:lol:

The Garrincha Cut is difficult to explain, but it is a very effective technique.

1. Do a right inside of the foot dribble into the left foot at 45 degrees.

2. The left foot then dribbles the ball at 45 degrees with the inside of the foot.


Now stand behind the ball with it in the middle of both feet about 30 cm behind the ball.

Then push off with the left foot and do a tiny jump. As your right foot comes down one does a right foot inside of the foot 45 degree angle dribble like in step 1 into the left foot.

Then do the aforementioned step 2.

Edited by Decentric: 5/5/2011 11:59:16 PM

This afternoon I took FFE's second session by myself. Coach A is on shift work. Coach C is overseas with the Australian Viking Futsal teams.

It was a condensed session. It was with an Eastern Region Junior club with two under 12 teams. I took one of the players in a rep side a few weeks ago. His father was one of the coaches for these two teams.

I eliminated the flashy Brazilian stuff combining rolls, sole of the foot side ways dribbling and Brazilian inside and outside step overs. The standard Brazilian step overs were taught in isolation. Later I demonstrated the combinations they could do in the future if they mastered some of the Brazilian fundamentals.

We did:

* Individual juggling.
* Juggling in pairs.

* Inside of the foot passing 100 times to another player from 3 metres away, both feet, non-kicking foot 90 degrees to the ball, with head over it.

Stationary techniques:
1. Inside of the foot left to right.
2. Brazilian inside sole of foot left to right.
3. Sole of foot pushed right out in front and back, right and left, left and right.
4. Brazilian step overs, stationary.
5. Reverse step overs stationary.

* Alternate sole of foot dribbling b/w two markers
* Single sole of foot backwards dribbling for 5 metres, then back on other foot.

* Dribbled for 10 metres and back using inside left and right foot.
* Body swerve 10 metres and back.
* The inside, outside with one foot dribbling the ball (Matthews Cut) at 45 degrees for 10 metres to a cone, returning with the other foot.
* Body swerve with passive defender moving towards them, alternating roles.
* Brazilian step overs, this time seeing how many they could do by kicking the ball then seeing how many they could do before they stopped.
* Then they did the Cruyff Cut/Turn with both feet between two markers 10 metres apart.

I then demonstrated combinations of the techniques in various Brazilian Soccer School techniques. I suggested they were better visited down the track as they were pretty difficult.




All the above techniques were demonstrated by me VERY SLOWLY, EMPHASISING KNVB FOCUS ON ACQUIRING TECHNIQUE WITH INITIAL SLOW MOVES. Then the kids did them.



* We then did a KNVB diagonal dribbling relay.
As soon as players had finished racing, they had to do a range of the five aforementioned stationary techniques. Any time players were waiting for a partner to carry out an exercise through cones etc, if stationary, they had to keep touching the ball. This was a lot of fun.

* We did grid dribbling using any techniques they'd learnt form me in the dribbling session.

* The Barca Academy Directional Control exercise was next. I'll post it in the next post, because I lose it here, then the whole post disappears!!!


* Then we finished with three 4v4 KNVB games, one with two keepers. Both had different grid sizes to combine technique and fitness.

One grid had a tiny goal on each line in a square.

Another was a little bigger with two full sized goals in a grid about 20 metres by 25 metres.

The third was in a 20m x 20 m grid. Players had to dribble over the lines at each end, then stop with their foot on the ball to score a goal.

I ensured that each quartet assumed a diamond shape (1-2-1) to enhance passing lanes, emphasising the KNVB width and depth. There was an onus on fun, but I set up three passing sequences before they could shoot. I also asked them to open passing lanes when they had possession and to close them down when without possession.


This session fitted into 1 hour 30 minutes.
Dutch, French and German national federations recommend 2000 touches per week for developing players.

Kids achieved 1500 touches +.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faSqc5va4Ls


This is the Barca Directional Control passing exercise used in today's session.

I can't recommend it highly enough.

I was pleased for players to attain 1500+ touches.

How?

It was done with something I utilise for three purposes - the 1-5 stationary techniques players had to perform any time they were in a line or waiting for a partner to complete an exercise.

