tommy.c 859 Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 both my lads and my daughter played ther grown up now -- my eldest went to leeds at 13 had spells at notts county forest grantham and torquey before he packed up .the youngest went for trials at villa and derby but never got in .. if i was to give anyone any advice dont push him to hard i did i was gutted when he called it a day ,,cheers stig, my lads mate just signed a schollership for torquey there he goes over in the summer for 3 years, hopefully the young lad makes a name for himself, to be honest mate kids over here are only starting to get noticed now for some reason maybe the big english clubs are starting to send more scouts over to watch the kids because of the peace process and all that, I'm only 20 miles up the road... I'll keep my eye out for Torquays new Irish sensation mate....think i was right about this kid! Hes the talk of torquay at the minute! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NEWKID 29,135 Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 Was with my accountant yesterday and they are sponsors at Torquay (darnells), Has the lad broke into the first team? Glad it's all going to plan for the lad, all the best to him. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tommy.c 859 Posted September 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 Was with my accountant yesterday and they are sponsors at Torquay (darnells), Has the lad broke into the first team? Glad it's all going to plan for the lad, all the best to him. yes mate, levi ives is his name torquay put a statement out saying its going to be hard to hold onto him, they were talking about him on sky sports mate! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NEWKID 29,135 Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 Brilliant mate, FairPlay to the kid.. I'll have a look for him, I'm Exeter but nice to see the lad doing well, off to big things in the future!!! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tommy.c 859 Posted September 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2014 Yes mate this lad will end up at a big club for sure, its great to see them making something of them selves!! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 51,229 Posted September 24, 2014 Report Share Posted September 24, 2014 My little lad is 7 and plays for a local Ryman club, they are getting their act together with a youth system. Stig made an important point about not pushing them, I played for years (still do !!) but I never once attempted to get my lad kicking a ball, just let him do it on his own if he wanted too. All the time he is smiling and enjoying it and will gently encourage him and make sure he is doing his best.......if he don't enjoy it anymore one day, well them it won't be any skin off my nose he can go on and do what he likes as long as he is happy. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Malt 379 Posted September 24, 2014 Report Share Posted September 24, 2014 Nice Wilf! My boy has gone up to u12's and a full sized pitch, team and goals this year. Too much for them at that age I reckon, its a bloody big step up. His team are playing some good football at the minute though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 51,229 Posted September 24, 2014 Report Share Posted September 24, 2014 It is a big step Malt, but the good thing about modern refereeing is that it encourages them to play football......gone are the days of just cleaning players who were good with the ball out !! They have to learn on the big pitch that they can't be everywhere at once. The good thing for youngsters in countries like ireland is that I think there is a better chance they will get picked up because the pool of young players to look at is smaller to begin with........over here it's a needle in a haystack (there's more people in my Essex borough than in the whole of the Irish republic !!!) and every f****r plays football round here. Good luck to all the lads, long may they enjoy themselves, they will make friends that will last for life and they will makes memories that will last forever too. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NEWKID 29,135 Posted September 25, 2014 Report Share Posted September 25, 2014 (edited) I Played football from 9 years old, right through to last season and played at the best level my ability allowed, I was getting a little bit of cash from 15 years old playing western league and I loved every minute of playing, socialising, and making some of the best mates I've got. My lads not a natural but he's 9 he goes soccer school every Wednesday, and enjoys it, I've never pushed him at all, if he turned round tomorrow and said " dad I don't enjoy it" I'd stop it straight away. I've watched the pushy parents in the side line, half have never played or are shit so live it through their kids, not for me personally. It's got to be the kids enjoying it first and foremost. My mates lad was taken on by Plymouth, really good player at 10.. But hated it, he's back playing with his mates, no pressure... I said if he's good enough and wants it he'll wait.. Lucky for him his parents think about him and not them and their egos!!! Edited September 25, 2014 by NEWKID 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lurcherman 887 13,447 Posted September 25, 2014 Report Share Posted September 25, 2014 My boy plays doing well u7s 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 51,229 Posted September 25, 2014 Report Share Posted September 25, 2014 I Played football from 9 years old, right through to last season and played at the best level my ability allowed, I was getting a little bit of cash from 15 years old playing western league and I loved every minute of playing, socialising, and making some of the best mates I've got. My lads not a natural but he's 9 he goes soccer school every Wednesday, and enjoys it, I've never pushed him at all, if he turned round tomorrow and said " dad I don't enjoy it" I'd stop