So this week at school, my 10 year old son Elliot was just minding his own business doing keepy uppys when another boy in the playground decided to slide tackled him, the outcome of that tackle a double fracture which requires surgery, and plates / screws fitting to help him heal right I am absolutely heartbroken for him as football is his life, he loves being a goalkeeper and playing football Im going to assume a long road to recovery for him due to the severity of the break I want to try and cheer him up a bit as he is very scared nervous, but I dont know hows the best way to approach it Thanks Jamie

What do you do when you talk or call for the ball but your defense doesn't listen? Even when setting up a wall the field players struggle to listen to him telling them to move. He is doing well communicating and even the parents say the team doesn't listen and they need too. They have been playing together for about 4 month.

Some food for thought this weekend: OK. So you were having an issue… You did some mobility work. You strengthened a few things. The issue improved. Now what? Do you NEED to keep doing all those exercises forever? That’s a question most people never ask. Even more importantly: WHY are you doing the exercise in the first place? Take something like the Dead Bug exercise. Is the goal to endlessly perform 3 sets of 10 forever? Or is the goal to develop a specific ability: ✔ Coordination ✔ Trunk control ✔ Position awareness ✔ The ability to move effectively without unnecessary compensation Because those are VERY different things. The truth is: There are exercises that are useful for addressing specific limitations, deficits, or challenges… …and then there are fundamental MOVEMENTS that should be practiced regularly because they’re part of everyday life. Knowing the difference changes everything. Otherwise people end up with a giant laundry list of exercises they’ve been told they “need” to do forever: Band walks. Clamshells. Stretching routines. Activation drills. Correctives. At some point you have to ask: “Is this still serving a purpose?” Think about it like math class. Once you master: 2 + 2 = 4 …you don’t spend the rest of your life repeating that same equation hundreds of times every day. You move on to more complex and meaningful applications of the concept. Movement works much the same way. There are exercises you should be ABLE to do competently. But once the ability is there? Doing MORE of the exact same thing often produces very little additional benefit. The goal shouldn’t be to collect more exercises. The goal should be: ✔ Build capability ✔ Improve movement options ✔ Develop confidence ✔ Maintain essential movement patterns ✔ Spend LESS time needing “corrective” work Personally? There are PLENTY of things I’d rather be doing than spending unnecessary hours in a gym or my basement doing endless exercise lists. Master the essentials. Train what actually matters.

Here is a video I made showing two movements/exercises that need to be ON POINT for goalkeepers to be effective in the position, and they are the hinge and the plank (which would also include the push up). Many athletes I work with have significant difficulty with what I refer to as "foundational movement patterns" and this contributes to restrictions in their overall performance as well as the development of pain conditions/injury. The solution is typically quite simple once you uncover the key factors causing the movement restrictions. Have a look and let me know what you think in the comments including ideas for future videos to help. If there's enough interest I can look at putting together an online class to teach some basic workout progressions folks can put to use! Just let me know! https://youtu.be/Wp9joi0kLnw

Hey guys, unfortunately I fractured my scaphoid bone and I’m scheduled for surgery where they’ll take a small piece of bone from my elbow to help fix my wrist. Honestly, I’m mainly wondering how long recovery usually takes and when it’s realistically possible to get back in goal. If anyone has been through something similar, I’d really appreciate any advice or experience. Thanks.