
Originally Posted by
KITZ
nothing wrong with a derby for adults with fully formed brains who can understand how decisions can have long term ramifications.
teenagers don't which is why they have responsible adults in charge for their welfare - and supposedly guiding them to become potential first grade players. If you let them engrain bad habits into their behaviour what they think they can get away with now will only cause them hassles when they are adults, both for their football and life in general.
I have great respect for a coach that can ingrain discipline both in training and on the field to play the game and not get drawn into rubbish like trying to start fights and carrying on like turkeys, instead of getting on with the job at hand which is playing as team whether you are winning or losing. I think that discipline is a lot harder to coach and anyone that can round up a bunch of teenagers and get them working like that is someone everyone should follow.