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  • Insight and analysis

    Game changers: England's use of substitutions

    The game we know and love is constantly evolving, but there have been…

  • Insight and analysis

    Possession Starts at the Women's Euros

    Kick offs, throw ins, goal kicks, corners and free kicks. They happen…

  • Insight and analysis

    Planning your observations

    In this blog we look at observation and noticing skills and discuss…

  • Insight and analysis

    Goalkeepers: Returns from different game formats (Talent development…

    Returns from Different Game Formats - Talent Development Girls (Goalkeepers…

  • Insight and analysis

    'Keeping it real' when serving the Goalkeepers

    The connection between a goalkeeper and their goalkeeper coach is…

  • Insight and analysis

    Returns from Different Game Formats - Talent Development Gir…

    3v3, 5v5, 7v7, 9v9, 11v11. How often have you considered the format…

  • Insight and analysis

    What do coaches and players in the female game think effective…

    The FA women’s coach development team conducted a study, with St Mary…

  • Insight and analysis

    Fabio Viera: Euro U21 player of the tournament

    It may come as no surprise that Fabio Vieira was named the UEFA European…

  • Insight and analysis

    The pressing role of the wing-back in a back five

    When deploying a back five without the ball, the roles and responsibilities…

  • Insight and analysis

    Exploring technical returns from different game formats

    Practice makes perfect, right? Do we consider how our game formats…

  • Insight and analysis

    Counter Attacking: Technical Breakdown (West Ham United vs Leeds…

    Here we look at West Ham’s goal against Leeds from the FA Cup 3rd round…

  • Insight and analysis

    Importance of the first goal in the female game: Timing and case…

    In our previous blog, we demonstrated the importance of scoring first…

  • Insight and analysis

    Importance of the first goal in the female game

    75% of teams that score the first goal, win the game. With football…

  • Insight and analysis

    Counter Attacking: Linking the Data and Technical Breakdown

    Counter Attacking: This blog looks at how we take data as starting…

  • Insight and analysis

    Counter Attacking: Number scenarios on transition

    Once possession has been won and a team are looking to spring a counter…

  • Insight and analysis

    Euro 2020 review: attacking with a narrow front three

    A key trend from Euro 2020 was teams playing with a narrow attacking…

  • Insight and analysis

    The importance of transition: FA Cup 2020/21 Counter attacking…

    69% of all possessions starting from transition players must constantly…

  • Insight and analysis

    Sven Botman: The man mountain in the Netherlands backline

    At 6’4”, Botman already looks like a strong, dominant player in the…

  • Insight and analysis

    Skilful players: Summer Olympics

    The summer Olympics 2020 tournament was a great opportunity to watch…

  • Insight and analysis

    Centre backs intercepting in midfield areas

    In this video FA Youth Coach Developer Ben Futcher talks us through…

  • Insight and analysis

    Centre backs stepping out to defend in midfield areas

    In this blog, Dan Simpson, The FA’s game insight analyst talks about…

  • Insight and analysis

    Nicolo Rovella: The future of Italy’s midfield

    In this blog, the FA’s game insight analyst, Katie Sorenson talks…

  • Insight and analysis

    Security behind the ball when in possession

    In this blog, The FA’s games insight analyst, Dan Simpson and the…

  • Insight and analysis

    Lukas Nmecha: U21 Euros top goal scorer

    In this blog, Katie Sorenson, The FA’s game insight analyst and Paul…