The FA's Director of Football Development believes that football needs to go back to basics with the emphasis on pure enjoyment rather than heaping unnecessary pressure on children still learning about the game.

Speaking to BBC Radio Five Live, Brooking said: "The first thing that we have got to do is highlight that it is a big concern and it is something that we are planning to deal with by introducing a new coaching philosophy in the New Year.

"Where they get to understand that the starting point with youngsters coming into football, or any sport, is that they've got to enjoy it - it has got to be fun. Once you take that out of it everything else falls by the wayside.

"It is only going to be fun and enjoyable if they are encouraged, supported and shown how to get a little bit better - whatever level that is.

"But that will need good support from coaches, parents and everyone otherwise the youngsters will never develop the technique.

"If the coaches and parents are shouting and hollering on the touchline, all the youngsters do is whack it up the pitch 20 yards from anyone because they are frightened to make a mistake.

"We've got to make this almost a campaign linked in with the coaching strategy through the FA, our scheme of chartered standard clubs where we try to put in place examples of good practice."