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Post by thommo on Sept 23, 2016 12:31:16 GMT 10
Because the head in the sand approach is working wonders.....carry on then. So many people are impressed by flare...we notice the young kids getting excited about 'nutmegging' another player...even if they do not keep possession! What we are missing is players that are technically proficient to pass a ball so that: 1. It gets to feet and doesn't get intercepted; 2. It arrives into a space as a player arrives (so it doesn't become simply a pass that results in a foot race); and, 3. It doesn't result in a tackle! Again the curriculum is founded on educating players by playing. Unfortunately, (and in my opinion based on observations of many players aged 8-18 through the course of my vocation) there is a real need for technical development in isolation. I agree to a point but what i have an issue with is that they all follow the same route and are churning out the same type of player. Anyone that shows a point of difference generally doesnt make it because they may have lost the ball a few times or didnt track back hard enough. Ball players are needed in teams. Coaches should be able to coach their own philosophy on players and not just through a fancy document - this is the way you should play. Have a lazier attacking midfielder that is an assist machine but doesnt track back? Then have a hard working defensive midfielder behind him to sort it out. I feel the the outcome of the curriculum is regimented and too structured. Structured play is needed but expression is also.
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Post by sherlock on Sept 23, 2016 12:37:22 GMT 10
Ball players are developed by way of personality...what I believe that you are notioning is that coaches, through the curriculum or otherwise, are placing parameters around these so-called ball players and moulding them to a certain cast.
If so, then absolutely agree with you. Players are being taught how to play - you can't disagree with this. But are they being taught how to think? Now Thommo we will stand on the same ground!
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Post by sherlock on Sept 23, 2016 12:38:10 GMT 10
Good players see problems (and usually comment)...
Great players solve them! Hence why great players are thinkers and good players just do.
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