Key Storylines to watch in build-up to the 2014 FIFA World Cup
With 21 of 32 teams qualified for the 2014 FIFA World Cup already, the competition's momentum will now truly begin to pick up. Bosnia & Herzegovina, England, Chile, Ecuador, Honduras and Spain are just some of the teams that sealed their passage on a frantic...
Choosing The Correct Mitre Football
Choosing what footballs to buy can often be a tough task. A mitre technician helps give his guide on deciding which footballs are right for you. http://youtu.be/CQ8kSewnqMk One ball not mentioned in the video is the Mitre Ultimatch which is available from our site....
What’s Your Signature Session?
Half Court Structure: -Set up the area as above. Process: -Blues and whites compete in the 18yard box. -The team in possession of the ball, can only score once they visit the yellows on the outside and receive it back. -If the other regain possession they must then...
Top 5 FIFA Ballon d’Or Contenders Not Named Lionel Messi
Since the FIFA Ballon d'Or's inception in 2010, Lionel Messi has won it each and every time. His first crowning was a close one, with teammates Andres Iniesta and Xavi finishing in second and third placed respectively, but the last two have been landslide victories....
More Possession Ideas
Channels Structure: -Set up the area as above. -Notice the wide players in the wide channels.. Process: -Blues and whites aim to get the ball to their target players in the wide channels. -Once the wide players receives the ball, they provide a cross for the team to...
Champions League: Are Arsenal England’s Biggest Threat in Europe?
After the opening game of the Premier League season, the knives were already out for Arsene Wenger and his Arsenal side after a summer without strengthening in the transfer market and a home defeat to Aston Villa. Fast forward to the start of October and the Gunners...
Is Brendan Rodgers Right to Stick to his 3-5-2 Formation?
Liverpool have played most of the last 16 months under Brendan Rodgers’ tutelage using a few variations of their base 4-3-3 system, primarily using one centre-forward and supporting him with runners from the second line of attack, while the defence is a standard back...
Possession Ideas
Target Players Structure: -Set up the area as above. -Notice the target players on the outside. Process: -Blues and whites aim to get the ball to their target players on the outside. -If a player gets the ball to a target player that is a trigger, once they get the...
The Return of Mourinho Stutters
Sometimes they say it’s best never to go back. This may just be true in the case of Jose Mourinho, the charismatic Portuguese manager has not enjoyed the best of starts on his return to Stamford Bridge. After the defeat on Wednesday against FC Basel in the opening...
Champions League: 5 Biggest Surprises From the Opening Games
There will have been thousands, perhaps millions of punters who placed bets on lengthy accumulators based on what they thought would happen in the opening slate of Champions League games. Almost every single one of them will have been wrong. True to form over the past...
No.10 Sessions
Crossing Into The Goal Zone Structure: -Set up the area as above. Process: -The two CB’s pass the ball back and fourth. -The number 10 makes a run in beyond, and is played in by the CB. -Once the number 10 gets to the ball the they must hit one of the mannequins....
Messut Ozil
Roles -No.10 -False 9 -Shadow Striker -Loose Striker -Advanced Quarter Back -Attacking midfielder What He Provides -Constantly available -Chess player always 3 moves ahead -Creates space for self and others -Scores and creates -Link player -OPPORTUNIST End Product ...
Arsenal Tactical Analysis: How Does Mesut Ozil Change Arsene Wenger’s Plans?
Arsene Wenger lit up transfer deadline day with the signing of Mesut Ozil for £42 million, entrancing each and every fan into a stunned state of adoration. It’s a coup which excites the fans, and signing a world-class player—one of the finest in his position in world...
Non League Day Competition Vote: You Decide On Our Winner!
We have had a lot of great entries to the #win200 competition which was run in association with Non League Day. We have decided on the top 10 photos from over 40 entries. You get to decide on the image you feel best highlights grassroots football. The poll is located...
Decision Making Games
Swedish Hand Ball Structure: -Set up the area as above. Rules: -2 teams trying to keep possession. -Possession is in hands, but before a player catches the ball they must control it first (chest-catch, thigh-catch etc). -The opposition only have to catch to steel...
