Sion Kitson
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Proud husband & father. Love the mighty blades. Talent Partnership Manager @englandhockey Head Performance Coach & Technical Lead @englandfutsal
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Great fix movement from Afonso. Cuts hard attacking the weak side of his opponent (defenders body shape compromised) & then stops to create separation receiving short between the lines (defender in recovery mode) to face forwards & play forwards.
#GameUnderstanding
@UEFAFutsal
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So impressed with this group of players and what they have achieved. Tonight was a joy to watch them in action. The attention to game detail was phenomenal. Thank you to all the staff this week. A monumental effort! And of course all the support from back home. 👏
CONGRATULATIONS | 3 out of 3 is a MASSIVE achievement well done 🦁🦁🦁
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As a player
#futsal
has given me so much on & off the court, and after 15 years & nearly 400 games it’s time to focus on coaching, developing the next generation of emerging talent as well as supporting the current
@England
crop to thrive.
#FastForwardWithFutsal
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A bit of home based
@ParkourUK
Amazing what is just lying around that can help create a course. Great for developing balance & landing skills, explosive movements & a lot of fun jumping around like a ninja.
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We look forward to welcoming c.75 players to
@EnglandFutsal
training days this weekend across the women’s & men’s u19s programme as well as the women’s senior programme. Players invited to these training days attended recent talent inclusion or identification days.
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Wonderful news! What a journey the last few years has been to get back to this point, supported by many good people. We have had to be patient and important we continue to be, as lots more work to do across the entire game to sustain it. Great knowing we can start to dream again.
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Wonderful news. This is a huge step forward for the game. A privilege to be back involved with some fantastic people supporting the next generation of young players. Looking forward to growing the
#futsal
family, working together to make everyone proud. 💪👍
The FA has today announced the launch of England Futsal – a new partnership for the future management of Futsal operations in England.
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A simply amazing week of
#futsal
from these superhuman
@EnglandFutsal
#Lions
This group has provided some monumental moments. They are and will continue to take the domestic game to new places. 👏
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Grateful to continue work started to establish sustainable pathway activity across both the women’s & men’s game with
@EnglandFutsal
@jatowens
@Pete_Vallance
over the longer term.
Key will be collaborating with stakeholders to support more athletes to thrive with
#futsal
👊💪
🚨PRESS RELEASE 🚨
We have appointed our new Performance Coaching Staff Team!
Welcome to the Pride
@KitSion
,
@jatowens
&
@Pete_Vallance
🦁🦁🦁
Full information included press release below, please direct any enquiries to beth
@englandfutsal
.com.
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Remembering why I coach. Being surprised by the brilliance of young people! This is the best coaching that has gone on in our house in 7 weeks. Clear instruction, differentiation & demonstration, supports the learning, positive praise. 😮 🤩
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Another landmark moment for
@EnglandFutsal
and the wider game. Beyond excited to see this pathway finally being created for so many committed female players across the country. We look forward to supporting their journey and commencing the hard work!
An update to help keep those January blues at bay...see you in May
@UEFAFutsal
! 🥳🔥
#ThePride
#TheLionesses
#HearThemRoar
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😔 I love playing & coaching
#futsal
I’m going nowhere & I will do what I can to bring this wonderful game to as many young people as possible.
#TransformingLives
We have regrettably decided to withdraw
@England
from next week's
#FutsalEURO
qualifying play-offs in North Macedonia:
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Times are tough, but even a little bit of activity does so much for your physical and mental well-being. I feel a different person after training this morning. P thank you for joining the session and your conversation
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Great to catch up with lots of clubs & coaches over the last few days & hear about many amazing player pathways emerging at club level. 👏Now with the
@EnglandFutsal
national programme starting to return it’s exciting times for the young potential around the country.
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Kids are coming up with all sorts of games. Our method is generally create a mess & have some fun moving around. The children enjoy coming up with name & the rules. We name this one ‘cone catch’. Good for balance & coordination. TBH no one really knows what’s going on 😂
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As a futsal community if we want to go far, we have to go together. The objective remains the same, create opportunity, provide great experiences, support players to thrive & watch them roar.
