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Soccer Awareness training develops SELF THINKING players who are not coach driven; but coach guided, and within this they are allowed to make mistakes without criticism; but rather; encouraged to learn from them.
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Wayne presented at the 2017 NSCAA Convention in Los Angeles this past weekend. His session was "Soccer is a Thinking Game that Begins in The Head of Each Player. What is The Link Between The Thinking Process and Teaching A One Touch Mentality to players?" Here is a recap of the session including a download of the presentation, what people had to say about it, photos and more.
Read MoreMarco Monte of Inter Milan (one of the top 5 professional clubs in the world) was the Consultant for the Abu Dhabi Sports Council and he assessed all professional clubs in the UAE. This includes his quotes about the Al Ain professional youth academy Directed by Wayne Harrison.
Read MoreMy team Manager was kind enough to write this so we wanted to share his thoughts in order to show the improvement and hard work of the players since he wrote it. We won 5 out of 5 games but unfortunately lost 3-2 in the final in Las Vegas this past week. That said, we stay ranked Number 1 in Southern California, moved up to Number 2 in the Region (the team who beat us are Number One) and we moved up the National rankings with the points we gained to 6th best in the USA.
It's a long process to change a philosophy of playing but the boys have worked really hard to adapt from a long ball game to playing as a team.
Read MoreSoccer Awareness developmental training focuses on the concept of the THIRD EYE of Awareness, Imagination and Anticipation in Performance. Soccer Awareness is a highly innovative concept which aims to develop the thinking coach and player. Soccer Awareness focuses on the creation of a player centered environment which encourages autonomy and an ability to make correct decisions within a game specific context.
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This video is an example of a “One Touch Mentality” game situation U14 boys.
