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The show looks at the English football leagues, Champion league and a European roundup of all the on and off field dramas.

As its new in its creation, I would be very grateful for any feedback as this will become a permanent weekly show for the 2011/2012 season.

Interview with David Hunt

Playing background?

Started at Crystal Palace. Signed for them at 8 and stayed there until 20. Then went Leyton Orient 2yrs, then Northampton Town FC 2 yrs, then a bad spell at Shrewsbury town and now in my 3rd season at brentford but currently on loan to Crawley town


Position?

Center mid and right back 

Most memorable moment in football?

This season playing against man utd at old Trafford in front of 75,000 in FA cup for Crawley town


Most embarrassing moment?

None really but never nice to score an own goal

Best player played with and why?

Played with would be Ian Taylor true Villa legend and great mentor

Best coach you have worked with?

Best coach would be John Cartwright who I now believe is scouting for Arsenal which says it all. This guy is a genius and lives up to the expectation of Total Football

How many hours do you train a week?

Usually train 2/3 hours a day except Wednesday's and Sunday's off for rest. 

What do you normally focus on between matches?

I focus on training hard in the gym an on the pitch. Work on my weaknesses and sometimes just rest

As a player what would you expect from your coach?

Honesty, leadership and guidance. The quicker you learn the better you'll be.

Background to Indian Football

Population: 

1.21 billion (as estimated in 2011)

Main Nation Sport: 

Cricket (However, Hockey is the national sport)

Approximate numbers Participating in Football Grassroots: 

Exact figures are unknown because there has never been a serious effort to look into it. However, estimated numbers of children in organized grassroots’ initiatives would be less than 25,000. More children play football at school, in summer camps and in pick-up games, however there is no exact figure that can support this statement.

Governing Body: 

All India Football Federation (AIFF) – established in 1937, the AIFF gained FIFA affiliation in 1948. There are 33 state associations under the AIFF, each controlling the football activities in their state. These state associations have their own structure & constitution, which is, at times, against the regulations of the AIFF. Depending on the size of the state, there are a particular number of district associations affiliated to each state association. In smaller states, there are no district associations, and clubs are directly affiliated to the state associations.

Each association is headed by a political figure and hardly involves any ex-players/-coaches in administrative or executive positions. The AIFF has little or no control over state associations, which run as they please. The state bodies and AIFF is amateur, with people holding office for 30 to 40 years, without bringing about any good changes.

Structure of Leagues (any variation to English game): 

The national football league – the I-League, is the 14-team top tier in the country. There are two divisions in the I-League. The league lasts 6 months, without a break; matches are held on random days, unlike the predominantly weekend kickoff in most countries. Then there are state leagues which are divided into various divisions. Each division has its own format – however the concept is the same. Each division has between 8 to 10 teams, with two teams going up and two going down each season. The top-most division, called A-Division in some states and Super-Division in others, has its matches over three months in the summer.

The number of lower state division depends on the state association’s funds to organize these tournaments as well as the number of teams available for them. For e.g. the Delhi Soccer Association (DSA) has not held its C-division league for a long time now. Teams, new or old, are not allowed to enter directly into the B-Division (which also goes un-organized every now and then). As a result, new teams cannot enter the league structure, despite having the money to pay the registration fee.

There are other tournaments that are created and run by state associations at the state level while tournaments like the Santosh Trophy is a competition between the various state teams. Players are required to forego their clubs and train with their state teams for this tournament. There are other tournaments like the Federation Cup (equivalent to the FA Cup) and the Durand Cup (a 125-year old tournament), which is similar to the Carling Cup. All cups are held separately, and not during the league season.

Under-21, Under-19 and Under-16 tournaments are only for state teams, selection for which happens through summer camps held at various centres across major cities.

Media Coverage: 

Is abysmal, to say the least. Indian journalists have little or no idea about football. They are happy to carry a small 2 x 2 inch piece about the latest results in most newspapers. There is just one magazine, in the entire country, about football (that’s HalfTime, by Cleat Beat) and the other general sports magazines have little about Indian football. Major European tournaments and Leagues are given significant importance but most is through paid-articles, i.e. the club/organizations pay the newspapers to carry these articles.

There is very little journalistic capability, in terms of sport, and most journalists have very little awareness of the basics of the game.

National Coverage: 

Football is an extremely popular sport in school however, that is primarily due to the low cost of equipment. Goalposts and a ball are enough to play football, however, in school is where the action stops. College football is more about egos clashing than football. The game is rough, played on terrible pitches with more pebbles than grass, while the players are all about hard tackles and no skill. There is no natural progression between school and college football with trials being farcical.