The 1-5 is done:

1. To gain higher numbers of touches.

2. To control kids and keep them so busy they have no time for misbehaviour (teaching experience).

3. To increase fitness and intensity within the session.


In the aforementioned post delineating the training sesssion, these are the 1-5 ball techniques they must do when they are stationary.
1. Inside of the foot left to right.
2. Brazilian inside sole of foot left to right.
3. Sole of foot pushed right out in front and back, right and left, left and right.
4. Brazilian step overs, stationary.
5. Reverse step overs stationary.

I can't recommend these 1-5 highly enough. Kids are really busy all the time. If waiting for a partner to perform an exercise, even for a few seconds, they are constantly working on one of these techniques. Of course 1 is the easiest.


It is also interesting to see how different teams cope with the same exercises.

This team were particularly good at stationary techniques, 2, 4 and 5. I consider these pretty difficult at a first session.

This was just a club side. Not a rep side, female premier league team or female state side like where I've coached the same moves before. Yet they were pretty decent at these. Of course, like most, they mixed up the outside and inside Brazilian step overs.

In terms of juggling they were shocking. The female premier, state or rep teams I've coached before have been far better at juggling.

Also, after I showed them the body swerve, only one could do it. That is, apart from P who I'd showed a few weeks ago in the rep session. Usually in other teams I've coached, more players would have been able to body swerve at a first session.

It was also pleasing to see P.

He had really practised what he'd learnt a few weeks ago when I coached his rep side. I could use him for demonstration purposes for a lot of techniques. Moreover, his passing footwork had improved immeasurably. I think his Dad was chuffed as he was constant singled out for praise, and, to demonstrate techniques in front of the group.

That is the greatest buzz out of coaching - not seeing teams win, but players improving. This is the development aspect of coaching as opposed to results based coaching.

It is also more satisfying than writing match analyses/ stats reports on the internet too.

Edited by Decentric: 21/4/2011 11:56:40 PM

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xgggk4_combination-ronaldinho-and-ronaldo-stepover_sport


My old link for this move seems to have elapsed.

I've nailed this move, although I still can't do the elastic after years of trying.

This combined Ronaldinho/Ronaldo (as labelled by Brazilian Soccer School nomenclature) dribbling sequence would probably be the flashiest move in football. Christiano does it so well.

Note it is the move the mature Scottish gent does. The kid confuses the first move.

The mature gent does the Ronaldinho first. Then he does the Ronaldo.

Because I've been practising these moves for a few years now, and doing some of the Brazilian fundamentals, I can now do things I thought were virtually impossible a few years ago.

Remember it helps to do the techniques slowly at first. Christiano often does this move to intimidate opponents, then passes them using a Ronaldo chop, or a change of pace with a body swerve. Commentators just call it magic.

[* Kids achieved 1500 touches +.[/quote]

touches is good but touches with decision making is far better imo. good players make good decisons ,

touches is good but touches with decision making is far better imo. good players make good decisons , [/quote]








Very true, Dirk.

However, they have to have the basic tools to perform successfully in SSGs and 11 v 11 games.

There are better touches in quality than others no doubt.

Edited by Decentric: 22/4/2011 08:51:50 AM

After taking the last session with the H club, I'll be taking them again after Easter in two weeks.

There were a few problems which need rectifying:

1. Very few of the players at H club nailed the body swerve. It is fundamental in wrong footing players.

What I'll do is more of the Matthews' Cut version where the players use the inside of one foot at 45 degrees, then move the ball with the outside of the foot at 45 degrees. This repeats and repeats.

By doing this the body shape naturally moves the same as the body swerve. As a right footer there is an inside dribble with the touch of the inside of the foot. This move simulates the body swerve, with the same body shape, where there is just a body fake. Then the outside of the foot at 45 degrees takes the ball the other way with Mathews' Cut and the body swerve. By using the Matthews' Cut it will act as a precursor to the body swerve. At least they will have a technique to wrong foot opponents.

I will also use it with a passive defender. Instead they will dribble with the instep of the foot towards the passive defender, then inside of the foot 45 degrees then outside of the foot 45 degrees. The second part of this move should take them past the defender.

The players seemed to enjoy working against the passive defender. This is another move, as well as the body swerve, where a player can do this.

2. Sharp Cut.

I must teach it as one of the more fundamental and easier moves.

This is taught by some as a linear move with a passive defender. I think most players will find it easier than any other. The problem is I have only just learnt it. I haven't been able to access a big enough mirror to watch my own body shape when I perrform it. I could look like a goose!!!!

