Football With Zainab

🚨 Shouting at kids isn’t coaching 🚨

I often hear coaches defend constantly shouting instructions at children in youth football with:

👉 “Well, Pep Guardiola shouts at players in the Premier League…”

But here’s the problem ⬇️

💰 Pep is coaching elite, adult professionals who are paid millions.

⚽ Children in grassroots sport are there to learn, play, and enjoy the game.

🫣Shouting at a child doesn’t make them play better, it usually makes them play with fear.

Youth sport isn’t the Premier League. It’s about developing confidence, skills, and a love for the game.

Coaches: if you want to inspire children, replace shouting with teaching. Replace criticism with encouragement. Replace fear with fun.

What do you think makes a real coach in grassroots & youth football?

A. Results or
B. Development?

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These 4 keys help every coach build focused, high-intensity training sessions that truly make players better.

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💪 Growth as a player doesn’t happen overnight — it takes dedication, discipline, and the right mindset.
Focus on your basics, train with purpose, and never stop learning. That’s how true progress is made! ⚽🔥

Diego Simeone says that improving players is his priority, and it's the "most important title" that he can win 👏

Grassroots football’s biggest problem?
Not pitches. Not players. Not money.

👉 It’s keeping good volunteer coaches.

Too many quit because the pressure from sidelines outweighs the joy of developing kids.

These coaches give hours every week — planning, organising, creating opportunities. Yet they often get criticism instead of support.

When coaches leave, kids lose. Teams fold. Role models vanish.

💡 Support your coaches.
💡 Step up if you think you can do better.
💡 Keep feedback constructive.

Let players play.
Let coaches coach.
Let’s build positive football environments.

A child has never asked us what coaching qualifications we have, to them it doesn't matter if we are a Level 1 or UEFA A licence coach.

💚 What matters is that we as coaches care about them as people as well as players and that we do our best to help them improve.

Master the basics early! 🐻⚽️
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Step #3 - Drop, Bounce, Kick, Kick, Catch
Step #4 - Drop, Bounce, Kick, Kick, Kick…
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From U9–U13, players grow most through constant small-sided games: 1v1, 2v1, 3v2, up to 5v5.

These formats sharpen coordination, develop technique at speed, and build decision-making under real pressure. ⚽