Arsenal FC end of Warm Up Accelerations

Watch in this short clip, Arsenal FC Men’s First Team finish off their pre-Premier League match warm up with some Footwork and Acceleration prep before heading back to the Changing rooms to finish off their pre-match routine. They had completed a dynamic warm up and ball work prior to this last section of the warm […]

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A quick Guide to a Jumping, Landing & Plyometric Continuum

As part of a good athletic development programme it is key to have a movement syllabus or competency framework to guide athletic development, inform programming and ensure our athletes are getting the right stimulus and challenge from their S&C programme to give them the desired outcomes that will improve performance in their Sport. As we […]

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The Evolution of the Modern Day Centre-Back: From Baresi and Beckenbauer to Ruben Dias

Blogpost written by Hugo Ferreira former performance Analyst at SC Braga and AFC Bournemouth. Over the last few decades, our generation of Football passionate people have grown watching astonishing centre-backs who still fill us with nostalgia when we travel down memory lane to past international tournaments or UEFA Champions league finals back in the 90s […]

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The use of small-sided game formats as individualised training stimuli for football playing positions.

Blogpost Written by Dr Will Abbott By now it is clear the competitive demands of football differ between playing positions. Central defenders have been shown to produce the lowest total and high-speed distances during competition, whilst central midfielders produce the highest total distances (Abbott et al., 2018; Bradley et al., 2009; O’Donoghue et al., 2005). […]

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Match Day Nutrition for Youth Footballers

There’s no doubt that hard work on the training ground and sound tactics suited to the opposition and the game are key to success in a football match. But how well you actually play on the day is going to come down to how well fuelled you are. Just as teams will have a match […]

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Training Day Nutrition for Youth Footballers

The role nutrition plays in football performance cannot be overlooked. It’s key to both mental and physical performance in the preparation for and recovery from a session. What a player fuels with and when they fuel will have a direct impact on lots of different areas of performance from strength and speed to accuracy and […]

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Research Reports – Relative age and maturation selection biases in academy Football.

Research Reports brings you lead authors from published research articles so you can hear all about the research, key aims and take home messages straight from the source. These short, easily digestible videos make it simple and easy to understand the work and its context. This Research Report is by Megan Hill who discusses her […]

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The Pro’s Perspective Episode 2 – with Russell Martin

The Pro’s Perspectives gives a unique insight into how Professional athletes view the team behind the team. The brilliant Kelly Sommers delves into the athletes experiences with Performance staff, how the Pro’s view their roles and how pivotal they have been on their career path. Episode 2 is with current MK Dons manager and former […]

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Research Reports – Skeletal maturation status is more strongly associated with academy selection than birth quarter.

Research Reports brings you lead authors from published research articles so you can hear all about the research, key aims and take home messages straight from the source. These short, easily digestible videos make it simple and easy to understand the work and its context. This Research report is from Dr Amanda Johnson who discusses […]

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