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End of season review
Photo credit: Ed Mayes Photography If it was all about winning, we would be disappointed with this season having got to one final, kicked...
Matthew Evans
May 28, 20234 min read


Consistency
So, we find ourselves eighteen games unbeaten and into the final of the cup. It is a great achievement for a group of lads that have lost...
Matthew Evans
Apr 29, 20233 min read


Competence and Confidence
The ‘journey’ is often a cliché in football so I will be careful how I use it here. I’ve really enjoyed writing these pieces as it has...
Matthew Evans
Apr 15, 20232 min read


Familiarity
A few years ago, my dog’s mother was abandoned in woods whilst pregnant, so she dug a hole under a tree and had her litter. Several...
Matthew Evans
Apr 8, 20233 min read


Compost Corner
Back-to-back Team of the Month rounds off a wonderful March for the Men’s Development Team as we continue our good form; unbeaten in 11...
Matthew Evans
Apr 1, 20233 min read


What the... stat!?
Football is a often a matter of opinions and approaches. We make decisions about teams, training sessions, opponents and opportunities...
Matthew Evans
Mar 19, 20233 min read


Great Expectations
My teenage daughter recently asked me “when you don’t pick someone do you tell them what they need to work on?”. It was a bit out of the...
Matthew Evans
Mar 19, 20233 min read


Dark Times Make Us Stronger
It would be too easy to get carried away with the positive vibes of eight matches unbeaten. Slaying the league favourites 4-0 felt like...
Matthew Evans
Mar 7, 20234 min read


Action Centred Leadership™
The Development team have recently gone on a run of six games unbeaten and it is no coincidence that similar individuals have similar...
Matthew Evans
Feb 25, 20233 min read
Absence makes the heart grow fonder
Since the last article I wrote, we have continued to score and concede plenty of goals. I am sure we are a superb watch for a neutral! In...
Matthew Evans
Feb 7, 20233 min read


We like high scoring games, apparently.
“The pitch is such a leveller”. True. The recent wet weather hadn’t helped Skegness as the heavy mud moulded to our boots and the squelch...
Matthew Evans
Jan 17, 20233 min read


The best loss yet
The way a team loses can often tell a coach more about the players’ character than at any other time. Likewise, when a player is faced...
Matthew Evans
Jan 16, 20233 min read


Return on Investment
November was an interesting month for us. We destroyed one opponent and were bullied by others. We had a range of emotions to deal with...
Matthew Evans
Dec 10, 20223 min read


Development is not linear
October was a great month for the Development Squad with goals, clean sheets, points and a team meal. When results are going your way, it...
Matthew Evans
Nov 5, 20223 min read


Production Lines
22nd October 2022 The third win in a row is a superb result especially to be born out of a tight game. We are delighted to see that the...
Matthew Evans
Oct 22, 20222 min read


Maturity
4th Oct 2022 Winning doesn’t always tell the true, full story of a fixture. As much as we enjoyed getting three points against Sleaford...
Matthew Evans
Oct 4, 20222 min read


Off the bench ready?
28th Sept 2022 In order to create competition for places, a football club needs enough fit and capable players competing regularly but is...
Matthew Evans
Sep 28, 20222 min read


Player types - 3 groups
23rd August 2022 The last few weeks with the Development Squad have seen a number of areas progress. In recent weeks I have spoken about...
Matthew Evans
Aug 23, 20222 min read


Team around the team: For the love of it!
18th August 2022 Obviously, football is a team game but it’s the team-around-the-team that I want to talk about today. Isaac (Assistant...
Matthew Evans
Aug 18, 20222 min read


New Beginnings
9th July 2022 Supporting players to achieve their potential is why I first got into coaching but, for over a decade, I have been...
Matthew Evans
Jul 9, 20222 min read
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