I spend a lot of my coaching week testing small margins — the run that attracts a defender, the millimetre of angle on a cross, the timing of a single decoy run. For academy under-18s, where...
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...
When I help grassroots teams pick equipment, one of the most common requests...
I want to tackle a question I get asked a lot when working with backs at club...
I remember the first time I decided to retrain a naturally wide midfielder into...
I want to share a straightforward, evidence-informed 10-session plyometric plan...
When I help grassroots teams pick equipment, one of the most common requests is: “Which cheap GPS units actually give reliable sprint data?”...
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I want to tackle a question I get asked a lot when working with backs at club level: which GPS metrics actually predict soft‑tissue relapse, and...
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I remember the first time I decided to retrain a naturally wide midfielder into an inside forward. The player was quick, comfortable on the ball, but...
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I want to share a straightforward, evidence-informed 10-session plyometric plan designed to shave about 0.05 seconds off a 10m sprint for youth...
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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....
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Tackling in rugby is equal parts technique, timing and physical capacity. Over years coaching both contact and strength sessions, I’ve learned that...
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I’ve worked with grassroots teams for years, so I know the gap between wanting useful video analysis and having the time, budget or tech skills to...
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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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