The Challenges Facing Grassroots Football				    	    	    	    	    	    	    	    	    	    	5/5							(3)

The Challenges Facing Grassroots Football 5/5 (3)

In the last year over 100,000 people have walked away from grassroots football. The England squad in Rio de Janeiro at the moment may be seeing the emergence of talented youth players such as Sterling, Lallana and Barkley – but can this develop into a continuous trend...
Turks and Caicos: Women’s National Team Session #1

Turks and Caicos: Women’s National Team Session #1

Last month Louis headed off to the Turks and Caicos Islands to train the national football teams (men’s and women’s). For the next few weeks we will bring you the training sessions which saw an upturn in form for Turks and Caicos resulting in a win over...
2014 FIFA World Cup: Zone by Zone Preview

2014 FIFA World Cup: Zone by Zone Preview

The 2014 FIFA World Cup is upon us and 32 nations are ready to play their part, with ambitions of victory, progression past the groups or outright glory making up the emotion and anticipation surrounding the tournament.  Gettty Images  Every country’s team, complete...
Pressing Games

Pressing Games

Game 1.  Structure: -Set up the area as above suiting the needs of your players and numbers available. Rules: -Players can go wherever they like on the pitch just like the game. -Every time the ball goes out of play the game restarts from the keeper who is to play in....

USA Team analysis: Defence

When Jurgen Klinsmann abruptly announced his 23-man squad for Brazil, he left off a name that should have shocked many, but led to little fanfare. The decision to drop the MLS talent could come back to haunt a squad that is bereft of a solid, first-choice starter at...
Games Using Different Shapes

Games Using Different Shapes

Drill 1.  Structure: -Set up the area as above suiting the needs of your players and numbers available. It can be done with 3v3, 4v4 etc. Rules: -Players stay in the half they are in. -The white defenders try to get the ball to the whites attackers. -The white...

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