survey results

all the above, passing, defensive play, shooting ,goalkeeping ,dribbling ,team performance, tackling, ball control, happy times, improvement, throwings, awareness, effort, attitude

Rewarding all types of footballing skill & discipline, e.g. passing, shooting, communication, effort.

Mastering Skills, Determination in Play, Attitude, Effort & Improvement recognition, Training Session superstar, man of the Match, Valuable match contribution,

Attendance at training, hat tricks, good defence ,something good in a game so able to share out awards

Various, training and match awards. Tend to use to acknowledge individual's improved performance/behaviour rather than goals scored etc.

Attendance, Fairplay, Practicing, Dedication, Bravery, Captains Award, Specific Skill

D-determination Smiley-Respect for players, officials, parents & coaches. Lighting bolt-skill of the day Gold star-best all round performer/most improved

C C C Control Communication Concentration When we practice drills speed ladder etc patches a given for winners on timed completions Also for team victory on tournament days- The Kids have a collection competition between them selfs ,so i alway produce patches as rewards for thing like Fair play Sportsman conduct I also use the patches to encourage Newer players and weaker players for proformance I am still finding new way to give the patches ,I do not give all the time ,players must earn them

A patches for having good attitude. Other patches just mixed up in a bag that I let players pick from whenever I needed to get a little more motivation going..."the group that works hardest at this drill gets to pick out a patch" "Everyone that does 100 kicks at home on 3 different days gets to pick out a patch" "These 4 players worked extra hard in the game today" etc.

Training attendance goal / assist targets improvement etc

V for a victory for every team member on the day. Rewards for team work etc during a game etc. Making us laugh for anything!!!!!

haven't fully decided yet, probably: attitude during training, most improved player, skills and ability

attendance at training, behaviour, skills and attitude

Man of the match

behaviour, good defending, passing, goal assist, goals, backtracking, working as a team, training punctuality, attendance, mastering a skill.

Achieving skill levels during a program of development

Rewards for goal scoring, aggressive play, defensive stops, great passing, hard work at practice and attendance at practice

to find space. a good pass. for trying. for skill. to encourage

Blue Star - Star of the Day in training Blue & White Ball - Man of the Match Gold Star - Star of the week (player tries hard in training & during the match) V patches - for our first win of the season A patches - for all matches where they have played exceptionally well but got beat

The best trainer, the child that has listened and understood.

Good teamwork, good behaviour, achieving set goals

V for Victory Flair 110% effort Goals scored Improvement

Commitment (5 on time & ready to train gets a patch), 1st goal, 5th goal, skills improvement, good defence, teamwork, then the others are used as level 2 of these type things. Victory, and results.

I thought the parents would laugh at me when I suggested using them [but] the feedback I got was overwhelming positive. We won 7 of out 8 league games since using them, and won our first ever tournament - in our previous 5 attempts, we'd only progressed passed the qualifying stage twice. Maybe it's coincidence, but even so, I'm happy to keep using them if they get results like that!

yes skills patch has helped with keepy ups :)

Team do not win more matches (only won 1 match out of 16 so far this season), but there has been a definite improvement in performance in all players.

Attendance is now 100%, focus has increased, the boys are desperate each week to see who is getting a patch. They have an armful of patches, they're are proud, other managers keep asking what they are.

Had an impact on effort, and attention!

The patches have transformed my players, especially their attitude and willingness to learn, I have seen significant improvements in performance and attitude.

Attention is better, behaviour is better.

We have one boy who is an exceptional player but thinks he knows best and never listened at training, using patches as star of the day, because the player did as they were asked changed this and we used the tactic on match days too.

I find that in training for my 4/5/6 year olds that they work hard to win a patch.

Yes the players have improved their weaker foot dramatically.

Attendance, motivation, teamwork, shooting, passing have improved. Winning as a team, better defence, respect for opposing teams and referees, improved behaviour.

One boy was a problem at school but behaviour has improved through attending football training loves patches so indirectly they have helped.

Several boys have improved during the season and keep looking for rewards so continuous improvement.

Yes when the little ones have misbehaved during training we don't give them out and tell them the reason why. The following week there is a vast improvement!!

Kids who usually rolled up late for training came running across the field to make sure they were on time. Kids that used to hog the ball passed more & went for an assist if they couldn't score themselves.

Since starting to use the patches I have noticed a definite improvement in the kids response to instructions. I decided to make the patches slightly harder to win by having the kids earn 5 points in each skill area to earn the patches. Now I regularly see the kids practicing their juggling skills in their free time at the start of every session. This week I handed out the first set of training attendance patches and the kids were so excited!