Professional Women's ⚽ Drill Size Tool & GPS Metrics, Possession, Rondo's Squares & Drills

This is sample data from seasons starting from 2022 and 2023 from English Professional Women’s Football. This tool emphasises the physical demands specific to Women and Girls. Please view these tools through that lens. All the variables shown in the dashboard are adjustable and flexible. Please see everything as a guide. The GPS metrics are examples of team average physical outputs for a variety of sessions. The first drill table provides drill percentage thresholds, pitch size options and gps metric variables.

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Drill Size Tool for Possession, Rondo's, Squares and GPS Metrics

All the variables shown in the dashboard can be adjusted, and are flexible. Please view everything as a guide. The GPS metrics are examples of physical outputs for a variety of sessions. The drill tables provide pitch dimension options, along with example internal and external load variables. Examples are for Rondo’s and squares, possession small, medium and large. This also includes other session drills and matches.

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Brené with Dr. Sarah Lewis

Here are two beautiful gifts, these episodes will widen your field of vision, open you to new possibilities, to re-imagine something new. Here Dr. Sarah Lewis talks about the difference between success and mastery: Mastery is also not the same as success—an event-based victory based on a peak point, a punctuated moment in time. Mastery is not merely a commitment to a goal, but to a curved line, constant pursuit.”

Part Two episode talks about the power of surrender, aesthetic force and the role of imagery in creating change.

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Dare to Lead with Brené Brown and Aiko Bethea

Two super episodes that really resonate. The idea of scarcity, that there is not enough. Scarcity mindsets pits us against one another and holds us all back. Aiko reminds us all, on why we should be seen, valued, treated with equity, and respect. Belonging and safety take time.

Brené Brown: My philosophy is, I don’t think the playground is safe if anyone’s getting beat up on it. Even if it’s not me.

It’s the psychological safety we need for innovation, for trust, for creativity, for performance. An organization is not safe until everybody’s safe.

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April 2021 - 2021 Virtual Conference - Conditioning in Football - S&C in Football Conference

Delighted to be a different voice at this UKSCA Roundtable: I provided a snap shot of what I do, or try to do regarding Training Durability. Performance markers can be: Robust players, able to cope with intensity of training, matches and speed consistently without breaking down. Most Importantly keeping players fit and healthy and on the pitch, meaning full squad availability for coaches.

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Plyo's and Hop Progressions

Hops develop hip projection, cyclic leg action, balance & postural stability of using one and two feet. Balanced footballers are able to move better on the pitch, for example in 1v1 situations and execute explosive, reactive actions on and off the ball. Also performing explosive actions with equal force.

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Speed and Muscle Fibre Types

I will be adding more information on fast v slow twitch dominant muscle fibre types and what you can do to maintain and improve these fibres. What to do if you change your fast twitch to slow i.e by overcooking yourself by too much hard training.

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Reward Centre

We can change our 'emotional brain' = instincts & our 'logical brain' = thoughts, by changing the way we think and what we do. Nothing is fixed, if we put our minds to it we can achieve no matter how big or small.

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Professor Irene Tracey on pain in the brain

Super info on pain, the brain, mechanisms, software & experiences. Brilliant stuff! from Professor Irene Tracey. Great analogies used, such as pain is caused by a volume knob in the brain stuck on ‘max’ Really interesting to hear about the underpinning scientific evidence, such as brain imaging scans that show cognitive behavioral therapy works (CBT).

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