I want coach C to evaluate it. He is not a particularly good dribbler. Nevertheless, he will give accurate feedback on my attempts at the Sharp Cut technique as a diagnostician, and should be able to rectify any flaws in my technique. He is still in England with the Australian Vikings futsal team.

Coach A would do the Sharp Cut well. Coach A could demonstrate it well. He is a former Egypt international and AEK Athens player. My only problem with him, is his shift work, and intermittent reliability.

I hope to be doing the Sharp Cut in the next session in two weeks, so the kids can do it as an easier technique, again with a passive defender.


3. H team's shocking juggling, hence weakness in receiving balls in the air.

When I turned up to training, a familiar scenario recurred. Most of the team were in a goal mouth with one ball and people shooting. The ratio to ball was about 18 to to 1 , including coaches.

I intend to educate the club coaches at H to have all kids either juggling individually or in pairs until any session starts in the future. Nelson McEvoy always sugests this as good practice. I have found it to be true.

The club coaches, like so many in this state, wanted to take them for a run to warm up. Hopefully, their practices will change as I convince coaches about the value of individual and paired juggling for kids arriving at different times to training.

4. Not enough cones, poles.


Positives of training session with club H.

1. H teams had a reasonable work ethic and had a majority of switched on kids. They were a pleasure to coach.

2. Their coaches were extremely appreciative and a pleasure to work with. They were eager to set set up grids using cones that I wanted. They also wanted to learn what I was imparting to their players.

3. Club H are happy to have the refugee footballers at the next session. I will have an extra 10 refugee players from Burma and Nepal, but probably minus equipment. The youth worker bringing them has sound organisational qualities. Hopefully I'll have coach C with me, but he may not be able to get to session because of work commitments.


I'll be out of contact for many days again on a recreational fishing trip.

Happy Easter all.


Edited by Decentric: 24/4/2011 04:53:45 PM

Judy Free wrote:

Decentric, I understand your urgency to get the top level asap. But you can't make that leap from the mailroom to the CEO's job on the back of a 2 week tafe course.





Chips, I have no interest in being a top level coach whatsoever.

State coaches have to travel up and down the state for a long season from November to September and organise the logistics for communal coaching sessions for players from three regions.

They have to go away for a few weeks with 16 kids at Coffs' Harbour. To me that is like being on a school camp for two weeks. A nightmare!!!!

Rep/state/ institute/ state league coaches also have to omit players from squads for big tournaments/matches. It brings no pleasure to me.

Edited by Decentric: 1/5/2011 11:06:04 PM

Looks like your email has been referred, General.

Kurt Reynolds, Technical Director of Football Federation Tasmania, contacted me last week, via mobile. I was on a boat in a remote area of Tasmania on a recreational fishing trip for the week.

I was going to contact him.

Kurt is a revelation. His three predecessors were all paternalistic, patronising and to an extent, control freaks. They were all imported from elsewhere.

Kurt is a Tasmanian. He understands the local football milieu and its unique idiosyncracies. He has played for Australia. He captained the Young Socceroos and he played for some period in the NSL. He exuded a pleasant, friendly manner, which differs greatly from his three predecessors. I came into contact with him at a Tony Franken coaching seminar I attended recently.

Thanks for the email you sent to FFA, General. It is nice for proactivity from others.

Kurt has offered FFT assistance to the project. His predecessors would all have wanted to run the show!!!

We will be meeting in the next few days.

Edited by Decentric: 2/5/2011 12:43:11 PM

Edited by Decentric: 5/5/2011 08:06:46 PM

=d> Tell him he is a champ from me! This is what we need more of from the FFA and the state federations.

I met with the state TD today. It was a productive meeting.

Interesting that some current long term appointee Football Federation Tasmania officials told him he should steer well clear of FFE. Still we have a new CEO, a new president and a new TD and things seem to be progressing. I'm in frequent touch with the new president about US college soccer scholarships.

I was surprised how wide FFA's charter is concerning football for migrants, disabled and indigenous communities.

FFT has made inroads into 25% of Tasmanian schools-about 50 out of 200. This is again good. In the past as teachers we had to hassle FFT to send coaches to take sessions with kids in schools. Now they are more proactive.

It seems like we probably can co-exist with FFT.

They are looking at providing public liabiliy and insurance for FFE. It makes it easier becase we are non-profit beevolent orgnaisation with no business name.

