The man behind the goals
Derek Kavanagh Derek Kavanagh

The man behind the goals

A chance to see the brilliant documentary "The man behind the goals".  A must see for fans of Wayne Rooney.  

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Robbie Keane Home Debut
Derek Kavanagh Derek Kavanagh

Robbie Keane Home Debut

One of the greatest players to represent the Rep of Ireland made his home debut at just seventeen years of age.  We take at look at all of Robbie Keane's individual match clips from that game vs Argentina  

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West Brom Academy Drills
Derek Kavanagh Derek Kavanagh

West Brom Academy Drills

An article containing some drills/exercises from the West Brom Albion Academy.  The piece also features a download link that allows coaches to download the entire sessions.  

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Manchester United Speed Exercises
Derek Kavanagh Derek Kavanagh

Manchester United Speed Exercises

Consider this, in general the quickest footballer over 15-20 yards will be the one who can accelerate the most rapidly.

Straight away then, that should tell you something about speed training for football - running lots of 100m sprints is not an effective method of training.

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Speed Variations
Derek Kavanagh Derek Kavanagh

Speed Variations

Has anyone ever visited an arcade with one of those old pinball machines?.  Some people take their time with the controls, careful to judge and plan when to press the buttons, the classic decision making approach.  On the other hand you have those who simply press those controls frantically hoping that by luck or faith one of their shots will come good, a frantic approach at speed and with little thought or care.  Football now day’s has resemblance to both those approaches.

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