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Hey everyone,

Kids just know, don’t they.

They can read us like a book.

Just check this out from a very observant young player.

Serving up some free life advice for a very specific type of football parent. (Is this you?)

Let’s keep going… 👇️ 

RAISING THE LEVELS

 📈 Never too young to start

Ace has been documenting his progress for a little while. We’re locked in on his journey!

😃 It’s all about play time

Making physical activity fun is the best hack there is for habit building with kids.

🧤 Future Buffon shows you all the drills

The level of dedication here is off the scale!

🎙️ The Aniballers Bedtime Podcast 💤

Aniballers blends story magic with football to build confidence, resilience, and teamwork - helping parents help their kids love being active

Getting kids off to sleep can be fun and games.

But it can also be a magical time.

So we brought the Aniballers stories to life as a way to finish the day, learning about the beautiful game through the adventures of Essi and her Aniballer friends.

We’d love you to check them out and tell us if they work.

🔈️ Listen on Spotify.

⭐️ If your child enjoys it, please leave a 5‑star review, comment, or share with a friend - it really helps more families find us.

REPS REPS REPS

🛠️ Useful Drills For Every Training Scenario

Some of the best from our timelines this week:

💫 Work on changing direction whilst building strength.

🛡️ Get players used to contact when protecting the ball with a drill that combines strength and resilience.

🔼 Passing, speed and agility all in one drill. This is for the coaches.

🏠️ 5 awesome drills you can try at home. Ball and sofa required.

☄️ This shooting routine demo’d by a 7 year-old practises shooting when fatigue is introduced. Great to develop stamina.

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