A youth football coach is not only about teaching and playing football, but also about communicating rules and the right values to young players.
So, what are the characteristics of a good football coach? Here are some key words. To meet all the characteristics, the requirements for the coach are too high, but most of them should be within the scope of the coach's consciousness.
NO.1 Coaches on the pitch
Be your child's conversation partner
When players have problems, they can come to you, even if they don't involve football, you are both a listener and a confidant coach to help them solve them.
Focus on process rather than grades
Everyone wants to win, but not at any cost. At a young age, soccer should be treated as a game rather than a game, and soccer should make children happy rather than stressful. It's about seeing how young players grow, not whether they're achieving or not.
There is a certain authority
It is because you have professional football knowledge and teaching ability that you have been positively recognized by the players. Instead of gaining authority because of your rigor.
Be patient with your players
If the young players do not complete quickly or reach the goals and instructions you have proposed, do not be impatient.
Responsibility
Always be aware of your sense of responsibility for the physical and mental health of your team.
Objective criticism
Maintain critical objectivity, and consider individual personality when criticizing individually.
Fair play
Don't talk nonsense to the referee, be a good winner or loser. Fair play and play are mutual.
respect
Respect your opponents, referees, venue managers and parents, so that the young players also understand the meaning of respect.
Ability to resolve conflicts
You need to be able to resolve conflicts that arise in your team well, and the solution should be unrestricted by the participants in the conflict and should be rational.
NO.2 Coach off the pitch
Communicate with the players
Learn about players' issues through group, individual conversations, etc., and contact parents or schools in emergencies.
Communicate with parents
Through parents you can get to know the players better, and parents can even help you with some education and support work.
Maintenance of training equipment
Carefully maintain and control training aids and jerseys.
The last one to leave the pitch
Always keep the information about your child coming to the training ground, and make sure that the players have left at the end of the training before leaving.
Keep learning
Continuous learning, even after playing football for many years, but if you want to train your children in a way that is in line with the times, you need continuous training.
Content and image source: Australia Dezhi Sports Training Center, Hengsheng Sports
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