Inspire London 2015 – Grassroots competition
A grassroots football competition is being run by Inspire Coaching Events, in association with Coaching Family and ourselves here at Discount Football Kits. We are donating some Football equipment, which will help support the winning grassroots club. The prize...
Finishing Under Pressure
Practice 1. The ball gets played through for the striker. The striker aims to score with the defender trying to prevent a goal. -Cut across defender to eliminate them -Accuracy, weight and disguise for shot Practice 2. The striker has to move into the box to...
Even More Possession Ideas
This week we have even more possession ideas for your training sessions. To find our latest deals you can visit our website homepage. Directional Structure -Set up the area depending on your outcome. Rules -Blues and whites fighting in the middle. -The game is played...
More Possession Ideas for Coaches
Gates Structure Set up the area depending on your outcome. Rules Blues and whites fighting in the middle. Play for time or play for points. A player in possession of the ball must release the ball through a gate for a team mate. If a player on the same team receives...
Possession Ideas for Coaches
Session 1. Structure Set up the area depending on your outcome. Rules 4v4 in the middle. The team that makes the highest amount of consecutive passes in the middle wins. If the blues make 6 passes and lose possession, the target to then beat for the yellows is 6. If...
Monaco Warm Up Against Arsenal
Match: Arsenal vs Monaco Duration of warm up: 23 Minutes Competition: Champions League Date: 25.02.2015 Part 1. The players jogged across the pitch individually for around 2-3 minutes. They then did their dynamic and static stretching with staff for 4.30 minutes....
Arsenal Warm Up Against Monaco
How does your team warm up for a game? Learn how Arsenal prepared for their last 16 tie with Monaco. Louis Lancaster watched the game and reported back to us here at Discount Football Kits so that you can try out this warm up with your team. Match: Arsenal vs Monaco...
Up Your Sleeve Sessions… What yours ?
Every coach needs to have a few sessions up their sleeve! What's yours? You can tweet them @DiscountFK or @LouisLancs. If you coach a childrens side you can view our wide range of children's football kits. This session is created by Louis Lancaster in association with...
Screening Forward Passes
Practice 1. Structure: -Set up as above. You can use football cones as markers like the diagram. -Vary the distances. Rules -The reds try to pass the ball to each other. -They can do this by either passing directly to each other or use the whites. -The yellows in the...
FA set to introduce head-injury rules for grassroots football
The FA plans to implement new rules on dealing with head injuries at amateur level by March this year after a strong campaign by Jeff Astle’s family. The former West Brom, Notts County and England striker died in 2002, aged 59, from a degenerative brain disorder,...
Strictly No Dancing – the FA’s football festival at the Top of the Tower
The top of the Blackpool Tower is usually reserved for the rhinestone encrusted foxtrotters from Strictly Come Dancing, but last Friday it played host to a very different event – an under-7s FA football festival. Using the hashtag #TowerFootball to promote the event,...
Blocking Practices
Practice 1. You can purchase our Slalom Poles and football cones for use in these training practices. Structure: -Set up as above. -Distances between 8-12 yards. Rules -The whites are in pairs. -Each pair passes their ball back and forth (two touch). -The yellow...
The FA Facilities Fund continues its funding of beleaguered grassroots clubs
Another 80 grassroots facilities across England are set to benefit from over £5.6m worth of investment. The fund, managed by the Football Foundation has generated a further £12m as a result of the partnership with the FA and the Government via Sport England, which...
Strikers Beyond
With The Ball The striker moves in the same direction as the ball followed by a diagonal run meeting a straight pass. Against The Ball The striker moves in the opposite direction to the ball followed by a diagonal pass meeting a straight run. Main Practice ...
We catch up with Kick It Out’s Season of Action and see how you can get involved
Kick It Out has been battling inequality in football for over 20 years and is now well into its second ‘Season of Action’, with a special focus on grassroots and community football. The ultimate aim of the Season of Action is to provide a greater opportunity to...