Facilities and infrastructure is absent at the top level. While every state has regular football leagues and tournaments, only the top 10 to 12 teams have all the equipment required. Practice facilities have to be hired, as with match stadiums.  

Biggest Achievement: 

Qualified, by default, for the 1950 World Cup due to withdrawals by Philippines, Indonesia and Burma. Placed in a group with Italy, Sweden and Paraguay, India withdrew due to the large travel costs involved as well as due to the low expectation from the team. It is wrongly believed that it was due to the lack of boots that India withdrew. In fact, it was in 1954 that FIFA refused to accept India’s entry due to their new rule making it mandatory to wear boots.

Besides this, we’ve come second at the 1964 Asian Cup, won the 1951 Asian Games Gold Medal and also came fourth at the 1956 Summer Olympic Games.

5 Year Plan (if known): 

According to the Secretary of the AIFF, they want to see India amongst the top-10 Asian teams. There is, however, no other plan or objective that has been shared with the public in general.

Best Player: 

Gouramangi Singh (Wingback) and Steven Dias (Box to box midfielder).

Most Popular Team: 

East Bengal, Mohun Bagan and Churchill Brothers.

I would like to thank Asit Ganguli, Founder of Cleatbeat website and Halftime football magazine for providing the background to Indian Football

Improve your player’s core skills

Simple running with the ball

Equipment

• ·         4 cones
• ·         4 balls
• ·         Grid 10m x 10m

Skill

• ·         Move on your toes
• ·         Control ball speed
• ·         High frequency of the body
• ·         Use your team player as your imaginary opponent
• ·         Speed of action
• ·         Good balance of the body to control the ball

Progressions

• ·         Both feet
• ·         Speed up into race
• ·         With a cone in the middle
• ·         Without a cone in the middle
• ·         Increase grid size to 12m x 12m

Interview with Sherron Charles

Football background

I played football at school at the U14 and U16 level stopped for a while and played one year of amateur football as an adult. I've been recreational football since I was a youngster up to now.

Other Interests

Watching other sports Listening to music Biggest achievement in Sport:-I didn't win any competitions in my limited time as a player. As a coach I'm yet to go into any competitions with my team due to lack of organized competitions for U9's.

Most Memorable Moment

When my country (Trinidad and Tobago) played in the World Cup in 2006. Hearing our anthem played on the world's stage before the Sweden game has to be my most memorable moment.

Most Embarrassing Moment

When I played for the amateur team we played against an elite school football team who were better trained and coached than us. We were ran ragged by the younger, fitter team much to the dismay of our supporters. It was embarrassing!

Ambitions for next 5 years

My primary goal is to complete my B.Sc. Sport Management degree. I would also like to complete two more coaching badges and be a professional youth coach by 2016.

Best player played against/with

The player/manager of the amateur team which I played with. He was an astute central midfielders who was like a Xavi to our team and when we were fit and started to click as a team, he was the catalyst of our passing game.

Best player coached

Ibrahim Cromwell. He was eight years old when I coached him, very agile and excellent with a ball at his feet all the kids wanted him on their team because no one could have taken the ball from him.

If you could change one thing in football, what would it be?

Goal line technology

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Interview with Pavl Williams

Background in football

I'm a Football Development Centre Coach in Manchester and the editor of grassroots coaching website BetterFootball.net. I write for FourFourTwo Performance in Austrialia/NZ (where my parent live) and have also coached in the USA, Ghana and China.

Other Interests

Whether to coach or otherwise, I travel a lot and have been to over 30 countries. Aside from that I'm very bookish, I studied Philosophy at University and I'm a Physics geek.

Biggest achievement in Sport

Finishing 3rd in a NW ten-pin bowling tournament, finished ahead of 29 fully-kitted out players despite using a house ball and borrowed shoes.

Most Memorable Moment

When a very introverted player from one of our junior teams - who had lost every game so far that season - collected the ball from our goalkeeper and dribbled all the way up the pitch, around the opposition keeper and passed the ball in to the net for his first ever goal. You could see his confidence growing with every touch and by the time he reached the opposition box he was moving like Messi and it was obvious he was going to score. We'd been working on close control the session before and it was if he'd found the thing he was comfortable with.

Most Embarrassing Moment

I was delivering a session which was supposed to demonstrate the advantages of our training style to a group of assembled grassroots coaches. But I was so wrapped up in the explanation to the coaches that I completely forgot to pass in the extra balls which were required. So whilst I pontificated about the extra number of touches players would be getting, they were - as I turned around and realised to my horror -  just a huge pack chasing a single ball around the area.

Ambitions for next 5 years

On a personal development level I am looking to get on the earliest available FA Youth Award Module 3 as I've really enjoyed the previous Modules and would like to attain an age-appropriate Level 3 qualification. I'm also going to continue along the traditional coaching pathway and take some of the supplementary modules which I've heard good things about.

