Juan Mata to Man Utd is an IDEAL January signing—don’t listen to the nay-sayers!
It appears Juan Manuel Mata is on the verge of signing for Manchester United, with almost every leading sports paper in Britain reporting the deal is close and Sky Sports reporting a medical is set. David Moyes will be making just his second signing as the Red Devils...
Sacked in the Morning! Which EPL Managers Are on the Hot Seat?
We're halfway through the Premier League season and we've already said goodbye to six managers. Andre Villas-Boas, Martin Jol, Ian Holloway, Steve Clarke, Malky Mackay and Paolo Di Canio have been sacked by their clubs—an astronomical amount, even for England's...
Last Weeks Warm Up
The level 5 and Watford U15's coach Louis Lancaster's brings up the warm up he did with his team last week. Part 1. #1 Players jog across side to side for 5 minutes. They can jog alone, in a group, take a ball, whatever they wish. Part 2. #2 10 minutes of dynamics...
Why Play Futsal?
When I first got involved in futsal I was told by one of the club chairmen that I would make a lot of friends in the game. He was not wrong and if that was all I took from futsal, the lifelong friends I've made, the laughs we've had, the winning and the losing, that...
5 Premier League Players With HUGE 2014s Ahead of Them
2014 represents a fresh start for everyone in football, giving us the chance to close the book on a (potentially) crappy 2013 and reinvent yourself. That's certainly what Aston Villa did last season as, rather miraculously, a 2-2 draw at Swansea City on New Year's Day...
How To Progress Up The Coaching Ladder: FA Level 2
A detailed guide of the FA Level 2 Certificate in Coaching Football. Updated 6th February 2017. In 2016 the FA revised the Level 1 and 2 courses to help address the requirements of the modern game. Lasting up to four days, the majority of the Level 1 course is spent...
Will Manchester United Finish in the Premier League’s Top Four This Season?
Before a ball was even kicked this season, Manchester United were condemned to midtable mediocrity by many neutral fans. That wave of pessimism was followed by a surge of over-the-top positivity, as loyal fans of the club bit back and defended their new manager with...
5 Things to Look Out for in the Premier League This Weekend
The Christmas fixtures are well and truly underway. Chaos reigns supreme, managers are fretting, fitness coaches are worrying and fans of the beautiful game are enjoying a widened slate of action on their screens. It's the perfect accompaniment to a large plate of...
Every Football Coaching Drill of 2013
At Discount Football Kits we teamed up with Level 5 coach Louis Lancaster to bring you his top training drills and insights into the game. You can download this PDF completely free of charge which has every training drill, player technique session, and football tactic...
Pressing Progressions
Santa has been kind this year! It's Christmas tomorrow and at Discount Football Kits we are bringing you one last training session before we compile every training drill of 2013 into a single document. For this training session on pressing progressions you will need...
Grassroots Goal Of The Month: November
Discount Football Kits brings you the most exiting new competition in grassroots football. Novembers entries give you four quality finishes to choose from- let us know which goal you think is best by commenting below. If you have any goals you think could compete for...
Premier League: Key Talking Points Heading into the Weekend
Buckle up, people! Christmas is coming, and that can only mean one thing: a gargantuan slate of football sits at the tip of our tongues, and on Saturday a hectic period of games will commence in spectacular style. Some leagues, such as the Bundesliga, stave football...
Switching Play
Football Equipment for the switching play training drills: football cones, footballs, football bibs and football goals. Drill 1. Structure: -Set up the area as above. Rules: -Reds and yellows having a fight in the middle. -Each team attacks one end. -They can only...
Defending When Outnumbered
Help improve your teams ability to defend when outnumbered with these three training drills. You may need footballs, football bibs and football goals for these sessions. Session 1. Structure: -Set up the area as above. Rules: -Back four and the goal keeper defend the...
@Louis Lancs Training Sessions
Session 1. Structure: -Set up the area as above keeping the (40x30yards Rules: -To score players must run the ball over the end line with the ball in hands. -A team has 3 plays. They can only run and pass the ball (not kick). -They can pass and run in any direction....