Crossing and Finishing Practices
Practice 1. Structure: -Use half a pitch . Pattern -CM starts with the ball. -CM passes out to either wing. -The wingers pass back inside to the same supporting CM. -The CM then switches play to the other winger. -That winger in possession then travels with...
The FA People’s Cup is Coming Very Soon!
The FA People's Cup, in partnership with the BBC’s Get Inspired, is a new 5 a side football competition which launches on 14th January 2015. It’s a knockout competition just like the professional FA Cup and welcomes male, female and disability players with categories...
1v1, 2v2 Tournament
Stage 1 1v1s White v Blue Pitch 1 White v Blue Pitch 2 Rules: -First to score 10 goals. -Whoever wins gets a point for their team. Stage 2. 2v2 White v Blue Rules: -First to score 10 goals. -Whatever team wins get the point. ...
FA Opens Grow the Game scheme
A total of £1.5million of funding has been set aside to boost teams that cater for under-represented groups. The Grow the Game scheme intends to increase participation in grassroots football by giving financial support to clubs that field teams with women and girls;...
Every Training Session Of 2014
To view or download every training session of 2014- Click Here. https://www.discountfootballkits.com/blog/louis/louislancs2014sessions.pdf Louis' coaching philosophy can be summed up by the following: ‘Relish the chaos and make uncomfortable comfortable’. You can view...
Mel Woodards’ Inspirational Story Of How Grassroots Football Saved Her Life
Mel Woodards has recently been awarded the Helen Rollason Award for Inspiration and has even received a special citation from David Cameron - but she hasn’t always been so appreciated. For years she suffered terrible abuse by her husband and lived in constant fear of...
Recovery Session
Practice 1. Structure: Set up the area as above suiting the needs of your players and numbers available. Rules: Three teams. It is the first team to hit their pole. The first players attempts to hit the pole. They then run to the pole to receive the next pass. The...
Birmingham City Launches Grassroots Ticketing Initiative to Help Local Clubs
Birmingham City Football Club has for a long time been hitting the headlines for all the wrong reasons. Finally they have some good news to report – their grassroots football ticketing initiative has just begun and many at the club are hopeful that their fortunes will...
Finishing Practices
Session 1. Structure: -Set up the area as above suiting the needs of your players. You can use our football bibs to split up your players. Rules: -The blue player plays a one two with the white player, ending with the blue player taking a shot at goal. -The white...
Intense, Enjoyable Session Starters
Session 1. Structure: Set up the practice as shown in the diagram. Change the distance depending on your aims. Rules: Blues defend and whites attack 1v1. The blue defender passes the ball to white to start the practice. The whites then pass the ball around the...
Crossing and Finishing
Practice 1: Structure: Set up the area as above suiting the needs of your players and numbers available. Rules: Blues and whites fight in the middle. You can use our football bibs to split the teams. In the middle they are only allowed a maximum of 5 passes, the ball...
4 Storylines to Watch Out for in the Premier League This Weekend
We've barely been able to catch our breath following an enticing slate of midweek Capital One Cup action, and here we are on the verge of another exciting Premier League weekend. The slate looks enticing to say the least, with Newcastle United taking on Liverpool, a...
Defensive concerns must be addressed quickly by Champions League-chasing Liverpool
Liverpool seem to be surrounded by a lot of negativity at present—a heavy defeat to Real Madrid, Mario Balotelli, poor performances, Mario Balotelli, etc—but the way other teams have started the season means that with things taken at face value they are actually in a...
Who Would You Send Off? Boris vs Rooney
Everyone who has ever played grassroots football has been on the receiving end of some bad challenges. That's why we are looking to you- the grassroots community, to let us know which of the following fouls you think was worse. You get the final say, who would you...
Passing and Receiving Drills
It's not often we look at drills rather than more open practices, but here is wheat Louis had to say on the six passing and receiving drills below. "In both passing and receiving drills, whoever releases the ball follows their pass. I fully understand players may find...