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SSD
-
Based
on
the
Grass
Roots
1995
Report
Note
that
the
FA
have
since
adopted
most
of
the
items
listed
The
Age
of
the
children
involved
-
what
is
beneficial
to
a
group
of
10
year
olds,
is
not
suitable
for
5
year
olds.
Unlike
adults,
there
can
be
no
fixed
training
programme
for
all
children.
SK
use
a
Step
Training
Programme
which
allows
children
to
gradually
develop
from
age
of
4
to
12.
Grass
Roots
95
-
The
FA
does
not
distinguish
between
children
and
youth
players,
and
as
such,
has
no
structured
junior
development
programme
for
natural
progression.
The
individual
Capability
of
each
child
-
all
children
develop
at
different
rates,
so
what
is
beneficial
to
one
individual,
may
not
be
appropriate
for
another.
This
may
explain
why
SK
have
some
6
year
olds
training
with
the
age
8
group.
Grass
Roots
95
-
The
FA
have
no
child/youth
coaching
courses
-
all
students
are
trained
to
work
with
adults
-
and
after
qualification,
go
on
to
coach
children.
Consequently,
they
use
adult
techniques
to
train
children
-
with
no
ability
differentials
taken
into
consideration.
The
Ratio
between
Coaching
and
Match
Play
-
young
children
have
a
low
attention
span
and,
therefore,
can
learn
more
from
actually
playing
the
game
than
from
pure
dedicated
repetitive
skill
training.
To
draw
the
balance,
coaching
sessions
should
be
programmed
evenly
towards
short
periods
of
key
skill
training
(incorporating
fun
elements),
followed
by
a
free
play
situation
(but
giving
continuous
team
and
individual
technique
advice).
Grass
Roots
95
-
Coaching
young
children
is
all
about
injecting
and
directing
enthusiasum,
learning
the
basic
key
skills,
giving
valuable
guidance,
allowing
natural
ability
to
develop,
and
generating
the
right
temperament.
Dedicated
repetitive
skill
training
(as
used
by
most
football
schools
in
the
UK)
is
for
players
over
the
age
of
11
as
they
enter
the
'youth
stage'
-
their
attention
span
is
much
higher,
their
appreciation
of
skill
development
is
more
apparent,
and
their
coordination
skills
and
natural
ability
levels
have
all
been
adequately
determined.
Operating
in
a
Controlled
Environment
-
skill
alone
is
not
sufficient
for
young
players
to
progress
in
the
game
-
they
need
to
learn
self-believe,
dedication,
metal
toughness,
and
confidence.
By
removing
the
physical
element
(aggressiveness
and
intimidation)
at
an
early
age,
you
encourage
the
development
of
natural
ability,
which
in
turn,
enhances
all
the
other
required
elements.
To
enforce
this,
SK
have
strict
Codes
of
Practice
for
Players,
Parents,
and
Coaches.
Grass
Roots
95
-
In
the
UK
the
uncontrolled
local
league
structure
for
children
(screaming
parents,
over-ambitious
coaches,
unbalanced
teams)
puts
too
much
emphasis
on
"winning"
instead
of
concentrating
on
the
main
objective
-
the
development
of
young
players.
Such
an
environment
encourages
intimidation
and
aggression,
which
in
turn,
determines
the
end
product
-
physically
aggressive
(mentally
tough)
and
over-developed
(for
their
age)
youngsters
who
progress
through
the
system
ahead
of
naturally
gifted
under-developed
players.
Hence
the
"kick
and
run"
style
of
football.
In
Holland,
the
emphasis
is
always
put
on
skill,
natural
ability,
and
levelling
(balancing
training
groups
and
teams
in
terms
of
the
stature,
ability,
and
confidence
levels).
Most
of
the
England
under
15
team
are
over
6ft
tall
and
weigh
in
at
13
stone.
They
beat
Holland
on
a
regular
basis,
but
on
average,
at
least
7
(60%)
of
the
Dutch
players
will
go
on
to
become
top
professionals,
whereas,
in
England,
the
success
rate
is
normally
5%.
Development
Techniques
-
SK
do
not
use
de-salao
footballs
because
young
children
between
the
ages
of
4
-
7
have
very
little
or
no
developed
eye-foot
coordination.
Using
standard
EUFA
approved
S3
(bouncing
and
rebound)
balls
enhances
their
development
of
coordination
skills.
A
de-salao
football
is
designed
not
to
bounce,
and
therefore,
makes
the
task
of
control
that
much
easier
-
SK
use
Opposites,
whereby,
during
the
development
process,
you
have
to
identify
weak
areas
and
adjust
training
accordingly
to
create
a
better
overall
balance.
Juggling
a
softball
is
easy,
but
you
will
find
it
harder,
later
on,
with
a
normal
ball.
With
'opposites'
you
make
the
initial
task
more
difficult:
eg:
if
you
can
juggle
a
tennis
ball,
you'll
find
it
easier
with
a
normal
size
ball
Grass
Roots
95
-
What
makes
young
children
tick?
How
can
you
make
boring
basic
exercises
fun?
What
are
their
limitations
at
different
ages?
How
do
you
identify
and
develop
natural
ability?
How
do
you
teach
the
right
temperament?
These
few
factors
alone
clearly
show
that
coaching
children
is
a
specialist
field
requiring
careful
selection.
The
FA
must
introduce
training
courses
for
specialist
Children's
Coaches.
SK
have
always
had
a
preference
towards
enthusiastic
parents
getting
directly
involved
with
coaching
(under
codes
of
practice
and
guidelines)
rather
than
young
FA
trained
coaches.
Getting
Young
Children
Started
with
SSD
- Make
it
FUN
-
Fun
generates
Enthusiasm
- ENTHUSIASM
-
Enthusiasm
generates
Practice
- PRACTICE
makes
Good
Players
The
Success
Rate
-
In
the
first
10
years
of
operation,
no
less
than
51children
(age
6
-
8)
have
gone
on
from
the
Sheffield
SK
School
to
join
professional
clubs.
Kicking
Into
the
Future
Eddy
Whyte
Although
a
lot
of
the
SSD
Elements
have
been
introduced
to
the
Pro
Club
Academies
over
the
last
10
years,
they
are
still,
however,
way
short
of
our
continental
counterparts
when
it
comes
to
development
programmes
-
so,
in
March
2008,
in
an
attempt
to
redress
this
balance,
an
updated
version
of
the
1995
SSD
Report
was
re-circulated
to
certain
areas
of
the
professional
club
sector:-
Kicking
Into
The
Future.
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