Thomas Engesser
@thomasengesser.bsky.social
Ex-Sydney University FC Technical Director, Ex-Marrickville FC Technical Director - Interested in how we learn, how we become, and how we thrive.
Author Tim Winton on the disabling constraints imposed by the desire to win, “The need to win drains him of power”.
May 3, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Author Tim Winton on the disabling constraints imposed by the desire to win, “The need to win drains him of power”.
Japan has a population of 120M and only 253K registered junior football players. We have a population of 28M with 1.3M registered players. Is it strange that Japan continues to produce quality teams and players with about 20% of the 'formal' participation compared to Australia?
May 3, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Japan has a population of 120M and only 253K registered junior football players. We have a population of 28M with 1.3M registered players. Is it strange that Japan continues to produce quality teams and players with about 20% of the 'formal' participation compared to Australia?
Football punditry gravitates to stories about the player with the ball. Makes football simple, ultimately, consumable. Who though, like Cruyff, is happy to embrace complexity and instinctively talk about football in terms of the positioning player and the value of the collective?
May 3, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Football punditry gravitates to stories about the player with the ball. Makes football simple, ultimately, consumable. Who though, like Cruyff, is happy to embrace complexity and instinctively talk about football in terms of the positioning player and the value of the collective?