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How To Inflate Your Mitre Footballs
Learn how to inflate your Mitre footballs like the Mitre Impel or Mitre Ultimatch for maximum performance. The Mitre technician below takes you through the process. Video Transcription Here I will like to show you how to inflate your new Mitre ball correctly...
Variety of 1v1’s
Louis Lancaster takes us through a variety of drills for 1v1 training drills. The equipment used in these training sessions includes footballs, football cones, and small football goals. Drill 1. The white player goes 1v1 against the blue. The blue then joins their...
Roma, Southampton, Verona & More: How Far Can Europe’s Surprise Packages Go This Season?
Every year we see a number of teams leap forward in an unexpected manner, shunning their preseason tag of "mid-table mediocrity" or "relegation fodder." This campaign has been no different, and no less than seven teams are pulling up trees in the top halves of their...
The man in the middle
Referees not only have to concentrate on the game to give decisions, they also have to deal with abuse from players that believe they are correct no matter what the referee says to them. Players One incident in the game would follow like this. A player nearly breaks...
Aaron Ramsey: World-Class Potential or Red-Hot Streak?
The fervour surrounding Aaron Ramsey is reaching unprecedented levels, and with every sensational performance comes another wave of praise. Jack Wilshere's return to fitness, Olivier Giroud's return to form and the acquisition of Mesut Ozil have all been extremely...
Enjoyable Speed and Agility Drills
Watford U15's coach @Louis Lancaster has provided 8 fun sessions to help grassroots coaches get the most out of our range of speed and agility equipment. Not only is each session fun with a high intensity, they are also technical, helping to improve skill not just...
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...