Periodisation of Tactical Principles - 1 Day Course
by Raymond Verheijen
The term ‘tactical principles’ is a buzzword in the football world these days. But what is a tactical principle? And is it indeed an important coaching tool or just another flavor of the month? The number one reason why things go wrong on a football pitch is miscommunication between teammates. Individually, they have good intentions but often these intentions are not aligned resulting in a misunderstanding. Tactical principles are THE coaching tool to streamline the communication between your players. A tactical principle is the ‘glasses’ through which a player perceives a game situation and interprets intentions of teammates. In this course, the impact of a tactical principle on the brain of football players will be explained and why it results in more selective perception and, subsequently, more purposeful communication with teammates. Several practical examples of tactical principles will be introduced for both attacking and defending. As players need time to adapt to a new tactical principle, it will be explained how to develop methodological steps within the respective principles to allow gradual and more sustainable adaptation. Finally, it will be discussed how tactical principles will positively influence the decision making (game insight) and execution of decisions (football technique) of individual players. After this course, you will have a deeper understanding of tactical principles and you will have the coaching tools to implement the best principles for your players in a methodical way.
Program
09:00 – 10:15 AM WHY DO TACTICAL PRINCIPLES IMPROVE FOOTBALL ACTIONS?
10:15 – 10:30 AM COFFEE BREAK
10:30 – 11:45 AM HOW TACTICAL PRINCIPLES GUIDE THE UNCONSCIOUS BRAIN OF PLAYERS
11:45 – 12:30 PM LUNCH
12:30 – 01:45 PM HOW TO DEVELOP GRADUAL OVERLOAD WITHIN TACTICAL PRINCIPLES
01:45 – 02:00 PM COFFEE BREAK
02:00 – 03:00 PM PLANNING METHODOLOGICAL STEPS WITHIN TACTICAL PRINCIPLES
About Raymond Verheijen
As a youth player Raymond Verheijen (1971) was part of the famous Dutch Youth Academy structure. Unfortunately, the dream of a professional career ended as a chronic injury forced him to retire at age of 18. This disadvantage became an advantage as he started his coaching career at age 19. Verheijen studied Exercise Physiology and Sport Psychology at the Free University Amsterdam. In 1995, he developed his Masters thesis into the book ‘Conditioning for Soccer’ which became the coach education book of the Dutch FA (KNVB). In 2014, Verheijen published the best-selling book ‘Football Periodisation’. More than 30,000 copies have been sold worldwide. His latest books are ‘Football Coaching Theory’ (2020) and ‘Tactical Principles’ (2022). Verheijen has been involved as an assistant in 4 World Cups and 4 EURO’s and with several European top clubs like FC Barcelona, Chelsea and Manchester City. Since 2010, Verheijen delivers courses on all continents with his independent coach education organization Football Coach Evolution.
1 day course $169.00