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"Good players practice 'til they get it right…great players practice 'til they never get it wrong."
There are alot of ways to improve your game. At Own Touch, we believe a team is only as strong as the players that make up the team, and we are dedicated to helping each player maximize his or her potential. Here is our systematic approach to improving: Measure - Track - Improve!
Measure
Assessing a player’s technical ability is the cornerstone of the assessment method of individual player development. If you do not how well you can do something, how will you ever know you have improved? To empower the player and team so that they know how good they are technically and know their base level, it is important to take an assessment test. The assessment is comprised of 16 skills across a range of seven topics. Each skill represents the most basic and fundamental ability required for a player to have a strong technical foundation.
Track
The assessment results provide insights into a player’s technical ability helping to identify specific strengths and weakness towards which training can be targeted. Over time, historical data highlights the efficacy of training efforts and provides a roadmap for ongoing development. A player’s level is the basis for setting goals and designing an efficient and effective training program. Deliberately focus your training on the areas where you need improvement while continuing to develop your strengths.
“How much soccer training is it needed to become a top player? It depends on the efficiency of your training routine. Setting long and short-term goals is a must. When planning out a soccer-training regime, one must strive for realistic and consistent program that will diminish specific weaknesses. Broad versatility of soccer skills is the Nirvana of every dedicated trainee.” Pele
Improve
This is when a player needs to get the center and make it happen. This assessment doesn’t replace training, it enhances training. Armed with the knowledge of his or her unique strengths and weaknesses, each player can maximize the efficiency of their training to see the greatest possible improvement in their game.
“The vision of a champion is someone who is bent over, drenched in sweat, at the point of exhaustion when nobody else is watching” Anson Dorrance, UNC Women’s Head Coach
This training assessment methodology is a cyclical process that should be constantly repeated. Measure, Track, Improve…and repeat. Each cycle should show tangible improvement and measurable progress toward a player’s technical training goals.
