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3 Coaching Dilemnas

In my last piece, I talked about the importance of having a very simple Philosophy that can be used to help inform all your decisions as a Grassroots Coach. I also introduced Three Fundamental Coaching Dilemnas that have troubled me from day one. These Dilemnas struck a chord with readers and I received many questions about them. So today I'm going to expand on the issue and try to answer. First a bit of background. After taking up a role as a Grassroots coach for a local team I quickly realised that I was constantly battling against differing opinions and options available to me as a coach. There is no lack of resources for an aspiring football coach. Sessions, drills, and ideas are easy to get hold of and integrate into your team. These cover a myriad of subjects from ball mastery, fitness and diet to tactics, Psychology and motivation. Having the tools for my coaching was never going to be a problem. However, I found myself con