Scanning: the key to Gündoğan and Ødegaard’s success
Football is a game that demands players look around the pitch constantly. Ilkay Gündoğan and Martin Ødegaard show us how it should be done.
Harry Redknapp and Peter Crouch: a father’s job?
That Peter Crouch Movie raises interesting questions about the overlaps between a parent’s role and that of a football coach in a young person’s life.
Ben Stokes, “Bazball” and focusing on the right problems
Criticism of England’s Edgbaston Ashes declaration misses a wider point about the purpose of strategy and tactics – in cricket and other sports.
Guardiola’s tactical versatility: 5 ways to develop it
Manchester City’s players are tactically versatile. They switch between shapes and playing styles at will. Your football team can too, with these 5 principles.
Keeper Kane shows why all kids should learn goalkeeping
Read my top six reasons why every child should learn the goalkeeper role and take a turn playing in goal during foundation phase football matches.
Head to the beach to play like Zico, Le Tiss or Cantona
Beach soccer is a lot of fun for footballers. It may not be football as we want to coach it – but playing on sand can help player development massively.
Could AI replace Graham Potter?
Should football coaches worry about artificial intelligence’s potential to replace them on the training ground or the touchline?
Focus on performance – not outcome
It’s critical to keep doing the right things, in darts and other sports. Stop worrying about the score and focus on the process and the performance instead.
Five essentials young players MUST learn
The top five skills and techniques I think are fundamental for developing good young footballers. What do you think should be on the list?
Nets and the driving range: shooting hoops with no hoop?
Mindlessly hitting cricket shots in the nets or golf shots on the driving range adds little to potential game performance. We need purpose to our practise.