Premier League Transfer Guide Part 1

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Sam Tighe
Moyes and Rooney

Priority Positions Your Side MUST Address This Summer   “Silly season” is now underway and your Premier League club is perusing the market, trying to find value-for-money buys. Here at Discount Football Kits, we’ll run through every club’s No. 1 priority this summer—the position they simply cannot afford to leave unattended to. In Part I, [...]

Champions League Prediction

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Louis Lancaster
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Prediction Louis Lancasters Champions League Prediction is: Bayern 2-0 Dortmund 4 Reasons 1. Bayern will ease themselves into the game. Dropping off out of possession and keeping ball in possession, unless they are presented with an obvious opportunity. This will enable them to work out Dortmund’s tactics.  2. Bayern have had the better share of possession in previous [...]

Team Focus: Juergen Klopp’s Borussia Dortmund

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Sam Tighe
Dortmund 4-1 Madrid (2)

Juergen Klopp’s Borussia Dortmund have lit up the UEFA Champions League this season and rightly claim their place in the Wembley final. They’re a likable outfit—financially well-run, historically great and more than pleasing on the eye—and that’s lead to a number of neutrals lending their support to the Schwarzgelben for the upcoming showpiece against Bayern [...]

Speed and Agility Ladder Drills

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Louis Lancaster
WEEK10blog

Blow are some variations for training drills that can be used with speed/ agility ladders. You are able to use 2m agility ladders, 4m agility ladders, or 8m agility ladders. Rules: -Pass in one direction and move in another through a ladder. -Remember technique is crucial through the ladders , it is not race. Technique [...]

Ambassadors In Sport

Posted on May 9, 2013 by DiscountFootballKits
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Ambassadors in Sport (AIS) harnesses the power of football to reach out to the vast numbers of broken people – including the marginalised, vulnerable and homeless – who can be difficult to reach through conventional means. Without active support from people they trust, and a focus that helps them think differently about themselves, they are [...]

Team Focus: Walter Mazzarri’s Napoli

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Sam Tighe
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Walter Mazzarri’s Napoli have been one of the premier tactical phenomenons in world football over the past several years, with the 2012-13 season in particular grabbing all the right headlines. They’re fast, they’re incisive, they boast world-class attacking stars and a particularly steely defence; Edinson Cavani has recorded successive 30-goal hauls in an intriguing system [...]

Dribbling In 1v1 Situations

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Louis Lancaster
WEEK8BLOG

This session is deigned to help players improve their dribbling in 1v1 situations. Equipment; footballs, football bibs, football cones, football goals   1. Rules: -Red plays to yellow. -Yellow drives forward to the line, performs a quick turn and tries to score in either of the two goals at the end at which they started.. [...]

Defending When Out of Balance

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Louis Lancaster
WEEK7blog

Note: ‘Defending when out of balance’ refers to times when your team may be ‘unbalanced’, such as your full back is out of position after attacking, or you are hit on the counter when pressing for a last minute goal. Game 1. Rules: -Whites defend the big goal and try to score in any of the four goals once [...]

Awareness ‘Knowledge or perception of a situation’

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Louis Lancaster
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1. Rules: -Whites and reds play across the pitch (mark with football bibs). -Black and yellow play up and down the pitch. -Play for 5 mins and then change opposition. Conditions: Game 1 – Normal Game 2 – Silence, free kick if sound is made (no clapping) Game 3 – Hit the spare man to score [...]

Advantages & Disadvantages of Zonal Marking

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Louis Lancaster
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The 6 Yard Line If the delivery is in swinging, like this one, then the defenders may choose to go one yard inside the six yard box in order to come out and attack the ball. If the delivery is out swinging then they generally start on the six yard line. 3 Bases As you [...]