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Strong views, weakly held | CLA | @SportingAR | @bhswomenssoccer ⚽️ | @FJHSWolves 📚 | M.Ed | USSF D |

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Nick Smallridge

1 year

Keep the Door Open I noticed my 7yo son do something unusual at a recent game, something he has never been ‘taught.’ This thread will attempt to highlight why viewing skill from a lens of emergence can keep the door open for stronger skill acquisition. 🧵

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Nick Smallridge

8 months

Halftime! Do you have a specific halftime routine you use? Here are a few principles and routines for halftime that have become more deliberate for me over time. A short 🧵

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1 year

“You Choose” Each team selects: 🔹2 players from the other team whose goals count zero 🔸2 players from the other team whose goals count 2x Outmaneuvering the opponent before the whistle blows is a game of chess, and not to be taken lightly.♟️ #GameWithinTheGame

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2 months

Tornado/storm damage in Rogers AR @4029Darby

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1 year

Restrictions vs Incentives ❌ You MUST complete 5 passes before progressing to the final 1/3! ✅ Every 5 passes you make before progressing to the final 1/3 adds a point! Restricting rather than incentivizing could discourage players from finding better opportunities.

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1 year

Coaching from an Ecological Dynamics approach A narrative from a recent practitioner🧵

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4 months

Why not Unopposed? In many practice scenarios it’s common to see players working through tactical or technical progressions in unopposed environments. This thread will attempt to highlight why maintaining opposition in practice is vital for successful player development 🧵

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7 months

Tempo as a Controlling Mechanism: Rethinking Principles of Play This is a concept I’ve been exploring a bit, a definite work in progress/thought experiment. Feedback welcome! @SundayShare10 #SundayShare A short 🧵

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4 months

Width or Depth? In this 2v2 +2, players get either width or depth support. Can be used as an intro activity or practice component. W or D- Which provides the better platform for success for your team? See session vid ⬇️ @S_Marksberry @TheS_Resource

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Nick Smallridge

1 year

“Bohemian Rhapsody” These 3 Queen inspired exploration activities facilitate inviting, managing, and destroying pressure, along with: 🔹Decision-making 🔹Direction 🔹Repetition w/o repetition Hope this finds you well, lazing on a Sunday afternoon. @SundayShare10 #SundayShare

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Nick Smallridge

1 year

“Enjoy the Silence” This D.M. inspired activity highlights contrasting attacking intentions for each team. Incorporating contrasting intentions can create more game-like situations for players. Just have to Get the Balance Right. 😉 #SundayShare @SundayShare10

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3 months

“Play to Space” In this session activity, players work on penetrating an opponent’s territory by passing into space before the defense can intercept. Key challenges: Timing, Weight and Direction of penetrating passes over and through @SundayShare10 #SundayShare

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5 months

Creating ALIVE movement problems: Finishing Edition How can we turn an unopposed pattern practice activity into a more alive problem for players? 1️⃣ Chaos in the Box 2️⃣ Flying Changes with a Twist 3️⃣ Game Slice! @S_Marksberry Video breakdown ⬇️

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4 months

“Train the Transition” We commonly focus on either ATT or DEF principles, but the transition moments in games are as vital. In this session activity, the goal is to highlight how we can think about the numerous transition moments in between. @SundayShare10 #SundayShare

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Nick Smallridge

1 year

"Rock the Casbah" This Clash inspired warm-up/technical activity focuses on situational 2v2s. 🔹Repetition without repetition 🔹Game representativeness 🔹Combinations Helps defenders answer the eternal question- "Should I Stay or Should I Go?" #SundayShare @SundayShare10

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7 months

The Trouble with Fundamentals Recently I’ve come across an increasing amount of comments to the effect of “In youth sports, fundamentals should be the top priority in practice.” Why this might not be the best approach 🧵

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Nick Smallridge

6 months

“Plus Players” Whether it’s a 2v2+1 or a 3v3+3, they’re a staple of most training session. But is there more to “+” players than simply as added attacking support? Here are 4️⃣ ways to incorporate “+” players into your training sessions: 🧵

