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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...