An Insight into Academy Football
I started playing club football at six, joining my local grassroots team, Thatcham Tornadoes. I don’t remember tactics or formations. I remember oversized kits, shin pads bigger than your legs, mud everywhere, and parents shouting at six-year-olds like they were Premier League superstars. Back then football was just fun. Running after the ball with your friends and not caring about the result. I had no idea those simple times were laying the foundations for everything that came later. At...