I’ll walk you through a six-session plan I use with teenage centres to build reliable contact technique and sharper in-game decision-making. The aim is simple: create a repeatable process that...
scouts, coaches and part-time analysts ask me this all the time: can a...
I first started using the Polar H10 chest strap with a semi-pro rugby side...
I spend a lot of time working with players and teams that face the same problem...
I spend a lot of my coaching week testing small margins — the run that...
I remember the first time I had to design a return-to-play plan for a semi-pro...
I remember a wide midfielder I worked with last season — electric on the...
I still remember the first time I watched a full-back influence a game like a central midfielder. It wasn't a one-off moment — it was a pattern....
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When I scout non-league football—or when a coach I work with asks how to get a player noticed—my first question is usually the same: do you have...
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When I work with teams and individual players on the training ground, one question comes up more than any other: “What should I eat to recover...
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I hear the same question a lot from coaches and athletes: which strength exercises actually reduce hamstring injuries for sprinters and footballers?...
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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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