As we've been tidying up WheatoFC Towers prior to the new season, we came across another set of great quotes that we have noted from Twitter over the past year. Have a look, there are some gems here...
@nlevett 4 Feb: Grassroots football is not about the amount of trophies you win. It is about the difference you make to young people. @nlevett 6 Nov: Adults telling kids what to do during games is similar to parents doing their kids homework. Might get 100% tomorrow but limited long-term. @Samanthagriff17 21 Sep: Intresting quote from Ray Lewington "we teach our players if in doubt stay on the ball" who does this with grassroots kids? @CoachingFamily @DanAbrahams77 17 Sep: The brain is like velcro for negatives but like teflon for positives - footballers must learn how to manage this mindset challenge @nlevett 5 Sep: Note to coaches/parents. Defeat isn't the same as failure. Defeat is an inevitable outcome at some stage and a healthy part of growing up. @DanAbrahams77 20 Aug 12: A coach must teach a footballer to stay in the present. Your team should never lose, they should only run out of time @YouthFitnessGuy 21 Jul 12: The sound of children playing is the sound of children learning. @VictorSatei 13 Jul 12: Yelling from sideline = nervous players = more mistakes = more yelling from sideline = a vicious cycle! Ahhhh! @coaches_ont @CoachingFamily @DanAbrahams77 13 May 12: If you want to create a winning team then avoid the word 'win' in your team talk. The processes take care of winning @DanAbrahams77 6 May 12: A coach should teach a young player how to speak to herself during the game. His inner voice mediates his confidence, focus & intensity @DrDickB 23 Apr 12: @nlevett very good!!! i once wrote 3 KEY LAWS OF CHILD DEV. 1) ch is not a mini adult; 2) ch. is not a mini adult; 3) ch is not a mini adult @DanAbrahams77 9 Apr 12 : Referee's have always made decisions people don't like...deal with it in the moment and move on quickly. That's a winner's mindset @Sports_Greats 6 Apr 12: It is better to be defeated on principle than to win on lies. -Arthur Calwell @DanAbrahams77 2 Apr 12: The brain's propensity to dwell on mistakes can be a tougher enemy to overcome that the footballer's opponent @Sports_Greats 2 Apr 12: My responsibility is leadership, and the minute I get negative, that is going to have an influence on my team. -Don Shula @DanAbrahams77 1 Apr 12: A footballer's focus during a game easily wanders. It's the way the brain is designed. She must have small targets during the game to focus @LegendaryCoach 30 Mar 12: The BEST dribblers become the BEST passers when they are older, this is well known amongst program/curriculum builders... @LegendaryCoach 30 Mar 12: Coaches please, if you coach in the young ages, please encourage the dribble... Be aware that they will fail, don't chastise them for it.. @LegendaryCoach 29 Mar 12: Think about what YOU wanted in a coach, be that inspirational figure for your players... Be funny, challenging, supportive, upbeat.. @DanAbrahams77 29 Mar 12: Pele didn’t play perfectly. Nor did Maradona. Lionel Messi doesn’t play with perfection. Perfectionism kills footballers. Play with freedom… @Sports_Greats 19 Mar 12: You are never really playing an opponent. You are playing yourself... and when you reach your limits, that is real joy. -Arthur Ashe @Sports_Greats 18 Mar 12: You're never as good as everyone tells you when you win, and you're never as bad as they say when you lose. -Lou Holtz @Soccerstarzltd 17 Mar 12: Junior coaches over the weekend remember its only a game! Remember the enthusiasm that u had as a kid going 2 play and share in it with them @DanAbrahams77 14 Mar 12: Perfectionism slows speed of thought on the pitch. A coach must send the message that 'mistakes happen' to a young player. Play with freedom @LegendaryCoach 14 Mar 12: Create a fun, positive, environment, that is intense for the players, go after teams when you play them, attack, give the players freedom... @LegendaryCoach 14 Mar 12: Secure coaches know that they don't have total control of the results, only THE PROCESS, but make that process the best it can be... @antmccool7 1 Mar 12: The same people moaning about England not having technical ability r the same 1s shouting at little kids to WIN! #changeyouthchangeengland @DanAbrahams77 23 Feb 12: A winning mentality requires an exact look at the process of winning. Process first, outcome second...or...form follows function @WheatoFC 13 Feb 12: "The problem is, in England you teach children to win the game. In Spain, we teach children to play the game" - Jose Mourinho, 2010. @DanAbrahams77 9 Feb 12: A footballer will play as well as his self-image allows him to @PavlW 30 Jan 12: a) Messi has most unsuccessful dribbles in La Liga for 3rd year running. b) 21 goals in 19 games and won 3 ballon d'or. Risk vs Reward!
And my own personal favourite... @DanAbrahams77 11 Feb 12: A coach's voice travels with a player...always! |