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’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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