Fair play fundamentals

Visualise the area, use the right technique and direct the ball are the main instructions and coaching points of the day. During today’s sessions, players were put in different situations where they had to answer to these challenges. Awareness, decision making and creativity were in the highest alert as the actions were creating different situations. Coaches prepared the follow-up on the previous day and progressed gradually, testing the ball control skill in various situation and small sided games. After the training, coaches observed the session and agreed that players need constant work in this area.

We all hear about fair and unfair play, but do we really apply it, and do we apply it all the time or just when is good for us?? Fair play should be present everywhere, in every situation, on and off the pitch. It builds the character and makes you a true sportsman.

FIFA: ‘Fair play is a fundamental part of the game of football. It represents the positive benefits of playing by the rules, using common sense and respecting fellow players, referees, opponents and fans’.