Chapter nine details how athlete's make decisions on the field, and the range of factors that go into harnessing optimal athlete decision making.
Category: Masterclasses
Coaching Craft – Chapter 8 – Session Facilitation
Chapter eight takes you through how to facilitate challenging & fun sessions for your players, keeping your learning outcomes and principles of play in mind.
Why all footballers need to be versatile
As young players develop their game and often get pigeon-held into certain positions and roles, I often encourage them to develop variety and versatility within the number of roles and positions they can play.
Coaching Craft – Chapter 7 – Session Planning & Design
This chapter takes you through how to develop optimal sport-specific, game-realistic sessions to support athlete development and long-term growth.
Stina Blackstenius – Player Analysis
After a semi-final finish at the Euros in 2022 and a silver medal at the Olympics in 2020, Sweden will again be one of the favourites for the 2023 World Cup. Many of their stars are now into the twilight of their careers, but one who remains in their prime is Stina Blackstenius, their power-house centre-forward capable of banging in the goals. Here is a brief analysis of Blackstenius, and why she will be integral to Sweden's success in 2023.
Coaching Craft – Chapter 6 – Games-Based Learning
This chapter details why a games-based learning approach is the most beneficial methodology for long-term athlete development.
Grace Geyoro – Player Analysis
In spite of their semi-final finish, France still showed enough promise in 2022 to make them one of the favourites heading into the 2023 Women's World Cup. The one area of the field in which they've lost some of their key figureheads in recent years is in central midfield, which should make it all the more imperative for Grace Geyoro to play an important role once more. Here is what Geyoro brings to France, and why she's one of the best midfielders on the planet.
Coaching Craft – Chapter 5 – Modern Day Coaching Methodologies
This chapter details the power of positive psychology and how you never want to be an athlete's last coach.
