More news on the restart!

Hi Everyone,

Two things I’ll start off my newsletter with today. First, we’re closer to knowing when we’ll be allowed to restart grassroots and Non-league football. With the government giving the go ahead but The FA now need to submit their plans to the government, which will hopefully be approved and we will then get guidence on the next steps. Secondly, This week the world of gymnastics has been rocked with the revelation of abuse and the normalisation of abuse within both elite and grassroots gymnastics. Read the story here.

Relating this back to football, we can see at elite level the more sucessful managers are able to stretch and challenge their players more emotionally intelligent ways, knowing their players and how to get them to perform. It’s not all cuddles, hugs, and laughs as Klopp, Pochettino, Guardiola, Dyche etc tell their players in no uncertain terms when they’re in the wrong, however, they seem to have a great understanding of their players as human beings and when to use the carrot and when to use the stick. The days of total authoritarian coaching, with belittling and “character building” environments are gone, which, with gymnastics, and we’ll see with other sports as more athletes feel brave enough to speak out, is all the better for creating both great atheletes but also create people.

Right on to the Top Ten…oh sorry one more thing. If you haven’t had a chance to complete my survey, please do here. lots of you have completed it so thank you. I’ll kep it open for the rest of July.

Top Ten of the week

1. This is what I was alluding to earlier. It is possible to create a high challenge environment without abuse. Dan Wright takes a short look into the model that helps you create that environment.

   Dan Wright @coachdanwright

   @GaryCurneen @TPiMBW This might be useful guys. There are a few models and papers behind 'high challenge and high support'. I've also used this a conversation starter with players.

   

   

2. What do you think about the statement from Dan Abrahams. do you motivate players or do you teach them the tools to motivate themselves, or even do both?

   Daniel Abrahams @DanAbrahams77

   It's not a necessity to motivate players..it's a necessity to help players motivate themselves (and each other!) Read that line. Have a think about it. A slight twist on the ordinary? A slightly different view of motivation? Today's 'Thought of the Day' linkedin.com/posts/dan-abra…

   

3. Nice infographic from BelievePerform on different ways to develop creative youth players

   BelievePerform @BelievePHQ

   10 ways to develop creative youth players

   

4. When trying to create an environment to help players be more creative, ask yourself these 6 questions.

   Annemieke Griffin @StatuMentis

   “Creative players do not just happen magically, they are a product of the environment in which they play and train.”

   

5. For those in the FDP and YDP former Man Utd Youth coach Paul McGuiness talking about the benefits of mixed age peer learning.

   Paul McGuinness @Paulmcg8

   The positives of having a big brother or sister to learn from & challenge you can be replicated to some effect by coaches who understand the potential huge benefits of mixed age peer learning https://t.co/lOkzjYqUm5

   

   

   

   

   

   Ministry of Football @MinistryOfFooty

   @Paulmcg8 https://t.co/JgsgdtECNh Are these attributes the result of a coach? Or of growing up with a big brother? Demographics may be more important than coaching. How much of this do we understand and what is the potential for developing players - especially goal-scorers? https://t.co/ovmTG9UYp6

6. Without trying to sound like Thanos from "The Avengers" defeat is inevitable! how do you help your players recover from defeat. Innerdrive has some tips on how to help your players.

   InnerDrive Sport Psych @InnerdriveSport

   Bouncing back from a defeat is crucial. Here's 6 ways to do it better 👉 #WednesdayWisdom bit.ly/2VWmLst

   

   bit.ly6 ways to help your team bounce back after a defeatWhat happens when your team loses its momentum? Use these 6 sport psychology strategies to help your team find its groove again.

7. A nice Article here from Peter about the undertanding of Geometry and football. something that David Sumpter also talked about in his book.

   http://www.pger.net/football/2020/07/06/geometry-and-the-football-ecosystem/

8. What type of fitness training is best to get the most out of your players HIIT or small sided games. HIIT has better physical results but SSG has better enjoyment. which whilst didn't lead to better physical outcomes this time could on another occassion if the player will put more effort into SSG

   footballscience @MCRumpf

   Running-based high-intensity interval training vs. small-sided game training programs #footballresearch #footballspecificinfographics

   

9. A small investigation into the affects of mental fatigue on technical performance. Something that is already known if you've played or coached but it's always good to have this backed up by scientific evidence.

   footballscience @MCRumpf

   Mental fatigue impairs football-specific and technical performance #footballresearch #footballspecificinfographics

   

10. How do you feel about your central defenders, what do you want them to do in possessions, out of possession and in transition? The FA's Leanring hub has a great articles about the changing role of the modern central defender

    FA Learning @FALearning

    The modern centre-back isn’t just about tackling and defending; it’s also about getting the ball down and playing ⚽ Here, we discuss the changing role 👇

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