Adult - League - @ Longdean (28)

Sports have historically been at the center of a cultural clash between individualistic, maverick, frills players who resist control and those who adhere to efficient, attritional, system-based, functional styles. With a growing emphasis on player welfare and the desire to generate more "Wow" moments for social media, many sports are adjusting their rules to diminish the success of attritional functional approaches. A new playing style is emerging, where players time their movement in relation to each other to open and close space. This approach not only lowers the risk of severe injuries and minimizes the likelihood of fouling out, but it also encourages those thrilling "Wow" moments that engage and captivate audiences.

Coaching relational teams demands a distinctly different strategy. Most sports coaches are trained to deconstruct their sport into specific, measurable functions, to establish systems that allow players to, without thinking, execute the right function at the right moment…