In 2016, researchers compared the developmental activities of Bundesliga pros vs. national team players. The difference was not in quality of coaching or innate athleticism. Here’s what they found:

Perceive the gaps. Go through the gaps.

Inspirationsresa men tvärtom. Kul att se James Vaughen bjudas in till FC Barcelona för att presentera vår verklighetsbaserade forskning och arbete med coachning, spelarutveckling och färdighetsinlärning James Vaughan PhD

Honored to present to FCB’s technical directors & coaches. Their humility, curiosity, & competence was outstanding. Deep conversation and sharp questions, the future is in good hands with this group. Great to see the 1st teams too — women playing, men training. Thanks Pau!

Old one, but always relevant.

Saw this blog today, it simply and elegantly describes Gibson’s ecological approach. Meaning “is the consequence of the relation between an animal and its environment” ralphammer.com/j-j-gibson-the…

Saw this today 😂

Designing the right problem is more powerful than delivering the perfect answer. That’s how you develop adaptable players.

This is the must read of the week. Youth clubs and leagues in America are in major need of change at the pedagogical level. Many “Consumers” aka families… are starting to question the illusion of professionalism.

Michael Prunty It's the pay-to-pay model at it's finest. Keep the parents happy, play kick ball to the fast fwd to win games.... All to keep the parents paying. Player Development doesn't exist. Their idea of development is pointing the parents to the win column in the league table.

"Many clubs and organizations claim to offer the best path to success, but in doing so, they all begin to look the same. Standardized, homogenized, and narrowly focused, these programs promise elite development and exposure -but often deliver little more than identical

Ancelotti 🗣️🇧🇷 “After 40 years, I still don't know what the best strategy is to win games. But I know that the system has to depend on the characteristics of the players you have on the pitch, so that they are comfortable with what they are doing.”

Football tactics are my whole thing. But I've reached a radical and beautiful conclusion. That the future of football is one WITHOUT tactics. For a more competitive, entertaining and human game. And in this video, I map out exactly how we get there. 👇📺

A big thanks to The Purist for including my article - Deeper than Two Touchisms - in his research for his recent YouTube video It’s very humbling that my work is getting out to so many people, in particular coaches, analysts & content creators which I’ve admired from a far

Fantastic video, potentially revolutionary. As a plus it was amazing to see a learning design I coached used in the video, with the ecological dynamics underpinning seen and described so thoughtfully.

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Every Sounders player is currently wearing a "Club World Cash Grab" shirt in warmups.

Nice read