Preseason goals in elite football are diverse. It is about testing, “measuring forces with other teams” and developing the physical abilities of the players to prepare them in the best way possible for the demands of the season.
Cappa’s fundamental premise is to approach football without fear. You cannot coach a team ruled by fear of its rivals.
The success of team leaders has a lot to do with their ability to inspire and empower the team.
The return of the competition almost three months later includes a change in the regulation that allows a maximum of 5 substitutions per game and a bigger number of players can be called.
The goal for training is to help players be best prepared for competing.
Science has changed training in team sports by modifying many routines and preparations. The quantification of everything which takes place in a training session is one of the goals for the staff.
In team sports, coaches make a lot of decisions and some of them have an immediate impact on the efficiency of the game.
Having all players healthy and ready for competition is one of the main training objectives in top-level football.
Those who have watched elite football across the last decade, realise that the game is more demanding than ever. This places more emphasis on training methods to prepare players for the rigors of the game.
In the OptaPro Forum this week, Carlos Rodríguez will be presenting a study currently being carried out by the club on the body orientation of players in different game situations. We sat down for a chat with him so that he could give us a brief explanation of the project.