Non Competition is the way to Success
Just got back from pilot exercise put on by Jason Carey, Director of Coaching at Peamount United FC on behalf of the DDSL. It seems that after all these years of getting it so wrong, the DDSL have now...
View ArticleIs the SFAI Chairman going it alone…..
or has he come up with the future blueprint for Irish football? An email has been doing the rounds; now, you probably haven’t received it because it was only sent to press. A press release about...
View ArticleWe need your IDEAS!
I’m planning to send out a survey on the ‘Future of Youth Football’ in Ireland and need your help. I want to know any ideas you have and based on these ideas, we will send out a questionnaire to see...
View ArticleStreet Soccer Is Coming Back..
The FAI & Fingal City Council have launched a new and exciting Street Skills football program. We regularly talk about kids not playing street football anymore and how the games we played as kids...
View ArticleBelgium’s Rise To the Top..
This fascinating article about Belgium’s rise to world football. What hits home the most is that we could never achieve this in Ireland with the narrow-minded people running the game. There are very...
View ArticleFAI PLAYER DEVELOPMENT IN IRELAND 2020
This is the Football Association Of Ireland Plan for 2020 to 2022 Where do we want to be? END! We always like to hear your opinions and views. If you feel you have something to say or content to share,...
View ArticleBLOCK vs RANDOM PRACTICE: READ, PLAN, DO
How to Optimize Your Practice with Motor Learning Key Points Game skills are complexEvery time you do a skill in a game, regardless of sport, you have to read, plan, and do. We call this process the...
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