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.
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.
Can you coach creativity? (The answer is “yes”)
Research in both business and sporting contexts agrees that creativity can be coached and that there are many benefits to gain from helping people develop it.
The power of practice: or the limits of being a coach
We’re not the determining factor in a child’s development – but we can inspire it.