We’ve always wanted to write about youth development – it’s something that interests us both and we feel we have a few points that can help people. Scouting and recruitment is supposed to be the first article about Youth Development, but I’m still toying with some ideas with that and I don’t want to release anything that isn’t complete, so I’ll skip straight ahead to tutoring! Eventually we’ll have a complete series of articles about this subject that you can refer back to and read in a logical order.
Tutoring is greatly underrated and underused by many in the FM community. In fairness a lot of it is very ambiguous and shrouded in theories and ideas but it is a very simple tool that makes youth development a whole lot more successful. At any one time, I probably have about 80% of my club’s players involved in tutoring, whether that be as the mentor or the learner; it is the driving force behind my developmental system and can also help with team spirit and relationships. If you don’t use it, here’s why you should.
Push Them Wide 