I'm fully intent on continuing to spread new ideas and examples of good practice to grassroots coaches and emphasis on youth development and enjoyment over the short-sighted win-this-weekend mentality.

Best player played against/with

I was fortunate enough to play in a friendly match in Barcelona along with a number of Spanish ex-pros whose touch and vision was exceptional. But by far the best I've played with is Andrew Cole; he took part in one of the coach development evenings I was a part of and was a model of attacking movement, awareness and sharp finishing.

Best player coached

At our development centre we're involved with a number of boys who are in and around the academies at Manchester United, City, Liverpool and Bolton so there is a lot of talent which we think has the potential to go far but it would be unfair to give their names out!

Approaching the question from a different angle, the most enjoyable players to coach are often those who have no delusions of grandeur but are merely there for fun or to play with friends. Helping these players to realise they can pull off some of the skills they see their heroes perform on TV - and which they never imagined they could coerce their bodies in to - is more rewarding because it is the kind of change which might make the difference between them drifting away in their early teens and playing for life.

If you could change one thing with the FA what would you do?

Overnight I'd divert 25% of the FA Cup prize fund and 100% of England senior side's appearance payments to educating grassroots coaches. I think we should expect any lead coach in an FA-affiliated junior club should have, or be working towards, a minimum Level 2 or Youth Award 2 qualification. We should also expect every FA Charter Standard club to have at least one UEFA 'B' (or higher) coach involved in their set-up.

Undoubtedly this would be better for the players, but the only way we can approach anything like this standard is by subsidising coaching courses and running them in more convenient times. The people who already give so much to volunteer at their local clubs shouldn't also be burdened with costs of £300+ and need to take a week off work if they want to improve their skills.

Pavl is a fantastic grassroots coach and another excellent coaching website please check out http://betterfootball.net/

Pavl is always on Twitter and can be found on Twitter 

25 recommendations the FA believe will help improve the English game

I have listed below the recent announcement by Sir Trevor Brooking recently,  I would be very interested to hear everyone's views on this 25 point action plan, and if you believe this will improve our game, which point will have the biggest impact and do you think any are just unrealistic.

               

1. Agreed mandatory pathway for grassroots youth football playing formats

2. Promotion of The Future Game as a best practice guide to player development

3. Public communications campaign to target teachers, parents and volunteers about the importance of player development

4. The FA to continue work with the other football authorities on whole game youth development issues, and to consider how youth development could be given greater prominence in the game’s governance

5. Expansion of The FA Tesco Skills Programme nationwide

6. Work with policy makers to ensure the protection of football provision in primary education sector

7. Work with the professional game to understand the impact of the ‘relative age effect’ and what solutions might be developed

8. Identify opportunities for grassroots clubs to provide talent identification and development support to the professional clubs

9. Update The FA coaching strategy and promote The FA’s coaching philosophy across the whole game, including the development on an online resource

10. Ensure that age-appropriate qualifications are included in rules and regulations for the appointment of coaches

11. Establish a Coaches Academy network to bring together outstanding coaches of different levels and experiences on a regular basis for coach education opportunities

12. The FA to launch the Licensed Club for Coaches to kite-mark qualified and up-to-date coaches in the grassroots and professional coaching workforce

13. Work with the professional game and grassroots to ensure The FA supply of coach education staff is in tune with the demand across all levels of the game (seniors)

14. Work with the professional game and grassroots to ensure The FA supply of coach education staff is in tune with the demand across all levels of the game (youth)

15. The FA should undertake to report on an annual basis the latest available research on coaching techniques as well as an assessment of performance in terms of coach education, retention and development

16. Develop further opportunities to ensure that England international development team coaches work closely with clubs on the identification, development and transition of young England players into the U16 England development set-up

17. Expand and coordinate club visit programmes for the international to ensure that the international programme for individuals players is appropriate and consistent with their club-based development programmes

18. Encourage England teams at all developmental age groups to play with a consistent playing philosophy to ensure transition amongst teams is consistent

19. Overlay the transition of coaching staff individuals across age groups to provide continuity to young players progressing through the international teams

20. Require future England senior team coaches to have significant input into exposure to the national development team structure

21. Work with the professional game to consider ways to support the U17 – Under-21 age groups of developing young English players to ensure they maximise their opportunities for playing elite level football and their chances to experience the Club England environment

22. Agreement between The FA and the professional game on the mandatory release of players for international duty

23. Agreement to work with the professional game to collect and collate match performance, fitness and medical testing data to consider the impact of the English football calendar on pre-tournament fitness levels

24. Undertake research to better understand the ‘player experience’ of international tournaments to inform future decisions on preparation and environment

25. Formally engage with the leading professional clubs to share their experience on establishing the optimal preparation and environments to encourage player performance.

