Mastering the Art of Finishing: A Key Skill for Aspiring Strikers When looking to join a top football academy through UK Football Academy Finder, demonstrating excellent finishing technique is essential. Scouts aren’t just impressed by power or flair—they’re seeking players who show composure, adaptability, and precision when it matters most. If you’re 12 yards out […]
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The Importance of Holding the Ball Up In football, the ability to hold the ball up is an often overlooked but essential skill for strikers. It’s about strength, composure, and the intelligence to keep the attack alive. Why Strikers Must Hold the Ball Up When a striker receives the ball with their back to goal, […]
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Here at UK Football Academy Finder, we are often asked about the benefits of going to a private football academy so lets find out.
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You could describe pressure as a feeling of nerves concentrated into a particular moment in time. Let’s look at the classic example of pressure on a football pitch
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The other vitally important side to this story is that it is not just about finding more time for training, but how you train and what you work on that’s important.
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Here we take a look at a very interesting article written by ex-professional player Wayne Rooney. In the article Wayne talks about sacrifices in football which we look into here.
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In this blog post we are going to look at how you spend your time, and how that affects you as a person and as a footballer.
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We all feel nervous before a big match. Even the top players feel nervous, and in a way that is completely natural. You feel your mouth is dry, your heart rate or pulse is going a bit quickly. If someone took your blood pressure, that would be high too. There are butterflies in your stomach, and some players feel a bit sick. It affects everyone slightly differently.
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This is our warning to you about social media.
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Here at UK Football Academy Finder, we are often asked about how players get scouted for the academy system here in the UK.
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