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Nick Smallridge

1 year

"Two Tribes" This FgtH inspired design focuses on incorporating ambiguity into a session. What happens when 1/2 your team is given one theme, & the other 1/2 a completely different one, & neither group knows the other's? Seem odd? Relax. Go do it. @SundayShare10 #SundayShare

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Nick Smallridge

4 months

Pick Your Poison In this extension of “Width or Depth?” from earlier this week, teams explore shape by selecting a player who will provide Width or Depth. Choose wisely! @SundayShare10 #SundayShare

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Nick Smallridge

4 months

Width or Depth? In this 2v2 +2, players get either width or depth support. Can be used as an intro activity or practice component. W or D- Which provides the better platform for success for your team? See session vid ⬇️ @S_Marksberry @TheS_Resource

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1 year

“I Like to Move it” This Madagascar inspired activity challenges players to think outside the box, literally. Players must move to a different part of the field after each touch. To handle this, players will have to move it move it! #SundayShare @SundayShare10

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Nick Smallridge

2 years

If you're interested in learning about Ecological Dynamics and the practical applications for sport this is a great first step. It explains the concepts of #EcoD and how to integrate it into practice design. @markstkhlm @JimiVaughan @CarlWoods25

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Towards a contemporary player learning in development framework for sports practitioners - Mark O...

As it is appreciated that learning is a non-linear process – implying that coaching methodologies in sport should be accommodative – it is reasonable to suggest...

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Nick Smallridge

21 days

🔹The Value of Mixed Age Groupings🔹 It is common in youth sports to divide playing groups by age and skill level. While this is important, there is also value to mixed age groupings. 🧵

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Nick Smallridge

1 year

“I need to work on my shot.” Whether in games or practice, this is a common lament of strikers(including myself) that I have heard over the years. As I’ve moved towards an Ecological approach in coaching, how I respond has shifted. Some thoughts: 🧵

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Nick Smallridge

5 months

Play- It’s not just for fun Deliberate play early in life can have a big impact on player development. 🧵

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Nick Smallridge

9 months

“Connected” In this modified 5v5, players must break the defensive line utilizing a +1 in a build out zone. Posted courtesy of @soccerport1 . 🔑 points: 🔹How/why should we change speed/tempo? 🔹How can we create and exploit space? @JustcoachMD @TheS_Resource @coachingbadges

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Nick Smallridge

11 months

💡When coaching youth sports, can we get rid of the word ‘fundamentals?’ If you walk by a park, you never see pickup “drills…” You see games! No kid shows up to practice wanting to spend 45 minutes standing in lines being told how to kick a ball. Let’s play!

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Nick Smallridge

2 years

Chris Rousey never met a stranger. Always positive, always approachable, and always wanted the best for his friends, colleagues and students. Cheers, Mr. Rousey. We’ll miss you. #StayToTheRight #IfYouKnowYouKnow #ForeverATimberwolf

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6 months

“Another One Bites the Dust” Activity goal: Can we incentivize inviting pressure for players to find opportunities to play through/over? See video below for session breakdown! @S_Marksberry @sportingkcyouth @TheS_Resource

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Nick Smallridge

3 years

All eyes on you, @bhs_tiger !! #6AStateChamps #TigerDNA

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Nick Smallridge

1 year

“How Soon is Now?” This easy set-up entry activity, inspired by The Smiths, encourages players to create overloads using bounce players. The out of possession team should soon be in a great deal of Panic. Aimed at teams with players who arrive at varying times. @TheS_Resource

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Nick Smallridge

6 months

Me getting ready to launch into a ten minute soliloquy on Representative Learning Design, Ecological Dynamics, and principles of play when a new player asks if we are going to work on passing.

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2 years

"Zero defenders = Zero decisions" Without opponents, there's no specifying information that will direct me to the best actions. Do I dribble, pass, shoot? Speed up, slow down? All these options are dependent on the opposition. Without opponents, it ain't soccer.

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8 months

“Break the Line” Focus Question: To prepare against a low block, how can we drag out opposition defenders in order to find space behind? @JustcoachMD @FootballTrnng @BreakthruSoccer @ItsYourGame @CoachingFamily

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Nick Smallridge

23 days

When we view skill less as ‘actions’ and more as ‘interactions,’ the possibilities are endless… ❌ Actions: Dribble, Shoot ✅ Interactions: Find space, Exploit space, Manipulate opponents Anything else?

