Calm / Read
The Quiet General
Sees the game before it happens. Calm is the weapon.
Often: key and intercept defenders
Footy archetype. Calm / Create
The Playmaker
Composure with the ball. Finds the kick nobody else saw.
Often: half-backs, wings and outside midfielders
What you see from the boundary
- Works into space so they can get the ball and use it
- After a mistake, calls for the ball straight back to make up for it
- After the game, talks about the kick that opened it up
- Nervous looks like overthinking and fumbling simple skills
Name the kick you loved. Then name one contest they stayed in when it got hard.
The drive home is covered in Book 9, Game-Day Execution.
Their next step
Winning their own ball, and staying in the game when it turns physical. Composure is their gift; the contest is their growth.
Three cue words to try this weekend
- HERE
- COMPOSURE
- EYES
One word they say to themselves after a mistake, then straight into the next action. In the Personal Edition, your athlete chooses their own.
How their books are written
- Their opening scene
Book 1 opens under the lights in a the Playmaker moment, with their first name in it.
- Calm and Fire
Every lesson in the books is told twice, once for the calm reader and once for the fiery one. Theirs is the Calm version.
- Their words
Cue words, reset ritual and identity statements come from their own answers in the intake.
- Your letter
Every book ends with a letter from home, written by you, with prompts if you get stuck.
Take the 2-minute snapshotStart the full intake
Most players lean toward one archetype and show some of another. The snapshot is a likely read; the full intake settles it.
The other four
Calm and Fire / Repeat
The Engine
The fourth effort. Arrives at every contest, again.
Often: inside and running midfielders
Fire / Stop
The Iron Wall
Holds the line. Contact is where they come alive.
Often: lockdown defenders and key position players
Fire / Hunt
The Storm Chaser
Turns chaos into goals. If you run, they will catch you.
Often: pressure and small forwards