Category: Coaching

Developing a growth mindset…

by Rhys Desmond, posted in Coach Education, Coaching, Masterclasses, Masterclasses, Player Education, Sport Psychology

In the movie of my life, I always portray myself as some hopeless art loser the moment I thrust myself into an art project. The reality of the situation is that I’m actually totally fine at drawing, painting…even dare I say…colouring…especially when given the right tools or the right level of instruction. In fact, if I had ever stepped out of my hopeless art loser shell and took say…a painting class, I likely would have developed useful knowledge, skills and maybe even new attitudes, that could have transformed my entire art mindset for life. Our abilities are not fixed in time, and can change with practice and help. So it’s important to approach any challenges or perceived inabilities with a growth mindset, and positive self-talk. That’s why in this article I’m going to be giving you tips and tricks to establishing a growth mindset. And cut the scene.

The characteristics of a thriving football team

by TMS Staff, posted in Coach Education, Coaching, Masterclasses

ictorious, gain the title of a champion and achieve the type of success they want to reach. So with that, here are some of the vital characteristics of a thriving football team.

Coaching Automatisms – Rehearsed Patterns of Play

by Rhys Desmond, posted in Coach Education, Coaching, Masterclasses, Sport Psychology, Subscriber Exclusives

In the past few years, I have adopted an almost entirely games-based approach to coaching. Everything is based within scenarios and situations players encounter in the game, and related to rehearsed actions on where to be in different situations players encounter on a football pitch. These are what the footballing world call "patterns of play", and what some top managers in the game have dubbed "automatizations".

Constructing my dream soccer club

by Rhys Desmond, posted in Coaching

. Think of how many kids quit before they even get to high school, because it's just no longer fun. Once you think about that, then come back to me with your complaints

Train of Thought – How rewarding one-touch goals can improve players’ dribbling

by Travis Norsen, posted in Coach Education, Coaching, Masterclasses

The mental side of the beautiful game is at least as important as the physical side, but is often neglected by coaches in training sessions. In this series, Travis Norsen, author of Play With Your Brain, will discuss small tweaks to standard training exercises and the large positive effects they can have on players’ decision-making and soccer intelligence. This week, Travis explores how rewarding one-touch goals can improve players' dribbling.

Train of Thought – The value of playing with touch restrictions

by Travis Norsen, posted in Coach Education, Coaching, Masterclasses

The mental side of the beautiful game is at least as important as the physical side, but is often neglected by coaches in training sessions. In this series, Travis Norsen, author of Play With Your Brain, will discuss small tweaks to standard training exercises and the large positive effects they can have on players’ decision-making and soccer intelligence. This week, Travis explores the value of using one-touch restrictions in your sessions.

Premier League Tactics 2020-21 – Ebook

by Rhys Desmond, posted in Coach Education, Coaching, Formations, Masterclasses, Premier League, Subscriber Exclusives

After analyzing each and every single Premier League team this year, we now share all of our insight on the 2020-21 season in the form of this book. But the book is far from just a copy and paste of what can already be found on the website. In fact, there are very few things in the entire 72 pages that you will find on our site. The book features a breakdown of each and every single club in the league, including their system and style of play, their personnel, their strengths, weaknesses, key players and more. It does not attempt to be an exhaustive list of every single thing about each and every Premier League team this season, rather an overview of the most crucial tactical features to their success or lack thereof in 2020-21.

Train of Thought – Situating training exercises in their appropriate place on the pitch

by Travis Norsen, posted in Coach Education, Coaching, Masterclasses

The mental side of the beautiful game is at least as important as the physical side, but is often neglected by coaches in training sessions. In this series, Travis Norsen, author of Play With Your Brain, will discuss small tweaks to standard training exercises and the large positive effects they can have on players’ decision-making and soccer intelligence. This week, Travis explores why you should situate your training exercises in their appropriate place on the pitch.