It seems that the 4 phase match analysis from the FFA National Curriculum must be Clairefontaine in France.


The KNVB has a match analysis/training ground methodology like this for youth players upwards:

1. Specific technique work exercises designed to improve weaknesses identified in the last match the team played.

2. 4v4 SSGs

3. 7v7 or 8v8 done incrementally, depending on how one coaches the identified weakness from game observation. This is the team keeper and defensive and midfield lines usually playing against the attacking and midfield lines. One does a lot of structural work here.

4. 11 v11 reinforcing the coaching point/identified weakness.


Clairefontaine/FFA

1. Warm up (passing practice).

2. Positioning game.

3. Game training

4. Training game.

This is considerably more prescriptive than the KNVB.


Both rely heavily on breaking down the game into four main moments of the game.

Ball Possession (BP), Defensive Transition, Ball Possession Opposition ( BPO) and Attacking Transition.

I've been thinking this way for years. FFA wants coaches to make coaches' half time address much more concise, by breaking down the game into these four main moments.

I'll add to this post bit by bit over the next few weeks.

Edited by Decentric: 3/12/2012 12:16:13 AM