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New Book:

Tactical Periodization - A Proven Successful Training Model

Learn the Tactical Periodization Method used by some of the World's Top Coaches

Hi Coach,

This groundbreaking book written by Juan Luis Delgado Bordonau PhD and José Alberto Mendez Villanueva PhD is a complete blueprint for Tactical Periodization, providing coaches with the tools to organise the whole football training process - from one specific training practice, to full season planning.

Tactical Periodization is a proven successful football coaching method. All training is driven by tactical training. It allows you the coach, to improve all other attributes (technical, conditioning and decision making) at the same time, within every single tactical practice.

The Benefits of Tactical Periodization:

Improve all attributes (technical, conditioning & decision making) in every tactical practice

Accelerate your players' tactical understanding of their positional roles & responsibilities

Players will react quicker, be sharper, and make better decisions in all tactical situations

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The "Game Model" guides the entire training process. Training must “model” the game through specific practices (specificity) that include all the tactical game principles designed by the coach. You will learn the principle of performance stabilisation, so you can maintain your team’s high performance levels throughout a full season.

“For me, training means training in specificity, creating practices that allow me to enhance my principles of play.”

Jose Mourinho

Accelerate your players' tactical understanding of their positional roles & responsibilities - Players will react quicker, be sharper, and make better decisions in all tactical situations

Tactical Periodization A Proven Successful Training Model

244 Pages
FULLCOLOUR Print
120 Tactical Periodization Topics
60 Tactical Situations & Practices
U16-Pro Level

eBook Version Also Available

This is your chance to learn the Tactical Periodization method which has been applied by top coaches, with José Mourinho being the most influential and successful. Other examples are Vitor Pereira, Leonardo Jardim, Brendan Rodgers, Marco Silva, Nuno Espírito Santo and André Villas-Boas.

Many other top coaches (Pep Guardiola among them) have adopted part of these Tactical Periodization principles, building their training method around the development of a game model and its principles, using the tactical dimension to lead their training.

This book includes:

The background and development of Tactical Periodization
The Methodological Principles
The Game Model (specificity)
Tactical Organisation in the 4 Phases of the Game
Analysing the Previous Match Performance
Analysing the Next Opponent
Weekly Training Objectives
Training Sessions for a 1 Match Week
Training Sessions for a 2 Match Week

There are many Tactical Topics and Training Practices including:

Building Up Play from the Back and Creating Overloads Against a Compact 4-4 Formation
Attacking with "Third Man Runs"
Reorganising into Defensive Block Positions
Pressing as a Collective Unit + Fast Break Attack
Dropping Off, Compactness and Counter Attack with Switch of Play
Defending Direct Play into 2 Forwards and Winning the Second Ball

Vitor Frade "The Father of Tactical Periodization"

Manuel da Costa (Vitor) Frade is the creator of Tactical Periodization. He is known in Portugal, Brazil and Spain as one of the world's greatest experts and thinkers when it comes to football methodologies.

Vitor revolutionised football coaching by combining all phases of the game, making sure that the tactical dimension is at the forefront of every training session - there is no need for specific physical, tactical or technical training.

The "Game Model" guides the entire training process.

This philosophy is based around getting the players to think, learn and develop, to make the right decisions based on the coach's style of play. This leads to performance stabilisation throughout the season.

Vitor Frade pictured in the centre with both authors José (left) and Juan (right)

Meet the Authors

Juan Luis Delgado Bordonau PhD

Credentials:

UEFA PRO Coaching Licence (Spanish FA)
PhD in Sports Science (University of Valencia)
MSc in Sports & Exercise Psychology (Autonomic University of Madrid & Spanish Olympic Committee)
Postgraduate Diploma in Football Management (Georgetown University)
BSc Physical Activity & Sports Science - Major in Football (University of Valencia)
Diploma in Teaching Physical Education (Jaume I University of Castellon)
Premier Diploma NSCAA (National Soccer Coaches Association of America)
International Coaching Qualification (Netherlands FA)

Previous and Current Coaching Roles:

ASPIRE Academy Qatar (2007 - Current) - Elite Scouting Coordinator (2013 - Current), Coach (2007 - 2013)
Valencia CF (2006 - 2007) - Academy Technical Director
Villarreal CF (1999 - 2006) - Academy Coach & Technical Director (U7 to U14)

José Alberto Mendez Villanueva PhD

Credentials:

PhD in Sports Science in Sport Science (University of Oviedo, Spain)
MSc in Exercise Psychology (University of Western Australia)
BSc Physical Activity & Sports Science (University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain)
Diploma in Teaching Physical Education (University of Oviedo, Spain)

Previous and Current Coaching Roles:

Qatar Football Association (2011 - Current) - Football Performance & Science Department (Head of Fitness)
ASPIRE Academy Qatar (2007 - Current) - Head of Physiology and Strength & Conditioning, Fitness Coach, Physiologist / Sport Scientist
Bulgarian Football Union (2011 - 2013) - Sport Scientist Consultant
PCF Litex Lovech (Bulgaria) (2010 - 2011) - Sport Scientist Consultant
CSKA Sofia (Bulgaria) (2009 - 2011) - Sport Scientist Consultant