Senior High Performance Specialist, FIFA. Opinions are my own.
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Room set up for final day of our FIFA TDS Central Asia Knowledge Exchange and National Youth Coach workshop here in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. A great 5 days with key staff from Kyrgyz, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Belarus and Moldova
Focused on grassroots coaches but I believe many of the messages apply to youth coaches involved with the more talented players, and youth football in general. youtu.be/9qR9RcEfbJ4?si=qVFK…
Fourth article on Sydney FC Academy methodology now on FIFA Training Centre.
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Third article on Sydney FC Academy methodology now on FIFA Training Centre.
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Embrace chaos as the core reality! Games are inherently unpredictable: opponents adapt, conditions shift, mistakes happen, momentum swings. Training must mirror this “beautiful storm” rather than neat grids & choreographed predictable patterns which build false confidence.
Sydney FC Academy articles on FIFA Training Centre website. Methodology insights. #SydneyFC fifatrainingcentre.com/en/pr…
It seems to me that a football team meets the definition of a Complex Adaptive System and a CAS operates better using self-organisation. Coaches would therefore be better advised to facilitate self-organisation rather than stifle it
New article- Could a team be totally autonomous?
The idea of a team not having tactics is often laughed at, I believe it’s the future of football.
I explain how if we start to understand synergies, adaptive systems & autonomy this can be achieved.
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GENK GOALKEEPER GETS HUGS FROM LIÈGE FANS
On Sunday, RFC Liège supporters reflected on a dramatic moment off the pitch. After Brent Stevens, goalkeeper of Jong RC Genk, saved a penalty, there was a warm applause from the stands.
The show of support from the Liège fans was meant as a pat on the back for Stevens, who recently lost his father. 'That was for dad, who passed away last Saturday after a long illness', Stevens said after the final whistle in an interview with Het Nieuwsblad. 'When I heard that I would be making my debut, I was happy, but I also had mixed feelings. Dad would have wanted me to play', Stevens continued, who was regularly sung to during the match.
After the final whistle, the debutant fell into the arms of the RFC Liège supporters, who gave Stevens a hug and expressed their support. That moved Stevens, who could not prevent a defeat for Jong RC Genk (3-1). 'What the Liège players and supporters showed before and after the game exceeded all my expectations', the goalkeeper stammered. 'They showed a lot of respect. That shows that things can be different in football. Hats off to the people of Liège.'
Great way to expand your football knowledge and understanding: linkedin.com/feed/update/urn… @FIFAcom
Kelly Cross retweeted
A total of 21 players under the age of 18 debuted for our NPL side this season 🎓
We recap what was a brilliant year for the Sydney FC Academy as more youth were given a chance than ever before!
#SydneyIsSkyBlue
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‘Deep down, it seems that we just want to control everything in football. Having security and certainty that there is right and wrong, better and worse.’ 👇🏼⚽️@marcusarboes
Treinadores ultrapassados... (?)
O jovem Eddie Howe, treinador do Newcastle, tem a ligação direta como um grande recurso. Claro que outras dinâmicas ofensivas curtas são trabalhadas, mas a ligação direta é um ponto bem forte.
A Atalanta de Gean Piero Gasperini surpreendeu a Europa com uma marcação por encaixes individuais com perseguições bem longas.
Simone Inzaghi avançou até a final da Champions com um time que se defendia com 5 e priorizava verticalidade e, muitas vezes, jogo direto nas costas da marcação.
Ancelotti cansou de ganhar o mundo com a filosofia de "dar liberdade para jogar" em relação a decisões e movimentações dos jogadores.
Roger Schmidt, do Benfica, é um treinador moderno, com um modelo tático assimétrico que vai contra o que é moda e padrão no país em que atua.
O supostamente ultrapassado Felipão, marcou o excelente Flamengo de Dorival Junior com perseguições bem longas na marcação individual e conseguiu levar o jogo para a vantagem física e as compensações bem coordenadas no meio campo. Vencendo ou não, o jogo foi o que foi.
O conceito de ultrapassado parte de uma ideia de moda. O que tá na moda e tem sido mais utilizado, é tido como superior. Ideias menos modernas não são inúteis ou piores, só são menos modernas.
Sinto que estão olhando mais para idade e nacionalidade do que para o jogo.
No fundo, parece que a gente só quer controlar tudo do futebol. Ter segurança e certeza de que tem certo e errado, melhor e pior.
Always good to see young players get playing time in older age groups, at the right time of course. Here’s U14 Ethan Fletcher taking the field in the U18s today. Bravo, Ethan! @SydneyFC
Always good to see young players get playing time in older age groups, at the right time of course. Here’s U14 Ethan Fletcher taking the field in the U18s today. Bravo, Ethan! @SydneyFC
Seven of these players were part of the first ever intake at the @SydneyFC academy in late 2015. Great feeling to see them all now representing our country! Good luck, lads!
Great story! Bravo Central Coast Mariners @CCMariners
This is six year old Hendry. Feeling like he didn’t fit in, Hendry wanted to give up football. That was, until a visit to @CCMariners changed everything. 💛💙
There, he met his hero, fellow Vanuatuan Brian Kaltak, and Dan Hall - who Hendry bonded with over their shared experience of being adopted from the Pacific Islands.🫂
This is why we love football 🙌
Thanks Scott. You’ve done some great work in this space
Interesting thread on some of the real world challenges and gaps in transitions research… check out frontiersin.org/articles/10.… and supp files for work that has addressed some of these concerns
