September 5, 2024
Chelsea’s Noni Madueke, Saul’s long term client made the England Men’s Team squad for the first team this week. “I’m so proud and happy for Noni. Making the England...
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July 29, 2024https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5659336/2024/07/26/noni-madueke-chelsea-maresca/
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July 17, 2024https://onefootball.com/en/news/chelsea-star-very-similar-to-arjen-robben-says-top-skills-coach-38213345
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July 17, 2024https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/24970196/juventus-samuel-iling-junior-transfer-tottenham/
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July 17, 2024https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/21116121/chelsea-robben-noni-madueke-transfer/
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July 17, 2024https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/21488694/arsenal-folarin-balogun-coach-messi-mbappe/
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July 17, 2024https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4855322/2023/09/14/madueke-chelsea-isaksson-hurst-skills/
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July 17, 2024https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/12922548/folarin-balogun-one-of-the-most-exciting-number-nines-in-world-football
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July 17, 2024https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-12297617/Noni-Madueke-returns-training-just-DAYS-England-won-21-Euros.html
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August 24, 2023https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-12297617/Noni-Madueke-returns-training-just-DAYS-England-won-21-Euros.html
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July 22, 2023https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-12297617/Noni-Madueke-returns-training-just-DAYS-England-won-21-Euros.html
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July 22, 2023https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/12922548/balogun-one-of-the-most-exciting-number-nines-in-world-football
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February 27, 2023https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/21488694/arsenal-folarin-balogun-coach-messi-mbappe/amp/
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February 2, 2023https://twitter.com/i/status/1617839630576918528
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January 3, 2023Developing Midfielders Who Can Break Lines and Convention Watching the return of the Premier League after the World Cup break was a joy. As always I picked out a few...
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April 12, 2022I started using Saul’s MPFC App 2 years ago when Kayode turned 5 years old. The app has everything I need to provide Kayode with a...
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November 9, 2021During my childhood I remember thinking about nothing other than wanting to be a professional footballer! As a young starry-eyed child, playing all hours of the...
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October 5, 2021I believe players are going to need to be more ‘football-flexible’ than ever, we may need a team of 11 Philipp Lahm's, technically, tactically and physically...
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October 5, 2021Every child should come with a manual saying; this child is full of imagination, wonder, ingenuity, courage and creativity, so please handle with care, because these...
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September 30, 2021Birmingham City Academy have joined the MyPersonalFootballCoach Club Partnership Birmingham City players will be utilising the MyPersonalFootballCoach app through the academy to develop players technical skills. "Really proud to have BCFC...
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September 29, 2021Every child should come with a manual saying; this child is full of imagination, wonder, ingenuity, courage and creativity, so please handle with care, because these...
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September 24, 2021Harrison came to me as a U12 without and confidence on the ball his dad asked me to supplement the excellent work he got at his...
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August 18, 2021Mastering 1v1 skills and ball mastery in an in-game situation is guaranteed to make you the game-changer. However, practising 1v1 skills alone or with a teammate...
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June 29, 2021Seeing Jack Grealish complete his £100 Million+ move to Man City is not only good for English Football at the highest level but importantly for player...
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April 19, 2021Check out MyPersonalFootballCoach's Director of Coaching, Saul Isaksson-Hurst's latest feature in The Times! One of Saul's success stories is Norwich City and England U21 star Max Aarons, who has been training with...
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April 2, 2021Leonardo - Signs @ Southampton FC We always love to see MyPersonalFootball Coach players putting in the extra work to take their game to the next level...
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February 14, 2021Check the recent Sky Sports article talking about how MyPersonalFootballCoach is developing Cat 1 academy players technical skills during lockdown. Join some of the best Academies in the world with...
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February 10, 2021My Personal Football coach is proud to welcome West Bromwich Albion FC Academy to the Club Partnership program. West Bromwich Albion's Academy has been utilising the MyPersonalFootballCoach app with their...
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February 8, 2021Academy Football Network interviews Saul to kick Season 2 of The AFN Podcast. Renowned coach Saul Isaksson Hurst and discusses his journey through Academy Football including top academies, Tottenham...
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January 26, 2021Check out The Athletics' article talking about how to keep players engaged during lockdown. Great to feature in the @TheAthleticUK today...talking about the MyPersonalFootballCoach app and how...
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January 7, 2021"I’m so excited to be supporting Arsenal’s Academy with the MyPersonalFootballCoach App. Arsenal has one of the best Academies in the world and it makes me so proud that...