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Jamal Musiala's goal against Denmark was a great demonstration of his high quality cognitive skills, and the shot itself was preceded by 6 sequences that allowed him to get that opportunity. 9 seconds, 5 scans. @slawekmorawski @JamalMusiala video @mfbnTV

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Nick Smallridge

2 years

Splitting Hairs 4v4+3 with Direction Defensively working on recovery runs when ball played through/around. In Attack, playing balls in to finish quickly. Thanks @PeterPrickett and @JustinDeFeo for recommending PPT and @CDC_Essex for the PPT exemplar @SundayShare10 #SundayShare

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Nick Smallridge

25 days

🔹Functional Variability🔹 In a traditional or dominant approach to skill development, there can be a tendency to over-emphasize a consistency in a movement pattern or behavior. However, this might not be the best way to achieve skillfulness. 🧵

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Nick Smallridge

1 year

What happens when you ask one of your players to hold your phone for a quick sec? You find 17 player selfies on your camera roll 7 hours later.

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4 months

In-Session Feedback When we view practice as a learning process, there are some principles we can follow to support players in that process. Here is a five step guide for providing players with effective feedback. See vid for breakdown ⬇️

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Nick Smallridge

1 year

“What goes up…” In this short technical warm-up, we wanted players to work on receiving/playing balls out of the air. Rather than an isolated ‘toss a ball w/ a partner,’ it’s important that we incorporate game-like information in how we play. @SundayShare10 #SundayShare

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Nick Smallridge

1 year

“Operation Wolf” Encourage overloads - Using the 1/3s to draw attention to opportunities to create overloads in different parts of the field with a variety of incentives and restrictions. Inspired by @CCD_Essex & @S_Marksberry @SundayShare10 #SundayShare

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Nick Smallridge

2 months

Snare in the Web: Mastering the Trap In this activity, defensive habits are prioritized as players must explore ways to trap the opponent in certain areas of the field. #SundayShare @SundayShare10 @FootballTwenty5 @JustcoachMD @TheS_Resource

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Nick Smallridge

3 years

What a great night- got to celebrate some awesome Seniors getting ready to transition to new phases of life, got some good wins for all our teams, and I got a pic with one of the best group of student athletes I could ever hope to work with. #justforkicks #proudcoach #TigerDNA

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Nick Smallridge

5 months

“How well somebody performs in the moment is a pretty unreliable indicator of how well they are learning.” - @kearney_phil Really enjoyed this discussion between Phil and @stu_arm , exploring the spaces where theories meet practice.

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Do coaches have theories or do they have a "bundle of beliefs" - a conversation with Phil Kearney

Listen to this episode from The Talent Equation Podcast on Spotify. Today, I am thrilled to welcome Phil Kearney back to the podcast. Phil is a renowned figure in the field of sports science, with a...

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Nick Smallridge

9 months

“Fly by Night” In this 2v2, defenders make recovery runs, focusing on: 🔹Maintaining possession 🔹Finding good angles to support one another 🔹Moving the ball back up the field @JustcoachMD @TheS_Resource @FootballTrnng @BreakthruSoccer

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Nick Smallridge

5 months

"To Turn, or Not To Turn" In this short 2v3 session activity, a common technical practice-the passing triangle- is replaced with an alive movement problem. See video below for breakdown! @S_Marksberry @TheS_Resource

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Nick Smallridge

1 year

4 Act Session Challenge Create a full 4 activity session with the fewest structure(goals/cones) changes possible. (Rolling my ankle and being stuck in a boot had nothing to do with this btw) @JustcoachMD @TheS_Resource @PeterPrickett @freuds_beard

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1 year

New study shows that task representative decision-making opportunities during youth football training enhances players' ball control and passing execution, and indicates higher levels of performance transfer. @DiogoAMCoutinho

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Exploring the Effects of Tasks with Different Decision-Making Levels on Ball Control, Passing...