5 Things We Learned from the Champions League Group Stage
On Wednesday night the UEFA Champions League Group Stage ended with a bang. Shakhtar Donetsk, Benfica, Ajax, Juventus, Napoli and FC Porto all dropped to the Europa League knockout rounds after one of the most competitive pre-Christmas phases ever recorded. Here,...
Position Specific Weekly Challenges
The drills below are aimed at improving passing, crossing, goalkeeping, shooting, and dribbling. Each of the drills are also position specific. The equipment used in the individual specific training drills includes footballs, football goals, and football cones. If...
Book Your Tickets For The ‘Inspire!’ Event for Coaches 08/12/13
The Inspire! event is coming up this Sunday, every passionate coach should have that date etched into the diary. At Discount Football Kits we are exited about the event which is hopefully the first of many to come. The coaching family has described Insprie! as "the...
5 Takeaways from Midweek Premier League Action
We've been treated to a rare dose of full midweek Premier League action, with all 10 teams locking horns over the course of Tuesday and Wednesday night. There were plenty of goals, some superlative performances and a fair few shocks; here, Discount Football Kits...
Vidal, Kaka & More: Top 5 Performances in the Champions League This Week
European football fans are still catching their collective breath after a wild midweek round of UEFA Champions League football. We were left to marvel as 64 goals flew in over two evenings, with Manchester United (five), Shakhtar Donetsk (four), Manchester City (four)...
Mauricio Pochettino: Marching the Saints into Europe?
There was much furore when Mauricio Pochettino was appointed by Nicola Cortese. The Italian decided to dispense with the services of Nigel Adkins even though he had got the club promoted from League One to the Premier League, at the time it seemed that the sacking was...
Playing Out From The Back
Louis Lancaster the Watford U15′s football coach takes us through 3 drills to help play the ball out from the back. The equipment used in these games includes footballs, football goals, and football bibs. Drill 1. Structure: -Set up the area as above. Process:...
Chile, Croatia & More: 5 Alternative Teams to Watch Out for at the 2014 FIFA World Cup
With all 32 qualified nations for the FIFA World Cup decided, Discount Football Kits has perused the list to bring you five alternative teams worth watching. You know all about the hosts Brazil, the titans of Argentina and the perennial underperformers in England—what...
Mitre Footballs and the FIFA Testing Process
All Mitre footballs like the Mitre Impel and the Mitre Ultimatch go through rigorous FIFA testing, you can find out the full process in the video below. Video Transcription The ball is the centrepiece of a game of football. At the top end the specification of...
Transition Games
The Watford U15's football coach takes us through 3 transition games. The equipment used in these games includes footballs, football cones, and football goals. Game 1. Structure: -Set up the area as above. -NO BIBS. Process: -3 v2 towards goal. -They can only score...
The England XI Roy Hodgson SHOULD Pick for the Friendly vs. Chile
As we wind down for one of the few international breaks remaining before the 2014 FIFA World Cup, focus turns to England and their warm-up friendlies against Chile and Germany. Friday, November 15th marks the date Jorge Sampaoli's side rock up to Wembley to test their...
How to Progress Up the Coaching Ladder: FA Level 1
In 2016, The FA revised their Level 1 and 2 Coaching courses. This decision was made to help address requirements of the modern game. "The new Level 1 course provides more individual guided support throughout, and will help the coaches develop an understanding of...
Juventus, Arsenal & More: Assessing the Position of Champions League’s Biggest Under/Overachievers
With four games played in the UEFA Champions League Group Stages, teams will now be aware of exactly what's required to reach the latter stages of the tournament. By this point the competition has usually weeded out the pretenders from the contenders, but this year we...
Vote: Is Jurgen Klopp Right – Can Arsenal Win The Champions League?
After an impressive performance at the Westfalenstadion Arsene Wenger's side have gained even more admirers. The manager of last years Champions League finalists Jurgen Klopp is among them. Klopp believes Arsenal can win the Champions League. Arsenal beat Borussia...
Midfield Movement
Drill 1. Structure: -Set up the area as above keeping varying the distances depending on ability. Process: -The whites pass the ball between them and then lend it into the team in possession. -The team in possession try and work the ball end to end. Challenges: -Try...