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		<title>Dribbling &amp; Turning: Tonight&#8217;s U8s session</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:57:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon Godfrey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tonight&#8217;s session had the topic of Close Control, Dribbling &#38; Turns, so the session I planned &#38; carried out was as follows. Key objectives: A ball with every player at all times No player stood waiting / queueing at any time Dribbling &#38; turning both unopposed &#38; opposed Warm Up / Starting Session: Gates Each [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=footballcoaching.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14708867&amp;post=552&amp;subd=footballcoaching&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Two footed tackles</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:57:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon Godfrey</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[FA Cup]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The recent two-footed tackles from Kompany (sent off) and Glen Johnson (not sent off) have caused quite a lot of controversy and discussion this week in football circles with opinion seemingly divided regarding the decision to send off Vincent Kompany during Sunday&#8217;s FA Cup fixture versus Man United. Given it&#8217;s a hot topic I felt [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=footballcoaching.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14708867&amp;post=549&amp;subd=footballcoaching&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>FA Youth Development Proposals &#8211; Final Recommendations</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:53:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon Godfrey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The FA have recently released their final recommendations for young player development and I think the general consensus is that the proposals are positive and that&#8217;s certainly how I view them. I&#8217;m still to fully digest the proposals from the FA (there&#8217;s quite a bit of detail in there) but from what I&#8217;ve seen I think it [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=footballcoaching.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14708867&amp;post=546&amp;subd=footballcoaching&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Hopes &amp; Aspirations for 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:38:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon Godfrey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s only when you reflect back that you realise how quickly time passes. I first started coaching in Sept &#8217;10 and we&#8217;re already in January &#8217;12 and that&#8217;s felt like the blink of an eye! As we head in to 2012 I&#8217;m primarily focussed on two developments &#8211; one being my Level 2 which I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=footballcoaching.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14708867&amp;post=541&amp;subd=footballcoaching&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Coaching Day 22: &#8220;Combining To Score With One Touch&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://footballcoaching.wordpress.com/2011/12/07/coaching-day-22-combining-to-score-with-one-touch/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 20:58:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon Godfrey</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://footballcoaching.wordpress.com/?p=536</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;d decided to use a session which I&#8217;d seen on Dan Wright&#8216;s blog recently tonight because I felt it provided a training exercise which was game realistic, which (as Dan describes) provided the players with lots of decisions to make and which works on some of their core footballing skills (pass, dribble, control, find space). The [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=footballcoaching.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14708867&amp;post=536&amp;subd=footballcoaching&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Opinion: Did his celebration show a lack of respect?</title>
		<link>http://footballcoaching.wordpress.com/2011/12/05/opinion-did-his-celebration-show-a-lack-of-respect/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 18:22:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon Godfrey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s Saturday morning and our striker&#8217;s just scored a goal which completed his hat-trick and put us 5-0 up. To celebrate he cupped his hand behind his ear and ran along the side of the pitch which had both home (our) and away fans along it. Two minutes later and the final whistle blows, the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=footballcoaching.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14708867&amp;post=530&amp;subd=footballcoaching&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Managing young expectations</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 20:47:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon Godfrey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had a chat with one of players after training tonight. He&#8217;d trained well, played well and made some good decisions so I wanted to tell him and make sure he knew that he&#8217;d done well and that I was impressed with him. He said to me, &#8220;I&#8217;m trying to work hard because I want [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=footballcoaching.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14708867&amp;post=528&amp;subd=footballcoaching&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Celebrating small successes</title>
		<link>http://footballcoaching.wordpress.com/2011/11/14/celebrating-small-successes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 21:14:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon Godfrey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A short post this time but just something I wanted to share as I think it&#8217;s important to celebrate small bits of success or improvement. We&#8217;ve had a player at our club since the summer and whether it was in training or during a match he just wanted to smash the ball as soon as [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=footballcoaching.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14708867&amp;post=522&amp;subd=footballcoaching&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Off-topic: Movember</title>
		<link>http://footballcoaching.wordpress.com/2011/11/08/off-topic-movember/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:16:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon Godfrey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m taking part in Movember, an excellent idea which seeks to raise money for cancer research and helps increase awareness of men&#8217;s illness and cancer &#8211; such as prostate and testicular forms. The requirement&#8217;s are simple, you do away with your usual choice of facial hair style (if appropriate), grow a moustache for the month [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=footballcoaching.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14708867&amp;post=519&amp;subd=footballcoaching&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Coaching Day 21: Prior Planning Prevents Poor Performance</title>
		<link>http://footballcoaching.wordpress.com/2011/11/07/coaching-day-21-prior-planning-prevents-poor-performance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 18:23:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon Godfrey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last Wednesday&#8217;s training session was something of a learning experience for me because of the phone call I received 15 minutes before the start of the session. Those of you who read the blog regularly will be aware that two of us run the session and that we usually start &#38; end the session with [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=footballcoaching.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14708867&amp;post=514&amp;subd=footballcoaching&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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