Chapter nine details how athlete's make decisions on the field, and the range of factors that go into harnessing optimal athlete decision making.
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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.
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.
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Why games-based learning leads to more long-term gains
As coaches, the vast majority of us want what is best for our athletes. But there still exists a never-ending divide between what is deemed more valuable by the standards of today, as opposed to the ways coaches learned in the past. Modern-day coaches will emphasize fun and enjoyment through games, and old-school coaches will … Continue reading Why games-based learning leads to more long-term gains
Adopting a player-centered approach to coaching
Leadership is a process that not only involves you having influence over groups or individuals, but as those same individuals or groups having influence over you. You cannot thrive as a leader without your followers also inspiring you to reach your true potential. This is precisely why we must create an athlete-centered approach to the environments we build when coaching.
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