Lecturer and MSc Sport and Exercise Programme Leader at UWS I Host of the Labours of Sport Coaching podcast 🎙️I Coached 100+ academy football players across Scotland ⚽I Coach developer and consultant in coaching
How do you want your little players to feel when they wake up today? 😟 OR 😊 It's (at present) a beautiful fresh, dry Sunday morning here in Scotland, and right now kids up and down the country are getting ready to head out to play their sport on a match day. Too many of these kids would be happy for their game to be called off. Too many are looking forward to the end more than the start. Match days are very anxious events for young children. As coaches we can't always take this away, nor should we as dealing with nerves is but one of the major life lessons that comes out of sport. But make sure your kids are nervous for the right reasons, and not: - Because you might yell - Because they feel alone in the team - Because everything is about winning - Because mistakes are forbidden We can't make every player love match days, but we definitely can make them hate them if we're not careful and aware of our influence. #coacheducation #reflection