03 Mar 2020 14:47:24
My old man always had a few trusted sayings when coaching. Does anyone have any others?

You're only as good as your last game.

Let the ball do the work.

Turn a bad ball into a good one. (don't give up on a bad ball) .

Good talking is worth an extra player.

Don't take it where you can put it. (pass) .

2 touch!

1.) 03 Mar 2020
03 Mar 2020 14:57:47
The most annoying grass roots football shout of all time is when a team scores and they shout nil-nil.

2.) 03 Mar 2020
03 Mar 2020 15:02:08
"How much did you have to drink last night? You're hanging! " was a personal favourite of his, accurate on occasion.

3.) 03 Mar 2020
03 Mar 2020 15:24:40
When I was 15-16 the referee didn’t turn up for my local team so they picked a ‘players dad’ to Ref the game.
long story short, my Dad sent me off, straight red.

{Ed047's Note - brilliant! 🤣

4.) 03 Mar 2020
03 Mar 2020 17:57:37
I was through on goal once, I was fast too, wouldve scored. The team we were playing's name sounded like "hand ball" someone shouted "Campbell! " and I stopped, thinking the ref had called a foul.

I can't think of any specific ones, I remember being told endlessly complicated and often contradictory advice, at 11 years old. Everyone with blank faces and absolutely no idea of our tactics, except put the ball in the net.

5.) 03 Mar 2020
03 Mar 2020 18:55:31
Remember my Sunday League coach explaining man marking to a defender (we were experimenting with 3 at the back, so 2 man marked the oppo strikers and one was left in the middle. They all kept getting pulled out of position) :

"If he goes into the bushes for a piss, go with him. "

6.) 04 Mar 2020
04 Mar 2020 02:57:23
My boys used to get sick of hearing me:

KISS principle: Keep It Simple Stupid
Play the way you're facing
The ball can move quicker than you
Who says you have to make a tackle?
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