The Crossbar Challenge
Something class to add to the conversation we had with Westerlands the club has created an excellent video with the team enjoying the classic crossbar challenge.
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Youth Football Scotland
Something personal, I was given a little task to produce a edit from a collection of clips from Youth Football Scotland, didn't want to let it go to waste.
Craig Joyce & 6,8 or 10
Good Afternoon
We are here again for some talkative chat about all things football, this time some added variety.
So without further hesitation let’s make some introductions
Hello, I'm Craig Joyce. Former Glasgow City youth coach and current owner of 6, 8 or 10. I also work
Westerlands LFC
Good afternoon,
On this fine white Sunday we welcome a guest to answer a few questions for us. So lets make some introductions?
I am Niall Marshall, Head Coach of Westerlands LAFC. I'm a UEFA B Licenced Coach who has been coaching for 16 years in both Scotland
6, 8 or 10
A post dedicated to conversations, alot of which you will have alot of coaching.
One man who seems a natural at such a thing is Craig Joyce, host of podcast 6, 8 or 10 which is pretty much an hours worth of chatting all things football with the likes of
QA with Dougie
Todays reason for bothering everyone is an interview, in this piece of chat we talk to Dougie, a learned coach from Dundee on an endless quest to better himself in the world of coaching and all things football related.
So here we go (sips pretend green tea)
Q - Good
Maximum Intensity
Layout - Usually works as a preseason routine, layout markers (yellow) in a triangle shape. Get your players to line up at one corner of the triangle. (blue)
Action/Result/Purpose
Very simple, one after another flatout for two of the three sided triangle. The third is a slow jog
Comedy Element
We have become feature freaks recently, a new one has been introduced you will notice on the right here noted "puns" which will add a bit of light hearted comedy to a very serious blog. Back in the day when we were all young and exciteable the weekends
It used to be about pigs...
As you well know the layout of this routine, set your group out in a circle (red) decent distance beetween each other. 1 ball of course ask the group to start moving the ball beetween each other, gradually picking up the pace to where the players are sharpened up enough
Emotional Attachment
The thought occurred to me after my experience with a couple of youth teams how the care you put into the coaching you add to your team extends futher than simply footballing matters. On one occasion I moved on from my favorite role of looking after an U11's