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January 5, 2021We are super proud of Harrison Parker making the England U15 Squad. Harrison’s dad approached leading skills coach, Saul Isaksson-Hurst, 3 years ago to support Harrison in addition to...
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October 29, 2020Proud to announce My Personal Football Coach is now supporting Arsenal Academy Academy players at Arsenal FC will be utilising the My Personal Football Coach App alongside their regular training...
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October 29, 2020What makes a great midfielder? Why do Thiago, Phil Foden and KDB stand out? There is no magic formula but there are attributes that every top midfielder must master. Here...
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October 22, 2020International stars, academy players and five-year-olds are doing it, but is one-to-one coaching worth it? Check out The Athletics' article talking about 1on1 coaching from grassroots to the Premier League. Check...
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October 7, 2020Middlesbrough FC Academy have joined the MyPersonalFootballCoach Club Partnership "So excited and proud to welcome Middlesbrough FC's Academy to MyPersonalFootballCoach. Middlesbrough FC is one of the best Academies in the country...
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September 29, 2020Being able to get the perfect amount of power on your shot is just as important as being able to shoot on target. Hitting a powerful shot does not require...
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September 23, 2020My Personal Football Coach is proud to welcome another Pro Club Partnership, FC Locomotive Tbilisi. FC Locomotive Tbilisi is a Georgian football club from the capital, Tbilisi. FC Locomotive will be...
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May 1, 2020I first came across the Veo cam system when looking for an easy to use camera set up to record training sessions and matches. Everything on the Veo website looked...
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April 9, 2020Moving abroad to follow a chosen career path can be an intimidating and scary process for most people. New countries bring with them new and unknown challenges but hidden...
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March 10, 2020Check out Inside The Academy with coach Saul Isaksson-Hurst in Dinamo Youth School at 24 Sata. Inside The Academy: Dinamo Youth School with coach Saul Isaksson-Hurst
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March 9, 2020Check out coach Saul Isaksson-Hurst in the Daily Mail Coach Saul Isaksson-Hurst, Personal Football Coach
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March 9, 2020Check out coach Saul Isaksson-Hurst with Norwich's Max Aarons in The Sun
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March 9, 2020Check out coach Saul Isaksson-Hurst with Norwich's Max Aarons in The Guardian Read the full article from The Guardian.
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March 9, 2020Check out coach Saul Isaksson-Hurst with Marcus McGuane in The Sun
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March 9, 2020Check out coach Saul Isaksson-Hurst with Marcus McGuane in the Daily Star =
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March 9, 2020Check out coach Saul Isaksson-Hurst with Marcus McGuane in the Training Ground Guru Coach Saul Isaksson-Hurst with Marcus McGuane
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March 9, 2020Check out coach Saul Isaksson-Hurst in Episode 27 of 343coaching.com podcast with John Pranjic 343 Coaching Podcast with John Pranjic
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March 9, 2020Check out coach Saul Isaksson-Hurst with Norwich's full-back Max Aarons in Sky Sports
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February 21, 2020About The Author Saul Isaksson-Hurst is an experienced Premier League Academy coach having spent 6 years at Tottenham Hotspur FC and 4 years at Chelsea FC's Academy as a Foundation...
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August 18, 2018About The Author Saul Isaksson-Hurst is an experienced premier league academy coach having spent 6 years at Tottenham Hotpsur FC and 4 years at Chelsea FC's Academy as a Foundation Phase...
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July 24, 2018About The Author Saul Isaksson-Hurst is an experienced premier league academy coach having spent 6 years at Tottenham Hotpsur FC and 4 years at Chelsea FC's Academy as a Foundation Phase...
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June 12, 2018About The Author Saul Isaksson-Hurst is an experienced premier league academy coach having spent 6 years at Tottenham Hotpsur FC and 4 years at Chelsea FC's Academy as a Foundation Phase...
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March 27, 2018About The Author Saul Isaksson-Hurst is an experienced premier league academy coach having spent 6 years at Tottenham Hotpsur FC and 4 years at Chelsea FC's Academy as a Foundation Phase...
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February 23, 2018About The Author Saul Isaksson-Hurst is an experienced premier league academy coach having spent 6 years at Tottenham Hotpsur FC and 4 years at Chelsea FC’s Academy as a Foundation Phase...
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October 1, 2017About The Author Saul Isaksson-Hurst is an experienced premier league academy coach having spent 6 years at Tottenham Hotpsur FC and 4 years at Chelsea FC's Academy as a Foundation Phase...
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July 24, 2017Our head coach, Saul Isaksson-Hurst has travelled the world learning his trade and been luck to meet some of the best player development specialists in the...