Taktifol Tactics sheet

As a coach have you ever written your team sheet on the back of a fag pack?

Have you given your team talk using cones to represent players?

Do you ever give a team talk and notice two players who still dont know what to do?

When I completed my level 1 course, my assessor advised all coaches to invest in a coaches board to help when planning and presenting sessions to your team.  I have tried a few methods over the past 5 years but never found a method that suited my style until I discovered Taktifol.

Taktifol is a product which incorporates electrostatic sheet with a football pitch marking.  I have trialled this product over the past 2 months.  I have planned my sessions with the sheet on my office wall, explained the session to my coaches on my car bonnet, and presented the formation and tactics to my team on the side of a portacabin using the scenarios in the photos below.  

Over the past couple of months the sessions I have done have been windy and very wintery, probably the worst weather to coach in, and I haven’t experienced any issues.

To make this product even more desirable to coaches, once you have finished presenting your tactics, the sheet folds away and can be put into your coat pocket, ready for when you need it next.  The sheet also comes with a marker pen which can be rubbed away, if needed.

Below a several photos of the Taktifol sheet being used.

Depending on your coaching needs there are a few different products available from a simple Taktifol Football Tactics sheet, to starter, coach and Pro Sets.

For every purchase of either the Taktifol starter, coach or pro set from my website will receive a £5 discount, just click the link below and when entering the details at checkout add the code GRFC to take advantage of this fantastic discount.

http://www.playnasium.com/acatalog/Taktifol.html

Goalkeeper warm up session

Always make some time for your goalkeeper when planning your sessions, from my experiences in a match, for every 10 fantastic saves my keeper makes, they always remember the 1 mistake.  This could affect the keepers confidence short and long term.

This session can be done before a match or at the start of a session and only takes 10 minutes.

This session is very simple to do, but very effective.

Get the keeper to sprint to the first cone

Needs to side step across to the end

Get the keeper to sprint into the final cone

Once the keeper reaches the end, play the ball into the middle for the keeper to make a full length save.

Repeat this exercise going the opposite way to avoid creating a weaker side.  Use your own judgement when working on this session to make it right for the keepers ability but improving the difficulty each time

This will allow the keeper to improve speed, agility, and movement.

Interview with Nuno Ferreira

Background in football


My name is Nuno Ferreira, i´m 35 years old and i live in Portugal (Lisbon). I´m a school teacher and i´m a Soccer coach.

In the last four years, i´ve been working on Benfica (Major Club) with the young players of the academy (U-19, U-18, U-17, U-16 and U-15).

I have worked in other clubs here in Lisbon, some more popular, others less famous.

I already participated in many international tournaments, like Milk Cup on Northern Ireland and others in Europe (Spain, Italy).

I have 10 years of experience, my certification and licensing is (UEFA-B) but (UEFA A (soon).

The players from Portugal and his coaches have good skills and a lot of potential, some of them are recognized all over the world. (José Mourinho, Cristiano Ronaldo and others)

Other Interests

I love music, I love going to concerts, I love cinema and I'm a chess player. I like study and find out about the religions of the world.

Biggest achievement in Sport

National champion (under-17) in 2008 (with Benfica)

Regional Champion division 1 (Lisbon) with Tenente Valdez ( u-19) in 2009

I was voted coach of the year in the City Hall of Odivelas. (2010).

Most Memorable Moment

We were playing (Benfica U-17 team) a tournament in Northern Ireland, Milk Cup in the semi final, we played against Man Utd at the stadium of Coleraine, I remember the stadium being filled to see a game U-17 teams, I got goose bumps, was one of the best moments I lived until today.

Most Embarrassing Moment

the most embarrassing moment that I lived so far in football, a tournament that was invited to Benfica and when we got to the Algarve (Tournament) all other teams were sub-15, someone was wrong to send our team would have to go the U-15 team Benfica and sent our U-17. Obviously we won the tournament, but it was very embarrassing because our team was older.

Ambitions for next 5 years

Right now I am 35 years old, I work with youth teams for over 10 years, I would jump to professional football, but also would like to work at a club outside of Portugal.

Best player played against/with

The best player I played against perhaps Adrien (Sporting Clube de Portugal)

Best player coached

The best players I coached, Roderick Miranda (Benfica) and Carlos Canedo (Estrela da Amadora)

Any players you have coached at youth level playing top flight football nationally or internationally.

Roderick Miranda, Nélson Oliveira, David Simão and Carlos Canedo (Soon)