I want to share a practical approach I use when working with technically gifted wingers who need to become reliable goalscorers. Over seasons of coaching and testing drills on local pitches, I've...
I run a small community football club’s performance programme, and for a long...
I remember the first time I had to build a return-to-play (RTP) plan driven by...
I love watching Premier League teams press: the coordinated triggers, the...
I once worked with a promising wide midfielder who insisted his future was...
I believe one of the quickest ways to improve a lower-league team's ability to...
Why metrics matter — and why scouts careI’ve spent seasons on the touchline...
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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I’ve spent years on the training ground testing drills and collecting data, and one question keeps coming up: which plyometric exercises actually...
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