In one of our earlier blogs about getting prepared to join a football academy, we mentioned that you can improve your basic skills by practicing by yourself using solo drills.

Solo drills are a great way for footballers to improve their skills and fitness. Here are some solo drills that footballers can practice on their own:

Nutrition is a critical aspect of a footballer's training and performance and Just Football Academy put a huge amount of time and energy into the science of performance nutrition, so much so that we have our own nutitionists within our staff to provide tailored dietry plans to all our players. Here are some of our favourite nutrition tips for footballers:

In an earlier blog post, we mentioned that anyone joining a football academy should familiarise themselves with the analysis of football matches to improve their own abilities and understanding as well as provide some self reflection. Here we lay out the basics of how to go about doing that so that you are ready and prepared to join a professional football academy.

Fitness is one of the core tenets of the Just Football Academy for all of our players and is something that is carried forward into the professional football environment around the world. The science of footballer fitness involves a range of different methodologies and approaches aimed at improving the physical capabilities of football players. These methodologies are based on scientific principles and research, and are designed to help players improve their strength, speed, endurance, agility, and overall physical fitness.

As a football training academy, Just Football get a lot of players through our doors every year. Understandably, not everyone is entirely as prepared as they should be for a professional, full time football training regimen. Most of this is down to this being an entirely new experience for young players.

So we thought it would be a good shout to offer up our top tips for anyone thinking of joining a football academy on how to prepare so you can hit the ground running, using the benefit of our own experiences.