Youth Football

The Football Association is at a crossroads in its illustrious history. Facing threats of forced modernisation by the government, the game’s governing body in England knows it needs to be more representative of the game it promotes. Finally, it seems that the constant threats from MPs are finally having a positive effect, as the FA has just announced plans to...

In this age of instant rewards and gratification, it is often too easy for youngsters to give up on their footballing dreams at the first sign of trouble. But had Mo Salah taken that attitude, he wouldn’t now be one of World football’s hottest properties. The prolific Liverpool forward’s rags to riches story is truly inspirational, and it should be...

One of football’s greatest mysteries is why China and India haven’t performed on the World stage. Combined, these countries account for around 40% of the global population, yet they both struggle to make any sort of impact in the World’s most popular sport. But something is happening in India, and it could be the start of a footballing revolution. A...

Switch on to Premier League football, and there’s a good chance that, sooner or later, you’ll see an example of unprofessional behaviour from the game’s big stars. Unfortunately, we’re now conditioned to accept this as part of the game, but this definitely shouldn’t be the case. The highest paid athletes in the UK are swearing, intimidating officials and opposition players...

Another Football League Season is well under way. But while the Premier League looks forward to yet another bumper payday of television riches, several Football League will simply be hoping to unearth a few hidden gems from the ranks of their youth systems. With money growing increasingly scarce at the lower end of England’s professional footballing ranks, the need to...

Mike Antoniades has written a series of articles especially for The Soccer Store on “How to Develop Football speed?” Without doubt, one of the most important factors in modern football and a big concern among today's players and coaches is how to improve Speed, quickness and explosiveness. What are the four components of football speed: Quickness Quickness is any explosive...

So many times at youth football games you see a coach who is totally out of control. They want to win at all costs. They verbally abuse players on the pitch and do not allow lesser players a chance. The win at all costs coach is equally as damaging to youth football as the disorganised coach who is not experienced...