Pirlo's Pro License Thesis!

Hi Everyone,

I have a treat for you this week. Andrea Pirlo’s UEFA pro license thesis. A great insight into one of the great midfielders of his generation, he even credits Roy Hodgeson as one of his coaching influences. Also, we’ve got more on overtraining, deliberate practice, and a recommended conference. Right on to the top ten!

This weeks top ten

1. Go get a cup of tea or coffee, download this, then get comfortable. It's Andrea Pirlo's thesis from his Uefa Pro License.

   Dalibor Plavsic @DaliborPlavsic_

   Andrea Pirlo🇮🇹 : UEFA PRO License Thesis Completed in 2019! ✍️ dropbox.com/s/anxwz5a44c53… Enjoy

   

   dropbox.comAndrea Pirlo Pro License.pdfShared with Dropbox

2. A statement from Dan Abrahams to ponder. Are you flexible in your coaching style?

   Daniel Abrahams @DanAbrahams77

   Leadership in sport may include a flexible set of skills that engage players. Sometimes this means being directive, instructional and setting the plays. At other times it may be sitting back, asking questions, sharing the stage, and allowing the players to create solutions

3. Some key signs of overtraining here from Asker Jeukendrup. Something to look out for as the season progresses especially for those whose players play for multiple teams throughout the year.

   Asker Jeukendrup @Jeukendrup

   The symptoms of overtraining bit.ly/3ly7VDU

   

4. Really interesting find from Laurie McGinley here. 9 things that Barcelona look for in a coach.

   Laurie McGinley @LaurieMcGinley1

   These are the 9 things that @FCBarcelona look for when recruiting a new coach. Really interesting to read about the different points and the detail that is needed to work at the highest level. #FCBarcelona #football #Management

   

   

   

   

5. So the linked article may be a bit heavy to read and take in but it's an interesting perspective. It basically says, as far as evidence-based coaching methodologies are concerned we should rule out using direct instruction when coaching, which is in direct conflict with guided discovery. Also that there shouldn’t be a best when it comes to coaching style but possibly fluidity that changes depending on players.

   Ed Cope @EdCope1

   Out today @CharteredColl FREE TO ACCESS impact.chartered.college/article/a-move… Myself and @CoachC1 discuss the need to think differently about direct instruction in coaching. An attempt to move away from dichotomising coaching approaches as either 'good' or 'bad'

   

   impact.chartered.collegeA move towards reconceptualising direct instruction in sport coaching pedagogy | impact.chartered.collegeEd Cope and Chris Cushion, School of Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences, Loughborough University, UK As Lyle and Cushion (2017) argue, sport coaching is a ‘hybrid discipline’ that reflects its own theoretical and practical struggles as well as being a proxy for wider debate over what constitutes l

6. A conference for those who work in the foundation phase. Staring some very well know faces in that space.

   MSc Performance Football Coaching @stmarysPFC

   EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT: First in the series for the new academic year. Huge privilege to have such an excellent guest line up... A Focus on Foundation Phase Player Development. Use the link to sign up below... stmarys.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

   

7. Lots of talk about gamification in the world of business, marketing and products. Well here are some fun video game based exercises for you to try in your sessions

   Rob Maynard @R2Maynard

   VGFB eBook OUT NOW! payhip.com/vgfb 50 Football games for academy, grass roots and PE coaches ⚽️ Uses video game design to engage players, promote problem-solving and player-led learning 🎮 Supported by academic research 📝 Please retweet!

   

   

   

   

8. Intention and attention. Principles to think about when trying to get the most of both in your sessions

   YT @Yiannis_Tsala

   Attunement of intention & attention, spin it any way you’d like

   

9. Thoughts around deliberate practice? read the article here by Anne-Laure Le Cunff on the sicence of deliberate practice. the 3 M's of measurement, metacognition (self-reflection) and mentoring, are the keys to mastery.

   https://nesslabs.com/deliberate-practice

10. Whilst you won't necessarily have the tools talked about in this video, I like the key points of working with players on analysis and analyzing their performance.

    
    Thanks again for joining me I hope you enjoyed it as much as me. Again that Andrea Pirlo thesis is such a great insight into his thinking of the game and the work and effort that goes into completing that level of coaching qualification. Have a great weekend and week. As always if you like this post or the newsletter, please pass on to friends, family, coaches using the share buttons below.