Improving 1st Touch
Structure: -Set up the area as above keeping the distance between the cones 2yards apart. Process: -A player passes the ball through the triangle. -The player receiving the ball is not allowed to pass the ball in the same path they received it from. -Every time a...
Okore, Fer & Pozuelo: Why Midtable Managers Are Stealing the Limelight this Summer
Every summer transfer window, we have become accustomed to the likes of Arsenal, Manchester City, Chelsea and Manchester United picking up not only the best players available, but also the best prospects for the future. Even Everton and Tottenham Hotspur have chipped...
The Brand Rather Than The Fans Is Their Priority
Over the past 20 years or so businessmen with no football blood have decided to use many of the world’s football clubs as their new play-thing, a way to get rid of the money that burns a hole in their pockets. Don’t get me wrong there are many businessmen who have...
Ask Louis: Vote On The Next Training Drill
This week you will be in the driving seat! Vote on what training session you want Louis to cover and a unique training drill will be created around that subject by the Watford U15's coach. You can also ask Louis any coaching questions you may have on his twitter page...
A Guide To The Magic Sponge
In 1888, the football league was created and 12 clubs battled to become English champions for the first time. The newly created competition led to clubs realising that safeguarding the fitness of their players made sense. This is when the ‘magic sponge’ first made its...
Defending Practices
Structure: -Set up the area as above. Rules: -The whites pass the ball back and forth. -The blues work in pairs laterally as the ball travels. -As you can see one blue player marks the mannequin ball side with the other 2yards deeper preventing the forward pass down...
Kagawa, Ramsey, Shelvey & More: 6 Midfielders Set For Huge Seasons 2013-14
As the Premier League season creeps up, seasonal previews for clubs and players are flooding in. Here, we've looked at six midfielders who are set for big 2013-14 campaigns, be it due to a change of system, great form at the end of last year or just natural growth....
Pellegrini to Reclaim the Title at City?
When it was apparent the Chilean would be leaving Malaga this summer I was sure he was destined for another crack at one of the Super Clubs of European football. The good job he did when at Malaga did not go unnoticed. His achievements include; -Only narrowly losing...
The Discount Football Kits Guide To Football Goals
There are so many football goals out there that it can sometimes be hard to know what ones to go for, because of this we have created a simple guide to choosing your football goals. Player Age & Size of Posts To ensure good player development it is important to...
Football Tennis
Louis Lancaster teaches us how football tennis can be used in a training session. You can purchase football tennis sets here; https://www.discountfootballkits.com/Soccer-Tennis-Sets Benefits of football tennis: -Technique -Team work -Group cohesion -Low intensity...
Gareth Bale for £80 million: What Could Tottenham Buy With That?
Unless you've been living under a rock for the past two months, you'll know that Real Madrid want Gareth Bale. The Tottenham midfielder enjoyed a stunning 2012-13 English Premier League season, netting 21 goals as he dragged his team single-handedly through the mud...
Arsenal’s 2013-14 Summer: Haunted by Frustration and Failure
The summers aren't getting any easier for Arsenal fans as Arsene Wenger continues to frustrate and worry with a lack of incoming transfer activity. Every player pursuit so far—be it Real Madrid's Gonzalo Higuain or Liverpool's Luis Suarez—has been messy, incoherent...
Rafa: A Second Crack At Serie A glory
Loved by the Liverpool fans; loathed by Chelsea fans – despite him turning around their fortunes last season giving them a top four finish and a European Trophy, Rafael Benitez has landed the top job at Napoli following Walter Mazzarri’s departure to the bright lights...
Premier League Transfers: 5 Biggest Gambles of the Window so Far
With Premier League action around three weeks away, managers should have done the majority of their summer business by now. There are very few who find themselves in the position Arsenal do, but that doesn't necessarily mean early deals haven't been large gambles....
Ball Warm Ups
Structure: -Set up the area as above. -Players on the outside, some with a ball, some without. -2 Yellows on the inside. -1 Blue on the inside Rules: -The idea is for players to travel across the square lending the ball to a free white player. They can do it 3 ways:...
Attacking centrally
Structure: -Set up the area as above. -Keep it narrow, as any wider would mean adding wide players. The aim is to attack central. -Whites have 2 CM’s and 1 FW. -Blues have 1 CB and 1CM Rules: -The whites try and get the ball to the FW. -The blue player in the middle...
