Filed under: Dave Clarke, Soccer Team Management | Tags: antonio Cassano, England, Fabio Capello, Real Madrid, Roma
It was funny this weekend watching the antics of the coaches. It started with Fabio Capello’s fury in the first 40 minutes of the World Cup qualifier between Kazakhstan and England.
Capello is well known for his touchline antics, and this match was no exception. His angry persona was well summed up by him throwing his oarms about in a mobile dug-out on the running track around the Almaty Stadium.
The next day I went to a tournament and saw all around me coaches on the touchline imitating Capello. But the funniest part was after one coach has ranted at his team for losing a game then storming off in search of a bacon sandwich, one of the boys did a rather good impression of his antics which had the rest of the players laughing their heads off.
It isn’t just the young players that do this. When Antonio Cassano was playing for Real Madrid he fell out with Capello. I found a great clip of Cassano imitating Capello in front of his team mates – and another clip of an Italian impressionist Davide Pratelli doing the same thing. You can be sure your players will do the same about you if you lose your temper on the touchline.
Filed under: Dave Clarke, Soccer Coaching, Soccer Team Management | Tags: Anderson, cooperation, Cristiano Ronaldo, enthusiasm, friendship, hard work, how to coach, loyalty, nani
1.Energy
The cornerstone to success is not just hard work, it is relevant hard work, not working for the sake of it. Thousands of press-ups or lots of passing drills won’t create a winning team. Each unit of training needs to be focused on moving the player and team forward. A good coach can create a good work ethic which includes players understanding the benefits of their work and why it makes a difference.
2. Loyalty
Are you loyal to your own values and goals? Compromise those and it is difficult to inspire loyalty in others.
3. Cooperation
To have a team that cooperates is to have a leader who listens. Good cooperation starts from the top.
4. Enthusiasm
Energy, enjoyment, drive and dedication. These will stimulate your players and help inspire them.
5.Friendship
The power of friendship is important for binding teams together. You are going to create an environment of mutual respect and comradeship. It is not about affection, but building goodwill where each person will go a little further for another team mate. The way this environment develops come, inevitably, from the way you treat the players. Show them respect and take time to work for each individually.
Even the best teams in the world need to be friends – watch this video of English Premier League Champions Manchester Utd players Cristiano Ronaldo, Nani and Anderson having a laugh together putting off Hargreaves when he is being interviewed.
