading.
The Blueprint for Football series.
Legacy by James Kerr.
Inverting the pyramid by Jonathan Wilson
Make the ball roll by Ray Power
Developing Game intelligence by Horst Wein
Developing an Elite Coaching Philosophy by Tim Lees.

There's also countless resources for books or text documents from the different FA's around Europe that are easily available that contain the drills and systems of play, game management, player management, player development, fitness and prevention of injurys, these are available online or by contacting the FA directly, the German and Belgian text documents are unreal in there depth and explanation, they do cost a bit if you want it sent as a printed document as there thousands of pages and they charge for a computer to translate it to English before printing but if your serious it's well worth it.

Good Luck with it all, it's a great way to be a part of the game and you might find in a few years you can't live without it. I'm heading home in May, so if your about on here we can maybe try to catch up and I can give you a heap of stuff you might get a bit out of.

4.) 16 Mar 2016 13:24:05
Its posters like you, Jaxman, that keep me coming back to this site (as well as the Edwards, of course! ) .

:) :) :)

5.) 16 Mar 2016 13:45:13
Where is this training bible?

I've tried searching but can't see it anywhere, just people talking about it.

Cheers in advance.

{Ed033's Note - There is a link further up this page underneath the video

Liverpool Training Bible

6.) 16 Mar 2016 14:12:07
I already struggle to live without football (so my wife tells me anyway)!
The boys have done really well this year but were promoted a few weeks back into a division full of A Teams and we are named as a B Team! so before we even got chance to start playing them some of the boys got their heads down thinking they were going to get beat every week, and I know the result doesn't matter as much @ U11 but with the boys it's very different!
So i was looking @ trying to change it a little bit so they stay positive!
Anyway thank you very much JaxMan I'll hunt that information down.

{Ed001's Note - they will respond to your enthusiasm mate, building up their confidence doesn't have to come from training drills etc. The reason Leicester are winning is because they are more of a team than the rest, right now. Work on the teamwork, maybe arrange some trips for them to go on together, from days out to a theme park to going along to watch a local team play or anything. The point is they are together and the more they know each other the more relaxed they are playing together. Arrange a party for every birthday one of them has, things like that. If they are confident with each other they are more likely to try things and grow in confidence when something comes off.}

7.) 16 Mar 2016 14:20:09
There is a great book by Jim White, 'You'll get nothing with kids, fathers, sons and football. Not a training manual book but a great read and I think you will particularly enjoy it.

8.) 16 Mar 2016 14:47:09
another great read is falling off a cliff by Eileen Dover. great start but its all downhill from there.

9.) 16 Mar 2016 15:16:43
Slightly off topic but if you type in YouTube 'Barcelona kids'
You'll see a load of little ones doing some crazy ball control mate. Don't even think it's the academy or anything but those lads are like mini messi's.

10.) 16 Mar 2016 18:03:47
The fa licensed coaches club has some decent training drills for all ages. However, I implore you to make sure first and foremost the kids enjoy the training. My preference was for the emphasis on mini games were they get to improve their basic skills and confidence, mixed with situation based games where you can get them used to dealing with different scenarios. If you have to do drills where they take turns, make sure each kid has a football each. I took the advice from a couple of pro-coaches, one I met on a CPD course and one who is a friend of a friend. I learnt more listening to them for a couple of hours then I did in any book or the FA course.

I had to step back from involvement in my son's team as the other coach and some parents/ volunteers are far to bothered about the result rather than seeing the kids happy and learning/ improving not just as a team but as individuals. I can see the cracks starting to show and some parents realising the problem, they know I'm waiting in the wings when the people who run it either see sense or bugger off.

22 Sep 2015 14:57:58
Afternoon Ed01, I would like your opinion on something if possible, a couple of us were dicussing conduct on the pitch with recent events, some were ok with it & others not so! it has obviously always gone on as Ian Wright & others have confirmed but was it to the same extent. Are you happy with winding up the opposition or do you see it as bad sportsmanship or not concentrating on your own game?

{Ed001's Note - it is bad sportsmanship and the refs should book a player for doing it, if they catch them, automatically. I believe it comes under the rule of ungentlemanly conduct or whatever it is called these days. Secondly, it can be detrimental or beneficial, depending on so many different factors that is impossible to say which it will be in what match. Whereas concentrating 100% on your own game and working harder on that is always beneficial, so I fail to see the point in winding your opponent up personally. May as well put the effort in to playing the game instead.}

1.) 22 Sep 2015 15:26:19
Cheers ED01 thanks for your reply. Have a great day

2.) 22 Sep 2015 16:42:37
What's your opinion on it Luigi?

3.) 22 Sep 2015 18:15:03
He's not as good as Mario

4.) 22 Sep 2015 18:23:57
Much better to wind up your opponent by your footballing skills than your verbal ones.
Wreck their heads with your skills and they will make mistakes, slag off their sister and your likely to get butted (zidane)

5.) 22 Sep 2015 20:35:46
When I played any sport I always felt it was best to score goals, points, touchdowns etc. I would let my opponents run there mouths. At the end of the game after my team has won there isn't much they can say. I've always felt that way and that is how I'm teaching my boys to behave.