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July 15, 2017Our head coach, Saul Isaksson-Hurst has travelled the world learning his trade and been luck to meet some of the best player development specialists in the world. This unique Soccer...
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July 5, 2017Ask the Soccer Experts. Listen to the experts tackle questions sent in by listeners about player development in the 5-11s age range.
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July 3, 2017In this podcast special Michael Beale outlines why he left his role as assistant manager of Sao Paulo FC.
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June 17, 2017Take a look at our top 5 tips for playing Central Defensive Midfielder (CDM) like N'Golo Kante. Chelsea's N'Golo Kante was PFA player of the year in the English...
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June 12, 2017Rasmus Ankersen, author of The Gold Mine Effect joins Saul to discuss his roles as Director of Football of Brentford and Chairman of FC Midtjylland. How the use of...
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May 28, 2017Saul is joined by Tim Lees who has a wealth of Football experience in English Premier League Academies such as Watford, Wigan and Liverpool. Listen to his journey.
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April 19, 2017This practice is inspired by Moussa Dembele of Tottenham Hotspur, a master at playing with a player on his back and rolling into the space behind.
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April 11, 2017A fascinating insight from Michael Beale, Sao Paulo FC Assistant Manager. who talks about coaching in Brazil and culture of soccer.
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April 3, 20171v1 soccer training is often misunderstood but I'm a big fan. See my favourite 1v1 soccer training practice and why its so important in soccer development.
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March 22, 2017Technical soccer work is vital to a soccer players development. How can you work efficiently and effectively in your training sessions to achieve the key element?
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March 9, 2017Check out top 5 tips for 1v1 defending. Be the best player you can be by making sure your 1v1 defending and off the ball movements are as good...
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February 27, 2017Kris Van Der Haegen who is the Head of coach education of the Belgium Football Association. Kris shares the philosophies and methodologies of Belgium soccer coaching that has helped...
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February 23, 2017The practice is focused on 2 specific skills which have been mastered by both Draxler & Robben. Two world class players who are game changers...
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March 2, 2017Soccer Ball mastery is a really important part of developing your game and it is vital to master for every player. Here are the top 5 ball mastery skills
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February 15, 2017Stephen Constantine. Stephen is 1st Team Manager of the Indian Football team. Listen to his stories and experience in Asia and beyond.
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February 9, 2017V work is vital for opening up the hips on both sides, improving strong to weak foot relations and developing quality touches on both feet. Watch the video
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February 2, 2017Tom Byer is a soccer coaching icon across South East Asia making huge strides in technical development amongst the youth there. Listen to how he did it.
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January 26, 2017I looked at the best leagues in the world and here are the top 5 soccer skills to beat the defender and score more goals. Watch the video...
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January 19, 2017Romeo Jozak, Ex Head of Dinamo Zagreb's Academy and currently Technical Director of the Croatian Football Association talks about his coaching journey
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January 12, 2017This individual soccer training challenge is the complete ball mastery and shooting work out. Train like the pro's with this 3 stage practice.
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December 29, 2016Albert Capellas, Ex Youth Coordinator of FC Barcelona's famed Academy discuss player development and the secrets behind one of the most successful academies in the world
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December 15, 2016The technical challenge is a soccer wing play circuit that will help you play like Ronaldo and Hazard. A 3 stage practice to become a master soccer wing wizard
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December 11, 2016Strength & Conditioning is no longer an afterthought in soccer. Listen to leading expert Nick Grantham on his advice for aspiring soccer players.
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December 7, 2016Saul talks about constraints based soccer coaching methods at the 5-11s age group to give soccer players a better learning experience.
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December 1, 2016Check out this awesome individual soccer challenge to help you receive, turn and play like Ronaldo. Improve your 1st touch, dribbling & shooting...
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November 27, 2016Danny Buck has been a Premier League Academy Coach for 22 years working at Arsenal, Tottenham, Brentford and Barnet. Listen to his incredible coaching journey...
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November 24, 2016An awesome soccer drill to improve your 1st touch and dynamic movements with the soccer ball. A multi outcome practice that works both sides of body and feet. Try...
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November 16, 2016Speed, agility & quickness is vital if you want to be a top soccer player. Check out this great individual soccer training drill to develop these attributes.
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November 13, 2016Lee Johnson is currently India mens football team assistant coach and U19 head coach. Lee gives an insightful look at his career that has spanned 4 continents and many...
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November 10, 2016Head Coach Saul talks about the importance of Ball Mastery during soccer training sessions and how to make them most effective for your soccer players.