This study aimed to understand how the design of decision-making tasks affects youth football players’ ball control, passing performance, and external load. A total of 16 male youth football players...

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Nick Smallridge

2 years

“Skill is not about fundamentals, it’s about functionals.” “What’s fundamental for me… is not fundamental for you.” So what is ‘skill,’ then? Listen to @markstkhlm , @RikardAspegren , and @AndrewPleick for some great insights. ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Coachteamet: Mark O Sullivan - Skill Acquisition

Listen to this episode from Svensk Basket on Spotify. Welcome to the podcast of our “Coachteamet” newsletter. The host of the podcast are the Swedish Basketball Federations Basketball Developers,...

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Nick Smallridge

10 months

“Some Neutrals are more Neutral than Others…” This 5v5 + “3” encourages a slightly less neutral situation than at first appears. Multiple intentions possible. This activity reposted courtesy of @soccerport1 @TheS_Resource @PeterPrickett @ExchangeCoaches

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Nick Smallridge

1 month

Liven up your free kick practice routines: 1) Spot 5 balls anywhere around the penalty area 2) :30 on the clock 3) 3-2-1 Go! Scoring: 🔹5 points- Direct goal 🔹3 points- Any other goal 🔹1 point- Force a save @SundayShare10 #SundayShare

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Nick Smallridge

7 months

💡Game Centered Approach💡 When we consider practice design for youth player development, why a game centered approach can be beneficial. Some quotes and ideas taken from @waynegoldcoach and @martict99 @SundayShare10 #ConsequencesNotFundamentals

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Nick Smallridge

9 months

In-Session Feedback How we interact with players plays a massive role in the overall success of a session. This week’s #SundayShare is a 5 step guide to In-Session Feedback with players. @SundayShare10 @TheS_Resource

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Nick Smallridge

3 months

“Bouncers:” Pass to Move, Move to Pass In this 4v4 +4, stationary neutrals act as bounce players for 1 touch combinations as teams try to score endline to endline. How many ways can we combine in our buildup? Session vid ⬇️ @SundayShare10 #SundayShare

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Nick Smallridge

8 months

🚀 Autobahn 🔥 🎯In this fast-paced 4v4+2, players are challenged with playing quickly off of a high target neutral in order to score with a 1 touch finish. @FootballTrnng @JustcoachMD @CoachingFamily @TacticalThinker @TheS_Resource

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Nick Smallridge

5 months

The ubiquity of unopposed passing pattern/activation drills at practices for players under 10 years old… When did we forget that practice is to play a game, not to rehearse lines for the theater?

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Nick Smallridge

9 months

“Weekend Plans” In this 1v1 situational, players etc etc etc… you’ve seen the set-up. If you’re familiar with the activities I’ve posted before, you probably recognize the pattern. Today I’ll be breaking down an activity to explain the WHY. @SundayShare10 #SundayShare

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Nick Smallridge

10 months

“Weekend Plans” In this situational activity, players must solve various back to goal problems by going 1v1/2v1/2v2. All manners of solutions emerged with this one. @SportingAR @JustcoachMD @TheS_Resource @FootballTrnng @BreakthruSoccer

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11 months

“Come on guys, let’s play at game speed!” 🧐 When I would hear myself saying this, once upon a time, there was a 100% chance it was about an unopposed activity. Players can’t play at “game speed” when we take away the game. Can we add: 🔹Opposition 🔹Consequence 🔹Direction

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Nick Smallridge

5 months

“We need to communicate better” This is a common lament I hear from Coaches(myself included) when players aren’t on the same page, or are just a bit quiet for the Coach’s liking. But is it a problem, and if so, how can we help players communicate better? 🧵

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Nick Smallridge

3 months

Practice Design Manipulating variables in practice sessions can encourage different behaviors and outcomes. Here’s a list of six ways(common and uncommon) to add variability to a practice session. 🧵

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Variability - How to Add Variability into a Basic Practice Activity

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Nick Smallridge

4 months

“Escape!” - Creating ALIVE movement problems: The 5v2 rondo edition How can we reimagine the 5v2 rondo as an activity within the game by adding direction and more focused intention? See session vid for details ⬇️ @S_Marksberry @TheS_Resource

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Nick Smallridge

1 year

Anti-fragility! When a new player in our program is asked to play the 9, and replies, “I can’t do that, I’m a defender. I’ve never played anything else!” That’s a concern. Players adept at multiple positions are more resilient and have greater anti-fragility in their positions.