I really wish Zidane would have done that in the world cup as I really dislike the Italians

6.) 22 Sep 2015 23:09:43
I agree with most of what's been said but take someone like McEnroe. He ran his mouth and shouted at umpires because he genuinely believes it fired him up and made his opponent lose focus. The facts about the weekend are Gabriel lost focus and Chelsea took 3 points.

05 Nov 2014 12:13:08
ED01 - to try & give you something different to answer this morning can i ask you what you think about Phil Thompson, both personally (if you know) & his sky job? many thanks

{Ed001's Note - personally? I used to like him, he is a very passionate Liverpool supporter, but, personally, I find it difficult to forgive him for his role in selling Fowler. He is a nice guy and very much in love with the club, as anyone who is able to spend even a tiny amount of time in his company will soon see, and as a person he is very likeable. Unfortunately, taking Murdoch's money after forcing Fowler out of Liverpool, even though it was at his boss's behest, makes it very difficult for me to like him still. Putting that aside though, he is a genuine fan, probably too passionate about the club though, it does cloud his judgement.}

14 Aug 2014 16:18:39
Afternoon Eds & Reds, I took my children to the game on Sunday, they were really looking forward to it. anyway we set off from Huddersfield 3 hrs before kick off & unfortunatley got caught in an accident on the M62. When we eventuallt got through & got close to the ground it was 12.30, then all the parking places I know were full! eventually I managed to find a space. It was now 12.55 & we were in an area I had never parked before. Just as we got out of the car a young lad was walking past & I asked him how to get to the ground, he said he was going past the ground & he would show us the way! we got into the kop just as the second half kicked off & my children @ least got to see a couple of goals & Stevie when he came across to take a corner.
If anyone knows a young lad that said he met some gormless looking fella with 2 upset kids on Sunday & escorted them to Anfield then please let him know that he was a life saver & it was incredibly kind of him also the fella sat next to me in the second half was very informative about what we missed in the first half so cheers to him.
My faith was partially restored in human kind that day!!

Many Thanks

{Ed002's Note - Good for him.}

25 Jun 2014 08:13:52
Eds/Reds - without wanting to jump on any Saurez bandwagon, I loved him through the Evra incident & even loved him quietly through the Chelsea incident! now I was devastated last night to find out that he has brought Liverpool down again, but I LOVED him! & then 2 hours later I was watching a game that had 2 footballers playing within a week of the death of their brother & I thought that one of them started the season quite well for us & then faded away & I made a decision that he wasn't the man for Liverpool but I've not seen any reports on him complaining or demanding things from the club. It certainly looks like he has kept his silence. & even last night when they both must have been under so much pressure they conducted themselves very well!
so I have spent 3 years backing someone that looks like all he cares about is himself & a full season suggesting that Kolo isn't good enough but this morning I would only want one of those guys back in my squad next season!

incredibly let down Liverpool fan

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16 Dec 2015 10:42:40
Cheers for your time Ed01 I'm obviously getting carried away with the German connection!

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25 May 2016 15:02:57
Tomsbakery, i have watched him a few times for Huddersfield too and as well as looking good going forward I always thought his positional sense when defending was very good, albeit not against premiership players. When he was recalled he left a big gap in the Huddersfield team that they weren't able to fill!
If he does come to us then i would be quietly confident that he can become a regular.
When watching him he used to remind me a bit of Finnan (that will please ED01).

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16 Mar 2016 14:12:07
I already struggle to live without football (so my wife tells me anyway)!
The boys have done really well this year but were promoted a few weeks back into a division full of A Teams and we are named as a B Team! so before we even got chance to start playing them some of the boys got their heads down thinking they were going to get beat every week, and I know the result doesn't matter as much @ U11 but with the boys it's very different!
So i was looking @ trying to change it a little bit so they stay positive!
Anyway thank you very much JaxMan I'll hunt that information down.

{Ed001's Note - they will respond to your enthusiasm mate, building up their confidence doesn't have to come from training drills etc. The reason Leicester are winning is because they are more of a team than the rest, right now. Work on the teamwork, maybe arrange some trips for them to go on together, from days out to a theme park to going along to watch a local team play or anything. The point is they are together and the more they know each other the more relaxed they are playing together. Arrange a party for every birthday one of them has, things like that. If they are confident with each other they are more likely to try things and grow in confidence when something comes off.}

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16 Mar 2016 11:12:11
Thank you very much ED01 I'll download it now. I have been told about a guy called David Clarke but you have to subscribe to get any info!

{Ed001's Note - I don't know him sorry. I would suggest getting yourself on LinkedIn and trying to get some contacts there who can help though.}

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22 Sep 2015 15:26:19
Cheers ED01 thanks for your reply. Have a great day