it straight away. I've watched the pushy parents in the side line, half have never played or are shit so live it through their kids, not for me personally. It's got to be the kids enjoying it first and foremost. My mates lad was taken on by Plymouth, really good player at 10.. But hated it, he's back playing with his mates, no pressure... I said if he's good enough and wants it he'll wait.. Lucky for him his parents think about him and not them and their egos!!! Good post mate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jord M 148 Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 Me 9 year old brother was picked up for Sunderland academy but left to go to middlesbrough academy, the lucky swine flies to Belgium at the start of 2015 to play in some sort of competition. Hopefully he goes all the way and makes it as a pro so he can drop me a sub lol 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 31,602 Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 I Played football from 9 years old, right through to last season and played at the best level my ability allowed, I was getting a little bit of cash from 15 years old playing western league and I loved every minute of playing, socialising, and making some of the best mates I've got. My lads not a natural but he's 9 he goes soccer school every Wednesday, and enjoys it, I've never pushed him at all, if he turned round tomorrow and said " dad I don't enjoy it" I'd stop it straight away. I've watched the pushy parents in the side line, half have never played or are shit so live it through their kids, not for me personally. It's got to be the kids enjoying it first and foremost. My mates lad was taken on by Plymouth, really good player at 10.. But hated it, he's back playing with his mates, no pressure... I said if he's good enough and wants it he'll wait.. Lucky for him his parents think about him and not them and their egos!!! While i admit to being one of those pushy parents who are shit themself ....it was certainly nothing to do with ego,my boy signed schoolboy forms with Leyton Orient and probably had the talent to make a decent pro unfortunately he just didnt have the hunger and desire...... i just couldnt understand that myself and we fell out over it but i think its the most natural thing in the world to want to encourage our kids to succeed in something we love ourself......we just need to know where to draw the line and i didnt unfortunately. You say your lads not a natural but does a kid have to be ?.......looking back if my boy had half the talent but twice as much hard work and dedication i believe he would have made it.........talent will get you so far attitude will get you the rest of the way.....keep encouraging him mate.....just not too hard 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NEWKID 29,135 Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 I Played football from 9 years old, right through to last season and played at the best level my ability allowed, I was getting a little bit of cash from 15 years old playing western league and I loved every minute of playing, socialising, and making some of the best mates I've got. My lads not a natural but he's 9 he goes soccer school every Wednesday, and enjoys it, I've never pushed him at all, if he turned round tomorrow and said " dad I don't enjoy it" I'd stop it straight away. I've watched the pushy parents in the side line, half have never played or are shit so live it through their kids, not for me personally. It's got to be the kids enjoying it first and foremost. My mates lad was taken on by Plymouth, really good player at 10.. But hated it, he's back playing with his mates, no pressure... I said if he's good enough and wants it he'll wait.. Lucky for him his parents think about him and not them and their egos!!! While i admit to being one of those pushy parents who are shit themself ....it was certainly nothing to do with ego,my boy signed schoolboy forms with Leyton Orient and probably had the talent to make a decent pro unfortunately he just didnt have the hunger and desire...... i just couldnt understand that myself and we fell out over it but i think its the most natural thing in the world to want to encourage our kids to succeed in something we love ourself......we just need to know where to draw the line and i didnt unfortunately.You say your lads not a natural but does a kid have to be ?.......looking back if my boy had half the talent but twice as much hard work and dedication i believe he would have made it.........talent will get you so far attitude will get you the rest of the way.....keep encouraging him mate.....just not too hard I generalised mate with my ego comment, but you don't half see the worst in people when they're "encouraging" their little darlings from the sidelines, some of the crap they spout is mad. My nephew was a really good young player and his parents pushed him like hell, every weekend revolved around football, their daughter was dragged around and she never had any hobbies etc. it was all about the lad and how he would be a pro... It never happened he's just finished an apprenticeship for me in roofng and cladding... That's the way it goes but I feel sorry for the girl cause she had her whole childhood revolved around the patents aspirations for her brother.. My view ( right or wrong I don't know) is if their good enough it'll happen, there's a limit to how far you can push them as a parent IMO, and you right talent is not enough, you can't put in drive and ambition if it's not naturally there. And that would probably piss me off too, I can handle it I'd they're not naturally talented, but to have that and just go through the motions must be hard to watch. Well my lad likes to play, then he'll drift off into a bit of a day dream as the game carries on lol.. He's into a fair few things though so he'll be nice and rounded wth his interests hopefully. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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