End of Hive, Goalkeepers, and coaching effectiveness

Hi Everyone,

I’m back from my staycation! Whilst we had 2 days of downpours it was nice to get away and the kids had a great time which is really all that matters. Football-wise we’ve seen the closing of the FA’s Hive hub, it’s such a shame as it was a great resource to many coaches. We’ve also seen mass layoffs of coach educators at the local FA’s which again is a massive shame for those people especially (losing your job in uncertain times is awful) but also to those either starting out or moving on to the next levels. Hopefully, the FA will have an effective plan to support our coaches. Right on to the top ten…

Top Ten of the Week

1. Anyone not a goalkeeper coach but wants to understand more about goalkeeper analysis should follow John Harrison on Twitter. the way he breaks things down and talks through his points is amazing! have a look at this one about David De Gea from Spain’s match against Germany

   John Harrison @Jhdharrison1

   #DeGea vs #Germany #UEFANationsLeague Analysis: Last night #DeGea dropped a man of the match performance against #Germany which allowed #Spain to snatch a draw in their first Nations League game of 2020. Headline numbers: 7 Saves -> 5.99 ExSaves -> 1.01 Goals Saved #GKUnion

   

2. Sometimes as coaches we can neglect the goalkeepers but the FA YouTube channel has some great resources. Here they talk about integrating goalkeepers into your sessions

   FA Learning @FALearning

   🧤 𝙂𝙤𝙖𝙡𝙠𝙚𝙚𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 🧤 💡 Session Insights 🤝 Recruitment ⚽ Integrating Goalkeepers Into Team Sessions There’s loads of goalkeeping discussion over on the FA Learning YouTube channel 📺👇

3. Another amazing thread from John here on analysis on the importance of goalkeepers claiming crosses and sweeping behind defenders. after looking into this, how can you help your goalkeepers be more effective at both elements of their game?

   John Harrison @Jhdharrison1

   THREAD: Over the past year has Dean #Henderson staked a realistic claim to be #ManchesterUnited’s number 1 #Goalkeeper ahead of David #DeGea? I will mainly investigate an area of GKing that receives little statistical analysis: Cross Claiming & Sweeping #MUFC #GKUnion

   

4. Things to think about when you're building your relationships with your players. maybe look to one of these four pillars to understand if one isn't quite right if you're struggling to get through to a player.

   Daniel Abrahams @DanAbrahams77

   Coach-athlete relationship model from Professor Sophia Jowett (@JowettSophia): - Closeness (of the relationship) - Commitment (to the relationship) - Complementarity (cooperative relationship) - Co-orientation (perceptions coach-athlete have of each other) 20 years of research!

5. Have you looked at defending out of possession with your teams? This video goes through some key points

   FA Learning @FALearning

   Defending out of possession ⛔⚽ From developing central defenders to low block and emergency defending within the national teams. There is loads of great discussion on defending out of possession at YouTube.com/FALearning 📺 Take a look 👇

   

6. I love Ted Talks and this is a great one from David Epstein about the effects of early specialization

   https://www.ted.com/talks/david_epstein_why_specializing_early_doesn_t_always_mean_career_success

7. Foundation age coaching with 5 things you can do to improve your effectiveness as a coach. which of the 5 do you already do and is there anything else you think could be added to this list?

   Foundation Age Coaching @FAgeCoaching

   Looking to improve your coaching? Consider these 5 ideas

   

   buff.ly5 Simple Tweaks to Improve your Effectiveness as a Coach - Foundation Age CoachingAny youth soccer coach will tell you that if there was a guaranteed way to get at least 1% more […]

8. The FA's guide on how to help players 5-11 be more creative and exciting on the ball. This may be for 5-11 but could definitely apply to older ages too.

   FA Learning @FALearning

   💡 "In order to be creative and exciting on the ball, players must know that any attempt to do something unusual or different will be valued." Want to help young players to develop exciting and creative play? Start by changing your own mindset ⚽👇

9. Believe HQ's points on what great coaches think, say, and do. Do you agree with any of these?

   BelievePerform @BelievePHQ

   What do great coaches think, say and do

   

10. Recommended podcast here from Sam Holmshaw called the sports coaching podcast. This time he has Marianne Davies from UKCoaching talking about if coaches should follow a technical framework or guidelines in skill acquisition.

    The Sports Coaching Podcast🎙with Sam Holmshaw🎓 @The_SC_Podcast

    If you haven't already check out our latest episode with @Marianne_D1 from @_UKCoaching discussing 'if coaches should follow a technical framework or guidelines in skill acquisition' Great listen for any of the @EcoDynIZW school of thought! Listen here👉bit.ly/2S9uzp2

    

Thanks again for joining me this week. Please do you the share button below to pass this on to anyone coaching or interested in coaching. Have a great weekend and week.