Not really sure it’s the place to be commenting on and singling out a 12 year olds playing style.
Sure make a comment. But when it continues to singling him out, commenting on relation to the coach. Cmon. He’s 12 years old and you’re on the internet berrating his tackling style and hoping he learns a harsh lesson in NPL.
Discuss the development. Discuss the positives. On the whole there’s some good discussion around the program and aspects of it.
Then there’s the other trash rumours or fact (idk). Find out other clubs approach to things. Discuss your feelings around the program and what your clubs approach seems to be to issues like 1 v 2 teams.
Just because you are protected by a username, doesn’t give you the write to post shit. If you wouldn’t post your comments with your name on Facebook, don’t post it here.
Ok so i assume so of this was directed at me.Just to clarify,i was talking about a kid who I rate but worry about some technique issues (part of his development).The harsh lesson i talked about was getting to grade and refs pulling him up on things hed been doing for 4 years. The harsh lesson will be cards and possible suspensions for things no one had an issue with for 4 years.I put that back on coaches who should be helping avoid that.I agree with your overall point about singling out kids regarding cheap shots its far from an issue in the program so anything isolated should be dealt with at club level not here.So the smaller issue is the player which yes i could have not used as an example, but the bigger discussion point was coaches letting things creep into the games in the name of winning at the expense of doing the best thing for the kids development.
Exactly the original post this discussion started from was singling out the jaffas club and broader issues not a player. It was just a point of reference as it wasn’t a bad tackle that was singled out it was his behaviour overall that would have lead to the post and it’s a repeated pattern which the club and coaches need to work with.
The aim I would hope is to regardless of opponent to play good football, develop skills and develop more importantly these kids as people. This is where the Jaffas are letting down this age group and have done for years
Have to agree with you sadly, it is flogging a dead horse at the jaffas.
From what I see some of the younger age groups are not in the same boat, but that is largely driven by the coaching group 👏👏. What is needed is a club driven program because once good coaches leave the system the problems are back again.
Sapdad, not really directed at anybody in particular, don’t even read the names when I read the discussion sometimes. Just follow the chain of conversation.
The fact you’ve gone on to respond eloquently probably proves you’re not part of the problem here haha.
Just feel like conversation here goes from productive and enlightening to downright ridiculous and childish.
For the most part it’s just dickwaving which, if that’s what people wanna do here, go for it, but some people seem to be trying to have intelligent discussions.
Reading through the pages, it stood out that most could probably determine the players age, club, coach and deduce who is being spoken about, and I don’t think that’s really appropriate. I acknowledge the initial post was pretty harmless and anonymous about the boy, but as it continues it reveals more information and narrows the field.
Anyway, again, wasn’t personally directed at you, or anybody in particular, just don’t agree with the trajectory that went down/or could potentially go down.
All opinions expressed here are my own.
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