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Nick Smallridge

4 months

Incorporated some variations of this into our session today with @bhswomenssoccer . Really innovative way to add some variability to test and challenge our attacking and defensive principles. Highly recommend. ⬇️⬇️⬇️

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Transforming Basketball

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4 months

Using dynamic starts is a great way to increase representativeness & repetition without repetition. Try one out today! 2v2 Train -Line under the basket, alternate O/D -O dribbles out to slot or top of key to initiate -O must run a two-person trigger -D must use specific coverage

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Nick Smallridge

1 year

“Marks and Shinnows” U7 game to encourage invasion and evasion techniques against defenders. Can be adapted for different levels and directional challenges. #SundayShare @SundayShare10

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Nick Smallridge

1 year

Technical 🆚 Skillful When we think about Traditional vs Constraints Led Approaches(CLA) to skill development, comparing the two approaches can be helpful.

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Technique vs Skill

Shifting our focus from the individual to how the individual interacts with the task and environment

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Nick Smallridge

3 months

As I head to practice today, a reminder: 🔹Do I want players to solve the problems in front of them with effective solutions? -OR- 🔹Do I want them to solve problems with solutions I expect? What we expect isn’t always what is best. #KeepTheDoorOpen

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Nick Smallridge

2 years

"My Singing Monsters" Teams build through neutrals before attacking goal in this directional 4v4 +4 *Variations for attacking through, around, over *Encourages creativity for problem-solving This variation inspired by a @PeterPrickett activity #SundayShare @SundayShare10

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Nick Smallridge

1 year

“No Sleep Till Brooklyn” In this Beastie Boys inspired activity, players try to create overloads from a numerical disadvantage. How can we adapt to numbers down situations so we can find the best ways for a Sure Shot? Challenge level: 🔥/5 @SundayShare10 #SundayShare

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Nick Smallridge

2 months

What a season. With a group like this you never want it to end, but doing so with a second straight 🏆 is hard to top. Now for a bit of a break and then lots new happening in the near future! #TigerDNA

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BHS Womens Soccer

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2 months

2024 6A State Champions #TigerDNA

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Nick Smallridge

10 months

"I practice as if I'm playing in a game. So when the moment comes in the game, it's not new to me.” -Michael Jordan 🔹Representative Design: Practices that recreate game-like experiences will directly impact in-game behavior.

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1 year

“These are things we practiced as kids, and you never know when these things come into play..” 🧩 Scenarios that represent the game 🕰️ Limited time ⚠️ Consequence 🫨 ‘feels’ like a game

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4 months

🔹Principles: Open-ended ideas that encourage divergent solutions. Ex “Can we create space?” 🔹Rules: Closed-ended restrictions that limit actions. Ex “Get wide!” Are we encouraging principle based play for players to explore different ways to solve problems? #KeepTheDoorOpen

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Nick Smallridge

10 months

“Coaching isn’t just talking.” Practice should be about creating an environment for athletes to solve problems, not about giving them solutions. Can we create a canvas onto which players can paint their own picture, not to simply remake our own? - @TylerYearby #SMSC23

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Nick Smallridge

3 years

Fulbright Junior High opened in 2013-2014. The staff in this picture have been here since our doors opened, eight years ago. You don’t stay in the same place for that long without a good reason. #longevity #culture #whereexcellencelives @FJHSWolves @Bville_Schools

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Nick Smallridge

8 months

2021… Semifinalists 2022… Finalists 2023… STATE CHAMPIONS!!! 🏆🏆🏆 It’s been quite a journey for these players and families, and I’m so proud to see them win the 2023 Arkansas Soccer Association U-17 Girls State Championship. Let’s go!!! @SportingAR #weARsporting

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Nick Smallridge

6 months

“Flanking Maneuvers” Activity Goal: Creating overloads and building combinations in wide areas See video for session breakdown! @SportingAR @S_Marksberry via @YouTube

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Nick Smallridge

6 months

“Practice designs in sport cannot improve utilisation of affordances in learners by making them more prominent.” - @markstkhlm Intrigued with this section. How can we open the playing landscape without forcing a solution on players? And will this in turn encourage a team ethos?