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November 4, 2016The final practice in our aerial control trilogy. Key element is the first touch control to move the ball into specific areas. Try it now...
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October 20, 2016The 2nd in our trilogy to master that soccer aerial control. Check out this multiple outcome soccer practice to set yourself apart from your team mates.
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October 14, 2016Check out this Dynamic Ball Mastery Soccer Challenge and take your fast feet to the next level! Improve your footwork and fitness with this great soccer drill.
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October 6, 2016The V Work Combo Diamond is a great individual soccer training practice that gives so many outcomes for young developing players. See it and then do it...
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September 29, 2016Check out this amazing Soccer training drill which suitable for U5, U6, U7, U8 players to help their early soccer development and soccer specific movements
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September 23, 2016The ability to control and move the ball as it arrives at height is a key attribute for any top player. Check out this on awesome aerial control challenge...
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September 15, 2016A dynamic soccer warm up is key and must be done with a football to get your body ready for those explosive movements and patterns. Must see this soccer...
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September 9, 2016This 1v1 soccer practice is great to try with your friends in which you both have the opportunity to take on attacking and defending roles in this opposed soccer...
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September 6, 2016Adam Lallana is an anomaly in English football where his game intelligence & technical ability are his main assets rather than strength and speed. Is English football changing?
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September 1, 2016This kids soccer dribbling drill is ideal for U8-U12 but is suitable for all ages. Its all about technical excellence, explosive movements and skill acquisition.
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August 26, 2016Develop explosive movement on both sides with this 5 skill combination ideal for a soccer midfielder. Agility and quick feet in this must see practice
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August 18, 2016This individual soccer practice works on your dribbling, first touch, 1v1, turning, shooting, speed, agility and quickness with the football
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August 7, 2016Is the death of street football impacting the development of soccer players?How fostering a playground environment in soccer training will help football players.
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August 5, 2016Ultimate 4 step ladder with 1v1 skill and final shot on goal. Works on movement development, ball control and explosive touches.
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July 27, 2016How often should I train individually? Well, how good do you want to be at soccer? You should aim to do at least 20 minutes technical work each day...
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July 14, 2016In modern football it is imperative to have a good weak foot so weak foot training is vital to make you a better soccer player. See the video to...
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July 7, 2016This individual soccer training practice is all about movement development with the ball. There are several techniques shown within this functional practice that you can take into a game...
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July 6, 2016Practice this soccer first touch drill where you take a perfect first touch and burst past the defender to score. It all about that weight of touch.
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June 30, 2016Learn soccer skills with a multiple outcome soccer practice. Working side to side focusing on ball mastery, move into a 1v1 skill, explode and then shoot.
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June 16, 2016Here's some ball mastery exercises that you can practice at home to improve your footwork, speed, agility and quickness with the ball.
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June 14, 2016Player led learning and allowing players to influence training sessions. Coaches adapt accordingly to provide an environment for effective learning.
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June 6, 2016This shooting practice is all about carving your way through the defence and finishing in style. Is there a better feeling for a striker or any soccer player?
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December 2, 2020Max Aarons was rewarded for his hard work by earning a scholarship with Norwich City FC. MyPersonalFootballCoach congratulates Max and is proud to have played a part in his...
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May 29, 2016This soccer dribbling drill for kids was developed to help players be more explosive and dynamic whilst dribbling and turning with the soccer ball.
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May 20, 2016This 3 stage individual soccer passing drill uses a wall to master your passing & receiving but adds in skill combos with explosive movements like the pro's
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May 9, 2016Shoot like Sergio Aguero with this 2 stage shooting practice working on striking a moving ball with 2 surfaces. Be the best striker
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May 4, 2016This soccer dribbling drill provides multiple outcomes with 4 stages. Improve your dribbling skills, your turns, 1v1 practice & shooting in just one soccer practice.
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April 28, 2016Be able to move in various directions using multiple surfaces and turning with explosive and dynamic movements with this youth soccer skills practice
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April 28, 2016Test yourself with this awesome individual football training practice that encompasses 8 explosive soccer skills that can be used in game situations.
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April 25, 2016Head Coach Saul was asked for his thoughts on the make up of the title chasing Spurs team. He talks about the unique combination of five no10's.
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April 23, 2016Become a back to goal grandmaster with this soccer shooting drill. Its all about the touch and turn and finishing in style.
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April 11, 2016Jamie Vardy changed the game with his first touch and Chrsitian Eriksen did the same with his weak foot. See how these key technical attributes made the difference.
