I spoke to a friend who is was in canberra last week doing his youth licence as he talked about the process of learning the exercises in the course and he told me they also learning a couple new methods called Hourglass Method and Progressive Method and he told them these methods were brought in from Eric Abrams the belgian TD in charge of the FFA as part of learning the course, he told them it was a eye opening experience.

Assuming Abrams has now incorporated these methods in the FFA NC or these exercises are not new? I was wondering what this Abrams has done anything so far as FFA TD?

Is there anywhere to read what Hourglass and Progressive Methods involve ?

Don't know about Hourglass and Progressive Method?

Abrams has been a prime mover in devolving FFA Technical Staff to the clubs.

He may have also set up a blueprint for 6 criteria for FFA trained scouts to spot talent.

https://vimeo.com/183260693

wow! where did u find this? Must be the same course my friend was talking about :D 

Just asked google the right questions :)

Good to see some modern football still being practised.
Had the opportunity to observe an EPL club session for a junior team,
the session was as follows:
1. generic warm up
2a. outfield players 3 v 3
2b  goalkeepers given a pass back and than launch it down field
3. game was half pitch, 3 lines, all restarts from goalkeeper, GK to smack the ball down field, outfield players coached on where to stand
   for the 2nd ball,

A few years ago on the late footy4kids forum a made up a spoof small sided game as a piss take of english coaching,
called it the  the Charles Hughes game which was just like the game above in 3. didnt realise someone would do it for real !!

This is really backwards coaching.

No wonder England are where they are as a senior national team. Dan Ashworth is the Football Association TD.  Relatively speaking he is a football nobody.

His  counterparts in France, Spain, Germany, Italy, Holland, Belgium will be significant somebodies.

England's FA think the FA TD role has little importance.