Apologies if you are sick of hearing the coaching staff at IFS bang on about the many benefits of futsal as a development tool. I happened to come across some interesting quotes from an article in The Daily Mail about the powers-that-be in the English game finally waking up to the ‘turbo-charged … [Read more...] about Futsal ticks all boxes
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Why I am so passionate about Futebol de Salao
Two boxes arrived on Thursday in the office and their contents made me happy like a little kid at Christmas. Why I was so excited you can find out in the story below. Why I am so passionate about Futebol de Salao as Germans only believe in proven facts. Read the following excerpt from an … [Read more...] about Why I am so passionate about Futebol de Salao
Is it OK to be normal?
It's OK to be normal. It's OK... ...to go to parties ...to watch some TV ...to chat on your phone ...to check Facebook ...to have some dessert ...to stay up late That's what most people do, on a daily basis, right? Normality is defined as the conformance to an … [Read more...] about Is it OK to be normal?
Training load and the growth spurt
At IFS, we’ll be monitoring individual training loads in relation to players and the ‘growth spurt’ phase (generally 10- 16 for girls, 12-18 for boys). Training load means the accumulation of purposeful practice. The number of practices per week + the intensity of the practice + the duration of a … [Read more...] about Training load and the growth spurt
Browny’s First Blog
The only time I have ever blogged before was on a 10 day tour to China with a group of 30 budding teenage footballers. The photos and trip info was all sent back to the Mariners website and while the feedback from the readers was all positive, my $900 international roaming bill was not received by … [Read more...] about Browny’s First Blog
Just One More
In the pursuit of 'worlds’ best practice' in the IFS football program, we are constantly looking for innovative ways to track the progress of our young footballers. Over the past week the coaches, working closely with Matt O’Neil, have been tinkering with a testing protocol to measure the … [Read more...] about Just One More