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unicornjfc
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 Posted - 10/07/2008 : 10:16:19
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Touchline dads are bad for boys and the game? - An interesting article
By Jim White in the Telegraph
The young junior footballer is one of the natural world's most competitive beasts. Put him in any environment at any time and he will turn it into a contest. Eating, drinking, staying up late, for him everything is ripe with potential competition. There is only one known creature more competitive than the young footballer: his father. Especially when he is watching his son play football......
To read the fulll article click here :-
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2007/11/29/sfnjim129.xml
Highly recommended is - "You'll Win Nothing With Kids", Jim White's account of coaching his son's team. It is published by Little, Brown at £12.99.
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Cometsfan
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Posted - 10/07/2008 : 20:29:57
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| Great article, having read "You'll Win Nothing With Kids" I can also highly reccommend this book to anyone involved in kids football, it made me laugh,cry and cringe with embarrassment, it is so true, it should be compulsive reading for all parents of young footballers. |
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Cometsfan
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