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April 1, 2016Technique is the foundation of all football and this is the starting point when learning how to play soccer. See how best to start and the technical outcomes.
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March 29, 20163 flashes of technical brilliance is no accident in Englands 3-2 victory over world champions Germany in Berlin. A new footballing generation is flourishing.
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March 23, 2016Be the complete striker with this soccer shooting drill which is designed to be practised with 3 players who together will combine with attacking passing patterns before finishing in...
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March 16, 2016A soccer parent agrees with Glenn Hoddle's views on learning to play soccer at u5-u8 by looking back at the soccer development of his son. Do you agree?
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March 9, 2016To be a complete soccer striker you will need to master 3 essential elements. Pass, Dribble & Finish. This soccer training drill covers them all.
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March 3, 2016The competitive cauldron! Is soccer competition a good or bad thing for our young footballers and should they be shielded from it?
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February 26, 2016This soccer shooting practice that works on exploding clear to bury that scoring chance. Its also has several ball mastery outcomes working on your touches, turns and dribbling. Give...
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February 18, 2016The importance of soccer practice to create, support and develop vivacious learners. Learn to play soccer. Deliberate soccer practice for kids
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February 18, 2016Be a complete striker with a shooting practice that looks at scoring from 3 different anges.
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February 11, 2016Listen to head coach Saul Isaksson-Hurst talk to V2 Football about various football matters. A great insight into some of the following topics.
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February 9, 2016Be a complete striker with a shooting drill that encompasses zig zag dribbling and sharp turns followed by a powerful shot.
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February 5, 2016Be a complete striker with a soccer drill that focuses on soccer skills fast feet and sharp shooting. This individual soccer practice has 3 parts with excellent functional soccer...
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January 21, 2016This soccer skills challenge is focused on aerial ball control and mastering your touches when the ball is coming at you from a height. The challenge will need 2...
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January 12, 2016Theory is great but does it work? In this part I show some examples of where 1v1 soccer skills coaching has been used in developing footballers whilst ensuring their...
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January 8, 2016See the top 5 soccer player attributes that every great footballer possesses. Some are more important than others but all must be present to become a pro.
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January 7, 2016This soccer skills technical challenge takes inspiration from Xabi Alonso. His game is based on the fundamentals of “Receiving”, “Turning” and “Passing” and he has mastered them all. Can...
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December 28, 2015As well teaching and coaching football, I am a keen student of the game so I highlight some of the education and sports science which contributes to my philosophy...
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December 25, 2015This soccer skills challenge is all about shooting. For most this is the favourite part of any football training so we have created a soccer challenge that is great...
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December 16, 2015We take a look at what we are trying to achieve and the part 1v1 soccer skills coaching can take especially in younger footballers.
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December 11, 2015This football exercise is designed to Improve your Passing and First Touch and it is a great test of focus and precision.
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December 8, 2015Another international success story My Personal Football Coach would like to congratulate Dom and his family after being called up to the U15 Wales football squad. See the message from...
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December 3, 2015Coaching drive Our head coach Saul Isaksson-Hurst spoke to our friends at inspire.football about his coaching methods and his approach to developing world class technical players. He talks in depth...
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November 27, 2015This soccer skills technical challenge is inspired by Gerard Deulofeu following his superb 1v1 performance for Everton v Aston Villa in the English Premier League.
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November 25, 2015Social media and the twittersphere have been hotly debating a topic and asking whether there is a place of unopposed practice in youth football? It is an area I’m...
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November 13, 2015his week we challenge you to be like Xavi with a 5 stage tech challenge that will work on your passing and turning in tight spaces. He made the...
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October 29, 2015This dynamic midfielder practice is inspired by Santi Cazorla. He may be small in size but he is big on midfield impact. A two footed player who is always...
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October 13, 20151on1 soccer training can help players of all abilities fulfil their potential. Understand how working with a 1on1 coach and online soccer training can help you.
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August 7, 2015Reuell Walters - Tottenham Hotspur FC U10 My Personal Football Coach would like to congratulate Reuell and his family after securing a place at Tottenham Hotspur FC. See the message...
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June 10, 2015-+ Check out the technical Challenge of the week! Master the Ball...Master the game with the "Dynamic Ball Mastery" programme which is proven to improve a players technical ability with just...
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March 13, 2015-+ Ball Mastery Ball Mastery is an important part of technical development and should be a part of your daily training programme. I recommend doing 4/5 of the Ball Mastery exercises...
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February 27, 2015There has been much debate in recent times in England about the best way to educate and develop our elite young footballers. The argument seems to have come down...
