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!