Tottenham’s Tremendous Transfer Window
Spurs have made many headlines during the past transfer window. This is mostly due to the Gareth Bale saga which saw a world record transfer to Real Madrid. Tottenham fans can be reassured that their owner Daniel Levy and sporting director Franco Baldini have...
Transfer Deadline Day: Premier League Winners & Losers from Monday’s Footballing Madness
It was one of the craziest, exciting and most dramatic transfer deadline days in recent history—perhaps even topping January 2009's Andrey Arshavin debacle—and deals were filtering through hours after the cut-off point as clubs prepared the relevant paperwork. Not...
5 Premier League Teams Who Still NEED to Spend in the Transfer Window
The clock is ticking, and the transfer window slams shut on Monday, September 2nd at 11 p.m. BST. Astonishingly, there are still several Premier League clubs who desperately need to enter the market, and Discount Football Kits have run through them and suggested which...
Intense Pressure
Structure: -Set up the area as above. Rules: -The whites keep possession of the ball against the blues. -The whites must play off 1 or 3 touches ONLY. -If blues win possession they can score in either of the goals. Progressions: -Change the player ratio’s. -Whites...
Daniel Sturridge Fulfilling Early Promise
The career of Daniel Sturridge has been one that so far has yet to totally take off. The Man City youth prodigy only featured in a handful of matches for the Citizens before moving on a bosman to Chelsea, he also spent a productive six-months at Bolton, where he was...
Premier League Week 2: What to Watch for in the Weekend’s Biggest Games
We've had 11 games, 28 goals, just one draw and 277 different players have played: Week 1 of the Premier League is in the bag, and now fans are eagerly anticipating week 2. Here, Discount Football Kits previews the biggest potential talking points and biggest tactical...
Finishing Games
Structure: -Set up the area as above. Rules: -Blues and whites fight in the middle for possession. -The idea is to get the ball to your teams striker in the final third. -The striker then sets it back for a team mate to shoot at goal. -The team mate who took the shot...
Win A £200 Voucher For Your Club!
Discount Football Kits are delighted to be teaming up with Non-League day. We are running a competition that offers a fantastic prize to a grassroots club. Whats On Offer? Win your club a £200 voucher to spend on football accessories with Discount Football Kits. How...
Real Sociedad to Villa – 5 Teams Set to Surprise This Season
Every year we get the same preseason chatter, the same age-old questions: Who's going to win the league, who's breaching the top four and who's going down? The big-name transfers dominate the headlines, the nouveau-riche clubs such as Paris Saint-Germain and Monaco...
Improving 1st Touch
Structure: -Set up the area as above keeping the distance between the cones 2yards apart. Process: -A player passes the ball through the triangle. -The player receiving the ball is not allowed to pass the ball in the same path they received it from. -Every time a...
Okore, Fer & Pozuelo: Why Midtable Managers Are Stealing the Limelight this Summer
Every summer transfer window, we have become accustomed to the likes of Arsenal, Manchester City, Chelsea and Manchester United picking up not only the best players available, but also the best prospects for the future. Even Everton and Tottenham Hotspur have chipped...
The Brand Rather Than The Fans Is Their Priority
Over the past 20 years or so businessmen with no football blood have decided to use many of the world’s football clubs as their new play-thing, a way to get rid of the money that burns a hole in their pockets. Don’t get me wrong there are many businessmen who have...
Ask Louis: Vote On The Next Training Drill
This week you will be in the driving seat! Vote on what training session you want Louis to cover and a unique training drill will be created around that subject by the Watford U15's coach. You can also ask Louis any coaching questions you may have on his twitter page...
A Guide To The Magic Sponge
In 1888, the football league was created and 12 clubs battled to become English champions for the first time. The newly created competition led to clubs realising that safeguarding the fitness of their players made sense. This is when the ‘magic sponge’ first made its...
Defending Practices
Structure: -Set up the area as above. Rules: -The whites pass the ball back and forth. -The blues work in pairs laterally as the ball travels. -As you can see one blue player marks the mannequin ball side with the other 2yards deeper preventing the forward pass down...