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LESSONS FROM LEVEL TWO

LESSONS FROM LEVEL TWO

This was the second step in my European coaching journey and made me truly international with it being in Wales. Similar to my article on the Level One this will be part review/part what I have learnt since the start of the year while doing this course. It will

HOW TO TEACH POSITIONAL PLAY

HOW TO TEACH POSITIONAL PLAY

LESSONS FROM LEVEL 1

LESSONS FROM LEVEL 1

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POSITIONAL PLAY IN PRACTICE

POSITIONAL PLAY IN PRACTICE

Positional play or juego de posición is a set of rules that govern where players should be in order to help with ball progression. The idea being that the less players have to think about in terms of what positions they take up on the pitch and what movements they

WHERE GAMES ARE WON AND LOST

WHERE GAMES ARE WON AND LOST

0:00/1× Moneyball is one of my favourite movies and this scene is how I feel when it comes to football tactics dialogue. What actually wins or loses a game? Is it tactics? Formation? Player roles? Quality? For me there are only four things that can win or lose

HOW I SEE THE PITCH

HOW I SEE THE PITCH

How we talk about the game and specifically the language we use informs how we then see and play the game going forward. Below is a great article that shows the difference in phrasing between different languages and how this allows or forces us to view things differently, it'