Age: Males 18yrs and older/Females 17 yrs and older

This final phase of player preparation aims to maximise fitness preparation and football, individual and position specific skills as well as performance. All of the player's capacities are now fully established and players are trained to peak for major competitions. Training is characterised by high intensity and relatively high volume with frequent periods of rest.

The Training to Win Phase - Technical

• Complete refinement of soccer specific skills
• Event-/competition-specific training skills are automatic/second nature
• Ability to improvise with skills
• Further development and refinement of soccer specific skills
• ‘Automatic' and consistent performance of soccer specific skills

The Training to Win Phase - Tactical

• Develop effective competition strategies
• Adapt strategies to situation
• Model all possible aspects of performance in training
• Play to strengths, exploit weaknesses of opponents
• Clarity of team shape and roles within
• Varying trends in the modern international tournaments
• Maximise on National and European competition opportunities
• Adapting to climatic conditions e.g. extreme heat & cold, in both training and playing
• SWOT analysis (individual and team)
• Successful tactics and strategies and necessary variation needed to winning ways
• The importance/variation/options of set-pieces in attack/defence

The Training to Win Phase - Physical

• Maintenance of physical capacities with a view to maximising performance
• Shoulder, elbow, core, spine and ankle stability
• All physical fitness aspects individualised
• Frequent prophylactic (preventative) breaks
• Maintenance and possible improvement of physical capacities

The Training to Win Phase - Mental

• Independent decision-making
• Capable of teamwork and taking advice
• Well-developed, refined and individualised mental skills and routines
• Refocusing plans/coping strategies
• Will to win/drive
• Concentration/focus
• Full range of mental skills (4 C's)