Since FFE sets out as an adjunct we may be able to forge a productive relationship, with FFT offering assistance. In the past the TDs would have wanted to take over FFE.

We meet next time with my co-coach C, currently overseas with Vikings Futsal Australian under 14s, and the state TD's second in charge in the FFT coaching ranks.

The state TD did emphasise that the new FFA curriculum is not KNVB, although essentially written by Berger who is KNVB trained. He wanted to make that distinction between what I set out to impart as KNVB training ground methodology.



Edited by Decentric: 5/5/2011 12:39:35 PM

He wasn't sure about the source of his email informing him about FFE.

He will have to go back and sort through 200 emails, but he promised to do it.

I'll thank him on your behalf if the email came via you through FFA head office.

I did send it via head office so not sure how it was forwarded on, my original email may have been attached to the one sent to him.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVKgen5ZRBI&feature=related

Took another session today with a junior club. The same as a fortnight ago.

Last time I decided I needed to introduce the sharp Cut. In the aforementioned video, I don't think it works as a movement in a straight line.

Today I tried it as a lateral exercise. It didn't work at all well.

I'll try it as a diagonal exercise, which I've done before in training by myself, but it means setting up cones for one specific technique in a training session. I have another Brazilian Soccer Schools one, the Kleberson, a good diagonal technique, but it is too difficult for the players at this stage.

The sharp cut was done well by one player when we tried a linear movement drill with a passive defender. The rest of the the body shape was wrong for all other players.

Other than that, the session went superbly. Most players learnt the body swerve. As a precursory technique to encourage the initial fake, we did the Matthews Cut. Few achieved it with a passive defender, but by faking the body to the left, they achieved the body swerve against a passive defender, which was the object of the next exercise.



Edited by Decentric: 6/5/2011 08:55:07 AM

This is a good SSG from the KNVB.

It works on shooting.



@................... 1.....................1......................@








@....................1.....................1.......................@


Key:
@ = corner flag
1 = goal post



KNVB course book recommends a grid of 40m x 20 m.

For last night's under 12s only had about 20 metres from one goal to another. There were no goalies.

With 14 players and the two assistant coaches comprising 4 teams of 4 ( each team of similar ability), I moved teams around two different SSGs.



The SSG other was this.

@..................1.....1.................@


1

1


@.................1.....1..................@


There is an opposite goal to the one delineated on the left. I can't mark it properly using the computer.

There are four goals in a grid of 15 metres by 15. Every time the ball goes out, players need to take a quick corner.

I made a rule of teams having to pass twice before scoring.


The first SSG is conducive to kids scoring a lot of goals. It was great to see some of the less technically proficient, and less talented players scoring goals.

The second SSG involved passing in confined spaces, but still scoring goals. One looks at developing combination play.


Both 4x4 games involved players playing 1-2-1 shape with diamond formation. The two assistant coaches weren't allowed to tackle, could play one or two touch and weren't allowed to shoot for goal.
There was also an onus to create passing lanes when teams had the ball and to close them down when they didn't.


The SSGs were the last part of training.

The plan was:

1. Technique acquisition through explicit instruction then kids practised by themselves, then with low pressure, passive defenders.

1a Techniques in games in context to reinforce techniques.

2. 4x4 SSGs.


It was interesting to see how much more the kids enjoyed the SSGs and any game to reinforce techniques. This team needs the explicit technique instruction so much though.



Edited by Decentric: 6/5/2011 11:10:55 AM

My co-coach, C , has just arrived back from an England after travelling with the Vikings to the world championships. He spent some time at Everton and Manchester City youth academies.

I'll post some of the stuff he learnt over the next few weeks.


I'll also have to say the kids I've coached from the district junior club are improving at a rapid rate. We should be able to incorporate the refugees this week.

We also have a further meeting with the state FFA TD, his next in charge - plus coach C from FFE, and yours truly. The dialogue has been quite constructive. ATM the state branch of FFA intend to provide extra equipment (balls) for the refugees to participate and integrate.

I'm quite pleased with the way things are coming together.

We should also have an Australian rep as one of our mentor/role models for the young kids this week.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faSqc5va4Ls

I can't get over how good this exercise is.

From beginners to advanced players it can be incrementally made more difficult to suit the talent/experience/skill of the players.

