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Are you a football player who wants to learn how to play football better? Or are you coaching football? These articles will give you the training techniques to use in football training to improve you and your team’s football skills… To browse our library of free sports training articles, browse using the categories on the left or use the search box.

Football training: the importance of testing for players and coaches

Testing is an objective way of confirming a coach or manager's thoughts

Football Player Injuries - Are they becoming more frequent?

Football injuries - are they really on the rise?

Football training: the demands of the game and the attributes required for specific football positions

Football players need specific physical and skill based attributes for each position

Football training: how to maintain fitness all year round

Football fitness- conditioning techniques to ensure you stay in shape the whole season

Football matches: half time psychology

Effective communication between the coach and players is essential at half time

Plyometric training: can it improve football performance?

Plyometric type exercises for power and speed are used with great effect but how useful are they for footballers?

Football Training: combining agility training and fitness workouts to improve performance

Football conditioning to maintain and improve performance

Football training: improve your speed, power and strength

What can you do to achieve optimum condition?

Sports Coaching: coaches should rely more on sport science than sports trends

Coaching has always been something of an art

Football Training Drills for Improving Energy Systems During Pre-season

Football Tips and Exercises to Make You Ready for the New Season

Ladder Drill: Two Feet in Each Rung

A progression from the One Foot in Each Rung drill, challenges the speed of co-ordination of the athlete. Have the athlete perform the drill correctly by asking them to start off slowly to get a feel of the movement.