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Why small-sided games shape better players than big pitches do
Futsal and 5-a-side compress the game into fewer touches and faster decisions — and the evidence behind that claim is simpler than most coaching debates.
Articles by Jay Douglas
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Why Doc Rivers calling time on coaching matters for career transitions
The Hall of Fame coach turned down NBC in 1996 because he could not rule out a return. Thirty years later, the numbers finally let him say the word retired.
Jay Douglas
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Why English football still goes dark on Saturday afternoons at 3pm
The blackout is not a Premier League policy or a television tradition. It is a permission under UEFA's Article 48 regulations that three British associations renew, in writing, two weeks before every season.
Jay Douglas
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Why scouting networks still need human eyes despite the data
Data narrowed the search, but the final judgement on a player remains human — because the questions that matter are not in the dataset.
Jay Douglas
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How hybrid and B-team contracts bridge the academy gap
Between scholar and squad player sits the hardest career jump in football; hybrid contracts and B teams are the industry's structural answers.
Jay Douglas
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Why B-tech players need game time more than another drill
For players just below elite level, match experience — not more theory — is what converts academy technique into professional habit.
Jay Douglas