Following the announcements of entry into senior men’s & women’s competitions, we have, understandably, had an influx of questions from the community.
We have assimilated these, and the answered questions can be found on our website.👇
#OnePride
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Coach development goals for 2024. Become more self aware of my coaching behaviours, spend more time understanding the person behind the athlete, co-create exceptional
leaving environments with athletes, further deepen my knowledge of the game to help individuals thrive. HNY!
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Great to see the interest in the game. 👏 Hopefully, more of this to come through
@EnglandFutsal
“I had feet like Ronaldinho there.” 😂
@petercrouch
& Joe Cole join
@Wolves
captain
@maxkilman
to discuss his futsal upbringing before giving the sport a go themselves ⚽️
👉Watch in full:
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Spending time at a skate park with my lad was a great experience. Refreshing to observe young people learning through peer led social interactions built around support, care & stretch. Age & ability was irrelevant. Coach Ed could learn something from the next gen.
@SkateboardEng
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A good couple of days at the office supporting
@England
#futsal
in 2 competitive matches v 🇩🇪 in preparation for World Cup Qualifiers, as well as working with the u21s in action v
@Lborofutsal
. Made all the better with the little man comimg along.
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A huge thank you for all the efforts of the dedicated
@EnglandFutsal
staff team, not forgetting those back home, for the last 3 months who have gone to great lengths to prepare this team to perform on the
@UEFAFutsal
stage. 🙏🏻
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Performing at the highest level requires immense physical capabilities, technical & tactical game precision and the discipline/bravery to execute it consistently. Thank you Italy 🇮🇹. We will be back.
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It’s a privilege to train as a team but doing so outside diminishes the integrity of the sport.
@fa
@CommonsDCMS
help
#futsal
‘return to play’ indoors for the tens of thousands of boys, girls, men & women that will do so over the coming months.
#WinterIsComing
@BedfordFutsal
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Game on! Great news for the women’s game. Time to be a part of something special!
FIFA confirm Women's Futsal World Cup will take place in 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣5️⃣.
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Grateful to
@BedfordFutsal
for the opportunity to continue to develop my coaching. Looking forward to working with them in the
#NFS
& continuing to grow the game locally. All helping the domestic game & the
#England
teams.
#futsal
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An enjoyable coach development day immersing TA coaches within an
@EnglandHockey
Age Group environment exploring the notion of ‘Developing the Performer’ through the lens of the Complete Player Qualities.
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A fantastic moment for these young players, the clubs they represent & for futsal across the country.
The wait is over.
It's the official
#ThreeLionsFutsal
squad announcement for the
@UEFAFutsal
Under-19 Futsal EURO 2023 preliminary round! 🏴
Congratulations to all those selected for duty, you have the community at your backs! 🦁
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Great to spend some time listening to
@Paulmcg8
on the way he approaches developing the individual player & how
#futsal
can support that development. Especially liked the concept of giving players the tools to have the optimal grip of affordances.
#IntimidateWithSkill
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Control the space & you control the game. With or without the ball, constantly searching for ways to create spacial advantage is key. A simple example of an off ball screen to do so. When you are used to searching for inches
#futsal
, exploiting a yard or two is an open invitation
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The last two years has been a pleasure
@KetteringFutsal
A fantastic club that I wish all the best moving forwards. I look forward to returning in the future to deliver a session or two to support the next generation of young players. 🙏🏻👏
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It’s time to encourage higher standards / expectations of ourselves & each other and show our intention to build greater presence on the international scene. Proud & excited!
4 days until wheels up for our Young Lions 🛫🦁
Ahead of our arrival at the U19s
@UEFAFutsal
Group Stages, Head Coach
@KitSion
shares his reflections on Lithuania and the team’s preparations for our Italian adventure…⚽️🇮🇹👀
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A fantastic night celebrating all things
#GreatCoaching
@_UKCoaching
Awards. Best bit of the evening was meeting this fantastic young
#futsal
coach who was awarded UK Coaching Young Coach of the Year. Congratulations James, see you at an England 🦁 camp soon! 👊
@Sport_England
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What impressed me about the
@UEFAFutsal
Champions League final was the high quality technical execution in attack & defence under immense physical pressure. So many layers to this game.
