ARSENAL FOOTBALL DEVELOPMENT WORKING WITH FUSE

Arsenal Football Development sessions are delivered to develop players to become the best they can be whilst inspiring them to have a lifelong passion for the sport. Arsenal Football Development’s training program is based on teaching young gunners the same techniques, skills and game IQ their academy players learn at their official academy at Hale End and is designed to give players an understanding of what it takes to play for Arsenal.

Lifelong Learner - Adopt a learning mindset to seek consistent and continuous improvement.

We will encourage players to adopt a lifelong learning ethos where they will remain curious, be eager to learn, and always find ways to develop themselves. We want to develop the person as well as the player through:

• A growth mindset
• Self-Reflection
• Learning how to be a team player

Efficient Mover - Ability to move well and sustain throughout.

Players will be trained on how to become an efficient mover, which is being the best football-specific athlete they can be. Football Fitness is all about creating athletes who are fine-tuned to every demand of the modern game. This consists of:

• Agility
• Speed
• Balance
• Footwork
• Coordination
• CV Endurance
• Sprint Repeatability
• Functional Movement

Champion Mentality – Seize each moment to maximize your potential.

The Arsenal coaches will educate players to be driven to improve, challenge, and win.

• Improve: Players that commit everything they have to improve.
• Challenge: People that seek out challenges and challenge those around them.
• Win: Players who understand what it takes to win, by applying themselves like a champion, before they have ever won a thing.

The aim is to produce football leaders on the pitch, in the dressing room, and in life, and in doing so we believe that every choice, behavior, and day matters.

Effective Team Player - Technical and Tactical Solutions.

Players will learn how to improve their technical ability and tactical prowess, which will be guided by the Arsenal Football Development coaches. Players will be coached:

• Ball Mastery, Dribbling, 1v1, Defending, Pressing
• Transitions - Counter attacking and Counter Pressing
• Passing and Receiving Skills
• Creating chances and finishing
• General decision making and ball striking

“Remember where you’re from, who you are and what you represent.”

Pat Rice – Ambassador - Arsenal Football Club