HOW do we prepare youngsters for the VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex and ambitious) world of professional football? UCFB think they've come up with a way along outdoor adventure specialists WAKTU.

TOTTENHAM assistant Jesus Perez has described manager Mauricio Pochettino’s philosophy as “risk with knowledge”.

GPS used to be the preserve of elite teams. Now it's available to anyone, at any time, as Nottingham Forest sport scientist Nathan Beardsley explains.

AZ ALKMAAR have installed a foot squash court and teqball tables at their Academy and are getting youngsters to organise ‘deliberate play’ tournaments every month.

THE Brazilian duo are the undisputed kings of free kick taking, according to ball-striking expert Bartek Sylwestrzak.

MIKE RIGG, the former Chief Footballing Officer at Fulham, has been appointed Technical Director at Burnley.

BARTEK SYLWESTRZAK, football's only full-time ball striking coach, explains why we're missing a trick by neglecting this most fundamental skill.

COLIN COOPER has left his role as assistant manager of the England Under-21s after two and a half years, the Football Association has confirmed.

ANDY SCOTT has been promoted to Sporting Director by Watford after a year as Football Recruitment Director.

FIFA is launching a new system it hopes will “change the way we understand monitoring data”.

BELGIUM Head of Fitness Richard Evans says coaches are now using tech on the bench to help them make substitutions.

WHEREVER Roberto Martinez has been as a manager, he's had Richard Evans by his side. The Welshman tells us about a journey that has taken in promotions, an FA Cup final and the latter stages of a World Cup.