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boost brain development

3 tips to boost your child’s brain development and 3 ways to hinder it

Written on 28th March 2022.

There are many different ways you can boost your child’s brain development and at IQ Football, we’re all about encorporating neuroscience into our brain-centred...

football starts at home

Football starts at home

Written on 24th February 2022.

The foundation level of a child’s development is perhaps the most important, and as parents we have the opportunity to make it a strong one.

Reticular Activating System

How to unlock the power of your brain, and ignite your Reticular Activating System for football – Part 3

Written on 13th January 2022.

If there is something we must control in life, it is our thought-life. In Part 1 we discussed that your Reticular Activating System helps you to focus...

Reticular Activating System

How to unlock the power of your brain, and ignite your Reticular Activating System for football – Part 2

Written on 17th November 2021.

In Part 1 we discussed that your RAS helps you to focus, points out information that is important to you, and blocks out information that conflicts...

Reticular Activating System

How to unlock the power of your brain, and ignite your Reticular Activating System for football – Part 1

Written on 26th October 2021.

Did you know there are parts of your brain you can essentially ‘programme’ to help you to focus and achieve your goals? Your Reticular Activating System,...

How can I improve my peripheral vision

Improve your peripheral vision in football

Written on 27th September 2021.

Great peripheral vision is being able to see what other players can’t. All the great passers are able to play passes that average players aren’t even...

unopposed practice

Why is unopposed practice critical to performance?

Written on 20th August 2021.

At IQ Football, we are continuously looking at ways we can help our players gain technical ability to use at the right time in a game scenario. In order...

two footed football player

How to become a two footed football player

Written on 26th July 2021.

With almost anything in life, you have to be intentional about achieving a desired goal. In football, one of those goals should be to master the ball...

Small sided soccer games

Top 10 reasons why small sided soccer games are excellent for players

Written on 8th June 2021.

A small sided game is a conditioned game on a smaller field with fewer players competing against each other. Utilising small sided games is excellent...

enjoyment over achievement

How to use enjoyment over achievement for better performance

Written on 3rd May 2021.

Why can solely focussing on achievement be a potential pitfall? Simply because athletes who focus on enjoyment over achievement are more likely to be...

foundational level

What should a player learn in the foundational level?

Written on 13th April 2021.

One of the most important things in the foundational level is pure enjoyment and fun. The players who start young and fall in love with the game, work...