The purpose of this blog is to try to ask us the question of how important communication is and what is the best route of its development to increase the quality of the development of our players.

I would like to share with you some of the contents I was given when I attended one of Raymond Verheijen courses very recently.

To put some more context in the subject i will be addressing;

Dig in, swarm, get stuck in, press, close him down – What football action would your player do when hearing these words? Would they have the same meaning to everyone? Would you use them to different contexts?

In our sport we all use different words with different meanings, however would we be able to organise this “chaos”?

Would it be solved by us talking in the same language? By using the same terminology?

It is already a common practice in several professional club academies having their own vocabulary to make sure all players know the meaning of the words and can apply it, but what happens if that same player gets recruited by another academy and they have different vocabulary?

Could we use the same vocabulary in a global scale?

The same principle is already applied in our football principles of play, when playing every team in the uses the attacking and defending principles of play.

Attacking – Width and Depth, Support, Penetration, Mobility, Creativity

Defending – Denay/Compactness, Delay, Balance, Support, Concentration

Looking into the example of aviation.

Preface

English is the universal language of communication used in civil aviation. This dictionary provides the basic vocabulary of terms used by pilots, cabin staff, maintenance crews, ground staff and travellers worldwide. The terms are those used in everyday work on aircraft, and cover parts of the aircraft, manipulating the aircraft on the ground and in the air, instructions to passengers, conversations with air traffic control, weather, emergencies, etc.

Unlike conventional aeronautical dictionaries, the Dictionary of Aviation defines vocabulary often found in conjunction with the purely technical terms as well as the technical terms themselves. Simple explanations are presented in simple language, making the dictionary ideal for those working towards a private or commercial pilot’s licence, as well as trainee maintenance engineers and more experienced professionals. We also give examples to show how the words are used in context.

With the creation of a dictionary and using universal language, an air traffic controller is able to find organisation into chaos by communicating to every airplane in the world using the same language.

Real time airplanes flying currently flying

What are your thoughts about having a similar example like in the aviation where in football we could use same terminology in the world and speak the same language/context?

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