A portable and affordable framework for
player and team development.
Mannequin Training, or pattern recognition training, is being used among the elite European clubs and best coaches in the world to develop players with the quickest feet, and most importantly the quickest minds. The Training Triangles now make this type of training accessible to all teams by occupying the same space as a traditional mannequin, but solving the portability, storage, and cost issues that are creating a barrier for most teams to implement this training style that is so fundamental to player development. Our accompanying TTM eBook and App include diagrams and videos of pattern recognition training, as well as technical training, small sided games, and much more to get your teams training like the elite right away.
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Think, train, and play in triangles to develop quick feet and quick minds.
Frequently Asked Questions, Answered:
Who created The Triangle Training Method?
The Triangle Training Method was developed and curated through the assistance of player development expert, Penn State Head Coach Bob Warming. Coach Warming is a two-time National Coach of the Year and has won more conference championships than any active men’s coach in Division 1. Coach Warming has been using pattern recognition training for years to develop professional level players and has had at least one player drafted in 21 of the last 22 MLS drafts. This year (2017) his program was one of only a handful that had two players drafted. |
Why not just use cones for pattern recognition training?
A separate tool is needed for players to differentiate the grid of a training area (the cones purpose) and something representing the space of a defender. Taking the space of a defender is also just one of the many uses for The Training Triangles including plyometric, agility, and partner and a ball technical training. |
Don’t players need the height provided by a mannequin?
Here is a great two-for-one trade off when you use The Training Triangles in place of mannequins. By removing the height of the mannequin, and only representing the space that a defender might occupy, your training is now encouraging players to visualize where a defender might be. Visualization is a fundamentally important skill for your players to practice anytime they train! Also, when using normal mannequins and a pass is misplaced, the training has to stop, the rhythm is interrupted, and now your players are losing valuable time from the exercise. By removing the height of the mannequin, the ball simply rolls over the triangle, and your players are getting maximum repetitions in the shortest amount of time.
Here is a great two-for-one trade off when you use The Training Triangles in place of mannequins. By removing the height of the mannequin, and only representing the space that a defender might occupy, your training is now encouraging players to visualize where a defender might be. Visualization is a fundamentally important skill for your players to practice anytime they train! Also, when using normal mannequins and a pass is misplaced, the training has to stop, the rhythm is interrupted, and now your players are losing valuable time from the exercise. By removing the height of the mannequin, the ball simply rolls over the triangle, and your players are getting maximum repetitions in the shortest amount of time.
What if I have never used pattern recognition with my teams?
Coaches tend to train their players similar to how they themselves were taught to play the game growing up. As the cost, transportation, and storage issues prevented many coaches from ever using this effective training method in the past, a "viscous cycle" emerges where not using this training perpetuates. It also is not taught in US coaching schools. This is why we have created a comprehensive eBook and app with diagrams and videos of pattern recognition training that are simple to understand, are effective for all age groups and skill levels. This eBook will give you a huge initial resource to get you comfortable with this training method right away
Coaches tend to train their players similar to how they themselves were taught to play the game growing up. As the cost, transportation, and storage issues prevented many coaches from ever using this effective training method in the past, a "viscous cycle" emerges where not using this training perpetuates. It also is not taught in US coaching schools. This is why we have created a comprehensive eBook and app with diagrams and videos of pattern recognition training that are simple to understand, are effective for all age groups and skill levels. This eBook will give you a huge initial resource to get you comfortable with this training method right away
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