February 20th 2012
The most common injury in football, the ‘lateral ankle sprain’, known by most as simply a sprained or twisted ankle can be a painful and extremely frustrating injury for footballers at both professional and grassroots level. Due to lack of proper rehabilitation when a teenager, I now have to wear a huge, metal-plated, lace-up support [...]
October 20th 2011
It’s week 3 of the Pre-Match Preparation Guide, and this week is all about psyche-up music. Whether your at home, on the train, in the car, in the changing room, or even walking onto the pitch – there’s no better way to get yourself pumped up for a massive game than by turning the volume [...]
October 11th 2011
Welcome to the highly anticipated second instalment of the Pre-Match Preparation Guide, specifically designed to let you know how to best prepare for your big game. We know it’s hard to find info on how to prepare for football matches which don’t basically instruct you to limit your life during the week – this series [...]
October 4th 2011
Thankfully as a dedicated amateur footballer, you are perfectly disciplined in every aspect when it comes to preparing for your match. You never go out drinking the night before a game, you stick to a 10pm curfew, and you most certainly would never, ever consider eloping with your other half/a stranger with a critical league [...]
August 23rd 2011
Welcome to the sixth and final week of my Pre-Season Training Guide. Since week 1 you should have been building both fitness and technical skills to get you back to your physical peak for the start of the season. If you’ve missed any of the other sessions, find them here: Week 1, Week 2, Week [...]
August 18th 2011
Welcome to the Fifth instalment of my Pre-season guide for amateur footballers. Click on the links to see Week 1, Week 2, Week 3 and Week 4. Players should be approaching, or already at, a good fitness level now. Friendly matches should be helping your players’ match fitness near what is needed for the first [...]
August 9th 2011
Welcome to the Fourth instalment of my Pre-season guide for amateur footballers. Click on the links to see Week 1, Week 2 and Week 3. After a tough third session, this week should be equally as challenging with players pushing their fitness levels right up as the season fast approaches. Friendly Match Try organising a [...]
August 2nd 2011
Welcome to the third instalment of my 6 week Pre Season Training Schedule. It’s all about progression, and this week will be really focusing on developing fitness and technique. If you missed Week 1 or Week 2, click on the links to check them out. Ready? Let’s go! Week 3 – 1 Hour Training Session [...]
July 26th 2011
Welcome to Week 2 of my Pre-season training schedule, specifically designed for grass-roots footballers. If you missed week 1’s session, click here. Over a 6 week period, I’ll be constructing a full, no-nonsense training regime, suggesting various drills and exercises which should engage players whilst improving, and eventually refining their fitness for the first league [...]
July 19th 2011
Pre-season is fast approaching, with managers and coaches all over the country beginning to try to figure out how to best get their players off their arses and back scoring wondergoals on the first day of the season. With amateur leagues generally starting in September, I’m going to be publishing weekly guidelines for your team’s [...]
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