Tommy Retzlaff

dad coach loves training ⚽️ NCFCY / Wakefield HS Womens Soccer

[Joy of the People @JOYofthePEOPLE]

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[Tommy Retzlaff @Retzlaff17]

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[Joy of the People @JOYofthePEOPLE]

Talent is not what you think it is.... https://t.co/nMGd5YmAaP

[Mark O'Sullivan PhD @markstkhlm]

Beyond the session plan and our hidden assumptions
https://t.co/d4hMV41BcG

[Tommy Retzlaff @Retzlaff17]

Afternoon soccer rave ⚽️🔥music and goals @JOYofthePEOPLE

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@_ToddBeane @ussoccer 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[Let Kids Fly @letkidsfly]

Let em “Play!”

[Todd Beane @_ToddBeane]

Coach Corrections ✏️

In sport pedagogy and skill acquisition, excessive correction can:

▪️overload working memory,
▪️reduce autonomy,
▪️create fear of mistakes,
▪️increase dependency on the coach.

#TOVO
#intelligentfootball

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Friday night free play @JOYofthePEOPLE
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[Chris Kessell @THEChrisKessell]

The NYC DOT doing better than FIFA and frankly USSF at using the World Cup for "growing the game".

Actual programming that isn't designed to monetize everything at every turn.

[Doug Lemov @Doug_Lemov]

For Coaches: A couple of key observations from Job Fransen in this article on Skill Acquisition & the false allure of the shiny tech toy:

"Organisations mistake near transfers for far transfers. Training with all of these technologies and tools make you better at exactly the task your training. If you train to react to lights while dribbling a ball, you will get better at reacting to lights when dribbling a ball. This is often mistaken for improved performance or learning in the core task of playing basketball, which is of course not the case."

"The best visual-perceptual training is often integrated directly into the specific sport context. If you want your basketball player to read an opponent, having them react to an opponent’s actual body language in a small-sided game will always be far superior to having them tap a random blinking light."

"The technology should serve the principle of training specificity, not dictate it."

"What will give you the greatest return on your resource investment? Paying 50,000 USD per year on cognitive training technology or investing in your coaches and players?"

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To build off this last point a bit, it's not just the money. It's the time and focus. The best way to increase your players' visual perception is to have coaches constantly attend to it during training. But that requires ongoing, sustained focus by coaches... a sort of psychological investment that requires discipline and prioritization. Which is hard. And explains why many teams would rather spend the money on a short-cut to improved player perception... and why many tech companies will have a ready market.

https://t.co/sKQvUWFOd2

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Free Play Sunday loading ⚽️⚽️⚽️ @JOYofthePEOPLE

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@NCFC_Youth 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽⚽️🔥

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[Mark O'Sullivan PhD @markstkhlm]

Why performance arises in relationships, not in statistics: Adam Průša (Head of analysis/individual player dev/1st team analyst Czech national team), shares insights on implementing ideas+concepts that Matias Manna, Keith Davids and I recently shared.
https://t.co/L2go4mvg28

[Todd Beane @_ToddBeane]

Bruce Lee said, "Turn your sparring into play, but always play seriously."

#TOVO
#inteliigentfootball

[Todd Beane @_ToddBeane]

Johan told me he learned to play football on the streets of Amsterdam.

He was younger & smaller so he needed to avoid contact, to outsmart the bigger boys & to use elements like a curb to his advantage.

Integrated Skills = TOtaal VOetbal

#TOVO
#intelligentfootball

[Todd Beane @_ToddBeane]

A Numbers Game

🗣️ Drills are not as impressive as smiles.

Enjoy this youth coaching process and have fun with your kids. They want this from you more than anything.

#TOVO

[Mark O'Sullivan PhD @markstkhlm]

Scanning (what it's not)-peception and why you may not be coaching it. https://t.co/24WB0PYocp

[Todd Beane @_ToddBeane]

Given that the best footballers played on patios or the streets, it seems reasonable to enjoy small sided games during practice sessions. This is certainly a fun and purposeful way to hone one’s skills.

At #TOVO we play varied contextual and competitive games all session.