As the signature of the transfer window in January progresses, the 78 -year -old American athletics coaches are unconventional. For Manchester United and Ruben Amorim, it really makes sense, even if it wasn't a head coach. Harry Marara's several weeks of consultant -based appointments are designed to improve United and collectively by covering the ground efficiently and repeatedly.
Marla, who graduated from Siracus University in 1974 and graduated from Sirakusu University, taught the US Decosley Ashton Eaton in the Olympics (London 2012, Rio 2016) and the World Championships (Moscow 2013, Beijing. In 2015, he also won a world record. Eaton still keeps the best world of more than 400 meters (45.00 seconds), and the 10.23S 100m rank is second in the highest decaslon performance ever.
The relationship between Mala and Eaton is back in the early 2010s, when he worked together at the University of Oregon, and Mala instructed NCAA titles and university record Brian Taisen. As a seven people, she won the Olympic bronze (Rio 2016) and World Silver (Moscow 2013, Beijing 2015).
Mala also worked with the San Francisco Giants Baseball Team for more than 10 years, with the decaslon coach in the US Athletics.
In 2018, MARRA instructed Indonesian sprinter Lalu Muhammad Zohri to gold with the World Athletics U20 Championship. It is a personal vest up to 10.03, and ZOHRI shows a sharp figure that only the 11th Asian breaks the barrier of 10 seconds at 100m.
What is the relationship with Manchester United? Quite a lot. This is a sign of the quality of the coaching of MARRA, and has been successful for more than 40 years with various ages, backgrounds, start levels, resources teams, groups, and individuals. If his criticism is that his age does not come into contact with him, consider the open mind and adaptability he needs to work with the top athletes and teams longer than the amorim.
Mala with Eaton in 2016 (Andy Lions/Getty Image)
More importantly, running better is that Amorim wants United. “If you want to win the Premier League, you have to run like a mad dog,” he said in December of his fifth match, 3-2 defeat to Notingham Forest. Ta. “If not, we will not do it (we will win), it is clear. Without the team, it is impossible to win the Premier League. The team will run and move forward at all moment. Even the best starting XI without running doesn't win anything. “
The sports science -led revolution in the late 2000s inspired the transformation into the most athletic league in the Premier League, but still increased. One survey of the Premier League games from 2006 to 2013 showed 30 and 35 % of high strength and sprint distance. In another paper, the same indicators from 2014-15 to 2018-19 found an increase of 12 % and 15 %. SkillCorner data indicates that it continues to rise. In this season, the average of high-strength distance matches has increased by 16 % in the 2018-19 campaign. The sprint frequency is rising in the sprint distance of more than 23 %.
“It was a club, not me,” said Mara's appointment amorim. “We are always trying to share experienced people with staff, understand the body, and understand how to improve players. It wasn't me, not a new one. He coached the team. It's easy to improve as a staff member.
Amorim wants to build a team on strength and physical nature. Tottenham Hot Spool, Liverpool, and Bournemas all have or have the identity supported by press and aggressive running. Erik Ten Hag, his predecessor, wanted United to become the “best transition team in the world.” He also appointed Benny McCarthy as a striker coach before Marcas Rashford produced his most overwhelming season (30 goals in all tournaments) from 2022 to 2013. I turned my eyes.
Importantly, specialists' sprint coaches cannot significantly speed up players. The acceleration, power, and maximum speed are sophisticated, but cannot be taught. These attributes are greatly dependent on the physiological primary of the player. This is shown by the trajectory of the elite sprinter's career. The talent of the elite sprinter is obvious before childhood or before intentional training, reaching a global class or peak status much faster than other sports.
Instead, a professional coach should help identify and minimize the mechanic problem that could lead to injury. Last season, United loses the time in the league and struggled to give a consistent back 4. Harry Magwire and Mason Mount, who have been injured many times, are examples of “problematic cases” and “repeat rehearb”. This is a term used by Jonas Dodu, a performance consultant of Brighton & Hove Albion and New Castle United, specializing in movement, sprint coaching, sprint coaching and sprint coaching. analysis.
The sprint coaching background was rugby, and Dodu, who came in athletics, first worked as a soccer performance consultant in Derby County in 2016. He quotes Theo Walcott and Talik Lampetti (two players with a pace to be noted). He explains the coaching model he uses: “Brake, plants, separation. It is necessary to make them can.”