For top players, like in the video, one can push the distance out between the two players. The Barca guys have the advantage of an excellent playing surface too.

When the players tried this last week at the junior club where I took FFE, the grass was long with an uneven surface. Given the lack of
co-ordination of a few of the players, and the deficient technique with others, this was quite a challenging exercise to perform. Even with the cones set out only about 3 metres apart- not like the 18-20 metres apart like the Barca players in the video, it was challenging.

Personally I like two poles, rather than cones. I think it simulates a player more and makes it easier.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVKgen5ZRBI&feature=related

I think I'm starting to nail this, at last.

I'm experimenting with using it as a linear exercise like in the video.

The Everton youth coach taught it the same way as in the video.

Edited by Decentric: 9/5/2011 01:42:46 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVKgen5ZRBI&feature=related


I thought I had this activity nailed.

I even had kids standing on the spot doing a sharp cut left, then sharp cut right. It seemed great in theory, but failed again in practice.

I feel like I must be doing it better, but the results were abysmal. Once agin I only had one player performing a few correctly. Unfortunately, I had the local football media there. A football website which 1400 Tasmanians visit daily. The journo , very knowledgeable about the game, observed this awful failure!!!:(

At this junior club, the assistant coach was sick, the club head coach was sick, my co-coach C was sick. One really misses all that help.

I also found two kids who sulked through the technical work, particularly when I split them up. If it had been my team, and I wasn't a visiting coach, I would have encouraged, even recommended they leave the training session option. The seemed to switch on a bit in any game reinforcement of a specific technique.

Then with the aforementioned KNVB 4v4 exercise (a few posts back) at the end of today's session, with two big goals and where teams/players often score a number of goals, they loved it. Both had powerful shots and banged them in. I couldn't believe that they actually enjoyed it so much after sulking ther way through the technique work.




Edited by Decentric: 12/5/2011 11:42:48 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faSqc5va4Ls


Even more than last week, I can't get over how good this drill is. Excellent for first touch dragging the ball away from players with first touch, and, with both feet. Then an accurate pass is paramount.

Xabi is considered one of the best in the world at this. Note how he often gets away from his opponent with the first touch. First touch is about where one places the ball in relation to the body, not just proximity/closeness to the foot.


I thought the game reinforcement for it would be great too. I'll post it in the next post.

This should have been a useful game to reinforce the preceding Directional Control from Barcelona Academy.

Players just needed to one or two touch the ball and pass with the inside of the foot to hit one player, it, trying to dodge the ball in the middle with this following activity.

One creates a circle or half circle. Use use a square maked with cones if you have no lines. The centre circle of half of it is a good grid.


.........Po...@
........@.........@..P
Po...@...................@..P

@............P..............@..P
...@....................@..P
..P.....@.............@
...........Po..@

P denotes player
o denotes ball
@ denotes cone or delineates a cricle


There is one player in the middle of the circle who is called 'it'.

Players on the outside of the circle will receive the ball from other players balls that miss 'it'.

Players on outside of the circle try and inside of the foot shoot/pass at the player in the middle who is 'it'.


Outside players can use inside of the foot passing, or two touch, to try and hit 'it' below the knee.


If 'it ' is hit, they are out. They are replaced by the person who hit 'it' with the ball.

I used to have more than one player in the middle as 'its', but since I'm now obsessed by number of touches, only one player, 'it', is not using the ball at a time.

Initially, it is probably best used for inside of the foot one and two touch passing/shooting.

Use two, three, four balls, five balls to get more touches from outside players.

This is part of 1.b in a four phase KNVB coaching module.

This reinforces particular technique instruction with a 'game' in what a child defines as a game - fun activity. This is integral to children/youth learning football and enjoying it.

This is an intemediary step between the instructed skill, 1.a and KNVB phase 2. 4v4 SSGs.


IN theory it should have been good. In practice the football intent was problematic. The problem was, after the kids had had so much intense technique work, with a few dribbling games, they absolutely loved it. They had great fun. The problem - the football development through reinforcement wasn't happening!!!
#-o

The dilemma. Given the laughter and the sense of enjoyment, I didn't want to stop it, but they were wildy blasting balls at each other in the middle, meaning the receiving and passing went out the window.

Then I went into the 4v4 D KNVB SSGs. The same as last week.

All kids seemed to enjoy those.

