🚨 Check this out! 🚨 I wrote an article for the Raumdeuter. around academy football and how to develop creative players with the Constraints Led Approach and Differential Learning. Complete with session designs 🧠 AMONGST THE CHAOS 🧠 theraumdeuter.sport.blog/2024/03/07/amo…

Great coaching is not about the search for perfection, it's about unearthing unique and special qualities in people. Youth players do not have to play like the first team, they do not have to play like current or former professionals. Make them the best at being themselves.

Incredibly excited to be presenting at the inaugural Radical Football Conference in Oradea, Romania! Honoured to be presenting alongside the likes of Paul McGuinness Jake Pickles and others. Come join us ⚽ 🇷🇴

For the past year, I’ve been researching the world’s most creative athletes. Creative players are unicorns. And are becoming more rare. Here are 9 principles on how creative elite athletes are made:

🚨 COACHES 🚨 Below is a short presentation from my recent talk in Romania with Radical Football on what I call ‘the technique delusion’. I’ll take you through my journey as a coach and how I work with the constraints led approach and differential learning. m.youtube.com/watch?v=YIjsqn…

A presentation from Jake Pickles taken from his article for theRaumdeuter, ‘we need to talk about technique’. Article: theraumdeuter.sport.blog/2023/09/15/we-… Presentation:

🚨 COACHES 🚨 In this article we explore the negative effect of the thirds of play and game models in football development. Complete with Differential Learning practices. Boxed in: How the thirds of play impact creativity in football development theraumdeuter.sport.blog/2024/12/14/box…

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On the contrary, Jake Pickles speaks about an exercise using environmental constraints where more player led solutions can be fostered, rather than pre defined ones from the coach. The players are kept in a constant state of problem solving, unique solutions are encouraged.

Great thread on methodologies surrounding relationism--through using constraints and differential learning 👏🏻⚽️

🚨 COACHES 🚨 Great to be invited to speak with Lewis on the CoachHelp podcast. Check our conversation out below 👇 open.spotify.com/episode/03guTH…

Having a ‘game model’ for players at youth level is one of the most selfish things a coach could do. Even up until U19 level, players should be taught to look for solutions that they can apply to different contexts. They should not be taught a ‘system’.

Thanks to Gary for inviting me onto the Modern Soccer Coach podcast, to discuss my recent article. We unpack the challenges in developing creative footballers in football environments today, and outlined some ideas to elevate the process. open.spotify.com/episode/438CV4…

Except if you watch his teams, they are heavily instructed. Yes, they are attuned to different types of opposition pressure, but he offers the players solutions through a multiple choice system, and often through overly structured pattern play.