Articles

 
 
The Paradox of Choice: Coaching with Option Making
article David Garcia article David Garcia

The Paradox of Choice: Coaching with Option Making

In order to make correct decisions, one must master the skill of knowing where to look and what to pay attention to in order to satisfy the constraint or objective. When speaking about this topic with Chris Bentley, he introduced me to this idea of option making instead of decision making.

Read More
It's All Just Noise
article David Garcia article David Garcia

It's All Just Noise

Noise can be an alluring, debilitating, dizzying, song that can slam your boat against the rocks. Keep your ‘Why’ close and you’ll be fine.

Read More
Positional Play’s Need for Ball Handlers
David Garcia David Garcia

Positional Play’s Need for Ball Handlers

When a player, no matter what age begins to play football, the first relationship they must discover is their relationship with the ball. A novice player must explore what it means to manipulate the ball. This means being capable to manoeuvre the ball in any which way.

Read More
The Language of Football
article David Garcia article David Garcia

The Language of Football

The footballer is immersed in a chaotic situation full of visual and auditory cues which he or she must decipher and begin to recognize patterns to gradually become fluent in the language of football. 

Read More
The Edge of Chaos
article David Garcia article David Garcia

The Edge of Chaos

At this point, I had to stop Mark and jot down this insightful quote. “We train at the edge of chaos.” Poetic, simple, and wise.

Read More
Play the Game, Not the Rules
article David Garcia article David Garcia

Play the Game, Not the Rules

As coaches, we have the creative responsibility to foresee the circumstances a player will face in upcoming matches, and construct exercises which will deliver high quantities of the desired match situations.

Read More
Positional Play: Crash Course Part 1 of 4
article David Garcia article David Garcia

Positional Play: Crash Course Part 1 of 4

Within the subtleties of positional play, we can divide this style into three objectives which need to be met in order to achieve success. In each of the upcoming parts of this positional play series, one of the objectives will be discussed comprehensively...

Read More