Week number-5
Date- 25/04/14
Aim of the week- Improving awareness
Hi Performer M hope you are well.
Today we are going to focus on improving your awareness, this is because from the performance profile this was one of the lower scores.
In football awareness is very important because this allows you to stay close to your opponent when marking. There are several opportunities where the performer has to be aware of the environment because you can help your team. For example if the center back has two players close to him if you become aware of that the center back can be aided. Also staying aware can create opportunities when attacking because you will be better with decision making.
Awareness is having the knowledge or perception of the situation or fact within the environment which you are present in. The greater awareness you have the better ability you have to analyse and interpret situations which allows you to execute optimal movements for maximal performance. The earlier you can become aware of something the earlier you can change your action and deal with the actual scenario which has changed.
There are three different components of awareness which must be recognized. The three components need to be addressed in order to improve awareness altogether. The three components are; recognition, reaction and correction.
Recognition is where you are able to quickly analyse the situation at that present time, such as your position on the field of play. This then helps you to understand what movements you will need to perform in order to be successful. If you were not able to realize the current situation in the game then no matter how much ability you have it is of no point.
Reaction leads on from recognition because this is where you make the decision to perform whatever skill. Your reaction time will be greater than of an elite athletes because you are still having to think and apply the though movement choice. You still do not have to think about the movement as other performers because you have been competing in this sport since your childhood years.
The final part is correction and this is the ability from you to perform the actual skill which will change game situations positively for your team. You are able to correct yourself when making the wrong decision and continue without jeopardizing your teammates.
Therefore to improve your awareness I have developed a task which should commence from your next training session. The role which I want you to adapt to is taking part in a drill whilst other drills are going on in the same area. This will improve your awareness because you may be doing a dribbling drill inside the square but within the same square a passing and tackling drill is going on. What this will make you work on is being aware of your surroundings, because I am sure you do not want to get hit by the ball or dribble in the way of someone tackling.
Gradually training sessions where this even happens for 20 minutes it will increase your awareness, this is because your mind is adapting to the environment. This is also important for when you compete because your opponents, are not always playing in zones. Therefore, with the task I have set you will also be aware of your opponents during the game and this will increase your decision making.
The long term task which would be best for you to do in friendlies and training is to play in different positions. The reason for why this is being suggested is because the purpose is to foster better awareness. Therefore, it is better for you to be given a whole range of experiences all over the pitch. Once you have a better understanding on the demands of different positions, allows you to make the most of your team mates.
Also once you go back to your position it will also become innate for you to have a rough idea of where your team mates are standing. The reason for this is because you have been in that position yourself and therefore without having to pay much attention your awareness is vast. This is important for you as a right back because if there is a counter attack for the opposition you need to be aware of what is going on. For example how many players are attacking, which player is the biggest threat and most importantly who else is defending with you.
All the best with this weeks training program and contact me if there are any questions.
Thanks Mohammed Yahyah Patel
Sign off
Therefore to improve your awareness I have developed a task which should commence from your next training session. The role which I want you to adapt to is taking part in a drill whilst other drills are going on in the same area. This will improve your awareness because you may be doing a dribbling drill inside the square but within the same square a passing and tackling drill is going on. What this will make you work on is being aware of your surroundings, because I am sure you do not want to get hit by the ball or dribble in the way of someone tackling.
Gradually training sessions where this even happens for 20 minutes it will increase your awareness, this is because your mind is adapting to the environment. This is also important for when you compete because your opponents, are not always playing in zones. Therefore, with the task I have set you will also be aware of your opponents during the game and this will increase your decision making.
The long term task which would be best for you to do in friendlies and training is to play in different positions. The reason for why this is being suggested is because the purpose is to foster better awareness. Therefore, it is better for you to be given a whole range of experiences all over the pitch. Once you have a better understanding on the demands of different positions, allows you to make the most of your team mates.
Also once you go back to your position it will also become innate for you to have a rough idea of where your team mates are standing. The reason for this is because you have been in that position yourself and therefore without having to pay much attention your awareness is vast. This is important for you as a right back because if there is a counter attack for the opposition you need to be aware of what is going on. For example how many players are attacking, which player is the biggest threat and most importantly who else is defending with you.
All the best with this weeks training program and contact me if there are any questions.
Thanks Mohammed Yahyah Patel
Sign off
http://www.2athletes.com/Skills/Awareness/awareness-training-for-sports.html
P7, M4, D3
ReplyDeleteYou have planned, explained and justified this weeks awareness based post Mohammed in good detail applying it to football and your specific opponent.