How to Treat Talent Differentially without Demotivating In the field of youth and professional football, the phrase “When the less talented player is treated the same as the more talented one, the less talented one does not improve and the more talented one becomes demotivated” is a reality that highlights the need to apply differentiated strategies in training. The Pons…
In 2050, the Pons Method will be deeply integrated into the most advanced practices in football, becoming a pioneering approach that will adapt to the realities of a highly automated, interdisciplinary and artificial intelligence (AI)-centric sport. Some possible advances include: Hyperconnected Football: AI and Total NeuroscienceAdvanced AI for decision-making: Coaches will work with artificial intelligence systems that will process data…
Predictive models, data analysis, neural networks and machine learning, we’re sure we won’t even talk about it, right? But, what does AI say about the Pons Method prediction in 2030 and 2050? – FIFA: UEFA, RFEF AND OTHER associations and federations of the world? I’m on holiday in Thailand without a project that motivates me and you’re asleep? And then…
The challenge of coaching in the age of information and automation Football has evolved radically over the past two decades. With the emergence of artificial intelligence, performance management and player demands, coaches no longer just coach; they manage, teach, and answer critical questions like: “Why are we doing this?” and “What is it for?” Empowered by access to information and…
Now you have the definitive solution: Discover how the Pons Method can transform your planning, your staff, your players, your career and your life. Immerse yourself in unparalleled learning, with tangible improvements in modern training. Imagine yourself sailing in an immense ocean, without a compass, without stars to guide you and without a plan for tangible improvements individually and collectively…
One of the biggest challenges for coaches is helping players compete with greater freedom and creativity under a constant sense of pressure. The Pons Method offers a structured and effective approach to meeting this challenge, ensuring that players not only adapt to stress, but thrive in it, maintaining their creativity and ability to make critical decisions. Below, we will explore…
Pons Method lies in its revolutionary and multidimensional approach, designed to transform football training and adapt to the demands of modern sport. Unlike traditional methodologies, which are usually based on rigid models or exclusively focused on specific tasks, the Pons Method is an open source methodology, that is, open to daily evolution and not only by its creator but by…
The debate over “joystick coaching” or the constant control of the coach over the players in grassroots football is a relevant and often polarizing topic like 20 years ago as the absolute truths exalted towards The Global Method and annihilating The Analytical Method that the years have shown was not real. The recipe falks , the recipe must be the…
Hello everyone, I am David Pons and I am here on the wonderful island of Phuket, Thailand. This spectacular place marks the beginning of an exciting journey that I will lead in Asia: the Pons Method Lecture Tour 2025 starts here. Our purpose with Innova football goes beyond what happens on the football field. My mission with the Pons Method…
On July 15, 2020, I presented the Pons Method to FIFA, a methodology I had painstakingly crafted to revolutionize football training and performance. During the presentation, I encountered the then-young Director of Innovation. Barely in his thirties, the age when many are still playing, he occupied a pivotal role but lacked understanding of my work. His dismissive focus on the…