Ade Cole

“Where are you mentally?” Eddie Howe knows… He knows that movement and runs are underpinned by mindset and mentality at the adult elite level of the game…the professional level Eddie Howe knows… He knows he has to remind his players of their responsibility to the psychological aspects of the game. Attention Intensity Intent Movement requires a focus of attention and a connection to the game. “How can I lose the defenders here?” “How can I make it difficult for them?” An absorption in the granular details of movement…to outwit, to out-manoeuvre! Movement also requires a mental intensity that lends itself towards physical intensity. Cortical stimulation for readiness - alert and energised, alert and energised…looking for the space, calculating the path towards that space. And movement requires energy forward - a purposeful, positive, and proactive execution of actions. Front-foot. A sense of certainty. Approach behaviour. Towards rather than away from. Attention Intensity Intent Eddie Howe knows. He knows that he has to train mindset in every activity in every session every day, in order for his players to replicate an optimal mindset on game day. Attention Intensity Intent Players in charge and in control. Dominating and owning their minds, their bodies, and the spaces around them…

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