Mala (Dug Penjiner/Getty Image), which coaches Eaton and Tiizen in Eugene, Oregon in 2013
“They need to brake aggressively and efficiently so that they can be planted effectively from enemies,” says Dodu. “It is necessary to be conditional to create the necessary type of power, but it requires efficiency and needs to be repeated. It is necessary to accelerate 40, 60 times in the game. Deceleration.”
Changing the mechanism of the player completely requires training and resources, which rarely provide soccer, but still can be obtained when coaching a sprint. “You want them to be able to enter the necessary position and posture to slow down, accelerate, and change the direction,” says Dodu. “That's the premise you have started (coaching). Regarding sprint abilities, you can make a very quick and effective change to the first three steps, and how to create power in the right direction. You can see what you know.
“If you can accelerate very well in the first three steps, and if you know how to stop in the first three steps of deceleration, it will have a basic impact on your physical quality and performance. There is a possibility.
The nature of soccer and the stage of the game (very calm, setup, 22 players at 105m x 68m pitch) means that players rarely hit the actual maximum speed in a match. 。 The PSV Academy includes the first team -level performance benchmarks in the 30m sprint test also include a good value for players to cover the first 10 meters. 。
With faster, more efficient acceleration and deceleration, players buy time and space (or reduce them for opponents). “If the gear is really aggressive, you can actually scan and prepare for the next action,” says Dodoo.
United Academy -Rashford, Alejandrogar Nacho, Amado, and Anthony Elanga (sold to Nottingham Forest in July 2023) have developed the best straight line runners and accelerators in the category. “ELANGA is a model,” says Dodoo. DODOO co -owns SPEEDWORKS Training, co -owned a “Sprint Coaching Business developing athlete database with the entire soccer, NFL, elite, and international rugby.” It has won 5,000 runs for 3,000 players. It is what he (Elanga) creates in his running that we think is very efficient and effective. “
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In the first two months of this season, Rushford, Garnacho, and Elanga have all created the top 10 high -speed lists in the Premier League match. This is because the player rarely hits the maximum speed, so calling it “fastest” is an incorrect fame. Amado may not have been due to his walking. He stands out by taking many short steps with a low heel (and has a broken arm style reminiscent of his fellow Koi Bulian and 100m Sprinter Marie Jos Ta Lou). , Garnacho has made a big progress.
The difference in the mechanism may explain the difference as a dribbler. As United's senior player, Amad has completed 46.7 % of the Premier League dribbling compared to only 32.5 % of Garnacho. “He is approaching the (AMAD) ground, and the high speed speed means that he can adjust very quickly,” says Dodoo.
AMAD (22 years old) and GARNACHO (20) are two members of a relatively young United team. Midfielder Toby Ciller (20), Manuel Ugarte (23), Kobby Mine (19), and the centerback Lenny Yoro (19) and Striker Rathmus Hylund (21) have an academy football in the UK. I moved from United to United. Other European Leagues in the past two seasons.
People in the club feel that the most difficult part of reaching the seniors is a physical demand (more technical/tactical) and the risk of injury.
Dodu says the team needs a smart rotation system with young players. In particular, the more players are forward and speedmart, the more ways they are loaded, but more ways are not overloaded. “
Sprint coaches are not new in soccer. Former team GB sprinter Darren Campbell worked in MK Donds and worked with Andri Chef Chenko when he was in Chelsea. Similarly, Leon Lead, another former international sprinter, has been working on Brighton player running techniques. Considering the combination of NFL and the 40 -yard dash, all three NFL side, Jackson Bill Jaguar, Tennessy Titans, and Houston Teksands, employ all the “speed development director”, which is suitable for mechanics/sprint coaches. Masu.
Garnacho has demonstrated his sprinting ability this season (Paul Ellis/AFP/Getty Image)
The Premier League is crazy about the era of specialist coaches, including hybrid coach analysts, set piece coaches, and position -specific coaches. Coaches that can keep the player on the fitter (and probably move them better) can be huge.
Internally, amorims were critical of the fitness level, and United's high strength was reduced compared to last season.
More (and more difficult) running is not automatically good, but requires tactical, game status, opposition style, and quality context, but as DODOO pointed out, “Manager models are the models. Really high -strength, if you are conditioned with a single manager, you will need to be a more intensive model.
After defeating Brentford in August 2023, when he ran many kilometers, it was not exactly the same as the approach he took when Ten Hag ran his player (how much they were overtaken. ” To show. However, the availability is the best ability, and to implement the style that amorim wants, United needs to improve there.
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