FA Licensed Coaches Club CPD Session Title: “Developing Decision Makers” Delivered for the West Riding County FA CPD Programme at Battyeford Sporting Club Tutor : Chris Welburn chris.welburn@thefa.com Twitter Platform: @Welburn1

Workshop Outcomes Reflect on the role of decision making within the game of football Explore why we should look to develop decision makers Identify how to develop decision makers in and through games Show sample practices where players have to make decisions based on the returns of the practice activity Highlight the impact of appropriate questioning by the coach in the DM process.

Programme Schedule Timings 6pm Arrival and Introductions 6.05pm Start Practical until light fades 7.00pm Classroom Discussion 8pm Close

Developing Decision Makers Discuss – 5 minutes…. 1- How are ‘decision makers’ developed? 2- Why should we look to foster the development of ‘decision makers’? 3- When are ‘decision makers’ at their best?

PRACTICAL

SECRET AGENT X 10

DECISIONS DECISIONS – GAME WITHIN A GAME 15 30

TEAM CHALLENGES

TEAM CHALLENGE: TRY TO PASS FORWARD TO YOUR STRIKER WHEN TO PLAY THE PASS? WHERE - TO FEET OR TO SPACE? WHAT TYPE OF PASS? HOW MUCH WEIGHT IN THE PASS?

TEAM CHALLENGE: LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO PLAY PASSES FORWARD WHEN TO PLAY THE PASS? WHERE - TO FEET OR TO SPACE? WHAT TYPE OF PASS? HOW MUCH WEIGHT IN THE PASS?

TEAM CHALLENGE: TRY TO DRIBBLE PAST PLAYERS WHEN YOU GET THE BALL WHEN TO DRIBBLE? COMBINE WITH ANOTHER PLAYER? HOW TO DRIBBLE? WHERE ON THE PITCH SHALL I DRIBBLE?

TEAM CHALLENGE: TRY TO GET BACK ON THE BALL IN THE NEXT 2 PASSES AFTER YOU HAVE PASSED IT HOW CAN I SUPPORT THE PLAYER ON THE BALL? SUPPORT INFRONT OR BEHIND? WHERE IS THE SPACE? HOW CAN I GET MORE TIME ON THE BALL?

PRACTICAL REVIEW

Importance of Games Importance of “PLAY” Relevance Pattern recognition (Triggers & Cues) Contextual problem solving Transfer of skills? Why would you not? “It shouldn’t be a reward”

“Doing Vs Knowing’’ Doing Knowledge Decision make in games/training Knowing Knowledge Understand why they’ve done what they’ve done Promote reasoning

“Why and How questions enhance the players ability to make decisions “Why and How questions enhance the players ability to make decisions. It’s important for coaches to allow players to think about questions and help encourage them to answer. If players are having difficulty with the answer, a coach can redirect or rephrase a high-order question so they can think carefully about what has been asked.” Dr. Lynn Kidman

“Too often our players are given answers to remember, rather than problems to solve. We need them to be able to ‘do’ and ‘know’” Paul Scholes

Leaving Thoughts Empathy is key See it through their eyes not just ours! Questions & interventions: “need to set them free” by framing multiple solutions Long-Term Process: Remember to consider the bigger picture

Thank you to Battyeford Sporting club, the players and you as a coaches Any Questions?