MGA Coaching 

We expect our coaches to create a positive learning environment. Their job is to encourage the players and team to buy into the MGA's objectives and this means putting the player’s needs before our own.

On occasion this may mean sacrificing a result in the short term, if it helps us to invest in player opportunity and development in the long term.

Our coaching philosophy is built around this firm commitment. It provides direction, purpose and guidance to the process of coaching young players. MGA's Coaches will not be judged by the results in any league the team might be present in, instead they will be judged by the children they teach and whether they enjoy the sessions the coaches facilitate.

We promote a holistic approach based upon the FA’s four-corner model for long-term player development.

The FA Four Corner Model

The FA four corner model encompasses four key attributes that are vital for any developing young footballer: Physical, Technical, Psychological and Social elements, helping children to develop more than just their football skills – Helping them to gain confidence, build self-esteem, learn to work as a team and improve their decision making.

The four corner model will benefit children in not only football but life in general in all aspects. It will make them more sociable and help them to make life long friends as well as being physically active, learning key aspects to the game and fundamental movements which can be used in any sport. Technical aspects to the game will develop a good ability within football but the use of balance and ball control can be carried into other sports, the psychological aspects of space is an important benefit to a young athlete as it can be hard for it to be addressed to some young people making the 4 corner model a valuable coaching tool.