Direct play with quality are keys to success in football – A research review by Dan Bernardin
The predictors and determinants of inter-season success in a professional soccer team, by Kite & Nevill, in the Journal of Human Kinetics (2017)....
Cognitive Bias: Is this natural flaw of the brain limiting our understanding of the beautiful game by Luke Lawrence
Football is said to be a game of opinions. Everyone involved in the game whether it is the fans, pundits, media, players or...
Squat is not King for Football by Dan Bernardin
A well know term utilised in strength training is that “the squat is king of all exercises”. We are a big fan of...
Testing for Agility – Is the Reactive Y-Sprint the answer? By Luke Lawrence
Premier League footballers are required to make up to 900 turns and changes of direction over the course of 90 mins (1), all...
Trap Bar vs Straight Bar Deadlift by Dan Bernardin
The Deadlift is a staple exercise in most strength and conditioning programmes to develop the muscles of the posterior chain (erector spinae, glutes,...