After 13 years of ,fun,hardwork, desire ,passion and relentlessness to be the best he can be, Alf has finally got to the bottom of the ladder and has been offered his scholar/pro contract,now you have at least another 4 years to carry on working hard to try and climb that ladder.
Scholar signing night tonight for my boy, keep up the hard work son and enjoy the journey . Tomorrow you start the 1st day in the best 'job' in the world ⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️
Proud day for Alf and us as a family , signing his first pro deal is something special.
But now it is back to being at the bottom of the ladder again, so keep working hard to climb back up it, to eventually get to where you want to be.
Dream big son !! ❤️❤️🌍🌍⚽️⚽️
A little quick feet leg burner to finish off for the lads . Quick feet in the hoops then a little dive down on to the dropped ball and get there before the 2nd bounce.🧤🧤⚽️⚽️
Working the hands and feet to start off with ,then going in to a little playing out from the back pattern of play and finishing it off with a random strike 🧤🧤⚽️⚽️
Always working on the footwork and handling and making saves but also tried to incorporate thinking and playing a bit quicker when rolling the ball out wide or in to midfield areas🧤🧤⚽️⚽️
Always good to get a session in with my boy.
Making the most of the area we had to work in to keep him ticking over with some nice short and sharp work for the hands and feet 🧤🧤⚽️
Short and sharp footwork and handling while also keeping focused on your ball when there is movement of players and another ball in your eyeline and peripheral vision
@JackAtkinson00
and Dawid🧤🧤⚽️⚽️
Good 1st half of the season for Alf, now time to kick on again in 2023 and keep working hard with a good attitude and the hard work will eventually pay dividends ⚽️⚽️
Footwork and handling warm up. Middle Gk working the feet and hands and the outside Gk's having to keep switched on and lively to receive a volley after they have served to the middle Gk.🧤🧤⚽️⚽️
Been an absolute honour and pleasure to work with you
@andy_welsh11
,not often you get to work on a professional level with your good mates but from being on board with you from day 1 it has been a great journey with plenty of ups a few downs,loads of laughs and top memories made
Another great day of learning yesterday for the boy, getting another chance to train with the 1st team .
Great learning experiences and more memories made⚽️⚽️⚽️
Good to get back on the grass with this one today , working various ways of passing out from the back while incorporating various handling techniques, and then finishing off working in and around the goal making saves 🧤🧤⚽️⚽️
Short and sharp garden session working various quick feet movements leading into saves and then good to get back on the boards working those quick reactions with a block and 2nd save 🧤🧤⚽️⚽️
That winning feeling, absolutely love it !!! Another win and clean sheet for
@OfficialBuryAFC
, a great way to finish this years fixtures off , roll on next year⚽️⚽️
No worldie saves but a good decision to cut the 1st Cross out to prevent a tap in then good speed up off the floor and foot movement/ adjustment to save the next 2 shots.🧤🧤⚽️⚽️
full club debut for the boy at 18, an unbelievable learning experience infront of over 33,000 fans, and showing he can hold his own at the level with a good solid performance, constantly showing for the ball and looking to play forward when he could .⚽️⚽️
Happy 17th birthday Son. You are growing in to a young man that is doing yourself proud .You have got to this moment in time through pure hard work, dedication, desire, passion and unbelievable mental strength. Keep having fun and enjoying yourself every single day.🌍🌍❤️❤️❤️
Good 1st game back for my little man,loads of saves made but here are 3 of my favourite. All different types of saves and especially in the 1st and 3rd the speed of the footwork and movement across goal is really pleasing to see as we work a lot on the footwork side of things🧤⚽️
Another session in with the boy, working the hands and feet so he can carry on getting around the goal as quickly and efficiently as possible,as this then leads in to getting in to line quicker, getting set quicker and ultimately being explosive in to all different types of saves
Worked with this man for the last 4 years and his professionalism and attention to detail is 2nd to none , a top manager, coach and man with an unbelievable work ethic, who would be an asset any club⚽️
Although he didnt have a loads to do during the game
@OfficialBuryAFC
keeper
@JackAtkinson00
stayed lively enough to make this nice little treble save 🧤🧤⚽️⚽️
Still plenty to learn and improve on, but this was a top save from the little man at the weekend , it sounded like the camera man liked it as well 🤣🤣
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Few bits including his assist and goal from the weekend game, love his desire to bust a gut to get into the box to give himself a chance to score a goal ⚽️
Still buzzing from that performance from
@OfficialBuryAFC
last night , from the 1st second to the last second everyone of the lads were top draw .⚽️⚽️. And glad
@JackAtkinson00
is ok after being thrown in to the wall 😂😂
Loving this save from the little man at the weekend,when a ball is hit at pace from such close range and also bounces just infront of you it is just all about the reactions and keeping that ball out of the net🧤🧤⚽️⚽️
Good bit of fun getting to smash through the mannequins to practice punching the ball and then facing a strike to make him re-adjust and react quickly to whatever comes his way from a good or bad punch 🧤🧤⚽️⚽️
Top save from the weekend , great little re-adjustments of the feet, from going one way for the first shot that was blocked to then trying to get back in line and see through a crowded area and then having to change direction again to make a really good save🧤🧤⚽️⚽️
Absolutely made up for
@JackAtkinson00
, totally deserves this award. From the 1st pre season session that he came in to
@OfficialBuryAFC
his ability, attitude and willingness to learn and take information on board has been top draw.Enjoy the moment mate,a top achievement 🧤🧤⚽️⚽️
Went to watch
@EmiratesFACup
3rd qualifier yesterday this time last year we played 8 games in total to get to the 4th round against
@YorkCityFC
, beating 3 teams from higher divisions. Everybody played a part here’s some moments who remembers them?⚽️⚽️⚽️
Quality away following on a Friday night from the
@OfficialBuryAFC
fans 👏👏 and a top performance from the lads to finish off the year with a 6-1 win ⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️
At work today and my eldest lad sends me this. Aren't going to lie it did bring a tear to my eye. I hope you do make it for yourself
@alf_mcfc
, but whatever happens I will always be proud of you son❤️❤️⚽️⚽️🌍🌍
Love the footwork on the 1st save , a quick little movement/shuffle of the feet to step in and power off in to the save. Good footwork is 🗝 to getting in, around and across goal.
The 2nd save was a decent save as well.🧤🧤⚽️⚽️
@PROGK