Daniel Bingham

[Kieron Button @kieronbutton17]

Youth Football/Soccer Coaches, stop stressing about changing your training topic every week!

Kids don’t master new skills or concepts in 60 minutes. It often takes multiple weeks of consistent repetition for it to click.

Stick with the same focus. Give them time. Watch them improve faster and with way more confidence.

Consistency beats constant change every single time.

#SundayShare @SundayShare10

[John Cleese @JohnCleese]

The old KGB tactic

Accuse the opposition of exactly what you are doing

[The Sporting Resource @TheS_Resource]

17% of parents think their child is destined to go pro.

That isn’t belief. It’s entitlement with a tracksuit on.

“Destined” is the word that turns childhood sport into an adult ego project.
▪️ It doesn’t support the child.
▪️ It recruits the child.

And children feel it.
➡️ In the car.
➡️ On the touchline.
➡️ In the tone after mistakes.
➡️ In the silence when they don’t win.

Here’s the part parents dodge:
Around 70% of children quit organised sport by 13. Not because they’re lazy, because the fun gets strangled by adult urgency.

⚫️ When you treat Saturday like an audition, you teach fear.
⚫️ When you chase early wins, you trade long term development for short term reassurance.
⚫️ When you push “more sessions, more extras, more exposure”, you don’t create pros.

You create children who associate sport with stress.

Most children will not go pro.
Most won’t even want to by the time they’re older.

So if you’re applying pro level pressure to a childhood hobby, you’re not ambitious.
🤯 You’re reckless.

✅ Ambition has a place.
⚠️ Pressure has a cost.

The balance is simple:
❤️ Demand effort.
❌ Don’t demand an identity.

Support the dream.
Stop writing the ending.

Because one day they will play their last match.
Your job is to make sure it doesn’t happen at 13 because you made sport feel like a job.

If your ambition costs their love for the game, you didn’t aim high.

You aimed wrong.

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@BBCSheffield
This evening: All the dairy staff have turned in to bottle the milk, some even brought their sleeping bags 🙌🏻.
In the morning neighbouring farmers will clear the road so the vans can get down the hill with the milk & into #Sheffield
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[The Sporting Resource @TheS_Resource]

➵ Every coach remembers the first time a parent’s words cut deeper than the score.

It catches you off guard.

One comment, said casually on the touchline or typed later that night and suddenly the joy of coaching feels heavier than it should.

● You replay it in your head.
● You wonder if they’re right.
● You start questioning your session, your selections, maybe even yourself.

➵ That’s the trap.
Because their words were never really about you, they were about them. Their child, their hopes, their frustration, their fear of falling behind.

➵ You just happened to be the nearest target.
Every coach who’s stayed in the game learns this lesson:

➠ You can’t control how people see you, but you can control how you see yourself.
● Breathe before you bite.
● Listen before you label.
● Remember that patience is strength, not passivity.

The way you handle those moments teaches every child watching how to handle theirs. You’re not just coaching football, you’re modelling emotional composure in real time.

So when a parent’s words sting, don’t let them shape your worth.

Let them sharpen your awareness.
➠ Keep showing up.
➠ Keep leading with calm.
➠ Keep choosing growth over ego.

Because long after the score is forgotten, your example will still be teaching someone how to respond when life tests them.

[The Sporting Resource @TheS_Resource]

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If you’re thinking about becoming a coach, just know this…

It’s not about drills, tactics, or trophies.
It’s about people.

That means you’ll carry a lot more than a whistle.👇

You’ll give everything to players who might not understand what you’ve done for them not yet anyway.

➟ And that’s okay.

They’ll realise one day… usually when they’re older and coaching someone else.

You’ll meet parents who see football through their own lens, their child, their expectations, their world.

➟ Sometimes that’ll clash with yours.

Lead with patience, not pride. They’ll remember how you handled it.

You’ll be called a “good coach” when you’re winning…and questioned the moment you’re not.
If you tie your worth to results, this game will break you.

Tie it to people, and it’ll lift you.

• Every defeat will hit harder than most people realise.

• You’ll replay it in your head, wondering what you could’ve done differently.

• That’s not weakness, that’s care.

You’ll miss dinners, stay up planning sessions, and juggle family guilt you can’t quite explain.

But when you see one of your players smile again after a tough week, it all feels worth it.

You’ll lose sleep over players who didn’t play.
You’ll think about the ones struggling quietly.

And sometimes, all they’ll need from you is belief, not brilliance.

