The Training Board
Welcome to the training board. Each week we will upload a new training video for the boys to practice. In addition there will be videos from some of our young stars giving you their own tips as well and some clips from the superstars of world football.
Do keep checking back as we will be adding content regularly and please send us in videos of your boys trying the sessions for themselves. We hope you enjoy the sessions.
Week 10 Training - Block Tackling
The second session on tackling see Neil and Charlie introduce the block tackle. Join them in the garden to see how Charlie gets on trying to tackle Coach Neil. Will he win the day? There is only one way to find out! Marc and Felix are back with their regular ball and a wall session and it's a good one. Enjoy!
Week 9 Training - Basic Tackling
Session 9 and our first session on on tackling is now available to watch. This weeks session sees Coach Neil return to running the session and Charlie being put through his paces. As always we visit Marc and Felix for this weeks ball (without) a wall.
We hope you are enjoying the sessions, next week will be on block tackling.
Week 8 Training - Advanced Control, Shooting and Dribbling
Week 8 and the final session on shooting and dribbling. This week we continue to work on our shooting and skills, coach Charlie is in charge this week due to injury and puts Neil through his paces, check out his amazing volley! :-) Don't forget to visit the skills school page where we challenge you to pick 3 new skills, get great at 2 and amazing at 1. You can show us all how good when we return to training. We hope you enjoy. Next week will be the final session on shooting & dribbling.
Week 7 Training - Advanced Control, Shooting and Dribbling
Week 7 and the third in our set of sessions on shooting and dribbling. This week we introduce the control element from our first set of sessions. Don't forget to visit the skills school page where we challenge you to pick 3 new skills, get great at 2 and amazing at 1. You can show us all how good when we return to training. We hope you enjoy. Next week will be the final session on shooting & dribbling.
Week 6 Training - Shooting & Dribbling
Week 6 and the second in our set of sessions on shooting. This week we introduce dribbling and skills. We challenge you to pick 3 of 8 new skills, get great at 2 and amazing at 1. You can show us all how good when we return to training. As well as Neil and Charlie we have a regular dream team, Marc and Felix with a ball and a wall! Keep an eye out for Felix's lob and Marc's Zidane 360! We hope you enjoy. Next week advanced skills, dribbling, and finishing!
Week 5 Training - Basic Shooting
Week 5 and a new set of sessions on shooting. We focus on controlled finishing and power shots this week as an intro to all thinks shooting, plus, of course, Marc and Felix with a ball and a wall! We hope you enjoy. Next week dribbling, skills and finishing!
Week 4 Training - Advanced Passing and
Control Part 2
Week 4 of 4 and the final of our sessions on passing and control. It's a tough session this week with 1 - 2's, high ball control and driven passes on the menu, plus, of course, Marc and Felix with a ball and a wall! We hope you enjoy. Next week we start shooting training.
Week 3 Training - Advanced Passing & Control
Week 3 of 4 of our training series on passing and control. Things are getting more difficult as Neil challenges the boys to one touch pass and control (which he is not very good at himself) and also practice the control with the outside of the foot by flicking the ball round a cone and hitting the perfect pass back. Keep up the good work and do send us your videos of you doing the challenges in your gardens.
As well as sessions in the garden Felix and Marc show you what you can do with a ball and a wall!
Week 2 Training - Basic Passing & Control
Neil and Charlie expand on last weeks session by providing more passing drills and introducing control with the inside and outside of both feet.
Also back by popular demand are Marc and Felix with their ball and a wall.
Week 1 Training - Basic Passing
Neil and Charlie provide some basic passing training skill for the boys involving passing from short and medium distance through cones, progressively getting more difficult. Also featuring Marc and Felix with their ball and a wall.
121 SKILLS & DRIBBLING TRAINING WITH FELIX
Join our silky midfielder Felix for some tips and tricks on how to dribble. He also talks through what he is thinking about before going on one of his mazy runs and taking on opposition players.
Keeper Training With Rhys Linder From Mile Oak
Mile Oak have a great team and also a great goalkeeper in Rhys Linder. Together with his Dad, Mile Oak Manager Matt, they have kindly allowed us to use Rhys' goal keeper session here on our Training Board.
Huge thanks to Rhys, Matt and all our friends at Mile Oak JFC.
121 Free Kick Training with Charlie
Join our resident free kick expert Charlie Burman with his tips and tricks on how to hit a great free kick.
Charlie talks through his thought process before shooting, what he looks for from the opposition goalkeeper and how to ensure you get maximum swerve or power from your shot.
Football Tennis With Super Coach Rumen
So what does super coach Rumen do during LockDown? Come up with fun ways to play and train with a football of course. The boy has some skill too, check out this fantastic, fun video from Rumen and see if you can do better. Don't forget to send us your videos of the boys attempts.