Here are your highlights for this week:
Practice of the week
A really good rondo, which isn’t just about possession, but hitting the middle player(s) with splitting passes.
Topic of the week
Talking of rondos: why are they such good practices, and which coaching points can help us coach about? Jonas Munkvold recently shared a nice introduction to rondos, covering all of this in some detail. Well worth a read.
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Video of the week
Always nice to watch a good coach in action! Here, Dick Bate coaching about the defensive role of three central midfielders.
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“The definition of genius is taking the complex and making it simple.” - Albert Einstein
Dick Bate instructing the three central midfielders of their defensive roles and responsibilities during a training session.
- You go together
- You stay together
- You arrive together
I hope you enjoyed this. Have a great week!
Fabrice
The 5-Minute Football Coach: every Tuesday, 3 coaching tips in 5 minutes, for free.