Thanks to Joe Eisenmann for sharing a lot of research that formed some of the basis of this four-part series. (https://joeeisenmann.substack.com/). I was trying to make the data coach/parent/ player friendly.
Some of this might seem like old news to you: every academy in the country knows about growth spurts. But what do they do to help the players?
One academy player came to me to rehab his ACL. He'd been a member of four (4!) academies and he said to me, 'You're the only person who's told me that being a better athlete will help me become a better footballer.'
Cf with my son (rejected in four trials: Exeter College, Devon FA, Tiverton under-18s and Wellington under-18s) but is faster and fitter and stronger! If you think there's some method in this madness, please enlighten me!
Thanks to Joe Eisenmann for sharing a lot of research that formed some of the basis of this four-part series. (https://joeeisenmann.substack.com/). I was trying to make the data coach/parent/ player friendly.
Some of this might seem like old news to you: every academy in the country knows about growth spurts. But what do they do to help the players?
One academy player came to me to rehab his ACL. He'd been a member of four (4!) academies and he said to me, 'You're the only person who's told me that being a better athlete will help me become a better footballer.'
Cf with my son (rejected in four trials: Exeter College, Devon FA, Tiverton under-18s and Wellington under-18s) but is faster and fitter and stronger! If you think there's some method in this madness, please enlighten me!