Taken from the book: * “The opposition must be offered no way out. A possession game – Barcelona's game – requires you to win possession in the first place” The Guardian’s Sid Lowe on Pep Guardiola’s defensive pressing philosophy at Barcelona Defensive neglect It is heard at almost all levels…
* Captaincy, like coaching, varies significantly depending on the team and the level the team plays at. Cricket differs greatly from many other sports when you look at the role of the captain. In soccer the captain is a formal leader on the pitch and a role model off it,…
From the book: * “Long and medium term planning for your players will allow you to take into account their current abilities and outline what knowledge, skills and understanding you intend your players to acquire over a set time period.” (Mark McClements, FA Skills Coach Team Leader) Like in school,…
From the outstanding soccer coaching book: * << previous page Dan Wright – Coaching Philosophy “To me a coaching philosophy means how you view the game; your core values and beliefs. I first started writing my philosophy in 2008 when I started my UEFA ‘B’ License. Until then I had…
* << previous page Sample Session Plan 9 – 11 Year Olds I must stress that the template below only is from Newcastle United. I contributed the session contained within. This template was shared on Twitter and I thought it was a simple yet thorough way to both plan soccer…
From the acclaimed bestseller: * (From Chapter 16) “If you don’t get the recruitment right the rest is a waste of time.” Brian Jones. We just saw the importance of opportunity and a player’s birth date and how these two things could have a major impact on the future of…
** One of the finest and most identifiably unique skills a Probation Officer can develop is being able to write a good Pre Sentence Report (PSR). A PSR is a report that is requested by Magistrates or Judges to help inform the sentencing of offenders. Whilst it is not the…
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Hitler never visited Britain or any part of the British Empire[*]. He knew essentially no English, though this did not stop him holding the opinions that “the English language lacks the ability to express thoughts that surpass the order of concrete things”, and that English spelling was hopelessly unphonetic[1]. According…
From the acclaimed cricket book: * “A captain must make every decision before he knows what its effect will be, and he must carry the full responsibility, not whether his decision will be right or wrong, but whether it brings success.” Don Bradman “The captain has to pull together ten…