footy4kids football patches
motivate your players to improve, work hard and learn new skills.
Let's put the 'bottom line' at the top for a change: footy4kids patches make the 'beautiful game' more fun for children and they'll help you become a more effective and successful coach.
I use patches with my teams at training sessions and matches and can honestly say that they have encouraged my players to work harder, concentrate more and learn new skills. They love collecting them and showing them off to their mums and dads!
Football patches are a valuable coaching aid and I have no hesitation in recommending them.
what are football patches and how do I use them?
download a free guide to using footy4kids patches
Here
are just two unsolicited testimonials:
"When I took over a U9 girls team, they had not won a single game in
the last 2 years. Not only that, the team could not score any goals.
This year, we started using patches and we have won our first 2 games
by comfortable margins. We have emphasised how the players can earn
them (e.g., team work, skills, hard work and defence) and we have had a
tremendous response from our girls (and parents)."
Craig
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"I have one child on my U6 team who regularly
misbehaves even with his parents around...
I had a couple of heart to hearts with him, but that didn't seem to
help much.
I started giving patches at the last practice. He earned one for
bravery at the last game for getting up so quickly after falls. I had
told him that he would get something for that. He was so excited. After
I gave the patches out (game patches and practice patches) I told him
about a special patch he could earn for listening and following
directions. We worked on a couple more practice games and he reported
to me every time he listened. "I've followed directions 3 times in a
row!"
It is amazing what a little thing like a patch can do." Lee
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But just why are football patches so effective at improving player/team performance?
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It's simple - football patches are based on the proven psychological theory of positive reinforcement.
In other words, they work by encouraging and rewarding desired behaviour. The list of organisations that recognise the power of positive reinforcement to motivate and reward is a long one: Scouts and Guides have understood the power of awarding badges to their children for many years, martial arts students are motivated by the award of coloured belts and swimming clubs reward their students with certificates. Now you can utilise the power of positive reinforcement with your players by using footy4kids football patches!
Of course, patches won't work on their own. You need to plan your training sessions carefully, understand how to teach the basic skills and have some drills and games at your disposal. But footy4kids can help you with all of that. At no charge!
But even if you are well prepared, you still need all the assistance you can get on the training field and I can honestly say that football patches have helped me tremendously.
For example, some of my players:
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would not attend training regularly and/or on time;
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wouldn't listen and messed about;
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were reluctant to pass in front of goal even when someone was better placed than they were;
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were timid in the tackle and wouldn't head the ball;
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were lazy, both on the pitch and in training.
Football patches helped me overcome all of these problems and, at the same time, made football more fun for my players. Find out how
And that's
why I am happy to give football patches my personal recommendation. But
you don't have to take just my word for how good these patches are.
Click here to read some
unsolicited testimonials from real football coaches, just
like you and me. Start with
this one.