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Head coach Ian Bateman discusses tactics with his players
PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS
Enjoyment - training is intense but always game focused with clear directional play and goals – quality rather than quantity is our mantra.
Empowerment – we believe all staff and players need to be encouraged and have responsibility to think for themselves (have a voice) – as coaches we have built a framework of play but always encourage players to input ideas (because they are bringing their experience from the game itself) – perhaps the best examples of this can be seen in game review time when as a collective we sit together to analyse our performance or the opposition play.
Refl ective snake and ladders– we subscribe to being refl exive learners and we want this of our players – international competition at elite level demands a clear strategic approach and inevitably there are times when things do not always go according to plan so this challenges our resilience and resourcefulness – the construct about snakes and ladders is internal to our squad and has helped us form clear strategic ideas going forward.
Resetting the playing model – we recognised from an early stage about the importance of routine in tournament play and the notion of resetting the playing model – consequently we worked hard as coaches with players to establish a routine which allowed us to learn quickly from our game experience (win or lose – but we had more wins and this makes it easier) draw an abstract line and move on to the next game.
Power plant / key moments – we have developed an idea about energy use during tournament play which has helped us teach ourselves about how to use our energy eff ectively, particularly on game days – it is loosely based on self-perceived exertion rates and helps in framing the daily routine for coaches as well as players.
As a squad we ascribe to some big words such as collaboration, refl ection, sabermetrics, empowerment, loyalty – which are challenging, however in practice they have made us think and practice in such a way as to bring us closer together as a group of England players and coaches. We are ranked third in the world at the moment and are now beginning to build up for a new gold medal challenge in South Korea.
From a learning and sharing perspective if there is anything that we have written here that strikes a chord with you, please contact
Ian.Bateman@
TheFA.com.
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