Scanning, Fun, Motivation

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Top ten of the week

1. Love this thread on scanning! Central players do it more, which isn't groundbreaking but it is nice to have it backed by evidence. The next step is application. How do we incorporate scanning into training without it being forced? How do we make it more game and situation-specific?

   Arjav Trivedi @ArjavTrivedi

   Really happy that our scanning paper has been published! We have evidence to suggest that when a player scans more, they do slightly improve their passing performance. 1/7 Full article here: frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…

   

   

   

2. Over a third of boys and girls drop out of sport because of a lack of fun! are you incorporating fun into your sessions? Do you know what fun means to each individual? how do you encourage a collective meaning of fun within the team?

   Shane Smith @ShaneSmith197

   38% of girls & 39% of boys suggest that a lack of fun is the biggest reason for dropping out of sports (Keeley & Carchia, 2016) As coaches, there are many things beyond our control. But incorporating fun at training is mostly within our control, should we wish to do so.

3. Something for you and your players. have you been able to use your anger as motivation? do you know the pros and cons of using this method? well Sports Psychology outlines in this post.

   Sports Psychology @SportPsychTips

   New blog post on SportPsychTips.com | Using Anger as Motivation Read my latest blog post to learn the pros and cons of using anger as motivation. Learn to control your anger so you can maximize the pros and minimize the cons!

   

   sportpsychtips.comUsing Anger as MotivationIn sports, it is quite common for athletes to use anger as motivation, especially in aggressive and physical sports such as football. Anger can be a …

4. Great video and words from Kara Lawson (head coach of Duke womens basketball teams). leanring from other peoples mistakes is an essential part of growth. Do you agree? have you learnt from other peoples mistakes?

   Kara Lawson @karalawson20

   Don’t ever stop trying to find ways to get better.

   

5. Bradley schluter here outlining and explaining the constraints led approach, what is it, the different elements, what you need to think about when implementing, and what it can lead to for players.

   Bradley Schluter @schludacriss

   1) A look into Constraints Led Approach (CLA) to Coaching: “Through the interaction of different constraints – task, environment, and individual – a learner will self-organize in attempts to generate effective movement solutions” (Renshaw, 2010). [Thread]

   

6. Former FA Foundation Phase lead Pete Sturgess talking about session design within the foundation phase. Short, sharp, and to the point. Will they enjoy it?

   James Wilson @jwfootball

   Lets talk about session design with @sturge_p

   

7. The Training guru's interview with Dave Reddin. beware of the Unicorn coach. Whilst this article points to the professional game its interesting for all phases of the game. does your club have a consistent philosophy, does it invest in its coaches/do you invest in yourself?

   Training Ground Guru @ground_guru

   Rather than relying on a 🦄 unicorn manager, @dave_reddin says clubs should: 1⃣have an embedded coaching philosophy 2⃣invest in specialist coaches 3⃣focus on continual development - of even the most senior players and staff @GNev2 trainingground.guru/articles/dave-…

   

   trainingground.guruTraining Ground Guru | Dave Reddin: Beware the unicorn managerFOOTBALL’S preoccupation with the ‘unicorn’ manager or head coach is a

8. Former Man Utd Youth coach Paul McGuinness on why observation skills are vital. Have you ever been to see other coaches and their sessions, Have you been to see cat1/cat 2 academy games to see how they put sessions on and how they are coached? I definitely recommend it if you get a chance. I know it's difficult with current circumstances but once the restrictions loosen write to your local club.

   Paul McGuinness @Paulmcg8

   Taking the time to ‘zoom in’ to observe closely the top players and ‘notice’ their “craft” is vital for players and coaches Observational Skills: Under The Microscope | FA Learning Reso... youtu.be/xWrMFrqziFM via @YouTube

   

   youtu.beDeveloping Observational Skills: Under The Microscope | FA Learning ResourceWe are joined by Paul McGuinness (FA Senior Pro Game Coach Developer) and Matt Bishop (UEFA A Licence Lead) as they give an insight into developing observati...

9. There have been some interesting discussions on "messy" sessions. Controlled chaos as I call it. the game is perfect so why should our sessions be. Again this goes back to making sure your sessions are game realistic. This way also helps players to be more independent in their decision making as they have experienced being able to come up with solutions to in-game problems already.

   MyFootballCoach @MyFootballCoach

   Always remember when Chris Ramsey gave me the U9s Head Coach at Spurs...messey sessions were vital and also messy games/fixtures was what he wanted...these are often when you get the most interesting/creative outcomes!

   

   Training Ground Guru @ground_guru

   “I’ve seen football sessions where they look like they’re perfect, like clockwork. But the game’s not like that, is it? It’s messy, so you’ve got to create sessions that are messy.” 🗣 Eddie Jones #TheFutureGame @jeff_weigh @GaryCurneen https://t.co/yOlKVF5TCT https://t.co/wI9UaTVCvR

10. Like these questions from Tony Elliot on the Modern goalkeeper. It looks into the demands of the modern game, implications for the goalkeeper, and questions for you to think about when thinking of your team in possession and out of possession

    Tony Elliott 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @TEGK1

    Food for thought for coaches!

    

    

    

    

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