Attentional resources: how to free them up in order to automate technical gestures
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Technical training methodology for Youth Academy |
- MAINTAINED (fundamental to keep the attention focused on the ball during the game).
- DISTRIBUTED (necessary to understand possible game evolutions while keeping an eye on the most part of the perceptual field).
- SELECTIVE (to classify which stimuli to prioritize above the others in order to choose how to solve a situation).
- FOCUSED (to focus the attention as effectively as possible on a particular choice) - "SPECIFIC VISUAL FOCUS"
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ANALYTICAL DRILL (1) | ⇒ | COMPLEX DRILL (2) | ⇒ | INTEGRATED DRILL (3) |
(es. TECHNICAL GESTURE) | (es. APPLIED TACTICS) | es. THEMED TRAINING GAME |
- In a didactic progression, it is important (in the beginning) to teach basic motor skills in order to automate fundamental technical and coordinative abilities. This can be done through 3 main routes:
- Perform the movement
- Observe the correct movement performed by others
- Focus the attention on known motor skills
- One learned and automated a technical motor skill, the coach can enrich players' wealth of knowledge by adding variations and external stimuli, creating specific more complex drills that involve SAS.
- Lastly, the educational path must be integrated with elements and drills that are closer to the game. Players should learn through realistic conditions.
Sources: "L'essenza del calcio" by Davide Brunello, Notiziario del Settore Tecnico, 2012.