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Short goal kicks are not braver than long ones. The brave thing is having a plan for both and choosing on purpose: https://t.co/VN3gtKPPIC

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A half-time talk with seven messages delivers none of them. Two points, one picture, front foot finish: https://t.co/Vl9EgGlXxt

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Most bad tackles are decided before contact: wrong approach, wrong body shape, wrong moment. Tackling is technique, and it can be coached: https://t.co/jFKsvqpR98

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20 to 40 throw-ins per game, and most teams lose the ball from half of them. Ten minutes a week fixes it: https://t.co/KMF1P5PcMh

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A press without triggers is just running. Bad touch, backwards pass, ball into the full back: coach the moments, not the effort. https://t.co/Gxky4tfm7I

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A centre-back's first job is not tackling. It is being in the place where the tackle is never needed. How to coach the position: https://t.co/UzdcB20Zjo

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Wingers who live wide decorate the pitch. Wingers who start wide decide games. How to coach the difference: https://t.co/0Nq3pKeFU2

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The most under-coached moment in football: the five seconds after you lose the ball. Press or recover, delay the carrier, sprint goal-side: https://t.co/7goa2cTJYN

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A switch is earned on the crowded side. Draw the block across, release it fast, attack before the slide. How to coach it: https://t.co/UHd6K2m5u1

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A mid-block is not passive defending. It is a coiled press waiting for the right trigger. How to coach compactness, shifting and the jump: https://t.co/UphHLjzyi7

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A pass is not complete when it arrives. It is complete when your teammate can do something useful with it. Coaching passing to advantage: https://t.co/kd5Wyw3O66

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Coaching U5-U7 in three rules: a ball each, make it a story, and never form a queue. Your first sessions, planned: https://t.co/aVFwtrGXBL

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A 7v7 formation is a teaching tool, not a tactic. The shapes, the retreat line, and why every child should play every position: https://t.co/hBjMKcN0Jm

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Pick the formation your squad can play, not the one you enjoyed watching last night. A practical guide to choosing your shape: https://t.co/Ixoknb4O26

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Every touch a player will ever take under pressure is built on ball mastery reps nobody claps for. How to coach dribbling without killing the instinct: https://t.co/H2ZspNu9gV

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Possession is not the plan. It is the tool. Every pass should move the opposition or exploit a movement you already caused: https://t.co/iGFuOlONZz

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Football speed is the first three steps and the turn, not the 60-metre race. How to coach it, with drills: https://t.co/R9JQgO9U9n

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Coaching a girls' or women's team? The football is the same. The pathway often is not. Mixed experience levels, ACL prevention and environment, all covered here: https://t.co/Uj0yw6RAMo

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Your game model is not your formation. It is how your team behaves in all four phases, on one page, in your players' words. Here is how to write one: https://t.co/SDxCsWU0Ua

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The difference between turning into space and getting robbed happens before the ball arrives. Our new guide covers coaching scanning and awareness: when to look, what to look for, and how to train it. https://t.co/YAsoZA4LgH