Mohamed Coach

Football Coach (UEFA B) @ Cat 1 Academy | Co-Head of PE @OasisSouthBank | 👋🏽 Sports, education and equality.
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[Mohamed Coach @MMohamedCoach]

Track season in full swing!

[AFP News Agency @AFP]

🇸🇴 Hundreds of Somali spectators cheer as they watch two teams of young women play football in a Mogadishu stadium -- an unimaginable scene in the conservative, conflict-hit country just a few years ago.
➡️ https://t.co/wpDMPBNv14

[The Sporting Resource @TheS_Resource]

Most children don’t play football on a pitch.

They play it through noise.

“Pass it.”
“Get rid.”
“Don’t lose it.”
“Boot it.”
“Kick it long.”
“Man on.”
“Tackle.”
“Run.”
“Mark up.”
“Stop messing.”
“Focus.”

All at once, from everywhere.

Coach ⇢ Parent ⇢ Sideline.

Here’s the uncomfortable part, every voice thinks they’re helping, but when everything is urgent, nothing is clear.

When every action is dictated, nothing is learned. So what does the child do?

◍ Stop deciding.
◍ Start reacting.
◍ Play safe.
◍ Get frustrated

Not due to lack of ability, but because the environment interferes with their thinking and decision-making in the game.

We say we want confident players who make good decisions, then build environments that reward obedience. That’s the contradiction and it doesn’t show up in the short-term. It shows up years later when players stop trying things they haven’t been told to do or worse quit the game.

If you stripped the sideline back to encouragement, positivity and freedom. What would your players actually do?

[Mohamed Coach @MMohamedCoach]

👏🏽

[Arsenal Academy @ArsenalAcademy]

A stunning free-kick from Hashi 🔥

📺 Watch the highlights from #AFCU18's win over West Brom

👉 https://t.co/Yc2xwchGO2

[Henry Winter @henrywinter]

You won’t win anything with kids? Try telling Max Dowman. Such confidence, composure, touch and vision. Such balance. Such a talent. Just turned 16, creates Arsenal’s first, then scores unforgettable second gliding from his own half. Doing his GCSEs, passing his PL tests. #ARSEVE

[Goaldata - Arsenal Zone @ArsenalZNE]

🚨🔴 Declan Rice admitted he can’t wrap his head around Max Dowman returning to school just days after playing with the Arsenal first team 😳:

"I said to Max on the way back from pre-season tour, I couldn’t get my head around it that he was going back to school.

He FaceTimed the other day and he had his school uniform on, and I was like 'Mate, you’ve just played in the Premier League a week ago, and now you’re walking back through the school gates.'"

[Mohamed Coach @MMohamedCoach]

GOOSEBUMPS.

Forget your club allegiances - the 16 year old, who is about to start his GCSEs in less than 2 months, is now the youngest goalscorer in PL history. That's an unreal headline that everyone should be celebrating. 👏🏽

[Sky Sports Premier League @SkySportsPL]

MAX DOWMAN RUNS THE LENGTH OF THE PITCH AND WINS IT FOR ARSENAL! 🌟

The youngest-ever Premier League goalscorer!

[The Footy Section @FTBLsection]

He was just 17 when he made his debut for West Ham, a natural goalscorer with a huge future ahead of him.

In 2011, during routine drug testing at the U-17 World Cup, doctors discovered he had testicular cancer.

Dylan Tombides kept training, kept smiling and kept fighting. He continued to wear the West Ham shirt with pride, even while undergoing chemotherapy. His family later said he never complained, not once.

In April 2014, Dylan passed away at just 20 years old.

West Ham retired his number 38 shirt, and every year since, his foundation has helped raise awareness and save lives.

He never got to score his first Premier League goal, but he left behind something far greater. Courage, strength and a smile that inspired everyone around him.

[Solana_Meme_Trader @Sol_meme_T]

🇸🇴@Abdisharif01 started as Somalia beat Bahrain 2-1 in an International Friendly today! It was a first win for the Ocean Stars since 2019!

Brilliant stuff, Abdi❤️

📸 - @SomaliAthlete

[Mohamed Coach @MMohamedCoach]

👏🏽🏆

[Rugby World Cup @rugbyworldcup]

Ellie Kildunne at her brilliant best 🤯

Another masterclass in finishing 😮‍💨

#RWC2025 | #CANvENG | #RWC2025Final

[Mohamed Coach @MMohamedCoach]

Kieron is an incredible youth developer - one of the best in the country to learn from. Proof is in the pudding when it comes to the talent coming out of Hale End.

It's no accident.

[Coaches' Voice @CoachesVoice]

🚨 New Content

In our new feature, @ArsenalAcademy coaches discuss the transition from U11 to U12 football and the major shift from playing 9v9 to 11v11.

Here, U12 head coach Kieron Lewis highlights how responsibilities 'away from the ball' increase with this transition… 🔴📈

[Mohamed Coach @MMohamedCoach]

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[afcstuff @afcstuff]

Max Dowman is entering Year 11 in September & has built-in study time at Arsenal’s training ground to ensure his education does not suffer. Players completing their education is extremely important to the club & Per Mertesacker is the driving force behind this. [@iamAlexHowell]

[Mohamed Coach @MMohamedCoach]

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[Oasis Academy South Bank @OasisSouthBank]

Congratulations! Such an amazing achievement. 📚🎉👏

#gcseresultsday2025 #OCLresults

[Mohamed Coach @MMohamedCoach]

I've enjoyed my time coaching in the USA for the past week. Ready to return for the new season and school year. Let's go!

[Mohamed Coach @MMohamedCoach]

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[Oasis Academy South Bank @OasisSouthBank]

Good luck to everyone receiving their A-level results today! 👏The superb results our Year 13 students have had is a testament to their hard work and dedication. 💙#ALevelResults2025

[Mohamed Coach @MMohamedCoach]

Day 1 done at our USA football camps with the club. ⚽️

[Hina Shafi 🇵🇰 @HinaxShafi]

Our @Lionesses lifted the @WEURO2025 trophy at Buckingham Palace in front of 65,000 people 🏆

#UEFAWomensEuro #Euros2025 #Lionesses #England #LionessesParade

[ella ★ @rappsgf]

OHHHHHHH YES

[Mohamed Coach @MMohamedCoach]

We all love Sarina Wiegman. Bringing it home in style! 👏

[🌬️ @captnwilliamson]

this woman has won 3 european titles and this is the most gassed i’ve ever seen her i’m in tears

[Mohamed Coach @MMohamedCoach]

What. A. Night. 👏🏽❤️

[Tes Global @TesGlobalX]

And last, but by no means least, we have Oasis Academy South Bank, who have won the Secondary School of the Year award 👏

You and your school should be proud! #TesAwards