THE LOWDOWN EPISODE #32 - THE MODERN ANALYST w/ CANADA'S DALIBOR PLAVSIC

Dalibor Plavsic is an analyst with the Canadian men's national team. Yet who is he and how did he get here? In this episode Dalibor gives us an insight into the power of the beautiful game. We speak about the unifying power football can have on a country, best coaching practices, how principles have usurped systems and what he thinks the future of the game ought to look like. From escaping the Yugoslavia war as a young refugee, arriving in Canada to now working with the national team on the verge of making history, this is his story. Expect to hear more about;

- How football helped to integrate Dalibor within society?

- Why football is increasingly becoming a game of principles and not systems?

- The art of coaching beyond “what & if scenarios?”

- Embracing chaos in session design.

- Insights into the analysis process within the Canadian men's national team.

- What is so special about the culture within the Canadian setup?

- Dalibor's thoughts as to what the future game of football looks like?

Timestamps;

00:00 - 07:52 - Unifying power of football

07:53 - 13:30 - Principles > Systems

13:31 - 20:52 - Embracing chaos

20:53 - 28:30 - The player

28:31 - 35:32 - Analysis

35:33 - 41:07 - The future game

41:08 - 44:09 - Advice

Dalibor's Twitter; https://twitter.com/DaliborPlavsic_