#futsal
Great to see
@ElPozoMurcia_FS
believing in some of its younger/B players too.
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A privilege to deliver an
@EnglandFutsal
CPD workshop today to coaches, sharing some of the work from the recent
@EnglandFutsal
u19s journey. In particular, the importance of on court behaviours driving performance & maximising the strengths of individuals within the team.
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So many different ways to influence the game individually & collectively. 1v1 situations occur in many different ways.
#FIFAfutsalWorldCup
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This is another must watch. To me
#futsal
goal keepers are like superheroes, constantly in the action putting their bodies on the line for their team mates. Plus their training is always fun, especially when the balloons 🎈come out. Great work
@FA
#bootroom
.
Calling all futsal coaches and football goalkeeping coaches . Part 1 of our futsal goalkeeping series is now on the FA boot room
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Great to see a growing amount of futsal content across different media emerging from individuals & clubs helping generate a greater profile of the sport; game highlights, interviews, blogs & podcasts to name a few. Keep sharing the futsal love. ❤️ 💪👏
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And to all the supporters here in Italy 🇮🇹 and for everyone back home who has given us so much ❤️🙏🏻 💪We are one!
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Good to get court side and watch
@BloomsburyFTSL
&
@BFC_futsalclub
go toe to toe with each other. Enjoyed an intriguing tactical & mental battle at a team level.
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In these crazy times it was nice to find a quiet safe place today & have some fun on the court. Reminded me of growing up when it was just me & the ball.
#purposeful
#imaginative
#selfdirected
#learning
Your best coach is yourself.
#StayActive
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The reason I’m an
#FACoachMentor
for
#futsal
coaches is to help them unlock the many doors to a game that gives so much joy, challenge & fulfilment to players & coaches.
#NationalMentorDay
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Looking forward to sharing some insights around ‘How We Coach’ across the England pathway to support player development. Hopefully it can also support coaches to consider how they coach their player’s in their context.
#futsal
🥅🗣OnTheCourt | Webinar 7️⃣ tonight! 👀👨🏽💻👩🏼💻
•
England 🏴 Assistant Manager and U21 Coach
@KitSion
will be delivering tonight on the England way of playing. Another cracker and one surely not to miss! 7pm!
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🔗 Please do not forget to register here:
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My collective take home message from today’s practical sessions would be ‘player awareness, perception & understanding is crucial. Develop fast minds that can sense & prevent danger and can create & exploit opportunity.
#FAFutsalConference2019
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The climax of the domestic season didn’t disappoint with two fiercely competitive finals. Congratulations to
@BloomsburyFTSL
for victory.
@HelveciaLadies
@MFC_Futsal
more than played their part in both finals as did all the supporters. Great to see a full house at SGP!
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Amazing what you find clearing out the garage. It’s been 5 years since the
#futsal
performance programme
@TeamBath
Crikey we had some strong professional support to assist player development. My pre-match team talks have certainly changed too.
#playercoachdays
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A privilege to contribute to this upcoming publication raising awareness around some important topics in sport. A pleasure to work with the brilliant
@simon_phelan
@Pete_Vallance
Hopefully, it helps raise the profile of
#futsal
from a research perspective too. 👏
@w_roberts6
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A top day of
#futsal
yesterday
@StGeorgesPark
with u21s, new UEFA B cohort & PS squad all in helping to develop the game. Great to also share some thoughts & ideas on ‘In Possession’ systems with the coaches & see a few familiar faces too.
@bentadmor
@ianbfutsal
@Pete_Vallance
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8 of 10 players in the Sporting x Palma starting lines up are 30 yrs +. Highlights the importance of experience at the highest level of the game. Developing the technical, physical & in game understanding take times. Patience is a key ingredient for coaches.
@UEFAFutsal
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Excited to be heading back to
@UniofBath
for a
@UOBFutsalClub
reunion with 12 former players.
#Futsal
more than just a sport. This group of players means a lot to me.
#Memories
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Loving the attitude of the
@BedfordFutsal
lads tonight in the pouring 🌧. It’s not quite the game we love but we will keep going.
