Scott Benbow

Head Coach at the @fballfunfactory | Train with me at 📍Workington 📍Whitehaven

[Scott Benbow @ScottB_FFF]

@MyCoachJourney @CS_26224 Your explanation itself here is flawed. If you had more people accepted who met the criteria, they would be able to take the learnings from the course & then apply them.

Now your asking people to get different experiences many unpaid to simply get on a course.

[Scott Benbow @ScottB_FFF]

@MyCoachJourney @ChisieWeirdo The more elite it is perceived to be, not more elite it is.

Just because you charge more & include less knowing there are enough desperate coaches willing to pay the fees.

[Scott Benbow @ScottB_FFF]

@RJPcoach If you get the second part right, the first part will happen even if your technical knowledge isn’t great

[Scott Benbow @ScottB_FFF]

⚽️ HOW DO YOU DEFINE an effective coach?

For me, it’s a coach that enhances a child’s ability & desire to learn.

P.S this isn’t done with drills, it’s done by you as the coach!

[Scott Benbow @ScottB_FFF]

⚽️ COACHES, want your players to become more effective decision makers?

Restrict space & time rather than touches.

Limiting touches, limits the number of decisions to be made.

[Scott Benbow @ScottB_FFF]

@Paulmcg8 Imagine if the touch limit was dictated by the opposition players during a training activity, rather than by the coach?

[Scott Benbow @ScottB_FFF]

👶I LOVE OUR TOTS SESSIONS, what better introduction to football than in our football paradise.

The children love our inflatable pitch!

[Scott Benbow @ScottB_FFF]

🤔 FOOD FOR THOUGHT, when picking a football team, do you lean towards;

A: Pick the best players available & fit them into positions.

B: Pick the best players in each position even if they are not one of the best players.

[Scott Benbow @ScottB_FFF]

👶 WEEKENDS = TOTS TIME!

Where we introduce children 18m - 5yrs to the beautiful game, in our giant inflatable pitch.

Seeing the smiles on adults & children’s faces make it all worth while.

[Scott Benbow @ScottB_FFF]

@Softtop_67 @CoachDSMJ I believe every coach should know how we learn, after all that’s the aim of our role in youth sports.

Like I said most people within the youth football world do not know this, it’s not something that has been widely translated from science into the coaching environment.

[Scott Benbow @ScottB_FFF]

🚨UNPOPULAR OPINION ALERT! Most 1-2-1 football coaching is not effective for learning.

Meaning it is definitely not value for money!

There are some exceptions, but not many.

Change my mind!

[Scott Benbow @ScottB_FFF]

😁 I LOVE CREATING ENVIRONMENTS for children to play football with smiles on their faces.

We are slowly seeing less and less of these environments in youth football.

[Scott Benbow @ScottB_FFF]

🤔 THURSDAY THOUGHT, as a coach, if you believe we all learn in different ways, then you’re already at a disadvantage!

Ask yourself, ‘Do I know how we learn?’, the process our brain uses & the changes that happen within our brain.

[Scott Benbow @ScottB_FFF]

@CoachDavidBaird Simple & easy to follow.

For me, it’s following the process of learning & working with, not against our brains for this process.

This will shape behaviours environments & activities.

[Scott Benbow @ScottB_FFF]

@coachajkings You forgot some lessons;

- How to avoid future situations
- How to blame effectively
- How to say what people want to hear

Failure doesn’t teach us anything, it offers us the opportunity to learn, the difference is are we aware or on autopilot.

[Scott Benbow @ScottB_FFF]

🤔 WHAT DOES AN EFFECTIVE YOUTH COACH look like?

What can I expect to see at training?

How do I know if a coach is effective, what’s your criteria?

[Scott Benbow @ScottB_FFF]

⚽️ WHY DO COACHES wait until the end to play matches at training?

Arrival matches offer so much;

- It’s the reason the children play
- Allows us as coaches to give each child a warm welcome
- sets children up for next activity

How do you start training?

[Scott Benbow @ScottB_FFF]

@MCameron008 If you have any questions connection with the children, they believe in you and feel they belong, they are not going anywhere unless it's a big step up & even then they will be torn

[Scott Benbow @ScottB_FFF]

@Don_K_Williams In many cases players reach these levels despite having that coach!