As a result many players and coaches develop their own philosophy of what technique is. Sometimes this allows coaches to come up with different and innovative ways of looking at football technique, and this process is in fact critical in regards to the development of our understanding of the game.

If coaches only ever utilize what is already known, where does the innovation come from?

This process however conversely means many coaches who follow their own intuition, may not always get it right (in terms of optimizing technical development), and when this occurs, the players in their charge suffer as a result.

So with this said:

We hope that coaches and players (with or without experience) use the web-book series as a tool for building a more universally accepted definition of individual game functional football technique and how to develop it. 

 

The next link offers a detailed look at what 'individual game functional technique' actually looks like.

[ But note: This detailed look is only for those who want to dive into this web-book with the understanding that it is more like a text book than an exercise resource. If you hate reading then this resource is not for you. Stick to tft-tube and master all the technical challenges it contains.