Thread by @Salisburyrovers

A few points....
⚽️we're not here to take the kids clubs won't take while they pretend to be inclusive
⚽️equal playing time means we're more not less serious about football.
⚽️poaching isn't coaching
⚽️if you don't get what we're doing, please don't come to our club. Simple.

And some more..
⚽️institutions have power. We rely on them to listen, to act fairly, to reflect & show learning. If they don't, or won't, we can do nothing. There is impunity. So don't act like a victim when your organisation has the power.
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⚽️football is about community not self-interest.
⚽️ checkout promised pathways .. ask for evidence
⚽️if it's all about the kids, why is there only football when the league season starts?
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⚽️you shouldn't have @EnglandFootball accreditation if you select or don't offer equal playing time. You can. But the FA should get its act together with this.
⚽️don't sanction events or tournaments without a basic Respect policy or don't claim #weonlydopositive
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⚽️are we more concerned with not upsetting adults than setting standards?
⚽️screaming and shouting at primary aged kids is not a 'great match'. Its a toxic environment. Grow up.
⚽️if you need to constantly direct kids in a match, why do you think you're such a great coach? 5/

⚽️don't say 'the kids had a great time' if you've not even asked them
⚽️coach education which is adults talking to adults about what they should make kids do is problematic
⚽️there's too much turf war and organisation posturing in sport.
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⚽️as a game, we don't support women coaching .. we don't even ask what it feels like to be a female coach.
⚽️concentrating only on the positives does not make the negatives go away....let's see how that worked with racism/sexism etc. Instead, it creates a silencing culture 7/

⚽️ children's rights is more than safeguarding but safeguarding is undermined if you don't understand rights. Educate your organisation.
⚽️Being a good footballer means being a good footballer, it doesn't mean club hopping for winning teams
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⚽️adults getting worked up about the score of an u7 game means something has gone very wrong with their outlook.
⚽️laughing when a child misses a penalty in a tournament is despicable.
⚽️playing 15 year olds in men's set ups... 🙄
⚽️ we value numbers over environment quality 9/

⚽️the game won't change until we think long-term
⚽️much of the change needed is cultural and reflects kids' over adult directed lives
⚽️adults need to have some integrity and call out the nonsense and set an example to kids.

I could go on, and on.....