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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 … ...

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. … ...

Online Physiotherapy Reviewed – Does it Really Work?

I’ve seen the future: the world cup tournament is being played on the moon, and Sepp Blatter has had himself cryogenically frozen until his reputation for corruption blows over and he can return as head of … ...

How to Warm-Up Before 5-a-side

The vast majority of 5-a-side players don't put much effort into doing a pre-game warm-up at all. If there is a warm-up, it will often consist of a couple of players standing around firing balls at the … ...

The Best Collection of Football Team Names Ever

The best team names are original creations, but sometimes we understand that you don't want to spend hours finely tuning a pun-laden name of your own, so we've put together a list to inspire you. These names … ...

10 Priceless John Wooden Lessons for Sports Coaches

John Wooden (1910 - 2010) is indisputably one of the greatest sports coaches that ever lived. He is most widely recognised for his work as head coach of UCLA's basketball team where he won ten NCAA national … ...

How to Make Your Own Isotonic Sports Drink

You can't mention isotonic sports drinks without somebody telling you that you don't really need them. It's true, and we've covered it in our guide to what to drink for sports: most people don't need to be … ...

Defending 2 vs 1

There's nowhere quite as lonely on the football field as when you realise you're defending 2 vs 1. When you're the only defender standing in the way of a stampede of attackers, that can be a bit … ...

The People’s Cup 2017

This article is really only for our English readers. To everyone else, hopefully you'll get your own People's Cup soon! NOTE: we don't run the People's Cup - that's down to the English Football Association to … ...