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Cold Weather Training Without Pulling Something
I can still feel the damp chill of a Tuesday evening in mid-November, standing on a pitch in East London where the frost was already turning the grass into something resembling a sheet of glass. I remember looking at a group of sixteen-year-olds, their breath blooming like smoke, and realizing that half my session was
Equal Game Time Versus Winning: Pick a Side Honestly
I remember standing on a muddy touchline in mid-November, watching a fifteen-year-old midfielder stare at the ground because he’d spent eighty minutes on the bench while his best mate played the lot. The silence in the dugout was heavier than the rain, and I knew right then that I’d lost the room. Most people will
The Complete Guide to Buying Football Boots
I’ve spent thirty-five years standing on touchlines where the wind bites through your coat and the ground is more mud than grass, and if there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s that a £250 pair of “speed boots” won’t magically fix a player who can’t find their footing. I see it every Sunday: a lad turns
The Complete Guide to Football Equipment
I’ve spent half my life standing on touchlines where the wind cuts through your marrow and the pitch is more puddle than grass, and if there’s one thing that gets my goat, it’s the marketing nonsense surrounding modern gear. You’ll see these glossy adverts claiming a player needs a three-hundred-pound pair of boots with carbon-fibre
Training Safely When It Is Thirty Degrees
I once watched a young lad, bright enough to play for the county, collapse on a baked training pitch because his coach was too busy staring at a tablet to notice the boy’s skin had gone the colour of a wet sheet. We’ve become obsessed with fancy electrolyte powders and high-tech wearable sensors that tell
Corner Routines That Score More Than Once a Season
I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve stood on a touchline in a freezing downpour, watching a group of lads congregate around the corner flag like they’re waiting for a bus. They all have the same idea: stand in a clump, pray for a deflection, and hope the ball hits someone in the face.
Coaching Teenagers Who Would Rather Be Elsewhere
I’ve spent half my life standing on waterlogged pitches in November, watching “expert” coaches walk around with clipboards and expensive iPads, lecturing kids about ‘spatial awareness’ and ‘cognitive load’ while the players look like they’d rather be anywhere else. If you think you can solve the mystery of how to coach teenagers by downloading a
Insurance at Grassroots Level: What Is Covered
I remember a Tuesday night in mid-November, standing on a pitch so waterlogged it felt like we were coaching in a marsh, when a lad in my under-twelves went down with a snap that sounded like a dry branch breaking. In that moment, nobody cares about the tactical nuances of a 4-3-3; all anyone thinks
The Complete Safeguarding Guide for Clubs
I’ve spent thirty-five years standing on touchlines where the wind bites harder than the referee’s whistle, and if there is one thing I’ve learned, it’s that you can’t protect a player with a thick binder of laminated paperwork. Most people looking for a complete guide to safeguarding in football expect a lecture on bureaucracy and
Zonal or Man-marking: the Decision and the Detail
I’ve spent enough Sunday mornings standing on waterlogged touchlines to know that most of the “expert” tactical analysis you see on television is absolute rubbish when it comes to the actual grit of the game. They’ll show you these pristine, color-coded diagrams on a screen, but they never show you the chaos of a crowded