THE JCR BLOG

by James Redford | June 1, 2021 | Player Development | 0 Comments

Creating confident individualsOver recent weeks we have come to realise our private football coaching sessions are not just about developing the technical ability but our players get a lot more out of them. Here we discuss the way we get great confident individuals...

by James Redford | November 27, 2020 | Trending Topics | 0 Comments

What has lockdown taught us about training?Lockdown has been the bane of people's lives for months, causing some issues but actually it has been a great time for learning and reflecting. In this we discuss what we have learnt from lockdown and how this can help your...

by James Redford | July 25, 2020 | Player Development | 0 Comments

A lot is said about getting players to be creative within the modern game, but really what is meant by being creative and how do we get players to be creative?

by James Redford | June 17, 2020 | Trending Topics | 0 Comments

1-2-1 or small group? In an industry where private training is becoming the norm, there are lots of questions about what is the right training for me or my child. Is 1-2-1 the right route to go down or would it be better to participate in small group training? This...

by James Redford | May 28, 2020 | Player Development | 0 Comments

How Trainable is mindset? That all important word "mindset," a word which most people know but do they understand it and what it means. You can have a positive mindset or a negative mindset, but how trainable is this within the football coaching world. Within this...

by James Redford | May 15, 2020 | Announcements | 0 Comments

Return of 1-2-1 Sessions Due to recent developments made during COVID-19 and consulting the relevant authorities, we deem it safe to return to our 1-2-1 sessions. See full statement below. JCR Official Statement After consulting with our venue, insurance and the...

by James Redford | March 13, 2020 | Trending Topics | 0 Comments

Is Grassroots football being taken too seriously?After recently having a conversation with a client's parent about their grassroots football team, it became apparent the grassroots football scene seems to have a lot more elements creeping in from the professional game...

by James Redford | November 14, 2019 | Player Development | 0 Comments

Building a Positive EnirovmentThere is a lot of talking within the coaching industry about "positive environments" and how these should be utilise to benefit players. In this post we are going to discuss what is a positive environment and what it means to us.This post...

by encapsulate | March 6, 2019 | Blogs | 0 Comments

The Beginning of JCR Sports CoachingThis blog is going to be used as a platform so you can follow my journey as a young coach, trying to create his own brand, style and identity within the coaching world. The aim of this will be to allow you to see the progress from...