Thought process of a simple pass!!

“Play the simple ball”

 

If we haven’t had that this screamed at us from the the sidelines as players we have said it as coaches!! 

 

I’m definitely the first to put my hands up to say I have had and done both! 

 

It was until I researched and practiced coaching this in nearly every coaching session for 4 seasons of the players long term development I learnt how important it is for the player to implement this into their game. 

 

This was part one of four of my core sessions that I did week in week out. 

 

Also part of the FA 4 corners:

Psychological ✅

 

In the video it’s show the cognitive process of a player passing the ball. 

 

Whether I was coaching at grassroots or academy level it was imperative that my players knew each aspect and options of their decision making skills as in this video. 

 

As coaches, concentrate on coaching the thought process as much as the technical process of the pass. 

 

They can be the best passer of the ball in the entire country but if they thought process lets them down it can be viewed as a bad pass.