I developed the Animals Teams following an input I listened to from a talent scout who was talking about balance in your squad, succession planning and recruitment based on a philosophy of play.
I decided that many coaches and most young players would get tongue tied too easily talking about existing personalities but if we asked them to select their match winning squad from animals and organise them into a formation to play against a named elite team then maybe we would get more energy into the discussion. Over the last ten years I’ve seen the animals in clubs large and small around the country. Legends!
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