The kids touched the ball approximately 1400 times. I had a parent counting.

I think they touched it about 1200 times, before the KNVB 4v4 SSGs, but I could be wrong.

I had a distracted and loquacious mother counting. Essentially, her focus at training was gossip, not her son's touches of the ball.

KNVB and Clarefontaine recommend 2000 touches per week to the developing player. We are well on track.


Another pleasing phenomenon is that about half the players are practising between sessions. Moreover, they are disseminating the technical knowledge to mates in the playground at school and siblings and friends at home or on the street or parks. This is the objective of FFE.:d

I am also really pleased with the improvement of the players.o:)

The only problem is that due to circumstances and inertia of other junior regions and senior clubs, this club, H, is currently the recipient of all the knowledge.

This club is already displaying clever deception and one on one techniques in their last game. Already half the team are confident at body swerving and beating opponents. We used a precursory Matthews' Cut to teach the body swerve last week, even though I've been ineffectual in teaching the sharp cut!!!!

The objective is that the information will be distributed more equally amongst clubs, but that won't be too far away I hope.



Edited by Decentric: 13/5/2011 12:08:56 AM

Stationary techniques:
1. Inside of the foot left to right.
2. Brazilian inside sole of foot left to right.
3. Sole of foot pushed right out in front and back, right and left, left and right.
4. Brazilian step overs, stationary.
5. Reverse step overs stationary.

These were the stationary techniques I used at the first demonstration session for FFE.

I've added a few more too.

3. It is too difficult without a precursory, easier technique. My mistake. I should have done simpler sole of the foot moving the ball backwards and forwards and sideways left and right, not fully extending the foot. The full extension is great for advanced kids. I should've used the easier version in the first session.

I have also added the sharp cut. In a stationary position kids do left and right sharp cuts, whilst waiting for any partner to perform a drill. Kids didn't opt to do it when they could, or confused it with stationary echnnique 1.

I also added inside/outside with one foot. This is to reinforce the Mwatthews' Cut and body swerve. It involves a step to the left and a step to the right. I thought it worked well.

For a challenge i asked kids to do inside and outside with same foot by just standing on one stationary foot - how many touches before they put their foot down.

Now I do stationary dribbling techniques.

1. Inside of the foot, left to right, right to left.
2. Brazilian sole of foot, inside to inside, left to right, right to left.
3. Sharp cut, right to left, left to right.
4. Sole of foot, forwards/backwards, left to right sideways, without maximum extension.
5. Sole of foot with maximum extension. This involves pushing the ball as far away from the body as one can as one can, bringing it back to the instep.
6. Inside of the foot with a step, outside of the foot with a step.
7. Balanced on one foot, see how many inside outside touches one can do before foot has to touch the ground.
8. Brazilian stepover, stationary.
9. reverse step over, in patterns of 1, 2,3.

I'm not sure about value of 7 yet.

By using the stationary techniques whenever players are waiting in a line, or waiting for a partner, it can increase touches by about 500 per session. It also improves behaviour management of players and adds to their fitness. They have little time when they are immobile in a session, apart from listening to coaching instructions.

Not once do I organise any running session without the ball. This was also the status quo at Everton and Manchester City youth academies.

Edited by Decentric: 13/5/2011 12:43:42 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FogGzrYVL3c&feature=related



I tried to impart this as the difficult technique at the end of the dribbling/deception technique session.

Apart from the convalescing coach, nobody could do this. I find it easy. I was surprised none of the kids could do it, but they may be overloaded with new technique acquisition.

Glad to hear you are enjoying the coaching, as a coach it is how you bring the session to life and not just the exercises.
On skill acquisition , if you following the teaching games for understanding methodology ther are 3 phases. 1. initial skill acquisition, 2 transfer of skill to game 3 retention of skill. The block teaching ie isolated skills is good at phase 1 but fails on 2 and 3.

decentric talking to himself on a daily basis.

Too funny but at the same time a clear reflection of this guys mental condition.

Can you expand, Dirk?

I really reflected on that Rene Maulensteen article you posted. It was thought provoking, which made me reappraise some aspects of coaching practice.

The one on one stuff is significant in the Man U programme. I have also thought about putting more into my coaching sessions. I saw a state youth coach do a lot of it.




Edited by Decentric: 15/5/2011 01:15:21 PM