Thread by @Coach_Osku

“Kids aren’t creative anymore.”
“Where are the flair players?”
“Modern football is too robotic.”

Here’s the truth:
The problem isn’t the players.
It’s how we teach them. 🧵

2.
If your sessions are all patterns, pre-sets, and rehearsals—
You’re not building decision-makers.
You’re building followers.

And followers freeze when the game breaks the script.

3.
Creativity comes from freedom.
Not chaos—but guided freedom.

You need two things:

1) Players who are free to try
2) A clear framework to guide them

That’s how creativity becomes effective.

4.
Players need to learn this:

→ What’s happening in the game?
→ What are my options?
→ What’s the best decision right now?

Not:

→ What was the coach’s pattern again?

5.
Principles > Patterns

• “Can I drive forward?”
• “Is the 1v1 on?”
• “Can I drag the defender to create space?”

Give players these questions—
Let them solve the puzzle.

6.
The more we over-coach, the less they think.
The less they think, the less they try.
And the less they try, the less they create.

This is how we kill creativity without even realizing it.

7.
If you want creative players—
Don’t wait for them to appear.
Coach them into existence.

Set principles.
Create space to try.
Let the game ask questions.
Let the player answer.

8.
Inside the Football Coaching Hub, I share the 9 principles I use to guide player decisions—without killing their creativity.

No patterns. Just real decisions.
Built for match-day freedom.

👉 Learn more: skool.com/football-coach…