Two Ways To Learn More About Football Coaching
Coaches, the traditional courses are not the be-all and end-all when it comes to learning more about coaching. We’ve enjoyed plenty of those courses but…
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The Foot-Tech blog
What we've learnt from a decade of coaching thousands of Leeds kids. No jargon, no nonsense, just things that actually help.
Max Ruddock has signed his first professional contract with Premier League side, Wolves
Max signs his first pro contract Some amazing news to finish the week. Was almost in tears when we got the message from his dad on Friday! Max Ruddock has…
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The Big Mistake Parents Make at Kids’ Football Matches
Spend 10 mins at any junior football match and we all but guarantee you’ll hear one of the old cliché football phrases shouted from the sidelines. But a…
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‘What can you do when you don’t have the ball?’
Kids spend more time without the ball than they do with it. But they can still have a big impact on the game and their team with what they do off the…
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Foot-Tech Coaches Are Always Learning !
Always learning On Friday 5 of our coaches attended a full day Football Coach Evolution course on How To Develop Better Decision Makers. Another great…
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The Realities of Running a Grassroots Team
‘I would like to live in a healthier, happier world and I believe in using the power of sport to positively drive the changes to make this a reality.’ –…
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The demand for one to one football coaching is increasing – but is it worth it?
121 football training has been part of our business for almost 10 years. We’ve coached all ages & abilities and have done upwards of 1000+ sessions…
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How We Maximise Learning In Kids Football
We only have a short time with our players so we need to maximise learning What we could do is make it so it ‘looks’ like they’re learning by getting them…
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Kids Don‘t Need To Be Taught A ‘Playing Style‘
Young kids don‘t need to be taught a ‘playing style‘ That they must ‘play through the thirds‘ Or they must only play short passes… They need to be guided…
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What we learnt from a week with SC Braga academy
We recently spent a week in Portugal on an FC Evolution coaching course. It’s the second FCE course we’ve done and it once again did not disappoint. This…
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How Children’s Football Coaching has Evolved
We used to blindfold kids because we thought it would make them better at football This pic came up on our memories from 10 years ago when we first…
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Tips for Parents with Late Developers in Football
It can be so frustrating for children who are less physically developed than others in their year groups. Message us if you need any help
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Ernie signs for Leeds!
Massive congratulations to our former member, Ernie Martin, who has been signed by Leeds Academy Ernie was with us for a year before joining the…
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Things that can Impact a Child’s Football/Athletic Development
It’s not as simple as ‘one’ thing that unlocks a child’s football or athletic ability. The best players we’ve coached seem to move very well. But what…
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Tinashe joins Leeds United Pre Academy
Massive web done to Tinashe who has been asked to join the pre-academy at Leeds for the new season. Tinashe has been with us for almost 4 years; starting…
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Introducing our new session: Foot-Tech 3v3 Match Night
We’re always looking at how we can make Foot-Tech better and finding ways to make sure our members improve a much as possible in the most enjoyable way.…
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Foot-Tech is 10 years old!
Mad to think it was 10 years ago since we started. It was around 11 players at that very first session…it’s now over 1000 members across multiple venues 6…
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Why we love 3 v 3 in Children’s Football
If there’s one things we’ve learnt in the last few years it’s 3v3 is so good for junior players. We made it a big part of our curriculum a while back and…
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