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Football like metaphor of professional life
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Football like metaphor of the professional life
Antonio Scarfò, 28.2.2013
Basic Knowledge
• Know the field and the rules• Know your players and their current health• Know your opponents
Strategies
• The Objectives is clear ! • Look at short and mid term• Define and communicate the strategies to the
players, each one has his role• Be prepared to evaluate and change the strategy
during the match• Train the players and verify their understanding of
the strategies
Teamwork
• This is a team sport !• The team has to behave like just one person, all the
team have to share and believe in the same objectives• Every one is important in the team, but each one is
different and is different his contribution• Train the players in order to reduce their weaknesses
and enhance the synergies• Foster the team spirit through activities and trainings
Leadership
• Build the leadership through the facts, be exemplar! • Know the nature and values of your player • Lead the team when it need, help who need• Fight until the real end of the match• Courageous actions in critical moments can change the
destiny of the match• Respect of the rules and of the opponents
Long term vision
• The final target is the season not the single match• Preserve the health and the concentration of the
players during the season• Build the team with talents that can play together• Define a growth path for each player• Balance results and efforts