Key Factors of a Player

What Factors make up an Elite Player/

COMMON
TECHNICAL ATTRIBUTES

COMMON ATTRIBUTES –
UNDERSTANDING
WHEN WHERE HOW

PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES

MENTAL ATTRIBUTES

· Receiving / control 360°

· Passing long / short / crossing

· Turning

· Moves

· Dribbling

· Shooting

· Heading attacking

· Heading defending

· Pressurising

· Tackling

· Intercepting

· Stop turning

· Jockeying

· To create space as individual with and without a ball

· To create space as a group / team

· To deny space as individual

· To deny space a group / team

· To support player with and without ball

· To pass long / short / cross

· To dribble

· To run with ball

· To shoot

· To finish

· To turn / use move

· To head

· Size

· Body shape

· Quick feet

· Speed

· Power

· Strength

· Mobility

· Flexibility

· Space awareness

· Vision

· Endurance

· Agility

· Quickness

· Concentration

· Confidence

· Personality

· Speed of thought

· Brave

· Tough

· Resilient

· Calm / composed

· Attitude

· Astute

· Intelligent

· Vision

· Creative

· Awareness

· Imaginative

· Aggressive

· Decision maker

· Excitable

· Likes to defend

· Initiative

· Temperament

All this makes WINNERS!

Player Positions

GOALKEEPER

1. Handling/catching (Natural)

2. Quick reactions

3. Speed

4. Strength

5. Power

6. Size/body shape

7. Brave

8. Tough

9. Mobility/flexibility

10. Decision making

11. Dominates six-yard box

12. Commands penalty area

13. Communication skills

14. Catching/shot stopping/crosses

15. Distribution – hand/feet

16. Vision

17. Decision making

18. Brave

19. Starting position

20. Moving into line

21. Support

FULL BACK

1. Speed

2. Strength

3. Passing – long/short/crossing

4. Vision

5. Mentality to defend – brave/tough

6. Heading

7. Calm decision maker

8. Endurance

9. Deny space

10. Cover space

11. Tackling/ Interrupt

12. Heading

13. Passing – long/short/crossing

14. Supporting position

15. Forward run

16. Vision

CENTRE BACK

1. Speed

2. Strength

3. Size/body shape

4. Heading

5. Attitude to defending

6. Vision

7. Mentality – brave/tough

8. Calm decision maker

9. Command central area

10. Deny space

11. Cover space

12. Tackling/ Interrupt

13. Heading

14. Passing – long/short/crossing

15. Running with ball

16. Support - attacking

17. Assessing dangerous space/attacking

18. Vision

DEFENSIVE CENTRE MIDFIELD

1. Speed

2. Strength

3. Control/receiving 360°

4. Endurance

5. Passing – long/short

6. Heading

7. Intelligence (Football)

8. Vision

9. Fast thinking/decision making

10. Tackling

11. Intercepting

12. Awareness

13. Create under pressure

14. Control/receiving 360°

15. Awareness

16. Pressing/tackling/intercepting

17. Shooting

18. Positional awareness

19. Heading

20. Vision

21. Passing – long/short

22. Creativity/creative play

23. Defending Rise

24. Combination Play

25. Fast Thinking

ATTACKING CENTRE MIDFIELD

1. Control/receiving 360°

2. Strength

3. Speed

4. Endurance

5. Passing – long/short

6. Tackling

7. Intercepting

8. Running with ball

9. Running without ball

10. Fast thinking/decision making

11. Creative under pressure

12. Control/receiving 360°

13. Pressing/tackling/intercepting

14. Forward runs – long/diagonal

15. Supporting with/without ball

16. Shooting/finishing

17. Heading

18. Creative/clear play

19. Vision

20. Combination Play

21. Fast Thinking

WIDE MIDFIELD / WING BACK

1. Speed

2. Mobility

3. Strength

4. Change direction

5. Dribbling

6. Crossing

7. Passing – long/short

8. Endurance

9. Shooting

10. Vision/imagination

11. Running with ball

12. Heading

13. Press/cover

14. Forward runs

15. Running with ball

16. Dribbling

17. Shooting

18. Vision

19. Recognise effective passing/crossing/dribbling

20. Finishing opportunities

FORWARD

1. Speed

2. Size/body shape

3. Strength

4. Tough

5. Brave

6. Finish

7. Shooting

8. Heading

9. Defending

10. Vision

11. Calm under pressure

12. Athletic presence/strength

13. Creative under pressure

1. Control/receiving 360° (back to goal)

14. Heading

15. Shooting

16. Finishing

17. Awareness/instincts for scoring

18. Dribbling

19. Running with ball

20. Vision

21. Pressing Defending