Imagining a situation on a matchday where the coach is yelling unnecessarily on the players to do this and that. Will that help players? or instead if coach uses specific keywords and commmunicates only when it required, will that be
more meaningful?
During matchday there are many external factor such as parents,opponents,weather,match situation that affect the players performance, hence communicating with the players during matchday and training session must be limited to specific and short keywords and terms.
It’s important for soccer coaches to connect with the player individual and collectively to help them relate to the session.
Delivery of the session will be better only if the coach has designed session and used key coaching points and keywords
specifically to describe soccer terminology and words. Ultimately this will enhance learning and grasping of ideas by
the players.
KEY COACHING POINTS
What are Key Coaching Points in soccer training session ?
Key coaching points are specific pointers that coach must use while designing session plan for players to relate to the topic. It must relate to principles of the game and session topic.
Why are Key Coaching Points Important ?
If the club has a defined philosphy for player development then coaching points will help them to connect with players.
It helps coach to deliver ideas specifically to the players. Easier for player to remember and co-relate.Use of same language and terms amongst the coaches avoid confusion.
How to use Key Coaching Points ?
Keep it simple, clear and concise. Use of maximum 2 to 3 points for a session
KEYWORDS
Keywords are words that are easier to speak,listen and understand. It has to be maximum of 1 or 2 words. They are better used during matchdays and coaching on the run.
Keywords should not always makes sense, but have specific meaning that everyone on the team understand and use it correctly.One can keep it related by using effective words that easier to communicate.
