Faas Wilkes

Born on 13 October 1923 in Rotterdam (Netherlands)
Died on 15 Augustus 2006 in Rotterdam (Netherlands)
Xerxes: 1941-1949: 71 games, 49 goals
Inter Milan: 1949-1952: 95 games, 47 goals
Torino: 1952-1953: 12 games, 1 goal
Valencia: 1953-1956: 62 games, 38 goals
VVV-Venlo: 1956-1958: 64 games, 23 goals
Levante: 1958-1959: 34 games, 20 goals
Fortuna '54: 1959-1962: 88 games, 33 goals
Xerxes: 1962-1964: 28 games, 10 goals

Netherlands: 38 games, 35 goals

"Football is played eleven against eleven but as I went off four opponents then it's eleven against seven."

Faas Wilkes

"I admired two players; one was Alfredo Di Stefano, who knew all about how to open spaces up on the pitch. The other was Faas Wilkes, a great dribbler."

Johan Cruijff

Purpose

"The term skill refers to a player's ability to select, organize, and execute an action appropriate to a given situation in an effective, consistent and efficient manner. Skill can be distinguished from technique, which refers to a basic motor action or movement pattern. Skill is the ability to use a technique appropriately and effectively at the right moment. Techniques form the building blocks upon which skill is developed. It is therefore essential that as a result of the skill acquisition process learners know how and when to apply techniques effectively. The key features of skill are that it is:

Goal Directed (Players have a purpose and know what they are attempting to do).
Effective and reliable (The goal is achieved with maximum certainty and consistency).
Adaptable (To meet a variety of performance contexts).
Efficient (It uses no more effort than necessary).
Learned (Developed with practice and experience)." (Williams, Horn & Hodges, 2003)

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