Fernando Torres has recently said that he wants to fight for a place in the Spanish team for the World Cup in Brazil. He has said he's going to work hard, because this is all he knows to do. No [...]

"The guy who has the ball is not the most important player". This is what two coaches from Valencia told my friend Tim Wareing in the YouTube interview below. Brilliant! I think this quote gets to the heart of development [...]

Over the past few years popular books like 'Bounce', 'The Talent Code' and 'Talent is Overrated' have contributed to the belief that practice is a more potent ingredient in the recipe of a champion that natural, in-born talent. The nature [...]

The very best show it through their body. They radiate confidence as they compete. Ronaldo - tall, striking and powerful. Messi - non stop, sharp, alert and alive. Casillas - dominant, demanding and commanding. The champions use their body like [...]

I am always looking for convincing evidence to demonstrate that soccer is a game of mindset. Here's one - Did you recently see the 'dive' that the Werder Bremen player, Aaron Hunt, admitted to making? He managed to change the [...]

You may not be a rugby fan. But at the moment the England rugby team are showing the sports world how to change their playing culture from fearful to fearless. It is imperative to learn to play 'Fearless Football' otherwise [...]

"On my toes...toes...toes...show for it...toes....toes...keep working, keep going...check shoulders....work, work...." The inner voice and the actions of one of my clients during a warm up - the most crucial part of the game. Why the most important? Because it's the [...]

Every soccer player fails at some point. Failure, whether through mistake, through a lost game, or through a bad training session, is an inevitable part of the game. A distinguishing feature of those who progress is that they are fantastic [...]

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, manager of Cardiff City should talk with Olympic and World gold medalist Mo Farah. A conversation will help the young manager get better. Below is an interview of Ole after a defeat at the weekend, despite his [...]