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The Physical and Mental Benefits of 5-a-side
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6-a-side Spotlight: Interview with De Jong Boys
Getting your mates together and entering a team into a competitive league is a rite of passage for most of us. And currently living that dream are a group of lads from Milton Keynes, who have formed a 6-a-side … ...
A Better Alternative to a Futsal Penalty Shootout
Futsal penalties are a goalkeeper's nightmare. The kicker is 6 meters away from your goal, trying to kick a heavy ball past you into a small goal. For a lot of penalty takers, it's a matter of smash and hope. … ...
5-a-side Cash Cup Final – Trent Park (Analysis)
https://youtu.be/9SWQPVf4MLs Filmed in November 2018, at Trent Park Football, this game saw two top 5-a-side teams go at it in the chance to win £500. In a competition organised by Roger "the Cat" … ...
Dead Man Scores Goal Before Being Taken off To Funeral
Here's the moment where a football team carried the coffin of a teammate to their local pitch and let their deceased teammate score one last goal. His teammates can be seen passing the ball around, throwing in … ...
Is Neymar the Guy Nobody Likes at 5-a-side?
Neymar. He might be one of the best players in the world right now, but for some people he's really hard to like. In fact, when you put together his recent behaviour, it bears all the hallmarks of that guy … ...
Futsal Fly Goalkeepers – Rules and Strategy Explained
They might be similar games, but futsal and football have some big differences separating them. One of the very big differences is the role that the fusal goalkeeper plays. At times, you will see them playing … ...
The Best Stretches & Exercise for Tight Hamstrings
In part 1 we already looked at why tight hamstrings arise, and how you can accurately test if you've got problems with your flexibility (as well as the consequences of having tight hamstrings). Part 1: The … ...
Tight Hamstrings: test & improve your flexibility
Are your hamstrings tighter than the spandex on a 350lb wrestler? If so, you need to do something about it. The fact is, tight hamstrings are not good for you and in this post we'll explore why. We'll also … ...
Ichnos Futsal Goalkeeper Glove – Review
When you try to buy futsal gloves on the internet, there isn’t a huge amount of choice. Maybe that’s why I initially decided to give the Ichnos futsal glove a go. And in short, I’m glad I … ...
Above Head Height by James Brown – A top 5-a-side football book
Did you read the original article that started it all off? If you did, you’d remember. In December 2015, James Brown wrote an article in the Telegraph titled: “Goodbye, my five-a-side friend. I won’t forget … ...
Story: Dislocated Shoulders, Knees to the Face, and a Pub Feel Up
In this article in the series of 5-a-side stories, it's a triple-bill of incidents. A cracking set of three weird and wonderful events, sent in by one of our readers, Dan (twitter: @Dandineen). For … ...
Maximize your Rest and Recovery for Top Performance
If you're involved in regular sporting activity, then the chances are you'll have some awareness of the importance of rest and recovery between exertions in training and competition. Some people think that the … ...
11 Best Tips & Tactics to win at 5-a-side football
There are many reasons for playing 5-a-side football: for the fitness, the social aspect, or simply for the love of the game. But whatever the underlying reason, everyone still wants to win. Even playing a … ...
21 Quick 5 a side football tips for Instant Success
There's no mystery to it - a good 5 a side football team does the basics well. They attack and defend effectively, they're organised and they almost certainly have a pretty decent goalkeeper too. You've … ...
Ankle Injuries – A Simple Guide to Fixing them
Ankle injuries are among the most common injuries in football. In fact, records gathered for all injuries over an 11 year period in the Champions League showed that ankle injuries made up 13% of the total. … ...