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SHAPING FUTURE LEADERS BEYOND FOOTBALL TALENT

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CREATING A CULTURE TO SUCCEED

NOT CHANGING YOUR VISION/BELIEFS BASED ON YOUR RESULTS

BRING IN THE CORRECT COACHESCONTINUITY OF PLAYERS & COACHES

CREATE STANDARDS BOTH ON & OFF THE PITCH PUT IN PLACE YOUR PLAYING PRINCIPLES

CREATE A SUPPORTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTCONSTANTLY ASK QUESTIONS OF BOTH COACHES & PLAYERSADD SOMETHING NEW TO THE PROGRAM EACH YEAR

WHAT DEFINES A SUCCESSFUL YEAR FOR YOU ?

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PLAYING PRINCIPLES

TO CHALLENGE PLAYERS/COACHES

TO CREATE ALL ROUND LEARNING

MY QUESTION TO EVERYONE

WOULD YOU SEND YOUR SON/DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL TO LEARN JUST MATHS ? OR WOULD YOU WANT THEM TO GET A WELL ROUNDED EDUCATION ?

INCREASE PLAYER/COACHES ABILITY TO BE A VALUABLE MEMBER OF YOUR CLUB

THE IMPORTANT ASPECT IS, NOT TO CHANGE YOUR PRINCIPLES

ESTABLISH YOUR PRINCIPLES

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THINGS THAT HAVE CHANGED SINCE OUR

GAME STARTED

VIDEO ANALYSIS

PITCHES

KITS

BALLS

SYSTEMS

RULES

BOOTS/FOOTWEAR

NUTRITION

KNOWLEDGE

MONEY

MEDIA COVERAGE

STADIUMS

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ALL THE CHANGES ON THE PREVIOUS SLIDE HAVE MADE OUR GAME BETTER

BUT PLAIN FACTS ARE, FOR A PLAYER TO SUCCEED THEY MUST DISPLAY THE FOLLOWING ATTRIBUTES & CHARACTERISTICS

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THINGS YOU NEEDED 100 YEARS AGO AND STILL NEED TODAY

ABILITY TO PASS/SHOOT

ABILITY TO HEAD THE BALL

ABILITY TO CONTROL THE BALL

ABILITY TO TACKLE

ABILITY TO RUN

ABILITY TO DRIBBLE THE BALL

PLAYING ATTRIBUTES

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10 THINGS THAT REQUIRE ZERO TALENT

Preparation

Being On Time

Being Humble Resilience

Attitude

Capacity To Listen

Work Ethic DisciplineRespect

Love of the Game

HOW MANY OF THESE DESCRIBE YOUR

CHARACTER ?

COACHES LEAD BY EXAMPLE

CHARACTERISTICS

THANKS