#futsal
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Such a cool evening listening to the experiences of 32 young people from across
@EnglandHockey
Talent Academies, hearing how their experiences can be improved. Awesome role models for the game.
@russellearnshaw
@Chappers9882
🙏🏻 for your brilliance.
@playtheirway
#playervoice
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A pleasure to share a few views on all things ‘Planning & Delivering
#futsal
Practices’ this evening with
@IanParkes6
@lu_dms
@g_mills84
Enjoyed the enthusiasm of the coaches in attendance sharing their comments on making practice relevant & learning meaningful.👏
@EnglandLearning
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Thoroughly enjoyed the conversations this week with
@EnglandHockey
Talent Academies around ‘Building Inclusive Talent Development Environments’ as well as exploring and sharing ideas around the role of coach profiling within a Talent Centre club community of practice.
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A tough week but made it through to the play offs. 👏 Moldova for hosting a superb futsal competition. Cracking venue & atmosphere! Pleased to see the young players experience this level but they must keep working. Congrats to
@JaredRand11
on debut &
@RaoniMedina9
for 5️⃣0️⃣ caps.
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Another important experience for our young lions 🦁. Thanks to
@ScotlandNT
#futsal
as great the home nations can come together in this way. 👏
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Great fun working with
@bracecricket
last night commentating on a very good
#EnglandFutsal
performance v an experienced Poland. Well done to all players, staff and the fans court side & watching from home on
@BBCSport
Another great opportunity in game 2 tonight for the
#Lions
.
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The
@BedfordFutsal
lads showing off their new training kit. Amazing what a new top can do for the intensity levels 😂
@JomaSport
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A great experience
@UEFAFutsal
Euro Qualifying for the
@FAWales
u19s in San Marino this week. 3 encouraging performances that bodes well for the future.
#futsal
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Excited to have begun a new Futsal chapter with
@KetteringFutsal
Look forward to helping the club continue to progress this season
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Great to see
@CBF_Futsal
in England giving us all the chance to watch, learn & be inspired by some of the very best in the game. 🙏🏻 Let’s hope they are back playing an
@EnglandFutsal
side in the not too distant future. 👏💪👍
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Almost ready to go with the England Coaching Summit.
#UnitingTheCoachingMovement
@Sport_England
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Looking forward to sharing a few thoughts with
@ProFutsalA
@jatowens
@futsaljk8
on the ‘player pathway’. 👍
🏡 ℙ𝕝𝕒𝕪𝕖𝕣 𝕡𝕒𝕥𝕙𝕨𝕒𝕪 |
@KitSion
England Assistant Manager Sion joins us for a podcast tonight at 7pm giving his views on academy ➡️ senior!
We discuss what to build around, youth? NGB, National team? and do we need more collab?
⬇️⬇️⬇️
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Here we are ready to go again after the Christmas break.
@BedfordFutsal
v
@SouthendClub
#griffins
2pm ko
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This is a brilliant piece for coaches across all sports on the
@England
#futsal
🦁 showcasing the dynamic nature of the game & the thinking & mindset of
@mskubala
. It amazes me the detail considered for every situation & eventuality. A pleasure to work with & learn from. 💪👏
🆕🆕
⚽ Coaching philosophy
🎥 Behind the scenes access
Take a look at our latest interview feature with
@England
#FutsalLions
head coach
@mskubala
🦁👇
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Great to see the sector come together to launch the Mental Health Awareness for Sport & Physical Activity eLearning Training.
@MindCharity
@Sport_England
@_UKCoaching
@1st4sportQuals
@sportrectweets
@MbeDuke
#TimeToEatCake
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Wishing
@HelveciaFC
@leofutsal13
all the best in the
@UEFAFutsal
Champions League next week. Go make history! 💪
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Always buzzing for top level sport.
@EnglandNetball
@NetballWorldCup
@MandSBankArena
Come on
#roses
come on the
@TeamBath
girls.
@Sport_England
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Coaches - having support around you will be more important than ever moving into 2021. If you had access to a coach developer, someone who dedicates time to support you, what would you want them to support you with & how would you want them to behave?
