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The FA 4 Corner LTPD Model

The above attributes in the picture contribute towards developing the complete footballer, but do coaches look at the FA's 4 Corner Long Term Player Development Model and apply it to every training session and every match day they are involved in?

Like I said in my Wednesday post - 'Coach & Parent Education' - there needs to be a massive shake-up of how young players are coached. How that happens is for coaches and parents to review what they understand to be good coaching and re-educate themselves with the FA's 4 Corner LTPD Model.

Watching the young players at football training this week, there was a HUGE gap in where the 4 Corner LTPD Model should have been. To build the young people and players of the future that gap needs filled NOW!, otherwise nothing will change and England, like tonight's performance against Montenegro, shall continue to produce players without great Technical, Psychological, Physical and Social skills.

This link - http://www.falearningshop.com/p-878-falearningshopcom-the-future-game-grassroots.aspx - directs you to the FA Learning website where you can buy The Future Game - Grassroots pack. I suggest you buy it as it's a fantastic resource for everything I've just talked about. 

Back in July I posted a review of it here - http://elcollectiu.blogspot.com/2011/07/non-i-want-you-to-do-it-like-this.html