The need for a new paradigm for training and performance in sports

The new knowledge currently available to us regarding motor and sports learning in the neurobiological, psychological and pedagogical fields no longer represents a simple opportunity for growth and expansion of our training offer and capacity but rather a moral and professional imperative to rethink and redesign our approach to…


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The relationship between executive functions and football intelligence: scientific evidence and new frontiers for the youth coach

WHAT ARE EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS   The term executive functions includes a series of cognitive processes that allow adaptation to the context, depending on the implementation of behaviors directed towards a goal. They come into play when the implicit, automatic and instinctive response processes require the integration of information on…


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Managing complexity from an early age

https://vimeo.com/467714164 Is it possible to immerse the child, right from the start, within the complexity typical of the game of football? What are the reasons that lead us to change the classic paradigms of training for children? I'm talking to you about it today together with my friend and colleague Mattia Rizzo.  


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Breaking the defensive line: PSV’s “third man”.

In this new little analysis we abandon the "stopped ball" situations to see how Schimdt's PSV managed to score twice against league leaders Ajax coached by Ten Hag, in the top 10 clash January finished 2-2.


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The relational advantage

FROM INDIVIDUALITY TO TEAM 'PLAY' [fvplayer id="5"] Relationship is the process that teaches us how to feel, how much to know and what to…


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The dimensions of the game – introduction

https://vimeo.com/471545132 Introduction to the three dimensions of play: relational - functional - emergent


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The “choking” phenomenon

In this article we delve deeper into an interesting topic related to motor control treated by Frans Bosch, a Dutch university professor, one of the world's leading experts on the…


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Youth soccer: a systems approach to learning in complexity

During the last twenty years, also thanks to the diffusion of the contribution of developmental cognitive neuroscience and the unfolding of the theory of complex dynamic systems (Thelen & Smith, 1994), scientists have found a meeting point between various disciplines, including psychology, biology, physics, adhering to a new…


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Learning in the Game

There is always a first time for everything, to question yourself, to learn, to grow, to move away from a safe haven, to overcome limits through knowledge, to do all these things together in the time of a choice. However, every time you really ask yourself about learning in the game of football, everything changes, it is a first time…


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Scoring from a throw-in: a lesson from Manchester United

In our official path we will analyze tactical aspects of the various moments of the game, in depth, also taking into account the preferential solutions that will be adopted by the top division teams to impose their own game or to address common problems within a championship . At the same time, however, we will focus on small situations…


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Analysis of defensive corners: how to attack Atalanta’s layout

In our first meeting (video above) we analyzed the disposition of the 20 Serie A teams on the defensive corner kick situation. It is quite predictable to ask: which is the best? In set pieces, unlike movement situations, the efficiency ratio is much more direct. When we concede goals from…


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