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Mark O'Sullivan PhD

6 months

1. Our article “There is no copy and paste… Integrating a contemporary player development framework in football ” recently came out in @JSportsSci @CarlWoods25 @JimiVaughan Keith Davids-cameo by @Fannberg + @stirling_j @Jozsef_Bozsik @sidlowe @jonawils

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Nick Smallridge

1 year

The value of Hidden Incentives When some players are reluctant to step out of their comfort zones out of fear of losing face by making mistakes, creating hidden incentives, or “quiet quests,” can be good ways to encourage exploration without fear of failure. 🧵

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Nick Smallridge

8 months

“Nachzehrer” In this 2v2/3v3, players are challenged with exploring ways of combining. Focus questions: 🔹How do we decide which support to use, and when to use it? 🔹How can we use support to manipulate the opponent? @TheS_Resource @JustcoachMD @coachingbadges @FootballTrnng

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Nick Smallridge

1 year

“Skill is a responsive, adaptive, emergent property(to the environment) rather than something you put into an individual to then take to context(environment).”🔥🔥🔥 Great quote from @stu_arm in this earlier episode of Way of Champions pod.

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#308 Fireside Chat with Stuart Armstrong, Host of The Talent Equation Podcast, on Skill Acquisiti...

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Nick Smallridge

5 months

“Crazy Driver!” Here are two short practice activities for the little ones, focusing on finding space, turning, and changing direction, complete with direction, dimension, and opponents. @SundayShare10 @S_Marksberry

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Nick Smallridge

3 years

A great NWA Spring day to check out some #tiger baseball as @bhstigerbasebal takes on West. First pitch at 2:00pm.

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Nick Smallridge

1 year

Moving towards Coaching from a Non-Linear Pedagogy In this article, Coaches from various disciplines/age groups highlight the benefits and challenges of moving towards a more player-focused approach.

(PDF) Exploring sports coaches’ experiences of using a contemporary pedagogical approach to...

PDF | Nonlinear contemporary coaching approaches are becoming more prominent in academic research, although there is still limited take-up by sports... | Find, read and cite all the research you need...

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Nick Smallridge

2 years

Quick transition after pressing in the final third. 5 players involved, 8 total touches. Intentional off the ball movement to limit touches and create a 1v1 chance before the opponent has time to set. Fair play to the GK for a solid save. #TigerDNA #JVLadyTigers @VerkampMegan

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Nick Smallridge

3 years

If you haven’t had a chance to check out @bhs_tiger this season, today would be a good day to do so. And if you can’t make it in person, the live streams are a great way to see this talented group of players who are doing something special. First pitch 5:00pm. #TigerDNA

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@BHS_TigerPride

3 years

@bhs_tiger 🥎 Live-Stream or Tiger APP

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Nick Smallridge

1 year

Interleaving Practice 🔹 IP involves practicing different problems in a mixed up order, as opposed to blocked practice, where one concept is learned at a time 🔹 IP shown to have better long-term learning outcomes @ProfFariaSana @EdScientists

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Interleaving Retrieval Practice Promotes Science Learning - Faria Sana, Veronica X. Yan, 2022

Can interleaved retrieval practice enhance learning in classrooms? Across a 4-week period, ninth- through 12th-grade students (N = 155) took a weekly quiz in th...

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Nick Smallridge

1 year

“Our House” This Madness inspired activity encourages attackers to adapt to increasing pressure. Scoring a point is just One Step Beyond… @TheS_Resource @PeterPrickett @JustcoachMD #3v3

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Nick Smallridge

5 months

@lagu135 Thanks for engaging! 💯 agree. I generally use a play-practice-play model, and use a variety of SSG(see below) for Play activities , with mini-“technical” Practice activities mixed in(see Take Some Time). I’d also give follows to: @JustcoachMD @TheS_Resource @PeterPrickett

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Nick Smallridge

1 month

The Paradox of Convergence and Divergence in Invasion Sport In sport, we often see a dichotomy of principles- in attack we disrupt the opponent by using divergent behaviors to get them out of shape, possibly by dragging players out of position, with a convergent goal of scoring.

