He Plays for Chelsea!’ – The $10,000 Soccer Academy Lie Every Parent Falls For In 2026
‘I play for Chelsea!’ the ten year old stood their proudly in his royal blue kit, name emblazoned on the back. Here was a kid who would boost the mid-table…
How to Prevent the Most Common Injuries While Training
Is there anything more frustrating to a keen soccer player than sustaining soccer training injuries in a match? Actually, probably yes. And that is getting injured during training. Imagine the…
4 Soccer Training Drills to Promote Team Work And Play Like Barcelona
The World Champion, highly successful women’s soccer team were pretty impressive in the recent World Cup in France. There was an interesting quote from USA co-captain and, we might controversially…
Are You Providing the Right Environment for Success?
Training facilities for soccer are better than they have ever been. Beautifully drained grass pitches, 4G Astroturf, indoor halls. It is no surprising that the standard of players is improving…
8 Pregame Soccer Warm Up Drills to Get Your Team Going
We warm up for a number of reasons. A good warm up reduces the risk of muscle injuries; it allows us to being the game at maximum physical and mental…
Soccer Counter Attacking Strategies to Burn Your Competition
Here’s an interesting statistic. Teams are more than half as likely again to score from a counter attack than a standard, positional attack. Of course, we can deduce anything from…
What Nobody is Talking about Playing in Midfield in Soccer
It’s that bit of magic. The ability to create the space in midfield to score a goal. It adds $15 million, $20 million to the price of a top player.…
3 Soccer Dribble and Turn Drills to Leave the Defender on his knees
Dribbling is one of the great skills of soccer. There is little to rival the thrill of seeing a player driving at pace towards the heart of the opposing defense…
Individual Soccer Drills and Strategies That Will Take You to The Next Level
Every individual soccer player's development must include soccer skills and training drills. Focusing on specific skills will help one develop into a more well-rounded and effective player. This is the…
Is Soccer overhyped? Does it actually contribute anything to society?
The Beautiful Game has great potential to make us better members of our increasingly globalized society. We may come from different backgrounds, have different national origins, as well as different…