Highlighting the good, the bad and the ugly side of parents and coaches around grassroots football
North West, England
Joined July 2022
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Grassroot Football Dad retweeted
Happy to have @KEVIN11ELLISON as are new manager for next season. Not many better than him at this level. Top pro & proper football man. The lads are looking forward to it ⚽️⚽️🤝
Grassroot Football Dad retweeted
The plans for @GarswoodUTD have been submitted
sthelensstar.co.uk/news/2320…
Grassroot Football Dad retweeted
I would love to say nice things about my game today but it was truly spoilt by a terrible atmosphere and parents bad mouthing a young ref looking to learn. Good on him abandoning it at 2-1. He had a good game in a physical match.
Grassroot Football Dad retweeted
The state and behaviour of some at grassroots football is a real concern and seems to be getting worse to the point were its ruining it for everyone
Win, lose or draw it is unacceptable for so called role models to be acting aggressively & threatening at kids football games
Grassroot Football Dad retweeted
Best of luck to all the grassroots referees who will go to games alone, no assistants, no VAR, no 4th officials and be expected to give a faultless performance on par with the refs you see on TV and if the teams lose, be the one who gets blamed.
You are appreciated. 👍
Grassroot Football Dad retweeted
Great to see Ashley Williams, fresh from recently battering a youth coach, discussing the ethics and morality of this World Cup in the BBC... 🙄
Grassroot Football Dad retweeted
Kids footy.... brings out the best but also the absolute worst in people. People need to remember what we do this for.... the kids.
Grassroot Football Dad retweeted
Get ready for Silent Support Weekend this weekend. 🤫
Let's find out what happens when we turn the noise down and give those on the pitch the chance to find their own voice. ⚽️
Grassroot Football Dad retweeted
I think grassroots coaching should be mostly observing and facilitating. Create simple, game like activities, and then let the players play it how they want. For a child, trial and error based off their own ideas, rather than those of an adult (regardless of their background in
Grassroot Football Dad retweeted
When a parent is considering clubs for their kid to join, this is the most important question they should ask "who will coach my kid?" Not what crest will they wear? Players have often joined great clubs with poor coaches simply for the crest
Grassroot Football Dad retweeted
Be the coach that:
• Connects with players
• Listens
• Challenges
• Inspires
• Builds confidences
• Teaches
Don't just focus on the scoreline
Grassroot Football Dad retweeted
YOU have to start taking responsibility for your line, that’s managers and other parents. Just to be absolutely clear - there is zero correlation on abusing a referee and a perceived wrong decision.
Grassroot Football Dad retweeted
It’s very much the minority of adults ruining children’s football, but if teams can’t control their own lines then the future is only going one way. Football will be run like a school, drop your children off at the gate and get reports of their progress fed back to you.
Grassroot Football Dad retweeted
Imagine bitching because of a referee at an UNDER 11s game...
There's no hope, is there? 🤦♂️
Grassroot Football Dad retweeted
Too much pressure gets out on these kids at such and early age, all gets forgotten that they are young and need to have fun! Football is fun and should be enjoyed. Never pressured into doing it to much because there maybe a scout present at 7/8/9 years of age!
Grassroot Football Dad retweeted
I’ve seen a few posts over last few days regarding kids playing too much football and being pushed to train 5/6 times a week let just say to the parents out there doing this “STOP” yes let them play but also let them have fun and enjoy! 1/2
Grassroot Football Dad retweeted
The desire to have their son signed by an academy is causing so many issues. Many kids are over training with multiple teams and a 1 to 1 coach. Parents are paying a lot of money, doing lots of miles and children are being taken from pitch to pitch. Where does it stop? 2/2