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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...
Kagawa, Ramsey, Shelvey & More: 6 Midfielders Set For Huge Seasons 2013-14
As the Premier League season creeps up, seasonal previews for clubs and players are flooding in. Here, we've looked at six midfielders who are set for big 2013-14 campaigns, be it due to a change of system, great form at the end of last year or just natural growth....
Pellegrini to Reclaim the Title at City?
When it was apparent the Chilean would be leaving Malaga this summer I was sure he was destined for another crack at one of the Super Clubs of European football. The good job he did when at Malaga did not go unnoticed. His achievements include; -Only narrowly losing...
The Discount Football Kits Guide To Football Goals
There are so many football goals out there that it can sometimes be hard to know what ones to go for, because of this we have created a simple guide to choosing your football goals. Player Age & Size of Posts To ensure good player development it is important to...
Football Tennis
Louis Lancaster teaches us how football tennis can be used in a training session. You can purchase football tennis sets here; https://www.discountfootballkits.com/Soccer-Tennis-Sets Benefits of football tennis: -Technique -Team work -Group cohesion -Low intensity...
Gareth Bale for £80 million: What Could Tottenham Buy With That?
Unless you've been living under a rock for the past two months, you'll know that Real Madrid want Gareth Bale. The Tottenham midfielder enjoyed a stunning 2012-13 English Premier League season, netting 21 goals as he dragged his team single-handedly through the mud...
Arsenal’s 2013-14 Summer: Haunted by Frustration and Failure
The summers aren't getting any easier for Arsenal fans as Arsene Wenger continues to frustrate and worry with a lack of incoming transfer activity. Every player pursuit so far—be it Real Madrid's Gonzalo Higuain or Liverpool's Luis Suarez—has been messy, incoherent...
Rafa: A Second Crack At Serie A glory
Loved by the Liverpool fans; loathed by Chelsea fans – despite him turning around their fortunes last season giving them a top four finish and a European Trophy, Rafael Benitez has landed the top job at Napoli following Walter Mazzarri’s departure to the bright lights...
Premier League Transfers: 5 Biggest Gambles of the Window so Far
With Premier League action around three weeks away, managers should have done the majority of their summer business by now. There are very few who find themselves in the position Arsenal do, but that doesn't necessarily mean early deals haven't been large gambles....
Ball Warm Ups
Structure: -Set up the area as above. -Players on the outside, some with a ball, some without. -2 Yellows on the inside. -1 Blue on the inside Rules: -The idea is for players to travel across the square lending the ball to a free white player. They can do it 3 ways:...