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Players must react without delay when possession changes.
Lose the ball? React and defend.
Win the ball? React and attack.
There’s no pause, no confusion—immediate action.
One thing you cannot escape as a player is the importance of your ability to control and distribute the ball .
Intelligence without execution has little value as an athlete.
“Make the ball your friend.” - Cruyff
Vision - Decision - Precision
#TOVO
Coach Note ✏️
Rather than explain solutions first, let your athletes do the exercise first. They may struggle and that’s a good thing.
Observe.
Then intervene with questions and tips to help them solve the challenges.
#TOVO#intelligentfootball
“Don’t worry about mistakes and successes, worry about trying.”
Luis Enrique shared these words as doubts surrounded Unai Simón after costly mistakes. Great insight into mindset at the elite level and how to cope with highs or lows!
Input > Output
🗣️ “If you always do what you always did, you will always get what you always got.” (Einstein)
If we want more intelligent players, we must train more intelligently.
We can do this starting with grassroots coaching.
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#TOVO#intelligentfootball
Weekend Reminder
Dear Coaches and Parents,
The match this weekend is for your children to enjoy. It’s their game. It’s their time to play. The opponents are other people’s children enjoying the game as well.
Let ‘em play.
#TOVO
“We have to help children reach their own 100%. It’s wonderful to be a good footballer, but even more important to be a good person.” - Johan Cruyff
#TOVO
Dear ⚽️ Parents,
Your child’s ⚽️ journey doesn’t have to be this complicated or stressful.
It’s not about exposure. It’s about loving the game & actually being good at it.
When they’re truly good and ready, you won’t have to chase opportunities, they naturally come.
KOBE BRYANT’S 10 RULES:
Get better every single day
Prove them wrong
Work on your weaknesses
Execute what you practiced
Learn from greatness
Learn from both wins and losses
Practice mindfulness
Be ambitious
Believe in your team/yourself
Learn storytelling
“Those times when you get up early and you work hard.
Those times when you stay up late and you work hard.
Those times when you don't feel like working, you're too tired, you don't want to push yourself, but you do it anyway.
That is actually the dream.”
- Kobe Bryant