Thoughts, Ideas, Resources

I get two texts from friends of mine. Both have started taking training sessions with teams in their respective clubs. The first one is along the lines of ‘I’ve just started doing a bit of coaching,ha …

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Without doubt, cones are one of the most useful inventions when it comes to running training sessions.Some would also argue that coaches should not need cones to conduct a session, as there are no con …

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Todays FREE Drill: Double Up Twice In this Drill, the 2 defenders must try and prevent both forwards from scoring. The should focus on clear communication, and taking control of the attackers …

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What are our opposition Strengths and Weaknesses?What Tactics are available to us to exploit/Counteract these?What are the best tactics to use, given our technical skill set? …

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We often see players walking around in pre match parades with the head held high, chest out , shoulders wide. They have that look of  peacock strutting their stuff, they look much bigger than the …

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We were chatting to Conor Mc Manus this week, just having a general chat.During the conversation we talked about all sorts of things - Blanket defences, refereeing, Strength and conditioning, skills.. …

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