Player Development
Why Academy Players Game More Than Clubs Admit
A parent pulled me aside after a Tuesday session about two years ago and asked, half joking, whether I thought her son's...
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Everything we have published, newest first. Tactics breakdowns, coaching notes, and the occasional disagreement with advice that sounds right but does not hold up on matchday.
Player Development
A parent pulled me aside after a Tuesday session about two years ago and asked, half joking, whether I thought her son's...
Match Tactics
My nephew got me watching Counter-Strike 2 matches about a year ago, mostly because he wanted someone to argue with about a...
Fan Culture
Ask any traveling supporter about away days and they will tell you the drive is part of it.
Coaching Notes
I have cancelled more training sessions because of standing water than because of actual bad weather, which sounds like the...
Youth Football
A grassroots club I have followed for years spent a full decade operating out of a converted shipping container that leaked...
Club Heritage
A club I followed for years unveiled a simplified badge that, on paper, made complete sense, cleaner lines, better legibility...