Football’s the easy bit.
That’s maybe 10% of the job.

The other 90% is about listening, guiding, and helping young people figure themselves out.

You won’t get medals for care or headlines for compassion.

But one day, someone will message you out of the blue and say,

“Thanks, coach. You made a difference.”

That’s the real trophy.

Coaching’s not about the game it’s about growth. Yours and theirs.

If you’re in it for the right reasons, keep going.

The impact might take years to show, but it lasts a lifetime.

[Sheffield Wednesday Supporters' Trust @SWFCTrust]

A reminder ahead of tonight’s Middlesbrough game

Tonight’s home fixture against Middlesbrough is live on Sky Sports, giving us a national stage. The boycott is about more than one match. It is a visual message showing what life under Dejphon Chansiri would look like if supporters stopped renewing their season tickets.

By staying away, you are helping to show that our fan base will not continue to fund decline and division. Every empty seat reflects the desire so many of us share to see a stronger, better future for Sheffield Wednesday.

Your empty seat will do the talking.

Remember, this is a personal decision. Every supporter shows their love for Wednesday in their own way, and respect between fans remains vital.

If you are not going to Hillsborough, consider watching the game at your local pub. It is a great way to stay connected with fellow fans while supporting local businesses that miss out on matchday trade.

#SWFC #EnoughIsEnough

[The Sporting Resource @TheS_Resource]

🧠 What We Don’t Want to See in Youth Sports Coaches: Day 1

We don’t want coaches who need to be the centre of attention.

The ones who turn every moment into a performance, the shouting, the arm-waving, the “look at me” energy that steals the stage from the children actually playing.

Because here’s the truth:
👉🏻 Coaching isn’t theatre.
👉🏻 It’s not about being seen.
👉🏻 It’s about seeing.

Seeing the quiet child who finally volunteers to take a penalty.

Seeing the one who always gets subbed, and finding a way to make them feel valued.

Seeing potential, not just performance.

Every time we make it about us, we take away a moment that could’ve built a child’s belief.

The best coaches aren’t performers.
They’re mirrors, helping players see what they could become.

🎯 Question: When was the last time you coached a session without being the loudest voice on the pitch?

[Football Coaches Lyceum @CoachesLyceum]

Marcelo Bielsa nailed it:
A coach isn’t just someone who picks a lineup — he’s the one who switches players on.
“This coach gives me confidence. He brings out the best in me.”
Or… “He shuts me down.”
That’s the real difference.

For Bielsa, enthusiasm comes from the coach — and only when players feel alive do their true virtues appear.

Follow @PedMenCoach

[The Sporting Resource @TheS_Resource]

One day, the cones will be packed away, and they’ll move on.

The question is will they still want to play?

🏆 Your legacy as a coach isn’t in the trophies, it’s in how many players still love the game years later.

The true reward isn’t silverware.
It’s seeing them play freely, long after you’ve gone.

How will your players remember you?

❤ If you believe love for the game is the ultimate goal, share this.

[Sheffield Wednesday Supporters' Trust @SWFCTrust]

#SWFC #EnoughisEnough #BoycottBoro

[Daniel Bingham @danbinghams]

@Stento1867 Same on kop too. Absolutely embarrassing.

[SWFC Supporters Club 💙 @swfcsc]

PLEASE don't blame the players or manager. At all.

Only one person is to blame, target your anger at him #swfc

[Owls Extra @OwlsExtra]

🌕⚫️ Boycott.

[James Stenton. @Stento1867]

@swfc @officialgtfc @Carabao_Cup Yet again, best of luck to the boys. But BOYCOTT 🟡⚫️

[Chris Rose @ArchRose90]

Keir Starmer’s approval ratings has hit a record low of -41%.

Ironically, he is now as unpopular as Boris after ‘partygate’, when he repeatedly called for Boris to resign.

He should take his own advice and go.

[Owls Extra @OwlsExtra]

All eyes will be on us today. All of the national media will be covering this.

Take a stand. 👊🏼

[Sheffield Wednesday Supporters' Trust @SWFCTrust]

#SWFC #EnoughisEnough

[Daniel Bingham @danbinghams]

Both I and A took part in a Twist gymnastics competition today.
In her first ever competition, I was awarded 3rd place in her age category🏅 and for the third consecutive year, A won 1st place 🏆. Very proud of both of them. @DeltaNorbridge @Y6Norbridge

[Daniel Bingham @danbinghams]

@dresserman Not me.