What percentage of parents and players turn up at a club concerned about which league the Senior team is in? How many turn up with their child that just wants to play soccer? After they have been playing for a while they become aware of their competency at the skills and game and would become aware ...

all I want is for my team to develop and learn and produce players winning is not my agenda all the time if iam short on players I will bring players up not down so the boys who come up can get some good experience. on sunday I could not believe what I saw.if a club or coach is that desperate in wi...

all I want is for my team to develop and learn and produce players winning is not my agenda all the time if iam short on players I will bring players up not down so the boys who come up can get some good experience. on sunday I could not believe what I saw.if a club or coach is that desperate in wi...

Bandito, you sound really nice and I respect your opinion too. I totally agree with you about the aim to get the Seniors to the top even though my understanding is that the Junior Competition is separate from the Seniors. Also the FFSA say they have no intention of removing the Under 17 competition....

correct me if I'm wrong, does it matter where they finish It matters where they finish because the aim of the competition is be on top of the table. I am wondering if some parents are focusing on the thought that being on the bench is a bad experience. While on the bench it is a good time to regath...

I think you need to read your post very carefully. It is not a reasonable club decision to drop players down age groups to secure a win or stop a side sliding to the foot of the table. your club, whoever they are (doesn't matter) made the decision to play these boys in a higher age group for their ...

I think I was at the same game. As a parent of one of the players brought into the team it is very disappointing to read this post. Last year (when in the U15s) the U17 players selected to play yesterday were the ones benched when "more proficient" players were selected. The only way aroun...

Just noticed the U15 2012 table has changed. Croydon won the league. "Enough said"

That would be teaching them to run slowly in a straight line, not really football. Maybe so but the fact is that each player needs to be able to move the entire match, running fast and slow. When I was 13/14 and training from middle distance athletics (not football I know) we trained 4 times a week...

When I was coaching a primary school team I noticed an increase in fitness when some of the team started also running in the Corporate Cup (a Life be in it event) 2.5km run once a fortnight.

The advise as a parent I have received from this forum, and else where, is look for the best coach for your player therefore coaches/players and parents should keep in mind that parents and players from other teams are watching them.

U15JPL

Croydon 2 Cambelltown 0

tough game

both teams played well but some poor behaviour demonstrated on and off the pitch

Does anyone know how Birkalla went in Melbourne?