Amazing present from the Italian FA

Hi Everyone,

I so excited about this week’s top ten as it includes an amazing gift from the Italian FA. They have released even more of the Uefa Pro License thesis’ from some of the games’ greatest thinkers who came through their coaching school.

Professional leagues are now back in full flow with pre-seasons shortened you can really see the effects it’s having on those who had less time than others. Lastly here in the UK, we’ve had tighter rules including, essentially, banning of indoor football. Outdoor is still going but if outbreaks continue to worsen we may be back to no football again. Anyway on to the top 10.

The Top Ten

1. So apparently the Italian FA have made a load more Uefa pro license thesis' available! so enjoy the inner footballing brains of

   Inzaghi, Crespo, Donadoni, Sarri, Pirlo & Allegri.

   Dalibor Plavsic @DaliborPlavsic_

   🇮🇹⚽️ UEFA Pro Licenses Thesis' ✍️Inzaghi, Crespo, Donadoni, Sarri, Pirlo & Allegri Hint: There is a surprise in the link ⭐️ dropbox.com/sh/mw5lnzaqu9s… Share, Educate, Spark your Curiosity & Continue to Grow🧠Enjoy!

   

   dropbox.comItalian FA - Thesis DocumentsShared with Dropbox

2. How much do you train deception? I think it's an essential too to all players no matter what the position. Take a look at this video of Sergio Basquets

   Paul McGuinness @Paulmcg8

   Disguise (small late movements) as you receive - feigns in possession & disguised passes shots crosses increase a player’s range of options - coaches can improve their own coaching toolbox 🧰 by adding the teaching of disguise watch Busquets youtu.be/xQBBgtaDJ5g via @YouTube

   

   youtu.beSergio Busquets - The Art of DeceptionAnalyzing Sergio Busquets’ ability to fool defenders with body orientation. Twitter: https://twitter.com/finalthrd

3. A replay of the webinar from the half-time review by Fraser Stewart (head of goalkeeping at the Scottish FA) on Developing Goalkeepers through best practice.

   The Half-Time Review @halftimereview

   Our webinar on “Developing Goalkeepers through best practice” with Fraser Stewart (@froco1411) is now LIVE on our YouTube channel. WATCH HERE 👉 youtu.be/afMcBoLOPDE

   

   youtu.beThe Half-Time Review - Fraser Stewart - Developing Goalkeepers through best practiceFraser Stewart, Head of Goalkeeping at the Scottish FA focused on several key topics including; youth-senior coaching, key goalkeeping attributes, match day ...

4. Do you coach your own child or know someone who does. Take a look at this from UK Coaching

   UK Coaching @_UKCoaching

   With so many parents acting as household coaches in lockdown, the value of the coach is becoming more widely appreciated If you're thinking of coaching your own child, we've ✍️ some advice to ensure a ➕ experience for all 🆕 for #UKCoachingWeek2020 bit.ly/2ZOTtxV

   

5. An interesting video from Marcelo Bielsa. Essentially saying world-class players come up with solutions themselves but average players believe they have limits and his job as a coach is to help them find those solutions

   Juani Jimena @JimenaJuani

   Bielsa in Amsterdam Perhaps this is ONE of the reasons why all the players who have been under Bielsa, say they have improved, and have done things that they did not believe they could do. #bielsa #lufc

   

6. Another great video from Eddie Jones. about players being able to take ownership of decisions on the field. Are you coaching your players to have the bravery to make on-field decisions for the team?

   AndrewBrownhill @AndrewBrownhil

   Eddie Jones on the importance of player lead decision making 👇 🗣"You want people on the field to make the decisions. You can teach people to go there but you don't know what the opposition are going to do. That's when you need the players to make the decisions"

   

7. I wanted this in my top ten as it got me thinking about this. How many situations as a coach am I putting my players in to make decisions, to recognise the problems, and to allow them to try different solutions to develop their knowledge of the game?

   Todd Beane @_ToddBeane

   RESEARCH: The “best players develop a huge library of sport-specific patterns of play in their memory – based on the general situation, the match context and specific knowledge of their opponents – to subconsciously assign probabilities of each action occurring. (Williams) #TOVO

   

8. A scientific study into the effects of sprint interval training on performance and lactate build up in adolescent footballers. conclusion...sprint training has a positive effect.

   footballscience @MCRumpf

   Changes in lactate kinetics underpin soccer performance adaptations to cycling-based sprint interval training #footballresearch #footballspecificinfographics

   

9. I found this stat amazing from Everton’s game last week. Do we place too much emphasis on running around rather than positioning?

   Oliver Morgan @OliverJohnM

   Nice reminder for us that physical metrics aren’t the be all and end all in some positions considering James Rodriguez’s performance yesterday.

   

10. Definitely worth a listen if you want to hear about top people at the top of their profession, with athlete-centered approaches to development. great tips on helping your players on the mental side of the game.

    Daniel Abrahams @DanAbrahams77

    On this week's episode of The Sport Psych Show I speak with women's national coach developer for the FA, Amy Price @AmyPrice_10 Amy and I speak in depth about game understanding and helping athletes build meta-cognitive skills. A fantastic listen apple.co/361ENzc

    

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