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Developing The Predator
It all comes down to having a plan Attacking players who can score goals have always come at a premium within the elite game. Following Burnley’s 0-2 defeat to Man City in February, Sean Dyche was quoted that “Scoring goals is the most difficult thing to do in the...
Practice play not practice drills
Recent research from Roca and Ford (2020) analysed the active decision-making time in training sessions from coaches within football academies in Spain, Portugal, England and Germany (Roca and Ford, 2020). The research found that the training sessions in England...
See the Pictures
Visual exploration is an area that has been subject to extensive research (Jordet, McGukian, Pulling) and a topic that I have explored over the years as a professional football coach. At an elite level, the focus of our coaching often revolves around helping...
NEFA six key principles
Throughout NEFA, we use six key principles to deliver our education and football programme and which define our overall approach. Principle number One. Raise the bar. Begin with the end in mind, have high expectations of everyone in the organisation and keep your...
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At NEFA we use the footage from games and telestra...
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A message from NEFA
Head of Academy, Spencer Fearn gives a message of ...
Kyle Nix speaks to NEFA
Ex professional footballer, Kyle Nix, speaks to th...