Switch, press, penetrate, overlap, underlap, possession, square ball, weight, defensive block, shape, phases of play, layers, drop, cutback, patience, man marking, exploiting space, and zonal marking. Though most are useful, such an overload of vocabulary may come across as baffling, deluding, and sometimes overly complex to give to our current crop of players. But we have to realise that it is not the coach’s fault entirely that sometimes these messages are not fully understood. There is no doubt that coaches need to be clear when delivering instructions, but how can this be done when the original information is intrinsically confusing? … Continue reading triple P process
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