I was in a similar situation with the same age group a couple of years ago - where some didn't really care about the result at all, and others cared only about their own performance. Since 12's I have taken on around 8-10 new lads and they get on brilliantly - because a) they mostly go to the same school/play each other in school's football, and b) they are successful.
Success breeds success.
We find it easy to go away on trips - Blackpool twice in last two years, Edinburgh at Easter - do bag packs regularly, go for sponsored walks around forests, car washes, Playstation tournaments. Next Sunday we are going to watch the North East Masters tournament - third year running!
Do these events/occasions help team spirit? I hope so, but I really think it is the fact that they respect each other as good players and are fairly successful that they want to win for each other as well as themselves.
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