HeyJaredShouting From The Sidelines
The podcast for parents, coaches & teachers involved in children's sport.We've got the best advice from professional sports coaches, pro athletes and everyone in-between to help you through the highs, lows and craziness of kids sport from grassroots to elite level.Brought to…
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#64 Playing Up in Youth Football: What Nobody Tells Parents (opens the original)
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Does playing up an age group actually make your child better at football? Plenty of parents think it does. And sometimes it can help. But nobody talks about the hidden costs of always playing up, and that's what this episode is all about. I break down how kids really improve at football through gradual overload, and why rushing them into older or higher ability groups can cost them their enjoyment, their time with their mates and the time and space they need to actually develop. I explain when p
#63 My Son Was Released For Being "Too Small" - Here's What I'd Actually Do (opens the original)
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A friend's son, 13, has just been released from his JPL team for physicality, not football ability. In this episode I share the advice I gave, what I'd do if it was my own child, and why the obvious first move (gym work, extra one-to-ones) can actually hold kids back. A must-listen for any football parent who's been here or worried they might be. Subscribe for more from Shouting from the Sidelines. Join a Foot-Tech Academy session at foot-techacademy.co.uk or explore our coaching courses at onli
#62 We Killed Street Football, Here's What Kids Need Instead (opens the original)
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Street football is dying out, and it's not coming back the way it was. In this episode I sit down with Nick from NM One to One Coaching to talk about why, and what kids actually need instead. We get into why free play matters more than structured drills, how academies can accidentally kill a child's love for the game, why intrinsic motivation beats parental pressure every time, and why "late bloomers" so often turn out to be the most naturally gifted players. If you're a football parent, a coach
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