Football Circuit Training Drill
List of football equipment needed includes speed ladders, football cones, footballs, slalom poles, football hurdles and football goals. Process 1.Over the hurdle, through the ladder and over the hurdle. 2.Six quick turns within the square (leave the ball). 3.Go...
U20 FIFA World Cup: 5 Future Stars Set for Big Moves After the Tournament
The U20 FIFA World Cup represents the perfect stage for the next generation of budding stars. Players who play in the depths of the Colombian, Uruguayan and South Korean leagues can use it to win a contract at a top European club, as they're more than willing to take...
The Robin Van Persie Volley Technique
A step by step breakdown on the Van Persie free kick by @LouisLancs Lose/Escape Marker Know your players! If someone else was on the ball he may not have made the run. As it would Rooney, he knows he has the ability to deliver -RVP recognises the space in behind. -He...
Leighton Baines or Patrice Evra? A Statistical and Tactical Comparison
Multiple UK media outlets, including The Telegraph, have reported that Everton have rejected a £12 million bid for star defender Leighton Baines. The suitors? None other than Manchester United, former Toffee David Moyes' new club, who clearly feel the need to...
Receiving And Releasing The Ball On The Move
Structure: -A rectangle roughly 30 by 40 -A square of football cones in each corner 7 by 7 -3,4 or 5 teams made up of 3 or 4 players. Rules: -Each team has their own ball. -They must pass and move towards one end. -They must get the ball into one of the squares. If...
FIFA U-20 World Cup Scouting: Top 5 Under-the-Radar Talents so Far
The FIFA U-20 World Cup is in full swing, and after a full pallet of matches, six players have impressed early on. Those participating know the importance of the competition: The likes of Diego Maradona and Lionel Messi cut their teeth at this level, and there will be...
Euro U-21 Championships: Tactical Trends, Top Takeaways from the Tournament
The European U-21 Championships came to an end on Tuesday night, Spain the victors after demolishing Italy 4-2 in the final. The tournament is a chance for nations to start breeding success at an early age, and the likes of Germany, Italy, Netherlands and Spain have...
Risk or Retain Possession of the Ball
Session 1 Structure: - A grid as big or as small as you like depending on age/ability. -Two teams in the middle ready to compete. -One team act as bouncers on the outside. Rules: -The game is played for 3minutes. -The whites and yellows have to keep possession of the...
Scouting the U-21 European Championships: Five Young, Unsung Starlets On Show
The U-21 European Championships now enter the semifinals, and over the course of the first 12 games, rising stars have emerged to capture our attentions. Italy, Spain, Netherlands and Norway will contest in the penultimate round of games, and among them some seriously...
Attacking Centrally With No Strikers
-Set up the area as above. -Keep it narrow, as any wider would mean adding wide players. The aim is to attack central. -Whites are playing 4-3-3, with blues playing 4-4-2, but we have broken it down. -The blues 6 players in the middle are made up of 2CM’s, 2WG’s and...
Scouting: The Best Strikers on the Summer Market
Cavani, Lewandowski, Jovetic & More: Edinson Cavani It appears Cavani is finally leaving Napoli, following Walter Mazarri out of the door at the Stadio San Paolo. He's going to cost a bomb—reports suggest approximately €63 million—so only a select few teams can...
Adidas Competition Winners
On Friday the 31st of May two grass roots football clubs were given a once in a lifetime opportunity to play at a Premier League stadium courtesy of Discount Football Kits in association with Adidas. Congratulations to Eccleshall Eagles FC who won the opportunity to...
Player Skills Guide
The players we have all enjoyed watching over the years have had a number of tricks up their sleeves. Louis Lancaster has given us his tips on how to perform each of these famous pieces of skill. Cryuff Turn Johan Cryuff is regarded as one of footballs greatest...
Premier League Transfer Guide Part II
Priority Positions Your Side MUST Address this Summer Last week, Discount Football Kits ran through the English Premier League clubs A-N, assessing their biggest needs in the transfer window and checking in on secondary concerns. This week we'll complete the set, and...
Off-season Individual Training ‘Running With the Ball’
The football equipment used in these training exercises includes Football cones and Slalom poles available from www.discountfootballkits.com The images below are exercises to keep you in shape, and improve your ball control and dribbling during pre season. UEFA...
Premier League Transfer Guide Part 1
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...
Champions League Prediction
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...
Team Focus: Jürgen Klopp’s Borussia Dortmund
Jürgen 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...
Speed and Agility Ladder Drills
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...
Ambassadors In Sport
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...
Team Focus: Walter Mazzarri’s Napoli
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...
Dribbling In 1v1 Situations
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...
Defending When Out of Balance
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...
Awareness ‘Knowledge or perception of a situation’
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...
Advantages & Disadvantages of Zonal Marking
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...
How Messi Runs With The Ball
1) Messi drives towards a defender, fixing him to his position. While travelling he has heavier touches to maximise speed and eliminate recovering defenders. Messi drives at the defender at full speed, this allows him to go inside our outside. Ideally he would like...
Shooting Training Session
1. Structure: -44yrds wide by 36yards long -4v2 or 5v3 in each half Rules: -4 players move the ball and try to score in the opposition goal. -Players must stay in their own half. -The two team mates in the opposition half can be used as target men, and score rebounds....
Adidas Competition Now Finished!
Our latest competition, which allowed you to win the chance to play at an Adidas Premiership or Championship football stadium has now finished. Thank you for all your entries! We will be revealing the winners soon... and what stadium they have won the chance to play...
Learn The Ronaldo Free Kick
1) Ensure your standing foot close to and inline with the football. 2) Hit the ball with clean contact with the instep (the bone from toe to top of the foot). 3) After contact swivel the striking foot to point towards the goal. 4) Bring the...
Part 1: Receiving The Ball On The Move
1. Structure: Make a circle as big or small as you want depending on the range of passing you are looking for. Use football bibs to identify the 3 teams. Rules: -Players work only in their colours. -The outside players pass the ball to the team mate inside the...