Monday 26th August 2013

Understanding
Interventions and
Player Creativity
Mark Kearney FAYCE & John
Griffiths RCDM
St Georges Park

The Future Game

Vision for players:

To produce technically excellent and innovative

players, with exceptional decision making skills

P 4 and 5 The Future Game

The Future Game

Vision for coaches:

To train, develop, qualify and support

more innovative coaches, who are
excellent teachers of the game
P 6 and 7 The Future Game

Starting with those in the very youngest age groups,

players must be encouraged to master the ball and
develop their creativity and expression

p11 The Future Game

What is Creativity ?
Creativity is defined as new ideas that
have value

How do we Develop
it
?
Human beings are, by nature, creative.
Throughout a lifetime, each time we
encounter the unfamiliar we use our natural
creative ability to choose the next action.
Creativity is present every time you make a
decision. In each moment you mix sensory
awareness with your movement through time
and space.
Creativity involves stretch. We challenge
constraints and search for possibilities.
Materials and processes set one framework,
and the artists own nature defines another.

Notice the fear, as it will likely be there. So

what. The vision is worth it. If it isnt, get a
new vision. The scary stuff is often rich with
learning.
Humans like safety. Yet creativity and
growth almost always involve risk. Your
newest idea may work, but it may not. It can
feel like you are approaching the edge of a
cliff, reluctant to dive into the unknown.
However jumping into that unknown grows
easier with practice.
Coaching provides that practice, and invites
you to view each risk as an opportunity, so

The
Philosophy:

To apply the philosophy

outlined in this guide, we
need coaches who can
develop environments in
which players are
encouraged to be creative
and expressive without the
fear of failure

P 13 The Future Game.

The environment....
Young players should be
encouraged to be
creative, take risks and
experiment without fear
of failure and subsequent
criticism
p 83 The Future Game

The Environment.....

A young player who is made to feel confident, capable and trusted to be

creative will have a greater chance of fulfilling their potential than one who
feels afraid to fully express themselves.
P 83 The Future Game.

Our Young
Players....

It is crucial that young players experience the

dynamic nature of the game of football, where
they are challenged to make appropriate decisions
and movements in the context of the game
p 107 The Future Game

Creativity
Components
Individual

Creativity
Context

Task

Coaching Methods
Continuum

Coaching
methodology

COMMAND

Player/coach
interventions

Coach tells &

shows required
solution

Example

Description

QUESTION &
ANSWER

OBSERVATION &
FEEDBACK

GUIDED
DISCOVERY

TRIAL & ERROR

Coach leads
with question to
gain response
from players

Coach & players

observe

Coach asks a
question or issues
a challenge

Players and/or
coach decide on
the challenge

I want you
to..!

What do you
think?

Lets watch this!

Can you show

me..?

Try for yourself..!

Coach tells,
explains &
shows how to
do something

Coach poses
question &
players offer
verbal solution
to challenge

Players & coach

observe & discuss
feedback

Coach challenges
Players are
& players offer encouraged to find
visual
solutions with
demonstration of
minimal support
possible solution
from coach

Guiding

Taking Care of
Players
Praising
Reminding
Watching

Helping Reviewing Re-focussing

Challenging
Questioning
Teaching

Modelling

Humouring Evaluating
evaluating

Re-enforcing

DemonstratingInstructing
Calming ListeningRe-

Coaxing Assessing Asking

Correcting Re-assuring
Tweaking

Checking

Re-assessing

Skilfully neglecting (showing an

Technical
Displays versatility and ingenuity
to meet the demands of the game.
Has the creativity to produce the
unexpected in the right place at
the right time.
Preferably two footed, with some
degree of unorthodoxy.
Physical
Possesses agility, speed and
strength as well as the appropriate
levels of endurance and changes
of pace necessary to meet the
demands of the game.

The Outfield

Psychological and Tactical

Eager to learn stay on task
Deals with disappointment,
criticism and errors with
resilience and a positive outlook.
Assured and intelligent decision
maker.
Demonstrates good spatial
awareness and is quick to
respond to game events.
Intelligent for self and team.
Constantly monitors the
development of play whilst on
the move, building mental
pictures to assist in effective
decision-making prior to
receiving the ball.

The true aim of every one who

aspires to be a teacher should be, not
to impart his own opinions, but to
kindle minds.
F. W. Robertson