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Question for the parents...
  • OldGoldenVision
    Posts: 19,472
    Government are always bangin on about gettin kids active. There are loads of schemes/clubs set up to do this.

    If your kid sucked at footy, but loved playin, would you take em to a club? If so, would it bother you if they didnt get to play in matches? At what point (if at all) do you accept that your kids poor performances are contributing to bad results which make the game less fun for the better players?

    Am genuinely interested to know your thoughts.
  • milky71
    Posts: 8,736
    my kid loves it but isn't great but being 10 means half the team suckso he gets away with it.

  • blue1948
    Posts: 376
    I would try to find out why he loves it if he isn't so good !
    Then channel that into a different activity where he get the satisfaction of being good as well as the thing he gets from footy -may be the team spirit or the fitness side of or even the team thing
    I was not good and I found out that tennis was my thing and to a lesser extent snooker
    Good luck to him
  • blue32years
    Posts: 16,259
    I would try without drawing too much attention to it, try to get him to focus on things he's better at.


    Having said that I enjoy sex but I suck at it and it's never put me off
  • escla
    Posts: 2,450
    Generally speaking kids are more resilient than parents tend to think they are and there is no point in trying to protect them from whatever it is that you perceive to be a problem but is not necessarily a problem for your boy, he will have a natural tendency to want to kick a ball (unless he's a bit like Sambo if you know what I mean) Let him kick a ball, join a club if he wants to, if he realises after a while that he is not hacking it he will I'm sure want to try something else before he becomes a burden to his team mates, his thing may be rugby,cricket,tennis, golf a whole host of things but that should not prevent him having a kick around with his mates.
  • AndyForsyth
    Posts: 2,514
    escla said:

    Generally speaking kids are more resilient than parents tend to think they are and there is no point in trying to protect them from whatever it is that you perceive to be a problem but is not necessarily a problem for your boy, he will have a natural tendency to want to kick a ball (unless he's a bit like Sambo if you know what I mean) Let him kick a ball, join a club if he wants to, if he realises after a while that he is not hacking it he will I'm sure want to try something else before he becomes a burden to his team mates, his thing may be rugby,cricket,tennis, golf a whole host of things but that should not prevent him having a kick around with his mates.


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    Spot on that man.




  • HOWIE8
    Posts: 7,477
    My lad joined everything, wasnt much good at footie, but i was assistant coach and the main coach played him as sub with same 3 every week, i wasnt amused but as he didnt moan i let it run. Was assistant coach at mini rugby with him, n he loved it, wasnt great but was always involved. Did this for about 3 yrs, then decided to take up golf, thought this was doomed as he was so unco-ordinated, but for some reason after about 6 months something clicked and he became an excellent player. At his best now he's 24 has a handicap of about 16, but if he was to play regular, im convinced he could go below 10. He probably plays only about 3 or 4 rounds a year. Forgot he took up kids tennis also, and did that for about 5yrs, was quite good, but again he was involved. Seems to me it was only the Footie that didnt allow him to improve due to lack of involvement....
  • blue32years
    Posts: 16,259
    My son wanted to dance but my Missus was like ' no he will lose his friends '

    I said ' he can dance if he wants to , he can leave his friends behind '

    ' cos you know what love ? His friends don't dance , and if they don't dance....THEN THEY'RE NO FRIENDS OF MINE. '




    She left me
  • OldGoldenVision
    Posts: 19,472
    Yer commitment ter the dance has me positively wellin up kid...
  • mikraz
    Posts: 2,154
    Its always safe t dance, good on yer blue.
  • sambo applecart
    Posts: 24,143
    blue32years said:

    My son wanted to dance but my Missus was like ' no he will lose his friends '

    I said ' he can dance if he wants to , he can leave his friends behind '

    ' cos you know what love ? His friends don't dance , and if they don't dance....THEN THEY'RE NO FRIENDS OF MINE. '




    She left me


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    He isnt called Billy is he and you dont happen to be a miner..............
  • blue32years
    Posts: 16,259
    You're getting confused mate


    I was arrested for kidnapping billy who was a minor
  • murray1878
    Posts: 2,873
    OldGoldenVision said:

    Government are always bangin on about gettin kids active. There are loads of schemes/clubs set up to do this.

    If your kid sucked at footy, but loved playin, would you take em to a club? If so, would it bother you if they didnt get to play in matches? At what point (if at all) do you accept that your kids poor performances are contributing to bad results which make the game less fun for the better players?

    Am genuinely interested to know your thoughts.


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    with my genes I have nothing to worry about lol
  • blue32years
    Posts: 16,259
    Joe bloggs ?
  • HOWIE8
    Posts: 7,477
    Denim Elliot
  • sambo applecart
    Posts: 24,143
    blue32years said:

    You're getting confused mate


    I was arrested for kidnapping billy who was a minor


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    ahhhh, of course, silly me. 
  • OldGoldenVision
    Posts: 19,472
    Thanks lads... some interestin commentd... about to start coachin so wanted a bit of insight... might get ugly when i get honest with parents...
  • Evertonson
    Posts: 122
    Been coaching kids (under 11s) for about 6 months now. It is more difficult than I thought it would be. I have some lousy players and the team generally loses, but the lousy players are always used, as they really enjoy playing in the team. Keep them in as long as they are enjoying it, it is all about having fun at this age.They 'll soon drop out if they are not enjoying it, probably when the truth hits them (age 13-14 or so) Never tell a kid he is awful, always tell him how to improve and that he can improve. Ask them to practice at home. You'll be surprised the number of kids, and parents, that think 1 hour training a week will improve their skills. also some parents send their kids for something to do, and you can spot these fly catchers easily. Try not to shout too much in training, get a whistle, it'll stop them quicker and get their attention easier.
  • OldGoldenVision
    Posts: 19,472
    Cheers mate, it'll be interesting for sure!  You done any of your coaching certs yet?
  • Evertonson
    Posts: 122
    Done Kick Start 1 in ireland, due to do KS2 sometime soon. Recommend you do 1 at least
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