I’ve spent seasons on muddy pitches coaching strikers who are hungry to score but frustrated by an inability to finish the chances they create. Over the years I’ve refined a six-match-week...
Tackling in rugby is equal parts technique, timing and physical capacity. Over...
I’ve worked with grassroots teams for years, so I know the gap between...
Extra time in a cup tie is a strange, beautiful mess: fatigue, adrenaline,...
I wanted to test a question that comes up in coaching conversations all the...
I coach and write about performance every week, and one question I keep getting...
I’ve spent more time than I care to admit testing tech on the training pitch...
Extra time in a cup tie is a strange, beautiful mess: fatigue, adrenaline, tactical conservatism and the looming lottery of penalties. Over the years...
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I wanted to test a question that comes up in coaching conversations all the time: can a concentrated seven-day microcycle of overload sprint drills...
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I coach and write about performance every week, and one question I keep getting from amateur footballers is simple: what should I eat straight after...
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I’ve spent more time than I care to admit testing tech on the training pitch — from clip-on accelerometers to full Catapult setups — trying to...
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When I'm working with young backs on the training ground, one question keeps coming up from parents and coaches: "What exactly should a...
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I want to share a practical approach I use when working with technically gifted wingers who need to become reliable goalscorers. Over seasons of...
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I run a small community football club’s performance programme, and for a long time our conditioning plan was guided by feel, RPE and the odd...
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I remember the first time I had to build a return-to-play (RTP) plan driven by GPS data: a semi-pro outside back came in after a Grade 2 hamstring...
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I love watching Premier League teams press: the coordinated triggers, the sudden aggression, the way a whole unit moves as one to shut down space and...
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I once worked with a promising wide midfielder who insisted his future was centrally behind the striker. He had the vision and attacking intent, but...
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