Have you ever faced rejection in your football carrier? Don't blame others-start doing something about it! Developing Resilience Winning an Olympic gold medal ?is universally recognized as the pinnacle of sporting achievement and arguably the most demanding challenge an athlete can pursue. In a … [Read more...] about Don’t Blame Others. Do Something
Co-ordination
In last week's blog I mentioned the theory Optimal Coordination Order (OCO) developed by Dr. Mark Wertheim. Does this sound familiar to you: Brazilians are great footballers as they are using the football to get out of poverty? I am not 100% sure about that. What about the statement … [Read more...] about Co-ordination
A Game of Chance
A Game of Chance - Blog from Andre'Gumprecht Here at IFS we had an interesting debate amongst the coaching staff about coaching methods and the fundamentals a player has to possess to become a great footballer. In the debate the word coordination came up. Interesting what the Germans have to say … [Read more...] about A Game of Chance
Sports Training – How Much is too Much?
Since starting at the international Football college and writing about my past, lots of people have asked me how much is too much. Brad Porter has already alluded to this in one of his blogs. I would like to share with you the following research I came across. Sports Training - How Much is Too … [Read more...] about Sports Training – How Much is too Much?
I Was the Sport
In the autobiography of Manfred Ewald “ Ich war der sport” (English: “I was the Sport”) he explains how huge arenas, gymnasiums, rinks and Sports colleges were built by the State. Academic programs in sport science, sport medicine, coaching techniques and other related activities were … [Read more...] about I Was the Sport
Champions are not born, they are made!
I was born 1974 in Jena. Jena is a university city in central Germany on the River Saale. It has a population of roughly 105,000 and is the second largest city in the federal state of Thuringia, after Erfurt. The German Democratic Republic GDR, informally known in English as East Germany, was a … [Read more...] about Champions are not born, they are made!