Mental Preparation
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The top 5 ways to improve your coaching
By Alec Fenn published
Mental Preparation These five tips from Preston North End's head of academy coaching, Matt Craddock, will improve your communication with players
How clubs are toughening up young players
By Alec Fenn published
Mental Preparation Old school training camps, mobile phone bans and psychology workshops are helping clubs to toughen up their academy players
Javi Martinez: How to play the holding role
By Andrew Murray published
Passing FFT asks Javi Martinez all about the art of playing the holding midfield role, the mental strength he's needed to overcome serious injuries and rondos
Eat, train and focus like an Olympian
By Alec James Fenn published
Strength Five-time Olympic medalist Max Whitlock reveals his training and performance secrets, which you can use to stay fit, injury-free and focused
5 tips for getting through ACL rehab
By Ben Welch published
Strength Injury rehab can be a lonely journey, but Everton's Yannick Bolasie has 5 tips to help you every step of the way
How an ego expert solved a striker's woes
By Alec Fenn last updated
Mental Preparation AFC Wimbledon forward Lyle Taylor worked with sports psychologist Steven Sylvester in a bid to resolve his temperament and unlock his full potential
Alex Iwobi: Confidence is massive - you can't make it without it
By Chris Flanagan last updated
Alex Iwobi The Arsenal forward tells FFT about his powerful mindset, why foreign players in Premier League academies are a good thing and his hatred for leg day
Is this the most intelligent club in England?
By Alec Fenn published
Mental Preparation FFT visits Southampton to find out how the club are educating their next generation to be as intelligent in the classroom as they are on the pitch
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