Player Development
How to Win More Headers as a Shorter Player
A 1.72 metre centre-back once told me he had stopped going for headers against big strikers because "there's no point".
Match tactics and analysis writer
Callum spent years coaching at semi-professional level before moving to writing full time. He watches matches back at half speed more often than he would like to admit, and writes about tactics the way he used to explain them to his own squad.
Player Development
A 1.72 metre centre-back once told me he had stopped going for headers against big strikers because "there's no point".
Coaching Notes
Most amateur sides pick a captain in about ninety seconds.
Games
Any football supporter who has watched a cup draw live knows the feeling.
Player Development
Watch a good central midfielder for the ten seconds before a pass reaches him and count how often his head turns.
Coaching Notes
It is 7.25 on a wet Tuesday, the pitch is booked until 9, and you were promised eighteen players.
Player Development
Every coach has watched it happen. A midfielder gets the ball in space, the pass is decent, and the touch bounces a yard too...