By Decentric - 7 Mar 2013 8:55 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Om1iQUZ-pfg&feature=related
I have a dilemma with some players.
The above exercise, demonstrated by Barca head coach, Tito Vilanova, I have found to be a useful training tool, like many on here. This is for first touch and accurate passing involving both feet.
I thought all players in a squad I'm coaching would do this easily. Yet some have shown up some awful body shape deficiencies and really struggle with this technique, in isolation, as shown in the video. Nevertheless, most of these guys are effective at passing the ball when playing under pressure in games.
Conventional Skills Acquisition Program doctrine is that don't change something that works efficiently. However, I feel like some players may be held back later on. I'm concerned that in terms of having deficient technique, it could limit their options.
I also notice in the the video, that one of the Barcelona players in particular, doesn't put his opposite arm across the body from the foot he is passing with. His body shape is sound though.
At a recent SAP course, some of us asked the instructor to demonstrate copybook striking the ball practice, particularly for gaining distance. The position of the arm opposite the striking foot was new to all the participating coaches, bar one.
We now have a number of high level rep and club coaches who view 442 Performance. I just wonder their thoughts, as well as any others, on this matter.
I've coached karate and been the recipent of high level tennis coaching. Explicit technique development is paramount in these sports.
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By dirkvanadidas - 9 Mar 2013 7:49 AM
Decentric wrote:nickk wrote:
If they have been told to use the opposite foot to receive it then they will never be able to practice what would be the most effective combination for players that are really one footed. If they are using the opposite foot i don;t think worrying about their body shape will do much, maybe do some exercises where they pass and receive using their weak foot.
I know sometimes the very elite of the elite can sometimes get away from being one footed, but most pro players cannot. A lot more of the contemporary drills force players to develop their weakest foot. This was an issue that Pim Verbeek identified as a weakness in Australian players compared to Korea and Japan. I'm not sure whether this is in the FFA NC, but I see development of the weaker foot as being integral in a player's development.
2 footed exercises ,Its in the SAP , a course i believe you have attended
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