A rondo for a minute

This is a routine that I love, I spend time using it every week and it has provided me with an end product, please spend time adapting it to your own requirement or just simply use it as it. Each drill that will be explained is set out on the principles below. Layout Based on … Read more

The blog of all blogs

have been a coach for a number of years now and throughout those years I have had a number of experiences which contributed to my development at doing what I do. Instead of these thoughts and experiences rattling around in my brain a couple of years ago I made the decision to write them down, … Read more

Another post

Another unusual week, I made the decision to move on from the work I have done with Coatbridge Rovers, earlier on in the week I went to a Glasgow City match, main reason is to see Barcelona. My group of girls that I coached were there, some of them came to say hi which was … Read more

The nightmare

There was something new, two nights in a row i suffered what would consider a nightmare. The first night was bizzarre to say the least. Recently I had been re watching my favourite TV show of all time with the usual obsessive behavior, as a result the dreams are as per usual kinda vague, I … Read more

Another One

Thought I would write a little something, things have changed over past few days. Past few days have been an utter roller coaster. First part I would like to focus on is an interesting and quite embarrassing subject, the intensity of things have become quite something, my medical help have gradually devolved into what feels … Read more

Postage

Hello Some more writing in order, the weekend has its ups and downs – on saturday I went to a whisky festival, which was AMAZING. People freely handing out single malts without any complaint, I managed to get my friend to come along with me who has been my mate for many moons, used to … Read more

Days

Yesterday was usual terrible sunday, didnt want to do any work and just generally wanted to sit around and not do anything. Had some terrible junk food to try and cheer me up which did a reasonable job. Something weird, when I was a wee guy my parents developed this habit of coming in and … Read more

Notes

Something I wrote for my own web site but then deleted it. I had a dilemma recently, was recently in a scenario where I have moved on. You see the players you have spent time dedicating your thought and routines to developing those players into the best they can be. Then depending on the circumstances … Read more

Further Development

Been an interesting couple of weeks, with all those problems being solved I have arrived in a place where I haven’t been in a long time. The final piece of the puzzle is resolving the problem with this football, been hanging over me for so long to the point where I have had many sleepless … Read more

Warm Up

Run down length of cones both feet in gap between each cones x2 Repeat Sideways left and Rightx2 Side step through cones x2 Backwards Sidestep x2 Sprint length of cones x1 Reaction Sprints 360 Degree Rondo/Passing/Sequence Passing Recently left a club where I was lead coach of a u13s group. Above was the warm up … Read more