TECHNIQUE IS EVERYTHING!?
As we enter 2014 and my thirtieth year as an FA Qualified coach I have to admit I am finding the above statement more relevant than ever. Within every level of association football (and the majority of other sports) technique is the one constant that makes the difference when trying to attain success and mastering the next level of performance, it provides the defining sporting moments that stay with us for many years in our memories.
Don`t expect what you did not practice!
As coaches if we are to strive to take our players “somewhere new” we have to equip them with the basic tools to carry out the skills. In this ever changing game, a game that is now quicker than ever and less physical contact than the pastime I discovered at the age of nine, I can remember our first pick-up game that would change…
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