DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG SOCCER PLAYER - WHAT SHOULD BE THE MAIN FOCUS??
HERE IS THE ANSWER FOR YOU RIGHT AWAY:
HERE IS THE ANSWER FOR YOU RIGHT AWAY: DEVELOP A PLAYER WHO ON THE FIELD CAN SEE HIGH NUMBER OF DIFFERENT OPTIONS, CAN CHOSE THE BEST OPTION AND IS ABLE TO EXECUTE IT THE BEST WAY POSSIBLE. SO NO: - IT IS NOT ABOUT DEVELOPING THE MOST SKILLED PLAYER, - IT IS NOT ABOUT DEVELOPING THE PLAYER WHO UNDERSTANDS HIS/HER POSITION ON THE FIELD VERY WELL, - IT IS NOT ABOUT DEVELOPING PHYSICAL MONSTER WHO CAN RUN BOX TO BOX FOR 120 MINUTES!!
THE REAL DEVELOPMENT IS MUCH MORE COMPLICATED - DEVELOP PLAYERS WHICH CAN QUICKLY INTERPRET ANY SITUATION, COME UP WITH OPTIMAL SOLUTION AND EXECUTE IT PERFECTLY!!
DON'T GET ME WRONG - THERE IS NOTHING WRONG TO HAVE PLAYER EXCEPTIONAL TECHNICALLY, PHYSICALLY OR TACTICALLY - IT IS JUST NOT ENOUGH!!
BUT REWARD IS ALSO MUCH BIGGER - IF WE DEVELOP THIS KIND OF PLAYER WE CAN PUT HIM/HER ANYWHERE ON THE FIELD AND HE/SHE WILL ADJUST QUICKLY AND WILL BE FINE.
BECAUSE ALTHOUGH EACH POSITION ON THE FIELD HAS IT'S SPECIFIC TACTICAL, TECHNICAL AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS, HIGHLY INTELLIGENT PLAYER WILL BE ABLE TO ADJUST TO ANY DEMANDS, RELATE IT TO HIS/HER STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES AND AS A RESULT WILL BE ABLE TO PERFORM WITH MAXIMUM OF HIS/HER ABILITIES.
IT WILL TAKE 2-3 PRACTICES FOR GOOD COACH TO EXPLAIN PLAYERS GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF HOW TO PLAY OUT OF THE BACK OR HOW TO DEFEND WITH NUMBERS DOWN. AFTER THAT THE DEVIL IS IN THE DETAILS AND ON HOW PARTICULAR PLAYER INTERPRETS SLIGHT CHANGES IN SITUATION AND WHAT ACTIONS HE/SHE WILL TAKE EXACTLY DEPEND ON PLAYER'S INTELLIGENCE AND PARAMETERS MENTIONED ABOVE.
RECENTLY I HAVE LEARNED ABOUT 3 DIFFERENT TYPES OF SPEED: 1) SPEED OF PERCEPTION - HOW QUICKLY AND HOW MANY DIFFERENT OPTIONS WE CAN SEE 2) SPEED OF DECISION MAKING - HOW QUICKLY AND CORRECTLY WE CHOSE OPTIMAL OPTION 3) SPEED OF EXECUTION - HOW WELL WE PERFORM AN ACTION THAT ALLOWS US TO ACCOMPLISH OUR DECISION. THERE IS ONE MORE SPEED OF BRAIN REACTION BUT THIS IS UNCONSCIOUS PARAMETER AND HARD TO TRAIN.
SO IF WE, COACHES, WANT TO DEVELOP INTELLIGENT PLAYER I WOULD SAY 60-70% OF OUR FOCUS SHOULD BE ON WORKING AT DEVELOPING SPEED OF PERCEPTION AND SPEED OF DECISION MAKING, WHILE 20% OF TIME SHOULD BE DEDICATED TO SPEED OF EXECUTION (TECHNIQUE AND PHYSICAL ABILITIES) AND ANOTHER 20% SHOULD BE FOCUSED ON TACTICAL EDUCATION (ALTHOUGH IT CORRELATES WITH PERCEPTION A LOT). IN OLDER AGE GROUPS AND IN PROFESSIONAL TEAMS TACTICAL EDUCATION TAKES MORE TIME, BUT STILL I THINK PRIORITY SHOULD BE TO CONTINUE STIMULATE BRAIN AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
SO HOW COACH CAN DEVELOP SPEED OF PERCEPTION AND SPEED OF DECISION MAKING? I BET THERE IS A NUMBER OF ANSWERS AND OPTIONS - I CAN SPEAK ABOUT THE ONE I'M GETTING FAMILIAR WITH WORKING AT 1904FC.
BUT I WILL TALK ABOUT IT IN MY NEXT POST WHILE RIGHT NOW I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO START SOME DISCUSSION ON THIS WITH YOU. WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE BEST PRACTICAL WAY TO DEVELOP IN PLAYERS ABILITY TO SEE AS MANY OPTIONS AS POSSIBLE AND THEN TO CHOSE THE BEST OPTION?? ___________________________________________
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