
- Boxed in: How the thirds of play impact creativity in football developmentby Jake PicklesIf you’ve ever worked in football development, you’re probably familiar with the concept of the pitch divided into thirds: Build, Create, and Finish. These three words have been drilled into us forContinue reading “Boxed in: How the thirds of play impact creativity in football development”
- Amongst the Chaosby Jake PicklesControlIs our addiction to control destroying our most creative players? It seems we may have strayed further than a simple need for control of the ball; we want to decide every singleContinue reading “Amongst the Chaos”
- Part 2: Straight from the training groundby Aslan OdevWhat needs to be in practice design for transfer of learning Building upon the insights shared in part 1, where we delved into the nuances of transfer (near and far) and designContinue reading “Part 2: Straight from the training ground”
- Part 1: Straight from the training groundby Aslan OdevImproving the transfer of learning from training to match day through practice design Transfer in sports training is a critical concept that examines the extent to which skills acquired in one contextContinue reading “Part 1: Straight from the training ground”
- Learning cannot be efficientby Aslan OdevWhy the demand for timed practices removes equity to learn in football In the world of football coaching, there is a growing concern that the pursuit of highly organised sessions with timedContinue reading “Learning cannot be efficient”
- Knowledge of or knowledge in?by Jake PicklesKnowledge ofOur team has a game this weekend. The players need to know how to press the opposition. We have three sessions to make sure they know how to press correctly. It’sContinue reading “Knowledge of or knowledge in?”