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Nick Smallridge

3 years

Next season starts now. Run faster, jump higher, be stronger. #GetUpandGrind #FinishTheJob #WhateverItTakes @Physical_Prep

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Nick Smallridge

1 year

If we can view ‘skill’ as a relationship, and “skillfullness” as the adeptness of managing that ever evolving relationship instead of as just an outcome, how much more growth and enjoyment could exist?? The parallels between the classroom and sports field I feel are vast.

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Ross Williams

1 year

The word 'learning' in school is a readherring. Learning is not an outcome. It's a process and a way of being. The learning sciences semantics of recall, retrieval, test scores are not learning. They are a small part of the process at best.

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Nick Smallridge

8 months

New study examining effects of Internal Focus of Attention on different body parts vs control group: which showed better performance? 📘 @logan_markwell

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Nick Smallridge

2 years

Intention vs Attention 🔹 Intention- what do we want to achieve? Are we trying to break a low block? 🔹 Attention- what do we see that helps solve the problem? What is the opponent doing that creates opportunities for action? How can we connect our intentions and attention?

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Nick Smallridge

2 years

Tweaked this 4v4+4 When teams were in the middle: 🔵 1 pt - connecting to all neutrals 🟢 1 pt - going back and forth with vertical neutrals 🔴 1 pt - 3 passes with each other Teams didn’t know each others’ pt system! Ideas from @Mr_Tennis_Coach @adamgdavidson @TigerHenrik

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2 years

4v4+4 #SundayShare

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Nick Smallridge

8 months

Reminds me of the analogy that Coaching is like Gardening: A gardener doesn’t make a tomato, they create conditions that will help the tomato grow. A coach doesn’t make a good player, they try to create conditions for good players to thrive.

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Jacob Brown

8 months

Imo I’ve never gotten a coaching resource that is good enough on it’s own. When you combine them, and create a season plan based on what fits your style there is some real value in many. My season plan includes tovo/apfc/phase of play/ and things I’ve done for years.

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Nick Smallridge

9 months

Choreographer or Coach? “We should train in a way that the team can coordinate with each other. They’re not independent degrees of freedom.” 🔹Creating Interactions 🔹Shared Affordances 🔹Reciprocal Compensation @SarajarviJani @Duarterbparaujo

#75 DISCUSSÃO MUNDO: Duarte Araújo

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Nick Smallridge

9 months

How we view the creative process likely impacts how we approach practice session design 📘 ❓Are we more likely to strike upon creative adaptations when we aren’t deliberately seeking them out?

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Nick Smallridge

1 year

Me: “That’s cool that you want to be a ref during recess.” My kid: “And if they don’t listen to me I’ll pick them up and carry them off the field.” Me: “Not sure that’s the best idea.” My kid: ⬇️⬇️⬇️

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Nick Smallridge

2 years

The @SportingAR 07G took 2nd place at the Arkansas #ACSL #StateCup , and earned a berth in the 2023 @USYouthSoccer Southern Presidents Cup.🏆 Proud of this team, & can’t wait til next year! #weARsporting #SportingArkansas

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Nick Smallridge

1 year

10 years at @FJHSWolves and @Bville_Schools . Where does the time go? Not much time for nostalgia. Tomorrow it’s tryouts with @bhswomenssoccer and @BHS_TigerPride and then ELA curriculum review! Let’s go!!! #whereexcellencelives #TigerDNA

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Nick Smallridge

3 years

Congratulations @bhs_tiger for winning Conference! 6A West Champs! @kent_early @kaseywood511 #TigerDNA

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Nick Smallridge

2 years

Here’s a short sequence of the JV girls building out of the back. Still a work in progress, but these young ladies have been working so hard. Every day they play to challenge one another, to have fun, and to be the best players they can. #TigerDNA

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