Hey everyone,

We hit a milestone this week and it set off a bit of reflecting - back to where it all started…..

Way back in lockdown I was trying to teach my daughter, Veda, to play football - and it wasn’t clicking.

But when I started adding stories and characters into the mix. It all changed. Football became magical - stories, adventures and a gateway to fun.

And this didn’t just kickstart Veda’s love of the game - it’s how Aniballers was born.

So we’re super chuffed to have hit a big milestone.

We’re now 200k strong on Insta.

But this story feels like it’s only just at the start

Essi - our girl with the Aniballers main character energy - has just launched on Instagram!

Not only that, we’ve been sharing the beta test for the next part of the Aniballers mission and are getting some great feedback.

Especially these guys - Skillzeez. They’re part of the word Veda and I invented - and when you master a new skill you get to nurture one of these fluffy friends.

More on these creatures soon. And feel free to hit reply if you want access to our little test.

Thanks for reading and being with us on the journey.

Right then. Let’s get into it!

RAISING THE LEVELS

☄️ No look finish at what age?

What are they feeding this kid? And his celebration is up there with the finish. Top tier.

omigueldaantas

124K followers

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✨ This freestyler has it all

We love this format and it’s so good to see this kid expressing himself like this. Amazing.

sd_soccer.1

37K followers

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☄️ Garden mode: activated

Summer’s here and time to practise your passion. Here’s Monroe bending it like Declan.

_tahira.roeab

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REPS REPS REPS

🛠️ Skills and drills and video tape

Some of the best from our timelines this week:

🧩 Combining control, feint and move. This drill puts the pieces together in one scenario.

⚡️ Seriously high speed cone drill. Practise pays off - and here’s the results!

😎 Summer is coming and the garden clips are coming in. Great skills here.

📈 This is what commitment and progress looks like.

🦶 How to do snap-back control. Starting earlier than you think helps with this one!

✅ Simplicity plus repetition. Laying the foundations with a nice drill for a warm up.