This document outlines a plan for developing creativity in football. It discusses definitions of creativity and the components of creative thinking. Typical sessions would focus on classroom exercises to build creative thinking skills and domain-specific technical drills with disguise. The document also addresses commitment to creativity training, characteristics of creative individuals, and considerations for implementing creativity training going forward, such as scheduling and roles for coaches.

1. T H E N E E D F O R C R E AT I V I T Y

2. AGENDA
Background
Commitment
Creativity Test
Characteristics
Typical Session
Way forward

3. Creativity
DEFINITIONS
The creative footballer is the individual who can SEE both novel and appropriate options.
Innovation
the implementation of the novel and appropriate solutions

4. T H E C O M P O N E N T I A L T H E O R Y O F C R E AT I V I T Y
Intrinsic motivation
High Domain specific skills
Creative thinking
Supportive environment

5. COMMITMENT

6. Why so Creative?
•Darwin
•Picasso
•Einstein
•Mozart
•Shakespeare

7. Learn to be creative?
- 5 year olds - 98%
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- 10 year olds - 30%
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- 15 year olds - 12%
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- Adults (25+) - 2%

8. Creativity test

9. Football Creativity

10. C R E AT I V E C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S
High skills in creative thinking
Independent
Unconventional
Risk takers
Self disciplined
Tolerance for ambiguity
Experimenters
Learn from mistakes
Environment
Enabling
Challenging
Diverse
Supportive
Intrinsic motivation
Interesting
Involving
Personally challenging
High domain skills
Technical skills
Disguise
Convert options

11. TYPICAL SESSION?
Classroom creative thinking
What would you do?
Confidence building work
Domain specific skills
Technical with Disguise
Individual
Collective
Environment
More challenge less tell
Video feedback
Small sided games
Technical with Disguise
Individual
Collective

12. W AY F O R W A R D ?
When
In Schedule
Frequency
Where
Who
Coaches
Players
Age specific?