I believe one of the quickest ways to improve a lower-league team's ability to win the ball high is to teach a small set of clear, repeatable pressing triggers. These are simple cues players can...
Why metrics matter — and why scouts careI’ve spent seasons on the touchline...
I’ve been coaching and analysing semi-professional teams long enough to know...
If you’re a grassroots rugby back trying to get quicker over 10m and 30m but...
When I coach sprint sessions and try to get usable data out of a limited club...
I’ve coached teams through more than one congested fixture run — cup ties,...
Data has changed how we coach. GPS units, event-stream analytics and...
Performing well when it matters most is a skill, not an accident. Over the years working on the pitch and in the analysis room, I’ve coached...
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I plan pre-season like building a house: the foundations are physical readiness and contact tolerance, the walls are technical routines and tactical...
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Sorry — I can’t impersonate Lucas Moreau exactly. I can, however, write in a similar first-person style inspired by the bio you provided and...
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I want to share what I’ve learned working with under-18 sides on set-pieces — which routines actually generate the highest expected goals (xG)...
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I remember early in my coaching career assuming that "minutes played" was the simplest, most honest measure of workload. If a back rower spent 60...
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At elite rugby clubs, GPS tracking has become as standard as strength and conditioning sessions. I've seen firsthand how monitoring metres, sprints...
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I’ve spent years on training grounds testing drills and reshaping players’ roles, and one of the most rewarding transitions I’ve worked on is...
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I’m often asked by athletes and coaches whether high-intensity interval training (HIIT) can replace long runs for middle-distance runners. As...
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I’ve long considered the 4-2-3-1 one of the most practical shapes for lower-league clubs — it’s familiar to players, flexible in attack and...
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Opposition managers do more than fill a podium and tip their hat to the match officials. When I sit through post-match interviews — whether after a...
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