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We know the game supports young players to become skilfully adaptable in tight spaces but this tournament has shown the importance for players to develop an understanding & technical proficiency to play forward & longer with quality.
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Been a while since hitting 4 in a game. Big respect to
@EscollaFutsal
for their set up 👏 A bit of a roller coaster game for the crowd. Loved every minute of it. Top effort
@BedfordFutsal
for staying tough.
#futsal
@FA_NFS
FULLTIME Result
@EscollaFutsal
5-5
@BedfordFutsal
A thoroughly entertaining game which saw us go 4-1 down and 5-3 down before a great comeback earns us a much needed point!
Kitson ⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️
C.Tappin ⚽️
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Thoroughly enjoyed watching
@FA
England Futsal v
@FAWales
Futsal in game 2
@StGeorgesPark
yesterday. A good advert for promoting
#Futsal
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After a wonderfully tense sporting weekend very much looking forward to get back on court with a new
#futsal
season and experiencing similar moments. This is why we are involved in sport; the challenge, the competition, the unity, the joy, the drama, the achievement. ⚽️🥅🏅🎽🎯
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A nice morning of ‘Dinosaur Eggs’ & ‘Sinking Ships’. Thanks
@BoingKids
Got to love a 7-7 draw.
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Thanks to
@OTC_Coach
for inviting me to talk about ‘How We Coach’ across the
#futsal
pathway last Friday. If you’d like to listen you can do so via - Big shout out to
@PDScoach
@dannynewcombe
@w_roberts6
@stu_arm
@mskubala
who are influencing my coaching
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A fantastic weekend of
#futsal
competing against some old friends & coaching the young talent of the future, now the
#futsalfamily
is about to get a little bigger. Well done
@FA
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Good to see
@BoingKids
delivering at the
@_UKCoaching
Great Children’s Coaching Roadshow event
@SMStadium
today.
@kitcutter9
in action with a game of Bears & Hunters developing balance & coordination as well as promoting team work & creativity.
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Fascinating to spend a short yet hugely valuable time with another sport, another perform programme to see how they operate on & off the court. With my
#futsal
cap on there is lots to learn from
#netball
as a game & the commercial growth of the
#superleague
.
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Great to see the first steps of an evolving
#futsal
youth competition taking shape. Appropriate, inclusive and attractive competition is a key component for healthy person & player development.
#NextGen
We are in...are you?
The new-look National Youth Cup is ready to launch: U14s & U16s categories open for entries NOW!
Full details and entry form👇
#wearein
#YouthCup
#MagicoftheCup
#englandfutsal
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São Paulo bound. Very much looking forward to this study visit on the Brazilian Paralympic Blind football team around their culture & practices. A chance to connect, learn & share as well as take in some of the
@IBSAB1Football
champs too.
@Sport_England
@TalentedAthlete
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In our eagerness (me included) to return to sport it is important to remind ourselves of the systemic weaknesses & inequalities that remain. Sport is for all, transforming the lives of millions. A considered, coordinated & LT connected approach is fundamental to
#BuildBackBetter
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A great day with our workforce partners at the England
#coachingsummit
What an amazing venue! Dickens Inn, St Katherine’s Dock.
@_UKCoaching
@Sport_England
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A fantastic evening observing São Caetano u16s & u14s in training. A true family club, a wonderful futsal facility, happy committed players, & coaches wanting to share. I even got birthday cake 🍰 from a player. Obrigado Bruno & Daniel.
@lpfoficial
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A pleasure to spend a bit of time with
@BoothamFutsal
earlier this week. Some amazing work going on behind the scenes as well as huge player potential evident on court. A real focus on creating a family feel around the club environment was evident. 👏
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Final
@EnglandHockey
workshop of 2023 delivered. Great conversation with clubs around ‘What is talent’, particularly the importance of language, building a shared view of potential & managing expectations of influencers. All contribute to the environment young players experience.
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Thank you
@BeaconofLight
for your hospitality & hosting
@FA
England
#futsal
u23s in your fantastic venue. Thanks to those who came to support. It was an important day for this young group so we hope you enjoyed it. Till next time... 👍
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