Socially distant sessions...

Hi everyone,

It’s been a very mixed week for everyone. From the high being allowed to have sessions again and finally being able to get back to the new normal in football, then to the tragic events that happened in the US which have lead to the protests around the world. I know some people don’t understand why people are protesting, and if you don’t, here are a few places you can do some research.

• Anti-racism charity Show Racism the Red Card- https://www.theredcard.org/

• For more context and understanding watch: https://youtu.be/v4amCfVbA_c or https://edition.cnn.com/videos/us/2020/05/30/chris-cuomo-george-floyd-tale-of-two-cities-may-28-sot-cpt.cnn

• https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/#educate

I appreciate you taking time to read those links as it’s not what you’ve signed up for, however, I believe it’s important to allow everyone to view as much information as possible before making their mind up about what’s happening. If you have any black players, parents, colleagues I urge you to reach out to them and just check in. It would mean the world to them at this time.

Now here’s my top 10 of the week

Top 10

1. Here a 5 great slides on the different elements of coaching and notes that go with them.

   My Coaching Journey @MyCoachingJour1

   Just incase you missed them, here are the 5 coaching resource notes slides I produced earlier this week focusing on different topics⬇️ Produced as a way of recording and reinforcing knowledge for myself but feel free to use/adapt/share if you feel they add some value 👍

   

   

   

   

2. A quick and easy info graphic explaining the constraints led coaching methodology along with a link to the podcast.

   Rob Gray ⚾️👁 @ShakeyWaits

   My first attempt at a CLA infographic :) Join us in just over two over 2 hours for our practice activity analysis that will look at this and other coaching methods.. youtube.com/watch?v=Ry1o78…

   

3. A great interview with Rene Muelensteen. Former Man Utd skills development coach who Sir Alex Ferguson credited with improving the individual skills and United approach to individual skill development.

   MyFootballCoach @MyFootballCoach

   New Podcast‼️ Rene Meulensteen 👀🔥🔥🔥🔥 This one is not to be missed!! Please RT Video version also available on YouTube mypersonalfootballcoach.com/soccer-player-…

   

4. A nice info graphic if any of your players are feeling weary of returning after COVID.

   BelievePerform @BelievePHQ

   What to do if you feel nervous about returning to sport after lockdown

   

5. Three great videos on coach education and coach development. I really recommend the one with Todd Beane.

   Beyond Pulse @BeyondPulse

   As a company Coach.Ed is at our core. It’s what we🧡This means we also🖤learning & this week we did it abundance as some of the best & brightest joined us to share their wisdom😊 📺in full⬇️ Sarah:youtu.be/_mnNpOVlezQ Ian:youtu.be/g_gKtCVZFr8 Todd:youtu.be/i_C5hju6zE0

   

   

   

   

6. For those in Youth football. Have you heard of Bio Banding? Playing players to their physical and technical level. So bigger physical players go up image group and smaller physical players go down. Some academies are trying this. Here’s a a recent study into the effects.

   Ben Bradley @benbradley_SSci

   Bio-banding in academy Football: Players Perceptions of a Maturity matched Tournament. Bradley et al. 2019. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

   

7. This is an article that may hit home to some that read it. 4 profiles of managers with one being the most detrimental to performance. The always on hands on manager. Do you coach coach and coach or can you enable your players to explore and develop and come to you when they need help.

   PeterPrickett @PeterPrickett

   Be a "connector"

   

   hbr.orgThere Are 4 Types of Managers. One Is More Effective Than the OthersConnectors have the highest performing employees.

8. Interesting from Peter here. Framing your sessions and seasons to story telling. How can you help you players be the hero’s of their and their teams story.

   PeterPrickett @PeterPrickett

   My latest article. A Storytelling Approach to #Football #Coaching - Part 1 Can we weave a narrative into our coaching? Please read, share, like etc! Thanks! And thank you to @philllewellyn for our conversation that gave me a kick to push on with the idea. pger.net/football/2020/…

   

   

   

   

9. Ever wondered which was best HIIT or strength and power training along side traditional football training. The answer is here.

   footballscience @MCRumpf

   The Order of Concurrent Training Does not Affect Soccer-Related Performance Adaptations #footballresearch #footballspecificinfographics

   

10. Good video from the great and ever increasing FA learning resource on YouTube. This time explaining how using data and video can improve you as a coach. The data doesn’t have to be complex and you don’t need a sky sports set up for video either.

    Laura Seth @LauraSeth82

    How data and video can enhance your coaching....

    

    thefa.comHow data, video and elite case studies can make you a better coachCandidates on The FA’s A licence course are being challenged to develop their technical and tactical knowledge through the use of data, video content and elite game case studies. A process currently delivered through FA Learning’s new YouTube channel.

Thanks again for joining me on this weeks journey. If you enjoyed it as ever please share with anyone you think would love to see it.