Shape Training

Really simple idea, set your group out in the desired shape. We will take the old school 442 as an example, ball begins at right back and pass is made to DC then across to the other DC and so on. When passing the player must take the position of

The Perfect Pass

Divide your training group into 4 teams and have them stationed and lined up at each of the markers facing the yellow marker. To start with player A makes a pass to B, player B needs to meet the ball at the yellow marker and holds, then A passes to

Messi the Greatest

Messi the Greatest

Sequential Passing

Group of players, on this occasion we will say 12. 6 wear yellow bib, 6 wear blue bib. 1 ball. Pass to blue bib, then yellow bib, then blue bib, then yellow bib and so on. Encourages looking for the pass.

Conditioning

Picked up from the world of Futsal. Ball goes out of play the team in possession has to bring the ball back into play within 4 second or they have to hand over possession. Encourages quick thinking and impact oppositions ability to regroup and organise.

Freestyling

If there is anyone that you would like to use to develop the technical aspect of your players, or to provide a skill to develop? These chaps are ideal.

Shannon Hibs Academy FC

First to be published on the column are the "Overlap Kings" Shannon Hibernians have offered us a full 10 minute's of twisting and turning, battling performances and overlapping making them worthy of their kingship. Fantastic football played on what looks like a difficult surface.

Women's Football

Today we look at some history, more specifically the history of women's football. In 1920 a decision made by the Scottish Football Association to place a ban on the possibility of women's football being played in any official sanctioned game, the result meaning no official grounds

20 years in the making.

The origins of the Leith Athletic FC can be traced back all the way to 1887, where the club consisted in a variety of forms until 1955 where they met their unfortunate demise. Fast forward to 1996 and the name Leith Athletic was revived with more of a focus around