Six Steps to Taking a Free-Kick like Ronaldo
A Cristiano Ronaldo free-kick is one of the wonders of the football world. Incredibly powerful with a ball-flight that can deceive even the best goalkeepers on the planet, it’s a big reason why the...
Category: Training Tips
The five skills every young footballer should practise
Every young footballer has a particular skill they’d love to master in order to look good on the training pitch. For some it may be the Cruyff turn, for others the overhead kick or...
Three Golden Rules for Becoming a Great Goalkeeper
The position of goalkeeper is perhaps the most thankless task on the football pitch. An outfield player can make several mistakes during a match and still score the winning goal, but a single error...
How to recover after a game in double-quick time
As any footballer knows, a full 90-minute game can really take it out of you. As well as all the physical demands, football is also a mentally tiring sport, requiring you to be fully...
How to Warm Up for a Football Game
Last week we wrote about how to make sure you’re ready for matchday, but what about when the big game arrives? How do you warm up on the day to make sure you’re loose...
Five of the Most Technically Brilliant Footballers Ever
Training hard, eating well and keeping fit are all hugely important parts of developing your game and climbing the ladder towards a career as a professional footballer. But like any great skill or job,...
