Love this… my old football coach made us all play squash. Was great for speed and agility! But that was 20 years ago. The money and coaching ability in S&C has probably superseded things like this. I do think there is a place for donor sports though. It would also help with burnout for younger kids also.
If you want to become a good footballer you don’t go and play basketball 3 days a week it will not make you a footballer. If you want to develop great football skill then you need to play a lot of football. Multisports can help with transferable skills but if you are looking to develop a footballer there is really no need to look anywhere else unless it’s specifically for something to aid football. For example Jadon Sanchos dad took him to athletics when he was 13 to help with his running technique
The term Multi Sports is maybe misleading, i think we should use the term “Complementary sports “. Sports movement skills need to be identified: Many schools are not developing these skills so parents need to get take ownership for “Practice/Sports experiences/physical movements Specifically: examples include= Running Jumping Lunging Pushing Pulling Twisting & turning Squating Bending of joints(particularly Hips).
Ps Chaps, both Business’s talked about highlighting important key Environmental Values of Fun and Enjoyment (for participation) as well as a development pathway that enables children to progress if they improve. In contrast there are social and psychological aspects which mean some children who do too much of one thing may get bored or loose interest if they do not get variety, challenges and enjoy. In my opinion the children who progress have a sincere love of the football and the game. What i am trying to say, there are some dangers with specialisation when talking about development of a child, esp in grassroots were coaches do not understand basic princilples of session plan/child development🤔
Every Coach is different and every child is Different. The Key is for the child & parent to meet and experience the right coach at the right time. We all have Coaching Biases which will directly impact a child player with differing experiences. “Variety and Variation” is critical for enjoyment and fun for child development when preparing & planning Practice Sessions…
Playing multisports helps you develop an understanding of not being the best, but you can be a great team mate and solid rile player, psychologically it helps you deal with the shock of not being the best etc.
I do cross sports athletics and basketball with my kids. Probably until 14, personally i feel like a late development plan is better for my kids, i like the idea of specific sprinting and jumping sessions,
Parents; your child is unique. However, if you want to improve your childs sporting ability; Think about these categories; 1. physical conditioning. 2. technical skill 3. Social & psychological Dev 4. Tactical or game knowledge/experience If your child wants to improve and do more; ask your coach/club staff (who knows him best) “little jimmy wants to improve, what area do you feel he needs to work on?) and then listen carefully. This will guide you to where you spend any extra time and money.. or simply ask for a player development analysis/plan..Enjoy and have fun..
Never listen to an Australian sporting expert and expect to have any relevance to " Soccer" Our U23 squad just got knockout by Indonesia. Australia doesn't play enough football and we are getting left behind by the rest of the world. This guy should stick to developing world champions in sports that no one else plays like rugby league and Australian rules football. ( Feel free to listen to our S&C coaches though)
Love this… my old football coach made us all play squash. Was great for speed and agility! But that was 20 years ago. The money and coaching ability in S&C has probably superseded things like this. I do think there is a place for donor sports though. It would also help with burnout for younger kids also.
If you want to become a good footballer you don’t go and play basketball 3 days a week it will not make you a footballer. If you want to develop great football skill then you need to play a lot of football. Multisports can help with transferable skills but if you are looking to develop a footballer there is really no need to look anywhere else unless it’s specifically for something to aid football. For example Jadon Sanchos dad took him to athletics when he was 13 to help with his running technique
The term Multi Sports is maybe misleading, i think we should use the term “Complementary sports “. Sports movement skills need to be identified: Many schools are not developing these skills so parents need to get take ownership for “Practice/Sports experiences/physical movements Specifically: examples include=
Running
Jumping
Lunging
Pushing
Pulling
Twisting & turning
Squating
Bending of joints(particularly Hips).
Ps Chaps, both Business’s talked about highlighting important key Environmental Values of Fun and Enjoyment (for participation) as well as a development pathway that enables children to progress if they improve. In contrast there are social and psychological aspects which mean some children who do too much of one thing may get bored or loose interest if they do not get variety, challenges and enjoy. In my opinion the children who progress have a sincere love of the football and the game. What i am trying to say, there are some dangers with specialisation when talking about development of a child, esp in grassroots were coaches do not understand basic princilples of session plan/child development🤔
Every Coach is different and every child is Different. The Key is for the child & parent to meet and experience the right coach at the right time. We all have Coaching Biases which will directly impact a child player with differing experiences. “Variety and Variation” is critical for enjoyment and fun for child development when preparing & planning Practice Sessions…
Playing multisports helps you develop an understanding of not being the best, but you can be a great team mate and solid rile player, psychologically it helps you deal with the shock of not being the best etc.
I do cross sports athletics and basketball with my kids. Probably until 14, personally i feel like a late development plan is better for my kids, i like the idea of specific sprinting and jumping sessions,
Parents; your child is unique. However, if you want to improve your childs sporting ability; Think about these categories;
1. physical conditioning.
2. technical skill
3. Social & psychological Dev
4. Tactical or game knowledge/experience
If your child wants to improve and do more; ask your coach/club staff (who knows him best) “little jimmy wants to improve, what area do you feel he needs to work on?) and then listen carefully. This will guide you to where you spend any extra time and money.. or simply ask for a player development analysis/plan..Enjoy and have fun..
Just keep playing, u9 isn't the only window, just keep playing. At least until u16
Never listen to an Australian sporting expert and expect to have any relevance to " Soccer" Our U23 squad just got knockout by Indonesia. Australia doesn't play enough football and we are getting left behind by the rest of the world. This guy should stick to developing world champions in sports that no one else plays like rugby league and Australian rules football. ( Feel free to listen to our S&C coaches though)
Interesting Euro perspective on multiple sports based on sports played in the region.