There is a lot of elements that affect the player’s football development
You for sure know this story. The football world is full of young players who are anatomically and functionally prepared for the biggest achivemenets, who have adopted football skills very well but still can not achieve the career expected. So what’s the problem ? There are many elements that affect the way certain player is developed. Each player’s development path is specific and personalized. It primarily depends on the psycho-social characteristics of the player. An extraordinarily important role in the development of a player has a coach, his mode of communication, …
The success and happiness of a coach depends not only on knowledge but also on the virtues
Have you ever wondered why some coaches have the power, success and happiness in their profession, and the other don’t, although they have the same level of education and they’ve graduated at the same schools? Because success and happiness depend not only on knowledge but also on virtues. Knowledge, talent, skill and technology are a help, and virtues are power. We all notice the qualities of a coach who is a team worker, a good communicator, and a motivator. A coach using the aforementioned features shows that he aquired these, for …
What can we learn from the head coach of Croatian national team ?
The reflectors are off. The streets and squares of the Russian cities, but also the other soccer towns around the world, are deserted. The murmur of people of all colors and races has silenced. One of the best ever World Championships finished, only reviews and analyses remained. I am incredibly proud of my Croatian team success. I am thanking my friends on congratulating me and keep explaining to my Irish friends – how come that such a small country as Croatia, with twice as few inhabitants as city of London, reached …
YOUTH FOOTBALL: Result or not?
Is victory the most instinctive impulse a person can feel in the sport? Well yes, not doubt that winning is a tremendous incentive and motivator for every participant in sports events, but I still think there is something more important at young age – having fun playing and at the same time mastering a football alphabet. For every coach who trains kids from eight to ten years of age the easiest way to secure victory would be to select the team from the most powerful and strongest children. But I am …