RESIDENTIAL BLOCK 3 OF THE FAW/UEFA GOALKEEPER LICENCE It was a pleasure to again direct the FAW/UEFA Goalkeeper ‘A’ Licence this week… The 14 candidates from International, Premier League, the English Football League (EFL), academies and Womens Premier League (WPL) clubs experienced further learning around physical development, […]
Read more →November 2017 has seen the delivery of the first block of four contact dates on the FA of Wales/UEFA Goalkeeping ‘A’ Licence. The start of the Level 4 course took place at The FAW National Training Centre at Dragon Park, Newport and will over the next 10 […]
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IT TOOK just five minutes for Jordan Pickford to show Sunderland goalkeeping coach Adrian Tucker he was destined for future success. Everton’s new £30million keeper was on loan at League One side Bradford from the Black Cats when he faced Yeovil in January 2015. They say first impressions […]
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While as coaches and leaders we understand the importance of team chemistry, our own internal chemistry goes unnoticed. Words: Jeremy Snape, Sporting Edge There is now scientific evidence of the near perfect partnership between mind and body, a non-stop conversation of micro-messages that governs everything we do. […]
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With pre-season training in full swing across a majority of Europe, lots of planning and preparation is being done by coaching staff to get their players in a condition ready for the start of the new season. As in previous years its always good to utilise the […]
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It was great to get the opportunity to view the fantastic pictures generated by a drone and observe the benefits which will no doubt enhance coaching analysis. Organised by Overlanduas.co.uk the video link shows some great aerial angles of a recent coaching session and will aim to […]
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I have been asked in recent weeks how I have developed my specific pre-season programme for the goalkeepers in my care. For me personally is there is no standard programme that can be ‘pulled off the shelf’ for each pre-season and certainly the last five pre-seasons, while […]
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The following post establishes some basic principles to team defending in an area of the pitch sectioned to 6 (six) zones. Area 1. PRESS. High reward if you can win the ball back in this area. Keep opposition away from the goal. Extrememely low risk. Opportunity to […]
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Over the early part of the 2014-15 season myself and young son recorded the areas of the pitch from which goals where scored in the Premier League. We broke it down to first time finishes (X-RED), two touch finishes(X-BLUE), a dribble (more than two touches- D-YELLOW) and […]
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Information from premierleague.com 28th March 2015 Who’s Dangerous From Set Plays? According to this season’s statistics there is a 3% chance that your team will score from a corner-kick. In total there have been 96 goals netted from the 3,189 dead-ball deliveries swung in from the quadrant...
