

The Objective In every training session the following questions should be answered with YES: 1. We create habits with the aim of maintaining the team’s fitness, which manifests itself in ensuring we are frequently “playing well”. We work exclusively on the match situations that interest me, we plan the week according to our thinking on recovery time, training and matches, progressiveness and alternation. It’s really all about behavior! We work on our playing model, we work on our playing principles and playing sub-principles, we ensure that the players adapt to ideas that are common to all, as a means of establishing the same behavioral language. We don’t have room for physical training for traditional endurance, strength or speed training. Is Mourinho Dutch? “Everything is related to the way in which we practice. Modern approach (action theory) to football … See what you see Traditional approach to football … FOOTBALL Transition BPO to BP (team tasks)Ī game of football is a constant repetition of these 4 main moments, each with its characteristic team tasks. Ball possession opponent (BPO) disturbing and defending (team tasks) 4. Ball posession building up, attacking and scoring (team tasks) 2.

The total STRUCTURE OF FOOTBALL is always the starting point The main moments of football are: 1.

Verheijen has been involved as an assistant or consultant in 4 World Cups and 4 EURO’s and with several European top clubs. More than 30.000 copies have been sold worldwide. In 2014, Verheijen published the best-selling book ‘Football Periodisation’. Verheijen became a pro-license instructor at the Dutch FA in 1998. In 1995, Verheijen developed his Masters thesis into the book ‘Conditioning for Soccer’ which became the coach education book of the Dutch FA (KNVB) in 1997. He studied Exercise Physiology and Sport Psychology at the Free University Amsterdam and completed his Masters Degrees in 1995. This disadvantage became an advantage as Verheijen started his coaching career at the age of 19. Unfortunately, the dream of a professional career ended as a chronic injury forced him to retire at the young age of 18. As a youth player Raymond Verheijen (1971) was part of the famous Dutch Youth Academy structure.
