pride

=__**PRIDE Performance**__=

The PRIDE (Personalising Responsibility In Developing Excellent) Performance squad system assigns players a positon and asks them to work on the 10 skills that will enable them to contribute effectively to the team in that position. If all players achieve their PRIDE objectives, the team will perform excellently!

What is expected of players in each position is outlined below. These are your 10 positional PRIDE objectives and you will **get online feedback after each match**. Your objectives are the skills you need to develop and demonstrate and will depend on where you play in the team. Your coach will assign you a position and you must then take note of what you need to focus on developing for success in that position and success for the team. Once you know your position, you should then know your PRIDE objectives - your coach will give you **online feedback for each of these objectives. YOU** should then focus on practising and developing them in training, matches and any other football you play:


 * __Where Do I Find Feedback?__**

How well did you do in the last match? **Check what feedback the coach has given you on your own** **Squad** **page! You will need to know where you can improve so you cn contribute more personally to the team effort next game:**


 * __Feedback Guide:__**

How well did you play in the last match? The coach will give you **online feedback** with regard to each of your PRIDE objectives. These will be just like your school reports:

Excellent = 5 Good = 4 Acceptable = 3 Below par = 2 Unacceptable = 1

This will give you a score out of 50 per game which will be doubled to give you your positional percentage point score for each match.

Check your own page on this site to find the feedback from the coach - and then **try to set yourself targets** to work on in training, matches and outside of school. __What parts of your game in this position do you need to improve?__

=__**Positional PRIDE objectives:**__=

__Goalkeeper:[[image:heartlandsu14s/buffon.jpg width="240" height="198" align="right" caption="Buffon"]]__
· Show good awareness of positioning · Successfully stop long-range shots by holding the ball · Catch crosses confidently and holds the ball · Display a good command of his area · Communicate effectively and organise the defence · Come out successfully to stop close-range situations · Can kick the ball with height, accuracy and distance · Can roll/throw ball to launch counter-attacks · Control the ball well and re-distributes from a 'passback' · Show strength and courage in set-piece situations and open play

Click on the link below to watch training videos for **goalkeepers**:

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__Full Back:__
> > Click on the link below to watch videos on the secrets of **tackling**: > > [] >
 * Win tackles and pass the ball successfully to another team member to regain possession
 * Stay in a defensive line successfully to catch opponents offside
 * Mark a player successfully in open-play and set-pieces
 * Block crosses/shots successfully
 * Distribute the ball up the line or inside effectively to retain possession
 * Take a throw-in successfully and mark effectively on an opposing throw-in
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Use communication to provide support to players near you
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Win headers against opponents in throw-in situations
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Prevent opponents from turning and running down the line
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Support wide players/midfielders successfully by playing one twos

__Centre Back:__
> Your role is to ensure that opposition attackers do not score. You must be organised, always communicate and be prepared to be brave, to win every tackle and every header. Once you have the ball, you must decide whether to clear it or see if you can pick out a midfielder so an attack can be launched by your team:

> > > Click on the link below to watch videos on the secrets of **successful heading**: > > []
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Win defensive headers before the ball bounces
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Win tackles to regain possession/clear the ball effectively from danger into touch
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Track and mark opposition striker in open play/set pieces
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Block shots successfully
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Pass the ball short and long to teammates successfully to retain possession
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Make attacking contributions to set pieces
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Use communication to provide support to nearby players
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Organise a defensive line effectively
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Mark players effectively and track opposing players successfully
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Provide options for midfielders to pass back to you if they are facing their own goal

__Centre Midfielder:__
>> >> Click on the link below to watch videos and improve your **passing skills**: >> >> []
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Tackle opposing midfielders and win the ball successfully
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">NEVER give the ball away - passing short to other players to retain possession (1 and 2 touch)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Move into space to receive the ball again once you have passed it
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Distribute the ball to the feet or in space for the wide players, providing them with options to pass back and retain the ball
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Win headers from set pieces successfully in offensive and defensive situations
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Organise who goes and when to go forward and support the attack.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Get goalside of opposing midfielders to help the defence effectively and regain possession
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Shoot from long-range effectively (and on target) and score goals
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Use communication to provide support to nearby players
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Track opposing midfielders when they make attacking runs

__Wide Player:__
>>> >>> >>> Click on the link below to improve your **turning and dribbling skills**: >>> >>> []
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Dribble the ball successfully past opponents
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Pull out wide to the touchline to make space to receive the ball when midfielders are in possession
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Cross the ball accurately for the striker or other midfield players
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Support full backs when defending to help regain possession
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Turn opponents successfully and run down the line
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Play 'one-twos' with midfielders to retain posession
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Get into the box and level with the striker if the other wide player has the ball
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Score goals by finishing chances successfully
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Press opponents to win the ball back for your team
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Link up well with the supporting full-back when attacking

__Attacking Midfielder:__
>>>> >>>> Click on the link below to watch videos to improve **dribbling skills**: >>>> >>>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/skills/7297096.stm
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Beat players by dribbling past them in the centre of the pitch
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Play quick, short passes with other midfielders and wide players (1 and 2 touch) to retain possession
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Play accurate passes into the feet of the striker and receive the ball from his layoffs (one twos with the striker)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Get into the penalty-area when wide players have the ball in the final third to support them and the striker
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Make runs beyond the striker at times, giving him options as he holds up the ball
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Link up with wide players when they are in possession in our half to get them into a position to cross
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Shoot successfully from range and score goals by finishing chances
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Communicate and support other players around them when these players have the ball (especially wide players!)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Press opponents to win the ball back for your team
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Help out midfielders to regain possession in the centre of the pitch

>>>> >>>> Click on the link below to watch videos to improve your **shooting**: >>>> >>>> []
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Play just in front of the opposition’s last defender
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">'Show' for the midfielders to receive the ball to feet
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Be strong, hold up the ball for 3-4 seconds and pass the ball to the wide players and the offensive midfielder, reatining possession in the final third
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Play quick one twos with the attacking midfielder
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Stay within the goalposts in the centre of the pitch to occupy the centre-backs
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Win headers against opposition centre-backs
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Finish crosses successfully from wide players and score goals
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Play one-twos with wide players/offensive midfielder to retain possession
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Turn and run at opposing centre-backs, shooting from long range or playing other players in
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Pressure opposition defenders when they have the ball to regain possession
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Make lots of movement in the area on set pieces and open play to 'pull' the defence and open up space
 * __ASSESSMENT__**
 * All players in these positions will be expected to understand and work towards improving their game to continue to meet these objectives.**


 * Players will given regular assessment for their performance against these objectives in post-training debriefs at each training session and should use independent and team training to improve upon targets set for them in these objectives when they have read their online feedback. This is part of the PRIDE system - a player-centred approach to improvement and development in a personalised environment:**


 * P**ersonalising
 * R**esponsibility
 * I**n
 * D**eveloping
 * E**xcellence


 * Download a printable card for your position by clicking on the document below. Print this out, keep a copy in your bag, stick a copy on your fridge (or wherever!) and know what to work on!!!**