Coaching Through Superiorities

Tactical Problem-Solving in Football

von Ray Power

152 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

What if tactical success in soccer isn't about finding the "right" system but seeing the game differently?In Coaching Through Superiorities, leading coach educator Ray Power unlocks a fresh framework for modern coaching, built around five key pillars: Numerical, Qualitative, Positional, Cooperative, and Dynamic Superiority. Rather than prescribing formations or rigid playbooks, this book invites you to explore football as a fluid, problem-solving game - one driven by players, shaped by context, and always in motion.Inside, you'll discover how to:Spot and create overloads in every area of the pitchDesign tactics that adapt to your players, not the other way aroundCoach with clarity in moments of chaos, transition, and momentumBlend principles like La Pausa, Positional Play, and Relationism into your own game modelDevelop your tactical eye through reflective "lightbulb" tasks and scenario planningWhether you're a grassroots coach or chasing elite standards, Coaching Through Superiorities arms you with the mindset, models, and questions that lead to smarter decisions, and draws on examples from innovative modern coaches like Pep Guardiola, Roberto De Zerbi, Fernando Diniz, and Thiago Motta. It's not about knowing all the answers - it's about asking the right questions before the whistle blows.About Ray Power: With almost two decades of experience working in soccer and education, coaching players from non-league to Premier League levels, and internationally, he is the author of Making The Ball Roll, Coaching Youth Football, and the five-book Deliberate Soccer Practice series. As a coach developer and educator, Ray has worked for, and consulted with, numerous national FAs, as well as governing bodies from other sports, including the NBA. He also works as a consultant - mentor - educator on a freelance basis, working with grassroots coaches all the way to professional teams.About the publisher: Bennion Kearny is an independent British publisher, established in 2008, that commissions non-fiction from people who work in the fields they write about - coaches, practitioners, clinicians, lawyers, and academic researchers. Every title is commissioned, edited, and produced in-house, and Bennion Kearny's books are read right across the world. It also publishes under the Hawksmoor Publishing, Oakamoor Publishing, and Dark River imprints.

• Themen: Sport & Freizeit Sport, allgemein Training und Coaching
• ISBN: 9781915855367
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 16.06.2025
• Größe: 246 x 189 mm
• Verlag: Bennion Kearny Limited