I am Stephen. I live in Bristol, UK. I decided to shorten my profile...to this: Wildlife, haiku, travel, streetart, psychogeography and my family. Not necessarily in that order.
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6 thoughts on “Play resumed”
The Gunners might just
Forget how to play football
If we are in luck . . . 😂
The gunner in question was me. First game of five a side since the first lockdown. I coped very well with the fitness, but played like my laces were tied together. Absolutely terrible.
Well I would guess you’re considerably fitter than you were when you last played football so give yourself a break and just try and enjoy kicking that ball again.
That way anything else is gravy . . .
I remember a fathers vs sons friendly and many of us adults had forgotten that it’s a lot harder to kick a moving ball while in motion yourself. That’s when I learned that coaching the kids the finer points of striking a ball while standing still really doesn’t do them much good in a live game situation. Less practice more live scrimmaging. Let the game teach them how to play.
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The Gunners might just
Forget how to play football
If we are in luck . . . 😂
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The gunner in question was me. First game of five a side since the first lockdown. I coped very well with the fitness, but played like my laces were tied together. Absolutely terrible.
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Well I would guess you’re considerably fitter than you were when you last played football so give yourself a break and just try and enjoy kicking that ball again.
That way anything else is gravy . . .
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Exactly that, exactly.
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I remember a fathers vs sons friendly and many of us adults had forgotten that it’s a lot harder to kick a moving ball while in motion yourself. That’s when I learned that coaching the kids the finer points of striking a ball while standing still really doesn’t do them much good in a live game situation. Less practice more live scrimmaging. Let the game teach them how to play.
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I coached football for a few years, but even though I know what I am supposed to do, I just can’t always get my body to do it.
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