Learning in Development "Those who only know about football, don’t know about football"
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Apr 15, 2020 Guests Mark O'Sullivan, Mike Whyatt, Britain Thomas, and Tony Strudwick discuss topics such as understanding play development in football, the role of academies, readdressing the balance in coaching, the advantages and disadvantages of data analysis, the influence of language in coaching, and long term athletic development.
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Football Is A Socially Embedded Activity
- Football development is more than coaching football; it requires understanding the holistic environment around the child.
- Recognize complexity and non-football influences when designing development programmes.
Prioritise Coach Educator Professionalism
- Invest in coach educator development before rewriting coach curricula.
- Treat coach educators as professionals with equal standing to teachers to raise coaching quality.
Map The System Around The Player
- Form of life captures customs, beliefs and everyday practices shaping clubs, players and coaches.
- Use Bronfenbrenner-style layers (macro, exo, mezzo, micro) to map influences on development.