Ben Welch
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Passport. Check. Sunglasses. Check. Beach gym. Check.
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test Leave the sunbathing to your other half – you’ve got a pre-season to prepare for. Follow FFT’s guide to packing your suitcase and get your body ready for the beach and the pitch
Vitamins for your game
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Strength What would the ultimate footballer's supplement contain? Something like this, we reckon
Prepare your back for football
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Injuries Fire up your back for a 90 minute battle with these tips from Gerry Ramogida, performance therapist with UK Athletics
Paul Robinson: Psychology for goalkeepers
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Psychology From big match preparation to recovering from a howler, Blackburn's number one has a psychological strategy
Dried and tested to increase speed
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Speed What better way to turbocharge your game than by rediscovering your inner child? Yum!
Harry Kane: How to be a match-winner
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Harry Kane The Tottenham hotshot reveals the secrets to his most memorable goals so you can bring glory to your game
How to play like Paul Pogba: Run the midfield
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Paul Pogba This Coerver Coaching drill shows you how to boss the midfield like the all-action Frenchman
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's pre-season power training
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Lucozade The Arsenal winger explains why pre-season can be the launch pad for your best season yet
Victor Valdes' guide to collecting crosses
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Víctor Valdés Dominate the penalty box and snatch crosses out of the sky, thanks to expert tips from Manchester United goalkeeper, Victor Valdes
Quarter-back the play like Pique: Drill four
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Barcelona Steal the ball from the feet of a tricky forward and show them how it’s done when you’re in possession, by learning skills from Coerver Coaching in this fun and functional workout
Play like Spain: Pass under pressure
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Spain Who wants to play tika-taka football? We all do. Try this passing drill from Coerver Coaching and learn to play like Spain
Energise your endurance
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Lucozade Outrun your opponents with superior match-fitness thanks to this energy-boosting drill
Beat your man to the ball
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Speed In football that extra yard of speed gives you an edge. Make sure you've got it, with this drill from Premier League conditioning coach, Jamie Reynolds
Hone your skills on the street
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Dribbling Flawless control, speed of thought and ingenious invention - all skills you will learn on the street, say Arsenal duo Theo Walcott and Kieran Gibbs
Dominic Calvert-Lewin: “Wayne Rooney is making me a better player”
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Everton Everton’s rising star is soaking up valuable snippets of advice from England’s record goalscorer
Ancelotti: Create team spirit
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Chelsea What's the best way to generate team spirit? Create a shared vision, says Bayern Munich boss Carlo Ancelotti
VIDEO: Ball mastery warm-up: Part 2
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Pre-season Complete your pre-training tune up with these ball skill-based exercises
Your Performance guide to watching the Champions League final
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Nutrition Is it possible to catch all the action and keep on top of your health at the same time? Hell yes! Here's how
VIDEO: Pre-season training for football: Passing drills
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Passing Use this Coerver Coaching exercise to pick out a team-mate every time
Comolli: Psychology for young players
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Psychology Damien Comolli explains the fine line between shaping a confident player and a troublesome ego