Premier League Summer Transfers: No Longer the Bore of Recycled Links and Usual Suspects?
"Silly season," as it's commonly referred to, drives fans absolutely nuts. The knock-on effect of a total lack of football to watch and read about leads to endless, often frivolous stories and tales of potential transfer news. Spectators are addicted, hanging off...
Discount Football Kits & Prostar Support Balls To Cancer
Discount Football Kits and Prostar are proud to support Balls to Cancer, and to have supplied football kits and tracksuits for the charity. Balls to cancer are a THE male cancer charity that seek to help men with ALL cancers. Balls to Cancer raise funds for...
Football Circuit Training Drill
List of football equipment needed includes speed ladders, football cones, footballs, slalom poles, football hurdles and football goals. Process 1.Over the hurdle, through the ladder and over the hurdle. 2.Six quick turns within the square (leave the ball). 3.Go...
U20 FIFA World Cup: 5 Future Stars Set for Big Moves After the Tournament
The U20 FIFA World Cup represents the perfect stage for the next generation of budding stars. Players who play in the depths of the Colombian, Uruguayan and South Korean leagues can use it to win a contract at a top European club, as they're more than willing to take...
The Robin Van Persie Volley Technique
A step by step breakdown on the Van Persie free kick by @LouisLancs Lose/Escape Marker Know your players! If someone else was on the ball he may not have made the run. As it would Rooney, he knows he has the ability to deliver -RVP recognises the space in behind. -He...
Leighton Baines or Patrice Evra? A Statistical and Tactical Comparison
Multiple UK media outlets, including The Telegraph, have reported that Everton have rejected a £12 million bid for star defender Leighton Baines. The suitors? None other than Manchester United, former Toffee David Moyes' new club, who clearly feel the need to...
Receiving And Releasing The Ball On The Move
Structure: -A rectangle roughly 30 by 40 -A square of football cones in each corner 7 by 7 -3,4 or 5 teams made up of 3 or 4 players. Rules: -Each team has their own ball. -They must pass and move towards one end. -They must get the ball into one of the squares. If...
FIFA U-20 World Cup Scouting: Top 5 Under-the-Radar Talents so Far
The FIFA U-20 World Cup is in full swing, and after a full pallet of matches, six players have impressed early on. Those participating know the importance of the competition: The likes of Diego Maradona and Lionel Messi cut their teeth at this level, and there will be...
Euro U-21 Championships: Tactical Trends, Top Takeaways from the Tournament
The European U-21 Championships came to an end on Tuesday night, Spain the victors after demolishing Italy 4-2 in the final. The tournament is a chance for nations to start breeding success at an early age, and the likes of Germany, Italy, Netherlands and Spain have...
Risk or Retain Possession of the Ball
Session 1 Structure: - A grid as big or as small as you like depending on age/ability. -Two teams in the middle ready to compete. -One team act as bouncers on the outside. Rules: -The game is played for 3minutes. -The whites and yellows have to keep possession of the...
Scouting the U-21 European Championships: Five Young, Unsung Starlets On Show
The U-21 European Championships now enter the semifinals, and over the course of the first 12 games, rising stars have emerged to capture our attentions. Italy, Spain, Netherlands and Norway will contest in the penultimate round of games, and among them some seriously...
Attacking Centrally With No Strikers
-Set up the area as above. -Keep it narrow, as any wider would mean adding wide players. The aim is to attack central. -Whites are playing 4-3-3, with blues playing 4-4-2, but we have broken it down. -The blues 6 players in the middle are made up of 2CM’s, 2WG’s and...
Scouting: The Best Strikers on the Summer Market
Cavani, Lewandowski, Jovetic & More: Edinson Cavani It appears Cavani is finally leaving Napoli, following Walter Mazarri out of the door at the Stadio San Paolo. He's going to cost a bomb—reports suggest approximately €63 million—so only a select few teams can...
Adidas Competition Winners
On Friday the 31st of May two grass roots football clubs were given a once in a lifetime opportunity to play at a Premier League stadium courtesy of Discount Football Kits in association with Adidas. Congratulations to Eccleshall Eagles FC who won the opportunity to...