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Karl
Senior Member
USA
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 Posted - Jun 07 2003 : 10:30:30 PM
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The following is a reprint from Soccer Journal, NSCAA publication, May/June 2003
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DEMANDS OF THE UP-TEMPO GAME
The professional coach must be able to articulate a systematic plan for training. This does not result from mere chance, or from playing experience alone, but from study and training for the specific job.
Theoretical knowledge of the game and tactical analysis, with understanding of pedagogy, human anatomy, physiology and modern psychology, make a vast difference in determining top-notch coaches. Aside from his unique contribution as a personality, his schooling is becoming increasingly important.
All major soccer nations have developed some form of professional preparation for future coaches. There still exist, however, great differences in the quality and status of these coaches’ preparatory schools. Germany, Austria and Hungary, for example, offer such preparation on a two- to three-year basis in college and their graduates are called Fussball Lehrer (soccer teacher), Sportlehre (teacher of sports specializing in soccer), or master coach, respectively.
Whereas in England, Spain and other countries, special courses are offered for the Football Association coaching certificate or “Preparador de Futbol.” These courses stretch over a period of two to three years involving a four- to eight-week course each year. Preliminary certificates have to be obtained before advancement to higher stages can be made. And during these years the prospective coaches have to work in the field. A final examination concludes the entire course for a soccer coaching certificate.
Challenges Increase with Complexity
As the complexity of the game has increased, so have the challenges to the coach. The Committee on Technical Study of the World Cup Games stated that “the game of soccer will develop as a more attractive spectacular if greater technique can be achieved by the teams now emphasizing physical conditioning and tactics. Equally those teams relying on skill will have to improve the use of tactics which demand higher all-around physical conditioning.
Only 10 years ago the soccer world was astonished by the action radius of De Stefano, his stamina and his versatility in playing. But nowadays we hope for 10 De Stefanos or multi-purpose players. The game today is much more sophisticated; elements of chance are virtually eliminated. Players have to be mentally alert, able to act instantly and be physically fit for a constant fluidity of movement.
The goals in today’s coaching of soccer could be summed up as follows:
* Advance in skills and techniques of the game to achieve perfect coordination with the ball at high speed in limited space.
* Advance in intellectual understanding of the game to achieve a faster response to more purposeful and diversified play.
* Advance in tactics and strategy to achieve better coordination within various segments of the team but particularly with the team as a whole.
* Advance in physical fitness or conditioning to be able to step up the pace of the game and sustain a high physical work rate throughout the match.
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In a nutshell - "TEAM" or yuh dead!
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Karl |
Edited by - Karl on Jun 23 2003 12:52:51 AM
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DEMANDS OF THE UPTEMPO GAME:The professional coach
