Introduction The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains.They have a world to win. The Manifesto of the Communist Party It was the era of the Celtic Tiger in Ireland and Irish people were no longer travelling only to the United Kingdom and the United States to emigrate. Tiger…
Crossing Practice for Goalkeepers – Soccer Coaching
Here are three sessions plans for improving a goalkeeper’s ability to deal with crosses. Courtesy of Andy Elleray, author-extraordinaire of our goalkeeping titles. * * * * * Claiming The Ball Under Pressure Description This practice is focused on the goalkeeper claiming the ball under pressure and with ‘traffic’ around…
Team Building Exercise – Identity Mapping
In this team building exercise from Togetherness by Dr Matt Slater, learn how to complete identity mapping with group networks.
Continue Reading →Soccer Fitness, Tactical Periodization, The Need for Speed, & Drills [Chapter 8]
Tactical Periodization The league position of all those teams above, and any groups of teams from any league in the world, will be a melting pot of variables – only one of which will relate to fitness. Omitting wins, losses, and draws, others would include – and the list is…
How to Write a Play
An excerpt from: click on the cover to learn more Enough prevaricating, I hear you say. Yes, we want to be writers. We understand our place in the cosmos and in posterity. Now, just tell us how to do it! David Mamet is an esteemed playwright who has directed feature…
Goalkeeper Training for Beginners
An excerpt from Andy Elleray's book - Goalkeeping Basics. Andy is the author of numerous top-notch Goalkeeping Books. Technical & Physical Foundations Technical and physical goalkeeping have been grouped together because they go hand-in-hand. Without physical literacy in place to perform specific goalkeeping actions, the technical prowess of the goalkeeper…
From CHAPTER FIVE: THE CRIPPLING BAGGAGE OF ANGER AND RESENTMENT IN DIVORCE
By Caroline Buchanan, the best-selling author of the book Forgiveness & Divorce This forgiveness stuff is all very well for someone else, you might be thinking, but surely it cannot be this simple? Do you feel it’s different for you? You cannot possibly forgive that person for what they did…
What does the Moon mean in Tarot?
It means: You Are Receiving Messages Key Meaning The Moon signifies you are receiving messages from the spirit world. The Card Two wolves howl at the moon, and a lobster climbs out of the water; is he friend or foe? The bright full moon casts shadows over the land, and…
Pressing, Pressure, and Counterpressing in Football/Soccer
An excerpt from Football’s Principles of Play by Peter Prickett. Pressure/Pressing Thus far, pressure and pressing have featured as a part of out-of-possession and transition principles. The amount of pressure that the player in-possession is placed under will influence the game to a huge degree. It has been identified that…
V: THE DONKEY AND THE CUCUMBER: HOW WE LEARNED TO CURSE FROM THE MASTERS
From: Put It On The Windowsill: An Italian-American Family Memoir by Marcia Brennan. Wipe the Floor With It! In the tailor shop in Calabria, where my grandfather learned the trade, the Master Tailor was known for having a bad temper. As an apprentice in the shop, Grandpa not only learned…