A collection of 2018 ramblings.
Due to starting a new job in football at the end of December i wasn’t quite able to publish all of the work i had planned to write..
An Approach To Coaching Football (Part 1)
In this piece I have outlined an approach to coaching football, that will hopefully encourage thought and debate around how and why we coach.
1v2 practices and a theory for implicit pressing practice design.
In this article I will discuss three practices I recently delivered, how they work, how coaches can incorporate elements of them into their own sessions, and a theory of designing practices to implicitly encourage high pressing.
Training analysis: Markus Gisdol’s time in Hamburg
The time between two seasons always offers a great chance to reflect on the past and to ideally learn something from it for the near future – especially if the result of the past was relegation, like in the case of Hamburger SV (HSV). There’s no better, and thus painful starting point to create positive change.
SV Mailbag: Coaching and Training
In the SV Mailbag, we answer questions from our followers. For this edition, George Jones answers your questions relating to coaching and training.
What is reflective practice?
In this piece George Jones talks about how becoming a more effective reflective practitioner will enable you to improve your coaching practice.
“There is something right in the state of Denmark” – Interview with Midtjylland’s former head of scouting Lars Hallengreen
On the last day of the transfer window, you will always see remarkable transfers being made and this season was no exception. We took a look at the situation in Denmark where two transfers caught our attention in particular.
The benefits of adding depth to your practices
George Jones focuses in this article on how to adapt a practice he has seen countless times at all sorts of ages and ability levels throughout England.
Preparing for 5 a side competition
SV-Coaching is our practical-related category. The content combines technical, tactical and physical aspects into a holistic training approach, that focuses on decision making under variable space, time and opponent pressure. The coaches should take and adapt the ideas to find exercises suited for themselves.
7v5 Training game
SV-Coaching is our practical-related category. The content combines technical, tactical and physical aspects into a holistic training approach, that focuses on decision making under variable space, time and opponent pressure. The coaches should take and adapt the ideas to find exercises suited for themselves.