Set-up by Academy Director at Watford FC, Mark Warburton, this site contains some excellent advice for coaches and players, with examples of sessions and drills from around the world.

The Observer newspaper looks at the need for creativity and expression in children's football development

The Guardian newspaper looks at the way we grow our young players in England and concludes that they need lots of touches on the ball and not be fussed about making mistakes when they're develolping.

"All children are artists; the problem is how to remain an artist when they grow up." - Pablo Picasso.

Quite possibly the best football book so far... a must-read for all coaches and parents of football-children

Find out more about how we can help children learn to learn

An innovative four-sided goal which adds something different to sessions and challenges the players in new ways

Some excellent short publications to download - on developing 'learnacy'

Concludes: Interventions comprising music can enhance performance by triggering emotions and cognitions associated with flow.

This article from the US Sports Academy looks at the effects of music on performance and skill acquisition

A social network for Dads with children under 5 who live around Highgate, East Finchley and Muswell Hill.

Soccerlens contains some fantastic articles on all aspects of football from a wide variety of guest writers. This link will take you to an article Mark Carter wrote on How To Create Inventive Football Players.

A fascinating look at the role of neuron wiring in the development of Russian female tennis players

Henry Winter of the Daily Telegraph reports on the use of small-sided games to develop skills at United's Academy

How coaches and parents can help build self-esteem in football children

A superb article which challenges the prescriptive approach to teaching football children

A campaign dedicated to bringing football back to the children.

The UK's leading sports agency - a shining example of how a sports development agency should operate. See the 'Jobs in Sport' page for a inspiration if you'e bored in the office...