It is common to hear that a football academy’s mission must be to develop football players and prepare them as citizens for their adult life. Most times, clubs know this, however, a common tool every club uses during this process …

I am in Porto, Portugal, writing this but if I stop and suddenly decide to go to London, for example, I have several options. I can go by Train, Car, Plane, Bus, Ship, Bicycle,Walking or even Hitchhiking. I just make …

“In these days of uncertainty because of the pandemic situation, it’s good to have this kind of chat,” says Hernâni Borges. The hour-long conversation that followed was conducted via video call, both speakers backlit by the glow of their computer …

For more on this topic check out our FREE webinar – Prescribe & Monitor Training Load Without Expensive, Time Consuming & Hard to Use Technology Periodization is fast becoming a popular buzz word among soccer coaches and fitness coaches. Last summer, the city …

When Trevor Francis became the first million-pound footballer in 1979, he was the subject of endless hyperbolic headlines. It was news, not just within the world of football, but in the mainstream media too. Nowadays, things are a little different; …

“We live in a world that is made by rules, and you need to follow them,” says Pedro Caixinha, a man who knows a thing or two about the discipline required to make it to the top. When a club …

Why You Need To Maintain Aerobic Fitness and How to Do It?! Is training for technical skills really the best use of soccer players’ time during a period of sustained inactivity? … the answer is no. Youth soccer players: if …

For sure we are all facing new challenges, knowing and testing our boundaries, testing our patience, knowing our inner self better and certainly after all this we will all look back and see positive things and become a better society …

Learning Curve – What looks good on YouTube, may not be effective to your learning experience. Today, I decided to bring a subject that may be controversial and have some different points of view. That’s perfect for me, because I’m …

Evolution? Can we call this evolution? As we know Football is a reflex of society and all the intervenients are inevitably part of it. How can this affect two essential aspects in football, creativity and decision making ? In these …