Creating a

Performance
Environment

Wednesday 15th January

Baltimore 2020
 Introduction
Brian McLaughlin:
• 16 Years- Grassroots player
• 20 Years- Professional player
• 20+ Years- Learning to become a coach

Current Position:
• Under 17- Scotland National Head Coach
• Scottish FA- National Performance School Manager
Creating a Performance Environment

1. What is a performance environment?

2. Who are the key people involved?

3. When do you know you have created one?

Key moment

SCOTLAND 0 V 4 FRANCE
 Challenges

Finance:
• Not enough International games
• Not enough training camps

Time:
• Match preparation
• Training minutes
 Solutions
Maximise every minute:

1. Tactical training sessions

2. Specific detailed meetings
3. Clear and simple message
4. Focus- Time between Scotland camps
How do we achieve success?
AWARENESS- Tactical
Awareness aspects to control the
game.

ABILITY- Technical
aspects to influence the
game. ATTITUDE-
Psychological aspects to
ACCOUNTABILITY win the game.
Ability Attitude

ACCOUNTABILITY- Mentality to seek solutions.

ATHELTISCISM- Athleticism
Physiological aspects for
maximum results.
 Our Game. Our Style.

“ To discover, guide and encourage

players & coaches to take
Our Game & Our Style
to any Country in the World and WIN.”
Key people involved

Technical Staff: Support Staff:

• Assistant Coach x 2 • Kit Manager
• GK coach • Travel Department
• Analyst • Education Officer

Recruitment Team: Scottish FA Staff:

• Head of Recruitment • Performance Director
• Scouts on the ground • Team Manager
• Scottish FA Media
Medical Team:
• Doctor Professional Clubs
• Physiotherapist Parents
• Sports Science
 Technical Staff
Do they have the same ambition?

• Need to be involved
• Scotland Style of play
• Created new tactical sessions
• Way of working
• Warm up
• Half time
• Debrief game
• Roles & responsibilities
• Connect with players
 Recruitment team
Feel part of the team:

• Set Meeting- Pre Camp

• Set Meeting- Post Camp
• Depth Chart
• Critical areas
 Medical team
The players belong to the clubs

• Access to every team meeting

• Created morning clinic
• Part of the training week
• Standardised game day roles
• Night before game
 Support staff
Vital part of the whole environment

• Respect
• Time
• Listen
• You don’t need to control everything
 Game day…

Before the Game:

• 50 minutes to KO- Leave for warm Up
• 5 minutes- Players on their own/ Drill
• 10 minutes- Sports Science
• 8 minutes- Possession( All together)
• 5 minutes- Patterns of play( Starting 11)
• 4 minutes- Players on their own
 Half time…

Half time:
• 0-7 minutes: Staff meeting (Players relax/ talk)
• 7-10 minutes: Finalise key points for second half
• 10 minutes: Head Coach delivers key points
• 15 minutes: Depart for second half
 Full time…

Full Time:
• Staff meeting (Players relax/ talk)
• Finalise some minimal key points to be made straight away
• Medical team- Check for injuries
• Medical team- Start recovery of players
• Analyst- Analyse game straight away
• Technical Team- Prepare detailed debrief meeting
 The Players
The most important people on any trip

• Open environment
• 3 Captains
• Relaxed but respectful away from pitch
• Work VERY hard on the training pitch
• Ambitious during the game
• Create memories
• Video diary
• 19 seconds
Creating a High Performance Environment

1. What is a high performance environment?

2. Who are the key people involved?

3. How do you know you have created one?

16 Months later…

SCOTLAND V FRANCE
 How do you know?

• Results
• Qualification
• Performances
• Individual progression

The players pass the message on!

Creating a
Performance
Environment

Wednesday 15th January

Baltimore 2020